The Sequoyah Educational Center: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-2022023)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.7M
FY2021	$11.2M
FY2022	$13.7M
FY2023	$16.7M
FY2024	$16.3M
FY2025	$17.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.1M
FY2021	$9.9M
FY2022	$11.5M
FY2023	$13.3M
FY2024	$13.6M
FY2025	$14.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.6M
FY2021	$7.8M
FY2022	$10.0M
FY2023	$13.4M
FY2024	$16.3M
FY2025	$19.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1979.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

67%

30%

Program services 67% · $9.9M Management & general 30% · $4.4M Fundraising 4% · $595K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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

R Hong

Head of School

$300,575Pt VII · Sec A

M Barak

CFO

$203,563Pt VII · Sec A

K Diaz

Assistant Head of School/Dir. of K8

$152,417Pt VII · Sec A

M Alongi

Assistant Head of School/Hs Dir.

$147,095Pt VII · Sec A

E Phleger

Director of Advancement

$127,660Pt VII · Sec A

J Radt

Lead Teacher

$127,658Pt VII · Sec A

M Hutaff

Director of Communication

$126,228Pt VII · Sec A

Yvonne Cheng

Trustee-At-Large

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Joshua Brody	—	—	—	$319,446	—	—
R Hong	$300,575	$157,069	—	—	—	—
Michael McGill	—	—	$287,108	—	—	—
Josh Brody	—	—	—	—	$280,009	$268,862
M Barak	$203,563	$202,750	—	—	—	—
James Cooper	—	—	$168,915	$178,594	$171,285	$163,894
K Diaz	$152,417	$150,853	—	—	—	—
M Alongi	$147,095	$150,800	—	—	—	—

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

Educates children, fostering critical thinking, compassion, and respect for all.

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2 programs · $9.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

General Education

K to 12th grade. A Sequoyah education emphasizes active citizenship while reinforcing the skills for continuing scholarship. The school provides a rigorous college-preparatory K-12 curriculum in a collaborative and supportive environment. Sequoyah graduates are recognized for their initiative and leadership.

$9.6Mprogram expense

02

Day Care Services

The school provides day care services during school days, during school breaks (including summer) and after school. Number of students serviced this fiscal period is 380.

$367Kprogram 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

Pasadena Community FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$17.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.2M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$637K

Money outPt IX

$14.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$9.9M

Managementcol C$4.4M

Fundraisingcol D$595K

Owns and owesPt X

$19.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.4M

Total assetsLn 16$36.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$16.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$197K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$195K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$637K

Other incomeLn 4–11$21K

Total revenueLn 12$17.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.3M

SavingsLn 2$15.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M

Other assetsLn 15$4.1M

Total assetsLn 16$36.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$16.8M

Net assetsLn 32$19.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5153

VolunteersI 6450

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$15.9M	$18.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.0M	$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$10.5M	$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$33.5M	$36.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$17.2M	$16.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$16.3M	$19.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$604K	$385K	$195K	$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$8.7M	$5.5M	$2.8M	$355K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$278K	$172K	$97K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$499K	$307K	$176K	$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$685K	$423K	$239K	$23K
Legal feesLn 11b	$50K	$34K	$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$12K	$9K	$639
Investment management feesLn 11f	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$552K	$552K
Office expensesLn 13	$33K	$20K	$13K
OccupancyLn 16	$842K	$462K	$354K	$26K
InterestLn 20	$204K	$204K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$431K	$236K	$181K	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$222K	$222K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.2M	$1.0M	$177K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$635K	$375K	$145K	$115K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$14.9M	$9.9M	$4.4M	$595K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$17.7M	$14.9M	$2.8M	$19.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$16.3M	$13.6M	$2.7M	$16.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$16.7M	$13.3M	$3.4M	$13.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$13.7M	$11.5M	$2.2M	$10.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$11.2M	$9.9M	$1.2M	$7.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$10.7M	$9.1M	$1.6M	$6.6M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $17,709,264 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,737,148$1,826,520

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,917,144$15,225,125

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $652,174$636,945

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,219$20,674

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,327,685$17,709,264

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 $10,225,288$10,755,276

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,359,699$4,193,752

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,584,987$14,949,028

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,742,698$2,760,236

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

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 $17,709,264 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$194,821

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,631,699

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$196,619

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,826,520

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,225,125$15,225,125

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $636,945$636,945

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,674$20,674

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,225,125 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $657,619$17,709,264

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,949,028 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $384,606 · Management $194,541 · Fundraising $24,696$603,843

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,533,945 · Management $2,799,189 · Fundraising $355,335$8,688,469

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $171,608 · Management $97,481 · Fundraising $9,289$278,378

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $306,624 · Management $176,348 · Fundraising $16,244$499,216

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $423,010 · Management $239,304 · Fundraising $23,056$685,370

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $34,388 · Management $15,338$49,726

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,520 · Management $8,841 · Fundraising $639$21,000

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,291$10,291

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $552,378$552,378

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,868 · Management $13,340$33,208

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $461,887 · Management $354,467 · Fundraising $25,595$841,949

IX-20 InterestPrograms $203,757$203,757

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $236,374 · Management $181,395 · Fundraising $13,098$430,867

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $222,214$222,214

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,003,755 · Management $176,534 · Fundraising $12,747$1,193,036

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $375,304 · Management $145,247 · Fundraising $114,775$635,326

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,941,238 · Management $4,412,316 · Fundraising $595,474$14,949,028

Part X · Balance sheet $36,161,397 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,114,536$3,349,438

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,818,930$15,013,259

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $186,233$198,800

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $192,137$171,600

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,118$8,109

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,489,852$10,692,761

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,832,060$2,358,537

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $210,791$229,108

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,635,604$4,139,785

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,488,261$36,161,397

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $338,564$593,547

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,933,752$5,849,399

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,934,838$4,556,806

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,162,445$16,763,363

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,581,930$15,915,950

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,743,886$3,482,084

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,325,816$19,398,034

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,488,261$36,161,397

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,398,034 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$17,709,264

XI-2 Total expenses$14,949,028

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,760,236

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,325,816

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$311,982

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,398,034

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

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