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Lake Balboa, CA501(c)(3)Education EIN 95-4810579Revenue $421K in FY2020

On file with the IRS17424 Sherman Way, 91406-3506 · Lake Balboa, CATax-exempt since Feb 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Private school with a regularly enrolled student body, an established Waldorf curriculum, and a full-time faculty

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

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $61K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$421K
Spent
$635K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$421K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$366K
Expenses
$635K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$451K
Net assets
$86K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$66K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $635K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Almut Shroeder
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students using a Waldorf curriculum and full-time faculty.

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1 program · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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A fully recognized and operational nonprofit center for learning

$635Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Local Initiatives Support CorporationFY2020$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$421K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$403K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$469
Money outPt IX
$635K
Ln 25
Programscol B$635K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$403K
Investment incomeLn 3$469
Total revenueLn 12$421K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$490
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$293K$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$304K$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$301K$86K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$463K$463K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$40K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$56K$56K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$635K$635K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $366K$451K−$85K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 $563K$480K$83K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022 $521K$545K−$24K$121K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$519K−$66K$145K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $421K$635K−$214K$86K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $421,390 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,860$17,444
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $745,787$403,477
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $778$469
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $756,425$421,390
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $616,837$502,682
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,527$132,299
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $796,364$634,981
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$39,939−$213,591
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $421,390 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $403,477 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,444
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$469
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $403,946 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$421,390
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $634,981 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $463,084 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$463,084
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,598 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,598
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,556 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,556
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,955 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,955
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,186 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,186
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,664 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,640 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,640
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,662 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,662
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$55,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,960 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,960
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,204 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,204
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,972 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $634,981 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$634,981
Part X · Balance sheet $212,998 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $292,574$202,158
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,592$10,350
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $490$490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,055$212,998
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,551$2,450
X-25 Other liabilities$124,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,781$126,558
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $301,274$86,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,055$212,998
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$421,390
XI-2 Total expenses$634,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$213,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$301,274
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,440

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

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