We give our students the attention and personal service you???ll come to expect and enjoy. We understand that your child is your most precious and valuable asset. C.O.L.A. has been located in los angeles area since 1995 We strive to maintain an atmosphere of quality, love and excellence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$157K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$476K
-0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$445K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$476K
FY2022▼ -0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$410K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$476K
FY2023$487K
FY2024$676K
FY2025$800K
Expenses
$445K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$563K
FY2025$561K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $445K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$157,000Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Jenkins’s $224K as President is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacey Jenkins$224,000$144,000$144,000$157,000$128,000$139,500

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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We give our students the attention and personal service you???ll come to expect and enjoy. We understand that your child is your most precious and valuable asset. C.O.L.A. has been located in los angeles area since 1995 We strive to maintain an atmosphere of quality, love and excellence.

$422Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$476K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$476K
Money outPt IX
$445K
Ln 25
Programscol B$445K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$476K
Total revenueLn 12$476K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$763K
SavingsLn 2$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$914K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$679K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$856K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$875K$914K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$677K$679K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$809K$856K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K$182K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$83K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$445K$445K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $800K$561K$239K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $676K$563K$114K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $487K$433K$54K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $476K$445K$30K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $479K$479K$0$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $410K$264K$146K$2.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $475,850 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $479,379$475,850
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $479,379$475,850
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $319,659$421,683
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $159,720$23,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $479,379$445,393
I-19 Revenue less expenses$30,457
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $475,850 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $475,850$475,850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $475,850$475,850
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $445,393 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $157,000$157,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,552$181,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,131$83,131
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,755$6,755
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,255$3,255
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,500$12,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $445,393 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$445,393
Part X · Balance sheet $2,448,654 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $724,565$763,171
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,109$151,053
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $809,353$855,855
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $676,827$678,575
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,360,854$2,448,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,360,854$2,448,654
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,360,854$2,448,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,448,654 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,850
XI-2 Total expenses$445,393
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,360,854
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$56,143
XI-7 Investment expenses$1,200
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,448,654

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