STUDENTS MATTER: Form 990, tax year 2022
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- Organization
- STUDENTS MATTER (EIN 27-3816952)
- Tax period
- 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Filed
- 2023-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 202313189349309431
- Schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2023-11-14T11:19:39-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2022-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 204994635 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Iryna AC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1000 Broadway Ste 200-C | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Oakland | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94607 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2022-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 273816952 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Students Matter | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | STUD | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 3238922080 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 325 Sharon Park Drive 521 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Menlo Park | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94025 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | David Welch | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2023-11-14 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | David | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Welch | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Kostyantyn Oreshkov EA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00923916 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5104679506 | PhoneNum |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 2 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Federated Assurance Level | FAL1 | FederatedAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2022 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | David Welch | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 325 Sharon Park Drive 521 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Menlo Park | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94025 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $650,944 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | studentsmatter.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Formation | 2010 | FormationYr |
| Legal Domicile State | CA | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | Students Matter will continue to pursue a diverse set of program opportunities focused at delivering their legal right to a quality education. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 2 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 2 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 0 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 4 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $310,000 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $650,143 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $0 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $4 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $801 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $0 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $310,004 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $650,944 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $0 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $83,034 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $83,034 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $119,375 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $504,806 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $119,375 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $587,840 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $190,629 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $63,104 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $210,097 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $323,770 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $7,500 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $58,069 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $202,597 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $265,701 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Mission | Students Matter continues to engage in defending the rights of school children. This past year, in support of the children while moving to a distant learning environment, Students Matter supported the families of LAUSD in their pursuit of adequate support for at home students. We continue to find opportunities where we can elevate the rights of children including the pursuit of defining children as a protected legal class of citizenry, creating a CA constitutional amendment protecting the childrens right to a quality education. | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | false | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $502,070 | ExpenseAmt |
| Desc | Students Matter continues tocontinue to find opportunities where we can elevate the rights of children including creating a CA constitutional amendment protecting the childrens right to a quality education. We believethat all of Californias school-age children should have the right to attend a high-quality public school governed by policies that prioritize their educational interests. | Desc |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $502,070 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (true) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounselingInd |
| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | false | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | false | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | false | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | false | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | false | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | false | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | Yes (true) | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | false | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | false | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | false | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | false | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | false | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | false | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | false | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | false | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 6 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (true) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
| Employee | 0 | EmployeeCnt |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | false | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributionsInd |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd |
| Form8282 Filed | 0 | Form8282FiledCnt |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Form8899 Filedind | false | Form8899Filedind |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiledInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | false | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | false | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 2 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 2 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | false | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | false | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | false | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | false | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (true) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (true) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | Yes (true) | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (true) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (true) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (true) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | Yes (true) | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | Yes (true) | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | false | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jeff Child | PersonNm |
| Phone | 4159991091 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 52 Politzer Drive | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Menlo Park | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94025 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| No Listed Persons Compensated | Yes (X) | NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (2 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | OfficerOfficerInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Welch | |||||||
| President | 10.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ajit Shah | |||||||
| Secretary | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 0 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | false | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | false | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | false | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp
Contractor Name ContractorName
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | 50CAN Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Contractor Address ContractorAddress
