Alta Public Schools

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To provide a world-class education to every student through an inquiry and investigation school model that will prepare students to meet the challenges of a global 21st century.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1671037) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 174 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
78% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$840K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.2 mo
of spending, in cash
4.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43.6M
84% of total assets
Liabilities are 84% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$18.8M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$19.7M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.8M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5M
FY2021$21.0M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$23.3M
FY2024$20.1M
FY2025$18.8M
Expenses
$19.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.6M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$20.0M
FY2024$20.1M
FY2025$19.7M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$8.2M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $15.4M Management & general 22% · $4.3M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $840K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$213,846Pt VII · Sec A
Superintendent of Instruction
$185,239Pt VII · Sec A
Meal Program Director
$119,927Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of HR
$113,479Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School
$104,245Pt VII · Sec A
$103,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Xavier Reyes’s $214K as Executive Director is at the 42nd 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
Xavier Reyes$213,846$193,189$182,821$182,431$194,065$134,116
Rachel Villalobos$185,239$165,559$173,625$143,367$114,342$105,844
Jamie Valenzuela-Mumau————$182,542—
Jamie Valenzuela———$109,045—$176,604
Cecilia Marquez—$139,826$133,909$123,900$125,777—
Tanya Esqueda——$130,404$104,652——
Victor Aguirre————$129,388$124,297
Adam Warren————$123,419$116,010

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Operates charter schools in the local community.

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1 program · $15.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Alta Public Schools operates two california Public charter Schools, with the sole purpose of providing a world-class education to all students. The organization served approximately 727 students in grades tk-12

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1671037) · Dispute this line
$15.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $2.9M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through California Department of Education$1.5M
Twenty-First Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through California Department of Education$619K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through California Department of Education$311K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through California Department of Education$278K
Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through California Department of Education$129K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $4.4M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Every Student Succeeds Act Title I, Part A, Basic Grants$1.6M
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through California Department of Education$1.5M
Twenty-First Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through Every Student Succeeds Act Title I, Part A, Basic Grants$619K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Every Student Succeeds Act Title I, Part A, Basic Grants$328K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through California Department of Education$203K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $6.0M federal money spent
Covid-19 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (esser) FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through California Department of Education$2.2M
Child Nutrition ClusterDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through California Department of Education$2.1M
Title V, Part B, Public Charter School 21st Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through California Department of Education$700K
Title I, Part A, Basic Grants: Low-Income and NeglectedDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through California Department of Education$651K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through California Department of Education$156K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $5.5M federal money spent
Child Nutrition ClusterDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through California Department of Education$3.6M
Title V, Part B, Public Charter School 21st Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through California Department of Education$676K
Title I, Part A, Basic Grants: Low-Income and NeglectedDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through California Department of Education$461K
Covid-19 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (esser) FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through California Department of Education$402K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through California Department of Education$174K

Plus 6 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$281K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Money outPt IX
$19.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.4M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$51.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$18.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$281K
Total revenueLn 12$18.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$3.7M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$234K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$39.2M
Total assetsLn 16$51.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.6M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5174
VolunteersI 66
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$7.9M$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$62.9M$51.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.6M$43.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$336K$336K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.7M$5.2M$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.3M$978K$285K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.1M$275K
Payroll taxesLn 10$284K$185K$99K
Legal feesLn 11b$103K$103K
Accounting feesLn 11c$111K$111K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$1.7M$556K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$116K$116K
Office expensesLn 13$378K$180K$198K
Information technologyLn 14$631K$469K$162K
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$2.8M$488K
TravelLn 17$220K$106K$113K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$258K$132K$126K
InsuranceLn 23$168K$134K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$1.8M$301K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.7M$15.4M$4.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $18.8M$19.7M−$882K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $20.1M$20.1M−$25K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $23.3M$20.0M$3.3M$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $16.1M$15.2M$883K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $21.0M$16.6M$4.4M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 27, 2021 $16.5M$15.6M$860K$1.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments E · Schools J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $18,805,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,684,966$18,488,039
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$36,092
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $397,142$281,324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,082,108$18,805,455
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,634,121$9,959,282
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,472,933$9,728,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,107,054$19,687,945
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,946−$882,490
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $18,805,455 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,456,863
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,176
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,488,039
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,092$36,092
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $281,324$281,324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $317,416$18,805,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,687,945 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $335,879$335,879
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,205,315 · Management $1,452,892$6,658,207
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $978,022 · Management $284,676$1,262,698
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,143,227 · Management $275,344$1,418,571
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $185,183 · Management $98,744$283,927
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $102,769$102,769
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $110,645$110,645
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,746,908 · Management $555,585$2,302,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $116,041$116,041
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $179,694 · Management $197,935$377,629
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $468,903 · Management $162,029$630,932
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,794,624 · Management $488,019$3,282,643
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106,268 · Management $113,493$219,761
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,536$12,536
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $131,522 · Management $126,171$257,693
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $133,545 · Management $34,556$168,101
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,846,389 · Management $301,031$2,147,420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,371,520 · Management $4,316,425 · Fundraising $0$19,687,945
Part X · Balance sheet $51,860,732 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,871,261$6,911,552
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,449,023$3,744,011
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $385,126$234,401
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,894,538$1,776,089
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,347,164$39,194,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,864,771$51,860,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,814,253$2,717,479
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,393,876$791,417
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $23,868$23,868
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,128,383$40,111,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,616,883$43,643,872
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,247,888$8,216,860
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,247,888$8,216,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,864,771$51,860,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,216,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,805,455
XI-2 Total expenses$19,687,945
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$882,490
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,247,888
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$148,538
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,216,860

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