To help students continually improve academic and personal acheivement by providing funding for innovative classroom ideas and educational programs that stimulate and encourage students to aim high.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 76% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 31.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$593K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 14 voting members
Concern: none of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$181K
Spent
$289K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$181K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$860K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$289K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$443K
FY2025$409K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2025$9.1M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1992.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $207K Management & general 3% · $9K Fundraising 25% · $73K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds innovative classroom ideas and programs to boost student academic and personal achievement.

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3 programs · $161K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The foundation in joint efforts with the local community raised funds to provide grants to local elementary and high schools in the clovis unified school district. Many schools in the clovis unified school district would like to implement special programs as part of their curriculum to better service their students; however, the schools…

$100Kprogram expense
02

The foundation in joint efforts with the local community raised funds to support the students of promise scholarship program. The students of promise program recognizes high school juniors who are succeeding in school in spite of extreme obstacles.

$34Kprogram expense
03

The foundation, in joint efforts with the local community, raised funds to assist the grants for new teachers program. When a new teacher sets up a classroom for the very first time, it is common for that teacher to spend several hundred dollars out of dollares out of their own pocket.

$27Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $324K · 2021–2022
Clovis Unified - Program - Classroom GrantsFY2022$104,244
Clovis Unified - Health Center GrantFY2022$10,000
Clovis Unified - Program - Classroom GrantsFY2021$150,199
Clovis Unified - Social Emotional Wellness and Other GrantsFY2021$49,867
Clovis Unified - Health Center GrantFY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$181K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$207K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$763K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$593K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$62K
Total revenueLn 12$181K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$763K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$763K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$593K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$763K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K$593K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$146K$146K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$61K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$69K
InsuranceLn 23$502$502
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$9K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$207K$9K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$409K$752K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $860K$443K$416K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.4M$310K$5.1M$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $408K$377K$31K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$208K$168K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $181K$289K−$108K$2.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $181,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $542,099$94,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$26,491−$36,505
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,571$123,594
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $522,179$181,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $316,700$207,400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,107$81,950
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $337,807$289,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,372−$107,888
Part VI · Governance 0 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $181,462 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,373
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25,680$25,680
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$62,185−$62,185
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $117,609$117,609
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,985$5,985
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$30,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $117,609$181,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,350 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $146,500$146,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $60,900$60,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $68,527$68,527
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $502$502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,622 · Fundraising $4,299$12,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,400 · Management $9,124 · Fundraising $72,826$289,350
Part X · Balance sheet $2,559,475 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,414,362$762,504
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,872$1,482
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $431$431
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,392,296$1,781,220
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,138$13,838
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,821,099$2,559,475
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $629$17,974
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $602,316$403,809
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $144,125$171,551
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $747,070$593,334
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,669,034$1,561,146
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $404,995$404,995
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,074,029$1,966,141
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,821,099$2,559,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,966,141 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$181,462
XI-2 Total expenses$289,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$107,888
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,074,029
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,966,141

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