Silicon Valley Academy Project

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Sunnyvale, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 86-1113567Revenue $2.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwww,svaschool.org195 Leota Ave, 94086-7031 · Sunnyvale, CATax-exempt since Oct 2006School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Silicon Valley Academy's mission is to empower students to meet their highest potential, nurture their social-emotional growth, and foster their commitment to serve society. As a full-time pre-kindergarten through 8th grade school, Silicon Valley Academy provides a high-quality elementary and secondary education to local youth by offering standards-based, culturally relevant curriculum, professional development opportunities for teachers and staff, and community outreach programs. Additionally, Silicon Valley Academy proudly serves a socio-economically diverse student body offering tuition assistance and scholarships to students in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 5% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $87K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$203K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.4M
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.3M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$846K
FY2020$978K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

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 Oct 2006.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.4M Management & general 9% · $243K Fundraising 2% · $46K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

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

Mona Nezzar’s $30K as Treasurer is at the 4th 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.

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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

Educates local youth from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, fostering social-emotional growth and community service.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Silicon Valley Academy?s vision is to develop children?s love of learning, so they become lifelong learners and consciousness contributing members of society. Our current programs have implemented the GLAD Model Guided Language Acquisition Design to help our vision become a reality in the daily lives of our students.

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$243K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$203K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$903K
SavingsLn 2$559K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c−$10K
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$203K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$1.5M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K−$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K$203K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$129K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$74K$7K$740
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$95K$10K$946
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$205$20
Information technologyLn 14$28K$25K$3K$252
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$573K$516K$52K$5K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$619$61
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$227$22
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$460K$414K$42K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$983$885$89$9
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.4M$243K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$2.7M−$29K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.5M$22K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.6M$17K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.3M$275K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$30K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.2M$132K$978K 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.4M$1.3M$116K$846K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,667,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,039$179,221
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,171,380$2,484,157
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,281$3,641
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,473,700$2,667,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,460,996$1,600,655
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$21,732
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $990,639$1,073,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,451,635$2,696,238
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,065−$29,219
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,667,019 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$179,221
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $2,484,157$2,484,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,641$3,641
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 $2,487,798$2,667,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,696,238 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,272,032 · Management $128,617 · Fundraising $12,720$1,413,369
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,997 · Management $7,482 · Fundraising $740$82,219
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,560 · Management $9,561 · Fundraising $946$105,067
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $21,732$21,732
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,030 · Management $205 · Fundraising $20$2,255
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,245 · Management $2,553 · Fundraising $252$28,050
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $515,597 · Management $52,133 · Fundraising $5,156$572,886
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,121 · Management $619 · Fundraising $61$6,801
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,241 · Management $227 · Fundraising $22$2,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $414,347 · Management $41,895 · Fundraising $4,144$460,386
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $885 · Management $89 · Fundraising $9$983
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,407,055 · Management $243,381 · Fundraising $45,802$2,696,238
Part X · Balance sheet $1,495,929 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $922,078$902,605
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $558,514$558,515
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,989−$10,231
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 $45,040$45,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,573,621$1,495,929
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $251,590$203,117
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $251,590$203,117
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,322,031$1,292,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,322,031$1,292,812
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,573,621$1,495,929
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,292,812 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,667,019
XI-2 Total expenses$2,696,238
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,219
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,322,031
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,292,812

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