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.
87¢ 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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FY2019 · 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 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
$71K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$846K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2019
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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
$1.3M
FY2019
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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
$846K
FY2019
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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 FY2019 Form 990 (year ending June 2019) · 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 Oct 2006.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 10% · $135K Fundraising 2% · $32K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

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

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2018
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Vision

To develop childrens 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.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$846K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$878K
Total assetsLn 16$918K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$652K
SavingsLn 2$226K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$878K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$918K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$846K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$817K$878K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$853K$918K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$731K$846K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$671K$620K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$39K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$544$711
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$297K$288K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$28K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$42K$28K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$117K$74K$20K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$135K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$116K$846K 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 $1,439,355 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,317$339,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,185,910$1,098,179
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,398$1,496
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,333,625$1,439,355
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $712,631$760,586
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $493,623$563,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,206,254$1,323,615
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,371$115,740
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,439,355 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$179,627
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,053
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,098,179$1,098,179
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,496$1,496
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,099,675 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,439,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,323,615 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,721$33,721
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $619,850 · Management $50,665$670,515
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,445 · Management $16,905$56,350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,345$27,345
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,323$3,323
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $544 · Management $711$1,255
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,573 · Management $2,437$4,010
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $287,587 · Management $8,966$296,553
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,721 · Management $6,390$34,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,664 · Management $28,379 · Fundraising $9,659$79,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $74,378 · Management $20,476 · Fundraising $21,876$116,730
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,157,151 · Management $134,929 · Fundraising $31,535$1,323,615
Part X · Balance sheet $917,617 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $667,873$652,110
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $149,306$225,825
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,103$39,682
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $853,282$917,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,576
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,729$58,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,729$71,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $730,553$846,293
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $853,282$917,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $846,293 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,439,355
XI-2 Total expenses$1,323,615
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,740
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$730,553
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$846,293

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