Los Encinos School FY2021 filing

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Los Encinos is a small elementary School with a large commitment to provide a comprehensive educational program within a nurturing environment. Our impact extends not only to the child, (continue on schedule o) but also to the family. Los Encinos students from kindergarten through 6th grade are encouraged to develop confidence, independence, and joy in learning. We recognize and honor individuality and believe that personal success motivates children toward realizing their fullest potential. The faculty prepares students to become global thinkers and citizens, with a strong academic foundation and a passionate curiosity for learning. Teachers design and facilitate a broad range of experiences that engage students as critical thinkers and problem-solvers. Our School-wide integrated curriculum is rich in the humanities and stresses teamwork and cooperation. Building character and mutual respect are emphasized daily in our classrooms and in our service learning program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$929K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $857K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$929K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
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Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $255K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.6M
48% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.8M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$7.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$10.1M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.5M
Net assets
$7.2M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$9.0M
FY2025$10.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1981.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $5.0M Management & general 12% · $666K Fundraising 3% · $147K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $929K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Hos/ Assist. Treasurer
$406,393Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$177,386Pt VII · Sec A
Primary Teacher & Admission Coord.
$123,432Pt VII · Sec A
Bus. & Development Officer
$114,424Pt VII · Sec A
Art Spec. & Dir. of Integrated Studies
$107,738Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (left 06/30/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (left 06/30/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ilene Reinfeld$692,017$470,449$446,829$429,498$406,393$383,904
Jonathan Beckman$239,785$204,043$206,091$186,764$177,386$165,637
Nicole Pennington$170,544$129,098$118,341$117,710$114,424$82,049
Laura Miller$125,699$122,099$116,185$114,658$123,432—
Jay Falk$120,974$114,740$108,487$102,733——
Bill Birch$107,074$108,886$103,579———
Valerie Gordon—$108,518$105,007$107,154$107,738—
Joanne Vaisman$105,725—————

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

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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 children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

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1 program · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Our program utilizes a variety of instructional strategies to ensure progress and achievement. We respect individuality among children and we believe personal success is a child's best motivator. We seek to develop in children their fullest potential.

$5.0Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.0M
Managementcol C$666K
Fundraisingcol D$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$739K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.8M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$2.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$230K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$188K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$56K
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$7.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$365K$305K
Given inLn 1b$299K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$4.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$7.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$891K$891K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$661K$310K$238K$112K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.9M$71K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$221K$185K$26K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$327K$275K$39K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$179K$150K$21K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$102K$27K$75K
Information technologyLn 14$132K$64K$68K
OccupancyLn 16$400K$393K$7K
InterestLn 20$68K$66K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$256K$250K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$463K$398K$63K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.0M$666K$147K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 $10.1M$8.5M$1.6M$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2025 $8.7M$8.2M$489K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2024 $7.4M$7.0M$391K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2023 $7.6M$6.5M$1.1M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 28, 2022 $6.8M$5.8M$1.0M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2021 $6.6M$6.1M$520K$6.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,772,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $776,396$1,161,478
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,784,496$5,491,295
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,811$80,234
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,753$39,735
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,614,456$6,772,742
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $805,372$890,775
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,388,641$3,355,178
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,900,554$1,520,603
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,094,567$5,766,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $519,889$1,006,186
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $6,772,742 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,078
VIII-1e Government grants$738,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$270,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,161,478
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,491,295$5,491,295
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,234$80,234
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,988−$9,988
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $49,723$49,723
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,491,295 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $119,969$6,772,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,766,556 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $890,775$890,775
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $310,254 · Management $238,219 · Fundraising $112,454$660,927
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,894,271 · Management $71,431 · Fundraising $1,216$1,966,918
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $185,437 · Management $26,047 · Fundraising $9,562$221,046
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $274,687 · Management $38,583 · Fundraising $14,163$327,433
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $150,042 · Management $21,075 · Fundraising $7,737$178,854
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,066$21,066
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,668$29,668
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,198$11,198
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,149 · Management $74,901$102,050
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $64,211 · Management $67,992$132,203
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $392,724 · Management $6,841$399,565
IX-20 InterestPrograms $66,288 · Management $1,695$67,983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $250,144 · Management $5,577$255,721
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,967$37,967
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $398,422 · Management $63,061 · Fundraising $1,699$463,182
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,953,569 · Management $666,156 · Fundraising $146,831$5,766,556
Part X · Balance sheet $13,790,978 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,882,785$1,841,286
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,723,991$2,985,446
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,127$2,300,612
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $161,917$229,614
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $72,237$188,046
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,752,663$4,588,226
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,273,689$1,601,786
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $64,943$55,962
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,934,352$13,790,978
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $577,320$365,384
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,022,225$4,690,894
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,614,095$1,558,497
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $566,600$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,780,240$6,614,775
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,978,390$7,003,873
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $175,722$172,330
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,154,112$7,176,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,934,352$13,790,978
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,176,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,772,742
XI-2 Total expenses$5,766,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,006,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,154,112
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,905
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,176,203

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