Lynwood Partners Educational Foundation mission is to raise money and support for Educational and enrichment programs, students, teachers and schools in the Lynwood unified school district.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $249K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$468K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$662K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$586K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$773K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$662K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$462K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$499K
FY2025$662K
Expenses
$586K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$357K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$586K
Net assets
$773K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$397K
FY2022$568K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$697K
FY2025$773K

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. Exemption reinstated (2017-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $427K Management & general 18% · $106K Fundraising 9% · $53K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $162K 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
$162,134Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (from July 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elsa P Chagolla’s $162K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elsa P Chagolla$162,134$168,533$166,828$132,300$125,397

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

Funds and supports educational programs, students, teachers, and schools.

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1 program · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provides supplemental financial support for the educational programs for the students of Lynwood Unified School District.

$427Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $541K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$121,964
Lynwood Unified School DistrictFY2024$47,805
Unitemized GrantFY2023$112,707
Lynwood Unified School DistrictFY2023$24,278
City of LynwoodFY2023$23,843
City of LynwoodFY2022$48,612
Lynwood Unified School DistrictFY2022$16,049
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,300
Unitemized GrantFY2020$74,560
Unitemized GrantFY2020$32,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$662K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$586K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$773K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$605K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$468K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Government grantsLn 1e$231K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$662K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$346K
SavingsLn 2$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$468K
Net assetsLn 32$773K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 617
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$553K$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$683K$468K
Net assetsLn 32$697K$773K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$48K$48K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$122K$122K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$95K$32K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$89K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K$427K$106K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $662K$586K$76K$773K 990 PDF
FY2024 $499K$526K−$27K$697K 990 PDF
FY2023 $579K$422K$157K$725K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$256K$171K$568K 990 PDF
FY2021 $462K$357K$105K$397K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $661,654 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $423,203$598,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$9,125
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75,357$54,482
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $498,560$661,654
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $160,828$169,769
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $230,161$233,776
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,966$182,457
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,955$586,002
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,395$75,652
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $661,654 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$38,472
VIII-1e Government grants$231,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,575
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$598,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,125$9,125
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $54,482$54,482
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,607$661,654
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,002 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $47,805$47,805
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $121,964$121,964
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,879 · Management $31,626 · Fundraising $31,626$158,131
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,674$58,674
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,133 · Management $2,419 · Fundraising $2,419$16,971
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,900$16,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,725$1,725
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $19,214$19,214
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,753$9,753
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,843$8,843
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $7,151$7,151
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,190$16,190
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,294$4,294
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,064 · Management $2,931$91,995
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,000 · Management $4,392$6,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $426,519 · Management $106,224 · Fundraising $53,259$586,002
Part X · Balance sheet $1,240,498 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $553,186$345,710
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$259,125
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $749,932$572,607
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $76,902$60,712
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,344
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,380,020$1,240,498
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18$5,344
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $682,857$462,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $682,875$467,701
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $697,145$772,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $697,145$772,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,380,020$1,240,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $772,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$661,654
XI-2 Total expenses$586,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$697,145
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$772,797

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