Carden Arbor View School INC

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Upland, CA501(c)(3)Since 1981EducationEIN 95-3695686

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The mission of Carden Arbor View School is to provide the highest quality education of the whole child using the Carden curriculum and philosophy - to educate with joy, growth, enthusiasm, dignity, and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 124 volunteers and 43 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $209K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $764
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$906K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2024$4.8M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +81%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2024$4.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1983.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $1.7M Management & general 41% · $1.2M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$92,413Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Buisness Services
$85,945Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Edwards’s $92K as Head of School is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Rosenberg——$147,000$95,772——
Cathy Edwards————$125,091$133,470
Ryan D Soule———$122,627——
Renee Collymore$85,945$102,660$70,158———
Christina Panos—$100,583————
Terri Dimarco—$96,860$87,838$85,423$83,585$66,530
Brian Edwards$92,413$88,071$79,233———
Luana Branch———$85,717$84,168$76,515

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

Offers quality elementary education through the Carden Method.

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1 program service account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization provides education and student daycare using the carden teaching methods and philosophies

$1.7Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$764

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$713K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$906K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$713K
Government grantsLn 1e$593K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$111K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$187K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$381K
Other assetsLn 15$304K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$906K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 6124
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$721K$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$381K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$870K$906K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$190K$190K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.0M$424K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$25K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$295K$230K$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$135K$93K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$165K$34K$131K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$177K$177K
InsuranceLn 23$73K$27K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$336K$328K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$1.7M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.3M$3.2M$126K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$4.3M−$1.2M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.7M−$6K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.9M−$115K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.8M$146K$3.3M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,766,153 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,952 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$34,795
VIII-1e Government grants$592,682
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,193
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$712,670
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,588,098$2,588,098
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $241,611$241,611
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,112,685$1,112,685
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $105,137$105,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,588,098 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,465,385$4,766,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,961,036 across 15 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $189,508$189,508
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,001,507 · Management $424,057$1,425,564
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,187 · Management $10,554$35,741
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $229,673 · Management $65,619$295,292
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,483 · Management $42,000$135,483
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,546$8,546
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,750$33,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $24,224$24,224
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $17,764$17,764
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $42,331$42,331
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,786 · Management $130,976$164,762
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,751$1,751
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $176,960$176,960
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,229 · Management $45,654$72,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $327,980 · Management $8,497$336,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,738,845 · Management $1,222,191 · Fundraising $0$2,961,036
Part X · Balance sheet $4,966,999 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,600,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $551,887$2,373,013
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $168,851$187,152
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,995$38,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71,900$82,867
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,749,499$380,909
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $551,544$304,308
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,116,676$4,966,999
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,080$81,361
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $343,740$497,573
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $461,210$327,446
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $870,030$906,380
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,246,646$4,060,619
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,246,646$4,060,619
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,116,676$4,966,999
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,060,619 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,766,153
XI-2 Total expenses$2,961,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,805,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,246,646
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,856
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,060,619

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