Hildegard College

Tax-deductible

Costa Mesa, CA501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 93-3657133Revenue $336K in FY2025

On file with the IRShildegard.college150 Paularino Ave Bldg B, 92626-3337 · Costa Mesa, CATax-exempt since Jan 2024School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Revolve around delivering a rigorous classical education merged with entrepreneurial and leadership training, aiming to equip graduates to think deeply, love genuinely, and contribute tangibly to society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 12 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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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
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $175K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$336K
Spent
$363K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$27K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2024.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $170K Management & general 49% · $178K Fundraising 4% · $16K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $27K 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
President
$23,852Pt VII · Sec A
$3,375Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Smith’s $24K as President is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

Provides rigorous classical education with entrepreneurial training to foster deep thinkers and contributors.

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1 program · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Enrolled 5 students in our liberal arts and entrepreneurship degree program and provided curriculum, extracurricular activities, internship opportunities, a study abroad trip, and exposure to civic partners. Enrolled 2 business leaders in our entrepreneur lab to support them in designing and launching their redemptive ventures.

$170Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$175K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$336K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$363K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$178K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$336K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$0$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$37K$51K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$5K$8K$805
Legal feesLn 11b$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$22K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$3K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$363K$170K$178K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $336K$363K−$27K$27K 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 $335,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$266,343
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$64,891
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,956
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,751
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$335,941
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 $0$170,195
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$192,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$363,129
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$27,188
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $335,941 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,343
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,891$64,891
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,956$2,956
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,751$1,751
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,891 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,707$335,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $363,129 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,976 · Management $50,828 · Fundraising $5,445$93,249
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,697$59,697
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,471$3,471
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,463 · Management $7,510 · Fundraising $805$13,778
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,275$36,275
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $38,532$38,532
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,758$1,758
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,037$11,037
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,901$42,901
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,857$3,857
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,352$15,352
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,824 · Fundraising $9,299$31,123
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,867 · Management $9,232$12,099
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,728 · Management $177,852 · Fundraising $15,549$363,129
Part X · Balance sheet $26,554 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$22,526
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$26,554
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$26,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$26,554
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$335,941
XI-2 Total expenses$363,129
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$53,742
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,554

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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