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Clear Passage educational center is a second chance educational program committed to serving high school youth who are in need of a flexible learning environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 5 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 $58K a year · 7% 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
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$326K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$993K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$277K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$798K
FY2022$758K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$993K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$663K
FY2021$638K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$985K
FY2025$993K
Net assets
$277K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$497
FY2021$160K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$277K

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 Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $608K Management & general 39% · $385K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $99K 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/CEO
$98,981Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vivianna Trujillo’s $99K as Executive Director/CEO is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vivianna Trujillo$98,981$90,808$90,808$78,015$73,404$68,882

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $608K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Launched in fall 2015, clear passage educational center (cpec) is an independent study (site-based) charter school using an innovative educational model to serve the needs of students in grades 9 - 12.

$608Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$671
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Money outPt IX
$993K
Ln 25
Programscol B$608K
Managementcol C$385K
Owns and owesPt X
$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$326K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Other incomeLn 4–11$671
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$272K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K
Accounts receivableLn 4$95K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$85K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$326K
Net assetsLn 32$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$385K$419K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$623K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$360K$326K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$277K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$103K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$138K$83K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$94K$70K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$218K$136K$81K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$76K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$213$213
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$15K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$57K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$16K$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$993K$608K$385K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 $1.0M$993K$14K$277K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $1.1M$985K$78K$263K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $843K$829K$14K$185K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $758K$747K$12K$171K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $798K$638K$159K$160K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $734K$663K$71K$497 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,007,605 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,061,176$1,006,857
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140$77
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,371$671
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,062,687$1,007,605
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 $425,641$459,332
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $558,989$533,922
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $984,630$993,254
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,057$14,351
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,007,605 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,004,803
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,054
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,006,857
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77$77
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $671$671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $748$1,007,605
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $993,254 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,244$103,244
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,997 · Management $82,606$220,603
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,923$17,923
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,852 · Management $24,542$94,394
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,144 · Management $6,024$23,168
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $136,250 · Management $81,250$217,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,552$9,552
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,179$11,179
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,730 · Management $4,717$80,447
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $213$213
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,187$6,187
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,252 · Management $6,188$21,440
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $57,085$57,085
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,464$1,464
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,179$18,179
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,084 · Management $94,592$110,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $607,868 · Management $385,386 · Fundraising $0$993,254
Part X · Balance sheet $603,922 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,710$146,891
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $197,422$272,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $181,667$94,734
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,298$3,649
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,784$1,320
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45,897$84,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $622,778$603,922
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $187,640$194,595
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $131,132$52,039
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,897$79,828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $359,669$326,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,109$277,460
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,109$277,460
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $622,778$603,922
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,460 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,007,605
XI-2 Total expenses$993,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,351
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,109
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,460

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

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