Under Construction Educational Network DBA Oasis Charter Public School

Tax-deductible

Salinas, CA501(c)(3)Since 1998Human ServicesEIN 77-0489965Revenue $3.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSoasischarterschool.org1135 Westridge Pkwy, 93907-2529 · Salinas, CATax-exempt since Mar 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to bring together a diverse community and to create a constructivist and multicultural learning environment for children in the elementary School grades. (continued on schedule o).through integrated project based activities, as well as, direct instruction, group decision making, and family based opportunities, Oasis Charter School will foster the development of responsible citizenship skills, literacy, logical thinking, creative problem solving, and the ability to represent one's ideas in a variety of ways. Our students will be able to raise questions, identify and evaluate options, and access the information necessary to find answers. This program will equip our students with the skills necessary to fulfill their personal aspirations and advocate for the common good.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 60 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $139K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$854K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $2.5M Management & general 33% · $1.2M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,176Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (resigned 2/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (resigned 4/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Ricker’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Natalie Zayas—$121,304$51,510——
Lucette Zepeda———$108,559—
Lucy Zepeda————$99,510
Lauren Ricker$86,176————

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

Educates children in Monterey County from kindergarten through sixth grade.

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1 program · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of oasis charter public school, where students will reap the benefits of small school setting with an interactive learning environment based on constructivist learning theory. Students will construct knowledge rather than passively taking in information.

$2.5Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$828K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$854K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$481K
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$828K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$431K
Other assetsLn 15$305K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$854K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$910K$828K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$536K$431K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$854K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$207K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$249K$227K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$104K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$52K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$59K$59K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$150K$106K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$3K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$18K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$425K$425K
TravelLn 17$3K$469$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$95$95
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$112K$112K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$976K$805K$171K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$2.5M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.8M$4.6M−$780K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.7M−$687$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$3.1M$213K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$3.0M$316K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.9M−$443K$1.6M 990 PDF

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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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,736,378 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,775,445$3,700,483
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,005$5,779
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $382$30,116
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,780,832$3,736,378
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,575,075$1,884,896
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,985,625$1,887,230
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,560,700$3,772,126
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$779,868−$35,748
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $3,736,378 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,488,778
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$211,705
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,700,483
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,779$5,779
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,021$8,021
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,095$22,095
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,095 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,800$3,736,378
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,772,126 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $120,581$120,581
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,107,606 · Management $207,389$1,314,995
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $226,605 · Management $22,024$248,629
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $103,521 · Management $23,984$127,505
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,822 · Management $21,364$73,186
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $58,843$58,843
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,542$59,542
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,815 · Management $44,348$150,163
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,775$1,775
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,122 · Management $34,050$37,172
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,851 · Management $9,948$27,799
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $424,647$424,647
IX-17 TravelPrograms $469 · Management $2,320$2,789
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $95$95
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,773$1,773
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $111,852$111,852
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,268$35,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $804,557 · Management $170,955$975,512
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,534,993 · Management $1,237,133 · Fundraising $0$3,772,126
Part X · Balance sheet $1,927,634 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $462,754$481,462
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $447,048$346,108
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $218,319$321,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,665$42,280
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $536,379$430,741
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $535,076$305,229
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,244,241$1,927,634
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $281,842$302,297
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $318,608$246,353
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $534,892$305,833
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,135,342$854,483
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,108,899$1,071,669
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,482
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,108,899$1,073,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,244,241$1,927,634
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,073,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,736,378
XI-2 Total expenses$3,772,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,108,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,073,151

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