Mirus Education FY2020 filing

IRS exemption revoked

San Diego, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 65-1310822Revenue $4.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSmiruscharter.com10170 Huennekens Street · San Diego, CA

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To support, benefit and carry out the purposes of Mirus secondary school, a california public charter school, and such other public charter schools as may be established to provide public Education.

95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$553K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $677K a year · 14% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$553K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$817K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.5M
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.1M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.8M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2025
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2022) →

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $4.1M Management & general 5% · $213K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $553K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$143,795Pt VII · Sec A
$110,995Pt VII · Sec A
$110,977Pt VII · Sec A
$109,510Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$35,616Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$21,717Pt VII · Sec A
Sped Administrator
$12,882Pt VII · Sec A
Curr & Prof Dev
$7,078Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Aaron Smith$21,153$144,461$143,795
Alexander Carrillo JR$125,943$112,541$109,510
Roberta Arellano$120,561—$110,995
Roberto Arellano—$116,444—
Amy Swenson—$106,161$110,977
Nicole Williams$49,621$61,218—
Cathryn Rambo$49,136$18,341$7,078
Mary Searcy Bixby$37,104$36,187$35,616

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.

See Mirus Education executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Supports and benefits public charter schools, including Mirus Secondary School, to provide education.

Questions for Mirus Education

Tap to ask. Mirus Education sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Mirus Education answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

To support, benefit and carry out the purposes of mirus secondary school, a california public charter school, and such other public charter schools as may be established to provide public education.

$4.1Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$817K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$686K
SavingsLn 2$580K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$540K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$817K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 61
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$612K$540K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K$817K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$47K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.6M$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$395K$393K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$805K$798K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$40K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$177K$71K$107K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$18K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$121K$120K$806
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$332K$327K$5K
TravelLn 17$16K$14K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$165K$165K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$506K$486K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$4.1M$213K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $5.1M$4.8M$226K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$3.6M$1.7M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.5M$4.4M$98K$2.1M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,461,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,324,459$4,453,746
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,134$7,658
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,341,593$4,461,404
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,179,612$2,947,195
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,065,628$1,416,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,245,240$4,363,226
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $96,353$98,178
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $4,461,404 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,449,948
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,798
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,453,746
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,658$7,658
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $7,658$4,461,404
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,363,226 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,747 · Management $11,687$58,434
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,633,632 · Management $14,403$1,648,035
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $392,582 · Management $1,998$394,580
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $797,863 · Management $7,093$804,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,919 · Management $1,271$41,190
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,057$9,057
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,950$3,950
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,551 · Management $106,798$177,349
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,641$34,641
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,578 · Management $14,521$32,099
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120,034 · Management $806$120,840
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $327,230 · Management $4,748$331,978
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,828 · Management $1,799$15,627
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,881 · Management $1,381$3,262
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,354$2,354
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $165,281$165,281
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,655$13,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $485,679 · Management $20,259$505,938
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,149,800 · Management $213,426 · Fundraising $0$4,363,226
Part X · Balance sheet $2,920,011 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,922$686,232
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $975,668$579,926
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $444,297$1,053,582
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,374$54,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $611,933$539,553
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,587$6,587
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,254,781$2,920,011
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $161,807$333,199
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$400,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,030$82,901
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $249,948$817,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,941,332$2,057,058
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $63,501$45,953
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,004,833$2,103,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,254,781$2,920,011
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,103,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,461,404
XI-2 Total expenses$4,363,226
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,004,833
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,103,011

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.