Coastal High school's mission is to engage students in authentic project based learning that will improve academic achievement, critical and creative thinking, and awarness of their leadership roles in our community and environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $160K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2.8M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$494K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$449K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$449K
FY2021▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$886K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2013.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.0M Management & general 20% · $490K Fundraising 0% · $154

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Vice Chair and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherri Oskin’s $125K as Principal is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Sherri Oskin$125,449$125,449

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

Engages students in project-based learning to boost achievement and critical thinking.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Cla is a small charter school whose focus is to build new leaders by using project-based learning which strengthens students' ability to provide creative answers to real world problems. Project-based learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and…

$653Kprogram expense
02

Coastal leadership academy is a public charter school that engages students in authentic project-based learning that will improve academic achievement, critical and creative thinking, and awarness of their leadership roles in our community and environment.

$653Kprogram expense
03

To build leaders you must create servers. Cla requires community service from every student as a part of its charter in order to graduate. Cla believes that serving the community's needs is how leaders are founded in their community. To serve the community through leadership you must know your community.

$653Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2.8M

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$490K
Fundraisingcol D$154
Owns and owesPt X
$449K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$564K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$494K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$564K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$564K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$189K
Other assetsLn 15$138K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$494K
Net assetsLn 32$449K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 64
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$636K$564K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$231K$189K
Total assetsLn 16$981K$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K$494K
Net assetsLn 32$234K$449K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$101K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$1.0M$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$22K$639
Other employee benefitsLn 9$184K$184K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$75K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$75K$75K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$208K$149K$59K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$529$529
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$347K$243K$104K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$67K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$176K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$12K$3K$154
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$490K$154

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$3.5M−$70K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$2.6M$586K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.6M$396K$886K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.9M$41K$490K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$5K$449K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.1M$876$234K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,454,407 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,075,385$2,418,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,527$36,285
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $617$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,120,529$2,454,407
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,108
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $997,035$1,426,753
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,122,618$1,019,292
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,119,653$2,449,153
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $876$5,254
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,454,407 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,413,814
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,298
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,418,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,285$36,285
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,295 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,454,407
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,449,153 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,108$3,108
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $101,434$101,434
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,029,278 · Management $5,826$1,035,104
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,995 · Management $639$22,634
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $183,530$183,530
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,023 · Management $9,028$84,051
IX-11a Management feesManagement $74,705$74,705
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,963$26,963
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,500$8,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,725 · Management $58,906$207,631
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $529$529
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,232$12,232
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $15,716$15,716
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $242,863 · Management $104,084$346,947
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,610$7,610
IX-20 InterestManagement $18,744$18,744
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $67,270 · Management $16,818$84,088
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,776$12,776
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,036 · Management $12,224$188,260
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,630 · Management $2,807 · Fundraising $154$14,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,959,458 · Management $489,541 · Fundraising $154$2,449,153
Part X · Balance sheet $943,081 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $636,493$564,240
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,513$52,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $231,387$188,540
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,394$138,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $980,787$943,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107,516$102,815
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $96,031$96,031
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,851$3,531
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $746,614$493,954
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $234,173$449,127
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $234,173$449,127
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $980,787$943,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,127 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,454,407
XI-2 Total expenses$2,449,153
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$234,173
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$209,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,127

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