Unity Schools Socal: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-5042958)

Lauren Gonzales’s $130K as Executive Di is at the 53rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2022	FY2021
Lauren Gonzales	$130,138	—	—
Erin McKenzie Craig Edd	—	$86,196	$82,364
Jenny Salberg	—	$75,500	—

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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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

Prepares students for university and careers with a combined high school and college curriculum.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Unity middle college high school offers structured and individualized curriculum within a nurturing, family-like atmosphere our curriculum includes weekly creation and innovation labs. We provide career pthways and experiences for all students.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5042958) · Dispute this line

$1.2Mprogram 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

Orange County Community FoundationFY2023$18K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$41

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$1.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.2M

Managementcol C$463K

Owns and owesPt X

$528K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$659K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$201K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K

Accounts receivableLn 4$99K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$43K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$824K

Other assetsLn 15$21K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$659K

Net assetsLn 32$528K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 515

VolunteersI 630

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$224K	$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$850K	$824K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.4M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.0M	$659K
Net assetsLn 32	$329K	$528K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$130K		$130K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$580K	$526K	$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$207K	$147K	$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$117K	$83K	$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$188K	$92K	$96K
Office expensesLn 13	$347		$347
Information technologyLn 14	$23K	$23K
OccupancyLn 16	$241K	$241K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$114		$114
InterestLn 20	$17K		$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$46K	$46K
InsuranceLn 23	$17K		$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$131K	$84K	$47K
All other expensesLn 24e	$7K	$542	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.7M	$1.2M	$463K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025	$1.9M	$1.7M	$199K	$528K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 2, 2025	$1.6M	$1.7M	−$49K	$329K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2024	$1.7M	$1.6M	$85K	$377K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2023	$1.7M	$1.9M	−$126K	$293K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021	$1.6M	$1.5M	$148K	$418K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,904,086 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,647,233$1,902,064

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,087$2,022

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,649,320$1,904,086

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $954,887$1,034,237

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $742,962$670,416

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,697,849$1,704,653

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,529$199,433

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $1,904,086 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,874,475

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,589

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,902,064

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,022$2,022

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,022$1,904,086

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,704,653 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $130,138$130,138

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $525,573 · Management $54,328$579,901

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $146,903 · Management $60,002$206,905

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,278 · Management $34,015$117,293

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,907 · Management $96,467$188,374

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $347$347

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,515$22,515

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $241,208$241,208

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $114$114

IX-20 InterestManagement $16,859$16,859

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,857$45,857

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,203$17,203

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,937 · Management $46,634$130,571

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $542 · Management $6,826$7,368

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,241,720 · Management $462,933 · Fundraising $0$1,704,653

Part X · Balance sheet $1,187,728 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,972$201,015

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $193,702$98,761

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58,525$43,409

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $850,252$823,764

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,708$20,779

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,367,159$1,187,728

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,791$87,271

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $550,000$550,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,628$22,067

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,038,202$659,338

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $328,957$528,390

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $328,957$528,390

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,367,159$1,187,728

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $528,390 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,904,086

XI-2 Total expenses$1,704,653

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$199,433

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$328,957

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$528,390

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