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Rudolf Steiner College

Tax-deductible

Fair Oaks, CA501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 94-2356338Revenue $26K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsteinercollege.org9200 Fair Oaks Blvd, 95628-6811 · Fair Oaks, CATax-exempt since Jun 1976School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The College provides a creative educational environment with a focus on waldorf teacher training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 8 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $169K a year · 312% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$62K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$26K
Spent
$203K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$26K
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$0
FY2024$26K
Expenses
$203K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$203K
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1976.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $203K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dale Hamad
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Rulon
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Schirm
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Schirm’s $7K as President is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Schirm$7,393$22,500$938

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

Trains Waldorf teachers in a creative educational environment.

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2 programs · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Institutional- the college maintains a 13.5 acre campus with 58 dorms. 3.5 acres of biodynamic garden are used for educational purposes.

$131Kprogram expense
02

Academic- the bookstore is maintained on campus for the convenience of students and instructors to purchase textbooks and materials.

$72Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$421
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$421
Total revenueLn 12$26K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 64
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7−$5−$5
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$178K$178K
All other expensesLn 24e−$2K−$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K$203K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $26K$203K−$177K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $0$140K−$140K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2K$178K−$176K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $41K$224K−$183K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$374K−$170K$4.6M 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 $25,818 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$25,397
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$421
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$25,818
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−$5
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$202,798
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$202,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$176,975
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
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 $25,818 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,397$25,397
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $421$421
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,818 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $202,793 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms −$5−$5
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,159$14,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,463$2,463
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $9,887$9,887
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $177,826$177,826
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$1,537−$1,537
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,793 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$202,793
Part X · Balance sheet $3,925,268 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,689$72,227
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,386$21,386
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $690,731$690,731
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,271,769$3,140,924
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,052,575$3,925,268
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,270$18,499
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,651$43,515
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,347$62,014
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,353,757$3,172,523
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $676,471$690,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,030,228$3,863,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,052,575$3,925,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,863,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,818
XI-2 Total expenses$202,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$176,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,030,228
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,001
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,863,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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