Antelope Valley Learning Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Lancaster, CA501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 20-5291618Revenue $97.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRS177 Holston Dr, 93535-4570 · Lancaster, CATax-exempt since Jun 2009School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of Antelope Valley Learning Academy, Inc. is to provide a student-centered, high-quality education for all learners through a safe, supportive, trauma-informed community where students are encouraged to self-advocate, take control of their education, and develop the skills necessary to thrive in the workplace and post-secondary opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.6M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32.0M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$97.4M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$95.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$36.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$97.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$85.5M
FY2021$89.9M
FY2022$85.3M
FY2023$94.1M
FY2024$93.2M
FY2025$97.4M
Expenses
$95.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81.8M
FY2021$81.7M
FY2022$81.0M
FY2023$87.2M
FY2024$90.8M
FY2025$95.2M
Net assets
$36.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$20.2M
FY2022$24.6M
FY2023$31.5M
FY2024$33.8M
FY2025$36.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $87.7M Management & general 8% · $7.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP Relations
$274,155Pt VII · Sec A
Former Area Superintendent
$187,559Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal
$174,026Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$169,454Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal
$165,364Pt VII · Sec A
$159,839Pt VII · Sec A
Area Superintendent
$155,719Pt VII · Sec A
Area Superintendent
$73,068Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Martineau’s $274K as VP Relations is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey Martineau$274,155$59,428$56,287$50,437$180,122$172,293
Michelle Berry$187,559$210,465$211,526$181,143$141,919$81,124
Patrick Hill————$123,595$195,536
Victor Nardiello$155,719$191,166$194,908$151,141$111,447—
Rachel Taggart$159,839$164,300$188,043$152,200$111,348—
Jeremy S Johnson$165,364$185,215$173,149———
Mary Reagan$169,454$183,736$160,589$51,638——
Christopher Deloach$174,026—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students with a supportive, trauma-informed approach, fostering self-advocacy and workplace readiness.

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1 program · $87.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The mission of Antelope Valley Learning Academy, Inc. is to provide a student-centered, high-quality education for all learners through a safe, supportive, trauma-informed community where students are encouraged to self-advocate, take control of their education, and develop the skills necessary to thrive in the workplace and…

$87.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$97.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Money outPt IX
$95.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$87.7M
Managementcol C$7.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$36.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.8M
Total assetsLn 16$68.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A19
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$97.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$97.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29.8M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
Other assetsLn 15$212K
Total assetsLn 16$68.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.0M
Net assetsLn 32$36.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5899
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35.4M$29.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$58.2M$68.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.4M$32.0M
Net assetsLn 32$33.8M$36.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$183K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46.5M$45.8M$615K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.9M$1.9M$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7.1M$6.9M$133K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.9M$2.9M$50K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$173K$173K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$66K$66K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18.9M$13.2M$5.6M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3.0M$3.0M
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.4M$2.4M
InsuranceLn 23$523K$523K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11.6M$11.6M$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$95.2M$87.7M$7.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $97.4M$95.2M$2.2M$36.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $93.2M$90.8M$2.3M$33.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $94.1M$87.2M$6.9M$31.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $85.3M$81.0M$4.3M$24.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $89.9M$81.7M$8.2M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $85.5M$81.8M$3.7M$12.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $97,407,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $93,164,956$97,153,711
I-9 Program service revenue$54,611
I-10 Investment income$198,740
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $93,164,956$97,407,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,338,547$58,519,501
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,481,954$36,655,735
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,820,501$95,175,236
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,344,455$2,231,826
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $97,407,062 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$97,153,711
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,153,711
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,611$54,611
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $206,790$206,790
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,050−$8,050
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $253,351$97,407,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,175,236 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $183,390$183,390
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,835,195 · Management $615,360$46,450,555
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,859,534 · Management $32,405$1,891,939
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,932,430 · Management $132,822$7,065,252
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,878,208 · Management $50,157$2,928,365
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $173,222$173,222
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,750$35,750
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $66,364$66,364
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,231,772 · Management $5,643,514$18,875,286
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,952,347$2,952,347
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,364$15,364
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,420,373$2,420,373
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $522,918$522,918
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,557,680 · Management $36,431$11,594,111
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $87,667,539 · Management $7,507,697 · Fundraising $0$95,175,236
Part X · Balance sheet $68,032,319 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,545,716$29,778,416
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,866,353$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,528,453$14,491,705
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,613,187$961,111
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $537,255$1,053,994
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,522,192$4,317,053
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $12,364,815$17,218,148
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $216,581$211,892
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,194,552$68,032,319
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,733,826$14,205,274
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,847$90,931
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,594,757$17,672,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,362,430$31,968,371
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,971,627$35,393,761
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $860,495$670,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,832,122$36,063,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,194,552$68,032,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,063,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$97,407,062
XI-2 Total expenses$95,175,236
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,231,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,832,122
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,063,948

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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