Milken Community School: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 95-4381008)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$37.9M
FY2021	$40.5M
FY2022	$51.5M
FY2023	$48.4M
FY2024	$64.8M
FY2025	$89.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$38.1M
FY2021	$38.0M
FY2022	$42.0M
FY2023	$47.2M
FY2024	$51.7M
FY2025	$60.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$38.5M
FY2021	$42.1M
FY2022	$50.1M
FY2023	$52.2M
FY2024	$67.0M
FY2025	$94.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1994.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

18%

Program services 80% · $30.4M Management & general 18% · $6.9M Fundraising 2% · $849K

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

36 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Sarah Shulkind

Head of School

$213,179Pt VII · Sec A

Limor Dankner

Middle School Principal

$203,907Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Schwartz

Upper School Principal

$198,807Pt VII · Sec A

Tanner James Ragland

COO

$170,858Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Weisserman

Former Hos (left 6/18)

$167,778Pt VII · Sec A

Metuka Benjamin

Former President (left 06/18)

$149,969Pt VII · Sec A

Gordon Bernat-Kunin

School Rabbi

$144,768Pt VII · Sec A

Beau Lindsay

Assistant Principal

$142,476Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sarah Shulkind	$608,742	$601,701	$564,845	$546,260	$505,950	$213,179
Limor Dankner	$255,124	$249,133	$233,045	$222,914	$215,785	$203,907
Daniel Spiegel	$252,971	$234,689	$218,157	$207,257	$203,010	$86,598
Tarryn Breskal	$248,698	$242,983	$204,445	$169,914	$157,517	$66,973
Kimberly Schwartz	—	$227,024	$217,497	$208,949	$205,548	$198,807
Christopher Scarlata	$200,290	$178,410	$163,250	$150,960	—	—
Tanner James Ragland	—	—	—	$183,585	$185,222	$170,858
Beau E Lindsay	$184,348	$174,800	$159,851	—	—	—

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
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Educates students in Jewish faith and standard academic subjects.

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1 program · $30.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019

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As a grade 7-12 independent college-preparatory institution servicing 715 students, milken community schools is a place of rigorous academic preparation and intellectual inquiry and a place of profound and transformative experiences with learning, spiritual practice, and ethical practice at the foundation of those experiences.

$30.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$1.1M

Dallas Jewish Community FoundationFY2024$1.0M

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family FoundationFY2024$500K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$480K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$418K

Jewish Community Foundation of the JewishFY2024$270K

Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los AngelesFY2024$194K

The Winkler Lowry FoundationFY2024$188K

Total grants receivedfrom 26 funders$4.8M

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$37.9M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$35.5M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$359K

Money outPt IX

$38.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$30.4M

Managementcol C$6.9M

Fundraisingcol D$849K

Owns and owesPt X

$38.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M

Total assetsLn 16$80.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$41.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

36

listed · VII A

PaidVII A15

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$35.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$136K

Other incomeLn 4–11$359K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$1

Total revenueLn 12$37.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47.6M

Total assetsLn 16$80.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$41.5M

Net assetsLn 32$38.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5274

VolunteersI 680

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.3M	$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$7.3M	$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$49.6M	$47.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$80.2M	$80.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$41.5M	$41.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$38.7M	$38.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$6.8M	$6.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.5M		$988K	$485K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$15.4M	$13.4M	$1.8M	$174K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$600K	$529K	$71K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.1M	$1.6M	$488K	$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.4M	$1.1M	$318K	$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$47K		$47K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$1K		$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$320K	$152K	$168K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$264K	$5K	$252K	$6K
Office expensesLn 13	$846K	$417K	$418K	$11K
Information technologyLn 14	$319K		$319K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.3M	$1.1M	$131K	$19K
TravelLn 17	$4K		$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$123K	$91K	$28K	$4K
InterestLn 20	$504K	$6K	$498K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.4M	$2.1M	$246K	$49K
InsuranceLn 23	$233K	$219K	$12K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.5M	$2.4M	$1.1M	$45K
All other expensesLn 24e	$432K	$418K	$14K	$64
Total functional expensesLn 25	$38.1M	$30.4M	$6.9M	$849K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$89.3M	$60.4M	$28.9M	$94.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$64.8M	$51.7M	$13.1M	$67.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$48.4M	$47.2M	$1.1M	$52.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$51.5M	$42.0M	$9.5M	$50.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$40.5M	$38.0M	$2.5M	$42.1M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$37.9M	$38.1M	−$165K	$38.5M	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 $37,945,068 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,542,500$1,961,807

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,712,890$35,487,585

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $141,744$136,260

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $456,469$359,416

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,853,603$37,945,068

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,781,622$6,848,674

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,323,660$20,952,471

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,932,942$10,309,262

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $39,038,224$38,110,407

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,184,621−$165,339

Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members20

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 $37,945,068 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $359,416 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,961,807

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$62,219

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,961,807

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,487,585$35,487,585

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $136,261$136,261

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1−$1

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,487,585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $495,676$37,945,068

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,110,407 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,848,674$6,848,674

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $987,763 · Fundraising $484,744$1,472,507

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,394,964 · Management $1,784,364 · Fundraising $174,271$15,353,599

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $528,601 · Management $70,963$599,564

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,604,801 · Management $488,247 · Fundraising $21,242$2,114,290

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,060,889 · Management $317,869 · Fundraising $33,753$1,412,511

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,000$47,000

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,442$1,442

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,678 · Management $168,133$319,811

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,281 · Management $252,442 · Fundraising $5,824$263,547

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $417,043 · Management $418,231 · Fundraising $10,815$846,089

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $319,308$319,308

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,112,361 · Management $130,784 · Fundraising $18,714$1,261,859

IX-17 TravelManagement $3,651$3,651

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $91,184 · Management $28,070 · Fundraising $3,682$122,936

IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,502 · Management $498,418$503,920

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,135,419 · Management $245,707 · Fundraising $49,141$2,430,267

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $219,296 · Management $11,809 · Fundraising $2,362$233,467

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,396,263 · Management $1,083,348 · Fundraising $44,505$3,524,116

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $417,579 · Management $14,206 · Fundraising $64$431,849

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,389,535 · Management $6,871,755 · Fundraising $849,117$38,110,407

Part X · Balance sheet $80,066,489 assets, 17 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $311,522; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,299,031$1,891,279

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,379,368$5,388,229

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,124,615$17,218,704

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $519,946$149,480

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,603,627$47,609,421

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,867,605$2,245,920

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,435,933$5,251,934

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,230,125$80,066,489

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,844,065$2,179,165

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,987,120$26,891,500

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,000,000$6,000,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,564$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,485,615$41,540,665

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,485,764$30,852,945

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,258,746$7,672,879

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,744,510$38,525,824

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,230,125$80,066,489

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,525,824 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$37,945,068

XI-2 Total expenses$38,110,407

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$165,339

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,744,510

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$53,347

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,525,824

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Milken Community School FY2020 filing

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