Simi Educators Association

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Labor negotiations, advancement and improvement of public education

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 2 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)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
98% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
17.2 mo
of spending, in cash
17.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$306
0.07% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.07% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
12 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$213K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$410K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$213K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$191K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$213K
Expenses
$251K
FY2025▲ +5%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$186K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$410K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$410K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1969.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $247K Management & general 1% · $4K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$7,900Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amanda Hogan$7,900$7,200$7,200$7,200$7,200
Laura Sheinberg————$1,200
Cherise Bonsell————$599
Andrew Shrock————$599
Janet Payne————$400
Jennifer Johnston————$400
David Dingman————$400
Maureen Van Keulen————$400

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

Advocates for public education through labor negotiations and improvements.

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2 programs · $247K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Representation of teachers in the Simi Valley Unified School District and negotiation of a contract on their behalf. (Approximately 710 teachers benefit)

$235Kprogram expense
02

Encouraging young people to pursue goals of higher education and consider teaching as a career. (19 students benefited.)

$12Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $40K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,100
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,050
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,150
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$213K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$247K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$410K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$306
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$213K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$360K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$306
Net assetsLn 32$410K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$405K$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$461K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$306
Net assetsLn 32$449K$410K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$8K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$8K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$110
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$456$456
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$26K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$895
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$148K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$19K$626
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$247K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2025 $213K$251K−$38K$410K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 6, 2024 $203K$239K−$35K$449K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 11, 2024 $204K$229K−$25K$484K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2023 $199K$194K$6K$509K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2022 $191K$186K$5K$503K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $212,908 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $186,011$202,307
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,335$10,601
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $203,346$212,908
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,900$12,100
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,442$18,251
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,400$220,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $238,742$251,217
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,396−$38,309
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $212,908 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,307$202,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,601$10,601
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 revenueRelated to mission $202,307 · Excluded from tax $10,601$212,908
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,217 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,100$12,100
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $7,900$7,900
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,624 · Management $1,000$8,624
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,617 · Management $110$1,727
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,880$1,880
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,187$1,187
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,941$21,941
IX-17 TravelPrograms $456$456
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,884$25,884
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$895
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,181$1,181
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,697$147,697
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,119 · Management $626$19,745
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $246,706 · Management $3,616 · Fundraising $0$251,217
Part X · Balance sheet $410,607 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $404,844$360,277
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $54,319$48,648
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 $1,650$1,682
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $460,813$410,607
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $276$306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,203$306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $448,610$410,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $448,610$410,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $460,813$410,607
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $410,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$212,908
XI-2 Total expenses$251,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,309
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$448,610
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$410,301

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

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