Dvorskaya Alternative School

Tax-deductible

W Hollywood, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 95-4829104Revenue $462K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, 90046-4506 · W Hollywood, CATax-exempt since Apr 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 20 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 6% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $34
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$300K
695% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 695% of assets; over 80%.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$462K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$489K
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$257K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$462K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$495K
FY2020$299K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$462K
Expenses
$489K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$557K
FY2020$468K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$566K
FY2025$489K
Net assets
−$257K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$119K
FY2020−$289K
FY2021−$315K
FY2022−$213K
FY2023−$240K
FY2024−$231K
FY2025−$257K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2001.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $427K Management & general 13% · $62K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elina Dvorskaya’s $38K as President & CEO is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Elina Dvorskaya$37,600$24,600$25,440

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Dvorskaya Alternative School is a human services nonprofit based in W Hollywood, CA.

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1 program · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Licensed child day care center(age 2-6); licensed child school (age 6-12);WASC approved and ca state registered middle & high schooltutoring & sat preparation center

$427Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$34

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Money outPt IX
$489K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
−$257K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K
Net assetsLn 32−$257K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$15K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$39K$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K$300K
Net assetsLn 32−$231K−$257K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$206K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$47K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$22K$22K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$174K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K$427K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $462K$489K−$27K−$257K 990 PDF
FY2024 $565K$566K−$621−$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $482K$508K−$26K−$240K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$425K$109K−$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $510K$534K−$25K−$315K 990 PDF
FY2020 $299K$468K−$169K−$289K 990 PDF
FY2019 $495K$557K−$62K−$119K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $462,424 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $565,171$462,424
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $565,171$462,424
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $286,975$253,153
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $278,817$236,093
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $565,792$489,246
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$621−$26,822
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $462,424 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$462,424
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$462,424
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$462,424
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,246 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,158$206,158
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,995$46,995
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,670$4,670
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,736$5,736
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,742$1,742
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $21,860$21,860
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,920 · Management $11,467$185,387
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $10,698$10,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,073 · Management $62,173 · Fundraising $0$489,246
Part X · Balance sheet $43,133 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,846$15,139
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $27,994$27,994
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,840$43,133
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $270,115$299,780
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $270,115$299,780
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$231,275−$256,647
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,840$43,133
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$256,647 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,424
XI-2 Total expenses$489,246
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,822
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$231,275
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$256,647

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