The Fairplex Learning and Development Center (FLDC) provides innovative, enriching, educational programs and experiences that bring learning to life. Serving diverse communities, FLDC offers hands-on, career-focused, early childhood, and art-based programs that support learners from cradle to career, preparing them for lifelong success. By addressing the unmet educational needs of children and youth from across the region, and fostering growth through impactful opportunities, FLDC empowers children, youth and families, and creates lasting community impact.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 209 volunteers and 160 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $165K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$230K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $14.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $95K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$14.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2024$6.4M
Net assets
$14.5M
FY2024▲ +87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2024$14.5M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $5.7M Management & general 11% · $720K

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; $230K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$229,646Pt VII · Sec A
President Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roberto Viramontes’s $230K as Executive Director is at the 88th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Roberto Viramontes$229,646——
Alex Gordillo—$121,729$107,818

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

Nurture diverse children and families through high-quality early education and community building.

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3 programs · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Child Development Center is both publicly and privately funded, having contracts with the California Department of Education, California Department of Social Services, and receiving funds from non-subsidized childcare fees.

$4.9Mprogram expense
02

The Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC), provides a wide spectrum of Workforce Development, hands-on and transformational programs that prepare our students for long-term career pathways.

$761Kprogram expense
03

The FairKids Field Trip program, held during the L.A. County Fair, offers K-12 students and educators a unique opportunity to explore an interactive, educational experience, we proudly call "A Day Full of Learning Cleverly Disguised as Fun!" Through self-guided tours, students and chaperones can immerse themselves in hands-on learning…

$40Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$95K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$725K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$720K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$725K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$95K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$493K
SavingsLn 2$589K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$14.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5160
VolunteersI 6209
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$716K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M$14.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$14.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$209K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$3.3M$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$99K$93K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$636K$594K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$332K$311K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$14K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$54K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$509K$264K$245K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$150K$123K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$117K$17K
TravelLn 17$13K$9K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$220K$219K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$32K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$573K$524K$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$5.7M$720K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $5.7M$5.2M$493K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$3.9M$187K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.1M$107K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $1.3M$1.4M−$127K$6.7M 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 $5,338,387 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,001,470$3,032,372
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,119,502$1,545,948
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $548,679$725,357
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,785$34,710
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,675,436$5,338,387
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,752,884$4,647,076
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,429,374$1,772,889
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,182,258$6,419,965
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $493,178−$1,081,578
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,338,387 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $219,771 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,047
VIII-1e Government grants$2,085,094
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$923,231
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,032,372
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,326,177$1,326,177
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $630,170$630,170
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $95,187$95,187
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,710$34,710
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,545,948 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $760,067$5,338,387
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,419,965 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $209,468$209,468
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,345,204 · Management $24,873$3,370,077
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,908 · Management $6,509$99,417
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $594,053 · Management $41,615$635,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $310,682 · Management $21,764$332,446
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,128 · Management $10,707$24,835
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $53,789 · Management $4,674$58,463
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $31,422$31,422
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $264,171 · Management $244,814$508,985
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,499$6,499
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $123,164 · Management $27,292$150,456
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $116,882 · Management $17,234$134,116
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,093 · Management $3,868$12,961
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $218,634 · Management $1,642$220,276
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,462 · Management $19,629$52,091
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $524,411 · Management $48,374$572,785
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,699,581 · Management $720,384 · Fundraising $0$6,419,965
Part X · Balance sheet $16,910,124 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $557,314$493,237
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $158,315$588,718
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $160,980$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$31,389
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,686$128,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,348,731$1,681,916
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,616,237$13,985,889
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,889,263$16,910,124
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $533,971$922,478
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $618,921$1,517,537
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,152,892$2,440,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,192,667$4,491,833
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,543,704$9,978,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,736,371$14,470,109
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,889,263$16,910,124
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,470,109 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,338,387
XI-2 Total expenses$6,419,965
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,081,578
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,736,371
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$366,848
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,448,468
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,470,109

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