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Protect Connect Educate Solutions FY2023 filing

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Convenes educators and experts to improve school climate, safety, and student well-being. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $737K in revenue, $771K in expenses, and $12K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Murrieta, CA
Website
www.pcesolutions.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$737KFY2023
Expenses
$771K
Net assets
$12K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  45-5531372 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Murrieta, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Convenes educators and experts to improve school climate, safety, and student well-being.
Leadership
John Vandenburgh · Executive Dir.
Money in and out
$737K revenue, $771K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$737K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$771K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.35
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$737K
FY2023▲ +42%
Expenses
$771K
FY2023▲ +33%
Total assets
$155K
FY2023▼ -13%
Total liabilities
$143K
FY2023▲ +9%
Total revenue
$737K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$771K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$155K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $502K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Provided consulting services to promote and conduct research for the P.L.U.S (peer learning uniting students) program which uses a youth participatory action research model to promote education and safe environment for youth in educational settings and in the community.

$453Kprogram expense
02

Hosted national professional development conferences including the dream the impossible conference, school climate conferences and safe schools conference which focus on safe and supportive program development in schools, indian reservations and public communities.

$50Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProtect Connect Educate Solutions
EINHdr · item D45-5531372
Principal addressHdr · item CMurrieta, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pcesolutions.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adv Brd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adv Brd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adv Brd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Vandenburgh’s $74K as Executive Dir. is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
John Vandenburgh$73,828$88,879$24,000
Niki Vandenburgh$3,920
Regina Siez$1,700$1,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$704K · 96%
Contributions & grants$30K · 4%
Program service revenue96%$704K
Contributions & grants4%$30K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenueLn 12$737K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.35
Program services65%$502K
Management & general35%$269K
Total functional expensesLn 25$771K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$143K
Total net assetsLn 32$12K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $166K · Operating expenses/yr $771K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $502K · Total expenses $771K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $269K · Total expenses $771K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $771K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $19K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $30K · Total revenue $737K
4%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $737K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $704K · Total revenue $737K
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $737K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $704K · Total expenses $771K
91%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $737K · Prior year $518K
+42%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $12K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $737K · Expenses $771K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $155K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $12K · Total assets $155K
8%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $155K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Vandenburgh · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $771K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $771K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 42%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $41K · 2025–2025

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$759K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$778K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$737K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$518K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$285K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$214K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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