Seven arrows' core mission is to teach and promote passion for learning, academic excellence, and a commitment to local and global communities. Seven Arrows and its staff will support and encourage the development of competent, disciplined, critical, creative, respectful, and ethical human beings in an environment that celebrates each child's innate abilities and challenges her or his personal potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$939K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 11% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$939K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
20
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 20 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.3M
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$7.6M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.3M
FY2021▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$12.4M
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$12.3M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2021▲ +133%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$8.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $5.5M Management & general 24% · $1.8M Fundraising 3% · $234K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $939K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$333,812Pt VII · Sec A
Business Officer
$133,433Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Innovation & Learning
$131,038Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$117,679Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Strategic Marketing & Enrollment Manageme
$114,039Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Students
$109,482Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margarita Pagliai’s $362K as Head of School is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margarita Pagliai$361,928$344,036$339,103$334,816$333,812$328,127
Jane Rose—$238,872$135,776$133,227$133,433$130,740
Sara Kaviar$161,522$148,895$146,520$140,774$131,038$120,125
Fiona Farrahi———$140,428——
Darren Nakasuji$134,550$121,604$114,155$111,395$109,482$107,643
Maria Arellano————$117,679—
Fiona Farahi————$114,039—
Cristina Benson$105,570$111,681————

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

Educates children from kindergarten through sixth grade.

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1 program · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The school, with an approximate enrollment of 151 students, provides a rigorous and rewarding academic experience for the students and it also nurtures their development as caring and responsible human beings.

$5.5Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $1.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$147,916
Unitemized GrantFY2023$264,368
Unitemized GrantFY2022$265,823
Unitemized GrantFY2021$412,014
Unitemized GrantFY2020$357,655
True Community EducationCA · FY2020$41,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$283,375

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$7.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.5M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$234K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$666K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$55K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$11.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.5M
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$343K
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 676
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41K$41K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$358K$358K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$517K$36K$326K$155K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.2M$588K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$40K$10K$25
Other employee benefitsLn 9$282K$228K$54K$142
Payroll taxesLn 10$240K$194K$46K$121
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$219K$26K$193K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$190K$98K$86K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$112K$89K$17K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$965K$794K$158K$12K
TravelLn 17$570$285$285
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$21K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$384K$307K$58K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$67K$58K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$978K$188K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$32K$18K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M$5.5M$1.8M$234K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.4M$12.3M$35K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.0M$9.6M$1.5M$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.4M$9.8M$640K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$8.7M$1.1M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $11.3M$7.6M$3.7M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.5M$6.4M$79K$2.8M 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 $11,278,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,153,207$5,528,583
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,285,784$5,761,433
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,992$12,842
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,273−$24,693
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,477,710$11,278,165
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $283,375$398,655
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,830,478$3,885,414
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,284,505$3,276,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,398,358$7,560,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,352$3,717,219
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $11,278,165 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$269,240
VIII-1e Government grants$666,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,593,343
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$54,977
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,528,583
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,761,433$5,761,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,842$12,842
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,693−$24,693
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,761,433 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,851$11,278,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,560,946 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $41,000$41,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $357,655$357,655
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,242 · Management $325,538 · Fundraising $155,049$516,829
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,206,478 · Management $587,880 · Fundraising $1,361$2,795,719
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,475 · Management $9,629 · Fundraising $25$50,129
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $228,023 · Management $54,247 · Fundraising $142$282,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $194,041 · Management $46,163 · Fundraising $121$240,325
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,226$17,226
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,065$16,065
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,543 · Management $193,174$218,717
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $17,822 · Fundraising $17,822$35,644
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $98,027 · Management $86,038 · Fundraising $5,438$189,503
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $89,203 · Management $16,726 · Fundraising $5,575$111,504
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $794,484 · Management $158,104 · Fundraising $12,273$964,861
IX-17 TravelPrograms $285 · Management $285$570
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,177 · Management $19,609$40,786
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $306,998 · Management $57,562 · Fundraising $19,187$383,747
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,992 · Management $7,435 · Fundraising $1,952$67,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $978,075 · Management $187,892$1,165,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,236 · Management $17,754 · Fundraising $14,918$64,908
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,507,934 · Management $1,819,149 · Fundraising $233,863$7,560,946
Part X · Balance sheet $11,824,712 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,243,743$5,501,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,240,139$2,474,849
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $61,984$2,303,900
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,532$9,531
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $112,528$111,297
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,281,690$1,081,341
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,277$342,648
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,992,893$11,824,712
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $329,641$402,143
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,030,984$4,726,818
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $666,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $164,452$176,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,191,077$5,305,677
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,705,989$2,898,657
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,827$3,620,378
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,801,816$6,519,035
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,992,893$11,824,712
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,519,035 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,278,165
XI-2 Total expenses$7,560,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,717,219
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,801,816
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,519,035

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