Westside Waldorf School

Tax-deductible

Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Since 1988EducationEIN 95-4159267

An independent, not-for-profit school that serves nursery through grade 8.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 2
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
How much reaches the programs?
74%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $33K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$4.4M
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
2
independent of 2 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.7M
-74% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
74%
Net assets
−$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -74%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -74%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
−$3.6M
FY2025▼ -1783%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$191K
FY2025−$3.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2023-11-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWestside Waldorf School
EINHdr · item D95-4159267
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2025
Year of formationHdr · item L1988
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Monica, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B21)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.westsidewaldorf.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.00
Program services74%$1.2M
Management & general25%$401K
Fundraising$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×12 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +90% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$848K
FY2025▼ -73%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2025$848K
Total liabilities
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +35%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2025$4.4M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$114K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$848K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$643K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Total net assetsLn 32−$3.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$1.6M · 94%
Contributions & grants$96K · 6%
Program service revenue94%$1.6M
Contributions & grants6%$96K
Other revenue$574
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $643K · Operating expenses/yr $1.6M
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.2M · Total expenses $1.6M
74%
Management & General
Management & general $401K · Total expenses $1.6M
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $1.6M
0.5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $8K · Solicited contributions $96K
$0.08 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $96K · Total revenue $1.7M
6%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.7M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.6M · Total revenue $1.7M
94%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.7M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.6M · Total expenses $1.6M
101%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.7M · Prior year $6.5M
-74%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $6.5M · FY2025 $1.7M
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year −$3.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.7M · Expenses $1.6M
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $848K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets −$3.6M · Total assets $848K
-424%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $848K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Evan Horowitz · Reported title CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $1.6M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $846K · Total expenses $1.6M
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%——
Overhead ratio 25%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth -74%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
School Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ellie Jenkins’s $142K as School Administrative Chai is at the 60th 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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 2Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 2Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Operates a private school for young children.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Nursery and Elementary Education

In the earliest years our children learn primarily by imitation and activity, and our programs use exploration and play as the foundation for independent thought and creative thinking. Spending time in large, sunny classrooms and the outdoors, children explore the beauty of the natural world while participating in activities that nurture…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Summer Camp

The fun and friendship continue into the summer with summer camp at the westside waldorf school! Enrolled WWS families and community members make lifelong memories as campers at a waldorf-forward summer camp for both grades and early childhood.

$29Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$33K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$358,348
Unitemized GrantFY2025$9,007
Unitemized GrantFY2019$914,063
Unitemized GrantFY2019$151,055

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.6M-74% 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $6.5M$6.3M 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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