Cupertino Educational Endowment EIN 77-0073617

Cupertino Educational Endowment

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Raises funds for excellent educational programs in Cupertino schools. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $786K in revenue, $554K in expenses, and $10.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Cupertino, CA
Website
ceefcares.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$786KFY2025
Expenses
$554K
Net assets
$10.2M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  77-0073617 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cupertino, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Raises funds for excellent educational programs in Cupertino schools.
Leadership
Brian Block · Director
Money in and out
$786K revenue, $554K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$786K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$554K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $232K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
220.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+29%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +14% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$786K
FY2025▲ +68%
Expenses
$554K
FY2025▲ +60%
Total assets
$10.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2025▼ -12%
Total revenue
$786K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$554K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$232K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $478K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The foundation provides grants solely to the cupertino union school district (cusd) and its schools. The funding to cusd assists in after school education, recreational activities, and specific educational programs.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCupertino Educational Endowment
EINHdr · item D77-0073617
Principal addressHdr · item CCupertino, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jceefcares.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20J)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meredith Smith’s $68K as Executive Di is at the 59th 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$522K · 66%
Contributions & grants$204K · 26%
Other revenue$60K · 8%
Investment income66%$522K
Contributions & grants26%$204K
Other revenue8%$60K
Total revenueLn 12$786K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.02
Program services86%$478K
Management & general12%$66K
Fundraising2%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$318K
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$10.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $10.2M · Operating expenses/yr $554K
220.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $478K · Total expenses $554K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $66K · Total expenses $554K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $554K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $131K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $204K · Total revenue $786K
26%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $786K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $786K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $522K · Total revenue $786K
+66%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $554K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $786K · Prior year $467K
+68%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $136K · FY2024 $786K
+42%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $10.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $786K · Expenses $554K
+29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $10.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $10.2M · Total assets $10.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $9.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $10.2M
97%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brian Block · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $554K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $554K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 68%
Investment management fee ratio 0.6%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.9M · 2019–2024
Cupertino Union School DistrictFY2024$458,715
Cupertino Union School DistrictFY2023$271,514
Cupertino Union School DistrictFY2022$328,934
Cupertino Union School DistrictFY2021$104,382
Cupertino Union School DistrictFY2020$451,655
Cupertino Union School DistrictFY2019$293,349

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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)$786K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$467K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$149K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$879K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$413K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$136K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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