501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$878K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$467K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$468K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$976K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$206K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$137K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$206K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.3M Management & general 5% · $66K Fundraising 3% · $42K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$116,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sdusd Liason
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katelyn Woodside’s $116K as Ex Dir is at the 43rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Katelyn Woodside$116,000$96,666———
Michael Angelo Camacho——$89,668$78,231$46,734

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

Vapa Foundation is an education nonprofit based in San Diego, CA.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Level Up Multi-Arts Camps enrich the summer experience of students from Kindergarten to 9th grade within the San Diego Unified School District. This program was made possible with the support of San Diego Foundation and the San Diego Unified School District.

$818Kprogram expense
02

Arts Access is VAPA Foundations new signature program. Data-driven, and data-informed partnerships between schools and the arts and culture community, we curate arts education programs where its needed most.

$286Kprogram expense
03

Other programs

$165Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$878K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$773
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$878K
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$655K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$472K$878K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$206K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$78K$27K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$27K$9K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$842$289$126
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$431$187
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$386$386
InterestLn 20$314$314
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.2M$1.2M$6K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$66K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$22K$206K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$976K$123K$183K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.7M−$226K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$152K$286K 990 PDF
FY2021 $467K$468K−$846$137K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,450,138 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,064$66,861
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $763,427$1,297,922
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,105$773
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,742$84,582
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,099,338$1,450,138
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,575$169,890
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $829,497$1,258,082
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $976,072$1,427,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $123,266$22,166
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,450,138 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$66,861
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,297,922$1,297,922
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $773$773
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $84,582$84,582
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,298,695 · Unrelated business $84,582 · Excluded from tax $0$1,450,138
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,427,972 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,720 · Management $26,680 · Fundraising $11,600$116,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,540 · Management $9,111 · Fundraising $3,961$39,612
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $842 · Management $289 · Fundraising $126$1,257
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,724 · Management $2,995 · Fundraising $1,302$13,021
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,505$7,505
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,256 · Management $431 · Fundraising $187$1,874
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $21,048$21,048
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $386$386
IX-20 InterestManagement $314$314
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,125$12,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,205,579 · Management $5,869 · Fundraising $3,382$1,214,830
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,320,661 · Management $65,705 · Fundraising $41,606$1,427,972
Part X · Balance sheet $1,083,651 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,731$1,038,967
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $171,722$31,159
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,000$13,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $339,869$25
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $655,322$1,083,651
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $450,427$875,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $471,838$878,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,484$205,651
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,484$205,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $655,322$1,083,651
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,450,138
XI-2 Total expenses$1,427,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,484
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,651

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