Westlake Charter School

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 2005EducationEIN 32-0149236

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Operates as a california Charter School.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 360 volunteers and 177 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
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 $1.7M a year · 11% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $158K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.8M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$18.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$18.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.8M
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$14.0M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$19.0M
FY2025$21.8M
Expenses
$18.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$17.0M
FY2025$18.7M
Net assets
$18.0M
FY2025▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$11.3M
FY2023$13.0M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2025$18.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 2008.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $15.1M Management & general 19% · $3.6M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $1.4M 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
Executive Director
$196,759Pt VII · Sec A
$190,189Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Curriculum and Instruction
$156,183Pt VII · Sec A
$136,965Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Student Support Services
$134,159Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$133,440Pt VII · Sec A
School Psychologist
$116,856Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher/Board Member
$105,815Pt VII · Sec A

John Eick’s $197K as Executive Director is at the 35th 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
John Eick$196,759$174,287$152,041$136,164$130,643$128,706
Steve Korvink$190,189$176,971$157,972$146,571$137,105$136,707
Jenifer Callau$156,183$146,830$138,108$134,575$117,708$109,959
Emily Battin—$153,420$142,990$132,926$126,250$124,066
Jessica Ghalambor$136,965$109,181————
Katie Davis$134,159$94,209$84,775———
Lila McIver$133,440$116,873—$56,079——
Kevin Simas—$128,595————

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

Educates students through a California charter school program.

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2 program services account for $15.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Westlake charter school is a K-12TH grade public school that provides educational opportunities to the surrounding community. Westlake charter school opened in 2005 and recently celebrated our 20TH year of service to our community.

$15.0Mprogram expense
02

The operation of base, which is westlake charter school's before and after school enrichment program that provides working parents an opportunity to have their children arrive early and stay later than school hours.

$149Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$158K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$351K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$282K
Money outPt IX
$18.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.1M
Managementcol C$3.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$18.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$20.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$282K
Investment incomeLn 3$351K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$21.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$10.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M
Other assetsLn 15$58K
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$18.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5177
VolunteersI 6360
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$8.1M$10.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M$19.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M$18.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$848K$636K$212K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.0M$8.6M$1.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.8M$1.5M$318K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.1M$155K
Payroll taxesLn 10$332K$278K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$949K$896K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$25K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$526K$421K$105K
TravelLn 17$19K$15K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.5M$372K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.7M$15.1M$3.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $21.8M$18.7M$3.1M$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.0M$17.0M$1.9M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.9M$15.1M$1.8M$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.0M$11.5M$2.4M$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.9M$10.3M$510K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.1M$9.4M$631K$8.3M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $21,770,036 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$54,364
VIII-1e Government grants$20,802,253
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$221,743
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,078,360
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $282,407$282,407
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $351,463$351,463
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,220 · Excluded from tax $26,586$57,806
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $313,627 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $378,049$21,770,036
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,699,155 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $635,930 · Management $211,975$847,905
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,627,198 · Management $1,337,096$9,964,294
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,524,997 · Management $318,479$1,843,476
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,133,054 · Management $154,783$1,287,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $278,396 · Management $53,741$332,137
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $47,575$47,575
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,506$30,506
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $948,629 · Management $895,794$1,844,423
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $37,442$37,442
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,108 · Management $11,623$36,731
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $420,940 · Management $105,235$526,175
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,046 · Management $3,761$18,807
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,725$16,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,492,863 · Management $372,259$1,865,122
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,102,161 · Management $3,596,994 · Fundraising $0$18,699,155
Part X · Balance sheet $19,292,306 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,051,869$10,349,645
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,140,861$1,996,984
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,650,755$6,862,210
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $86,767$58,467
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,955,252$19,292,306
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $911,569$1,208,491
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,869$61,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,003,438$1,269,611
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,951,814$18,022,695
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,951,814$18,022,695
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,955,252$19,292,306
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,022,695 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,770,036
XI-2 Total expenses$18,699,155
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,070,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,951,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,022,695

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

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