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1380 Monroe Street NW 413 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Washington | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | DC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 20010 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Services | Strategy for referendum | ServicesDesc |
| Compensation | $121,000 | CompensationAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 1 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| All Other Contributions | $650,143 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $650,143 | TotalContributionsAmt |
| Total Program Service Revenue | $0 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $801 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $801 | ExclusionAmt |
Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $650,944 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $801 | ExclusionAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,800 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $1,800 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $83,034 | TotalAmt |
| Fundraising | $83,034 | FundraisingAmt |
Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $139,000 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $139,000 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Advertising AdvertisingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Royalties RoyaltiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Interest InterestGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public relations | $185,500 | $185,500 | |
| Community Outreach | $177,570 | $177,570 | |
| Dues, Fees & Other Charges | $936 | $936 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $587,840 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $502,070 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $2,736 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $83,034 | FundraisingAmt |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $1,718 | EOYAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $210,097 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $322,052 | EOYAmt |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $210,097 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $323,770 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $58,069 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $58,069 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $202,597 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $265,701 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $202,597 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $265,701 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $210,097 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $323,770 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $63,104 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | false | FSAuditedInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,283,816 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $269,173 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $303,289 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $310,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $650,143 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $3,816,421 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,283,816 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $269,173 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $303,289 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $310,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $650,143 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $3,816,421 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $2,662,567 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $1,153,854 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $609 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,146 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $474 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $4 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $801 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $3,034 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $3,819,455 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.30210 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.28670 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY | Yes (X) | TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd |
| Facts And Circumstances Test | Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Students Matter is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation that formed in 2010. Its specific purpose has always been to make a high-quality public education a constitutional right under the Constitution of the State of California more specifically, that the State of California and each of its school districts must provide all public school students with high-quality public schools (schools that equip said students with the tools necessary to participate fully in our economy, our society, and our democracy).The first charitable activity it undertook was to pursue, and provide all of the funding for, a lawsuit brought by 9 students who sued the State of California claiming that the quality of education they were receiving was so poor that it was violating their constitutional rights under the Constitution of the State of California (the case was titled Vergara v. California). The case was won by the students at the Superior Court level. The appellate court overruled the Superior Court, and the California Supreme Court, by a 4-3 margin in which two of the dissenting judges wrote compelling opinions regarding the merits of the case, declined to accept review of the appellate court decision.Vergara cost approximately thirty million dollars through 2017 to fund and fully pay off, and after its conclusion, Students Matters directors and advisory board wanted to continue to find other ways of pursuing its charitable purpose. Accordingly, Students Matter at that time needed to come up with additional capital to fund subsequent efforts to make a high quality public education in California constitutionally guaranteed.Students Matter has always relied on meeting the public support test, and thus qualifying as a public charity, by meeting the one-third of public support requirement found in Internal Revenue Code Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Since its inception, Students Matter has been classified as a publicly supported organization each year through 2021. In 2022, its public support percentage, in the aggregate, for calendar years 2018-2022 is 30.21%, which is less than 33.34%, which means that in order to be classified as a public charity for 2022, it needs to meet the facts and circumstances test.The first criteria of the facts and circumstances test is that Students Matters public support percentage in the aggregate for calendar years 2018-2022 be at least 10%; it is 30.21%. The second criteria is that Students Matter must be organized and operated so as to attract new and additional public support on a continuous basis, and that it maintains a continuous and bona fide program for the solicitation of funds from the general public or other public charities. In examining this criteria, consideration is to be given to whether the scope of its fundraising activities is reasonable in light of its charitable activities, and the fact that an organization in its early stages may limit the scope of its solicitation to persons deemed most likely to provide seed money in an amount sufficient to enable it to commence its charitable activities and expand its solicitation program.Since its inception, Students Matter has been organized and operated so as to attract new and additional public support, evidenced by the fact that it was classified as a publicly supported charity from its inception in 2010 until 2021. The problem for 2022 is that Students Matter in 2017 had depleted almost all of its assets in supporting and funding Vergara. Even though it was only 7 years old, it basically needed some seed money to pay off outstanding bills, pay staff, and continue to do activities in alignment with its charitable purpose. Accordingly, one of its directors, David Welch, and his family contributed over $1,921,000 in 2018, the first year of the 2018-2022 timeframe that is being examined here, which is over 84% of the total support raised by Students Matter in 2018. Importantly, to show that Students Matter isnt an organization designed to receive all or most of its support from David Welch and his family, they have only contributed $286,000 since 2018, and nothing in calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.Further evidence of Students Matter being operated so as to attract new public support is the fact that it has for the past couple of years worked with two fundraisers, Tracy Austin and Amy Thornton, to fundraise from new and continuing sources. Evidence of their success can be found in the support received by Students Matter in 2023. Of the $407,000 received so far in 2023, $395,000 of it has been received from community foundations/charitable funds, all of which are currently classified as public charities, which means that all of said support would be included in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction used to determine the percentage of public support received by Students Matter in the future. Furthermore, the only time where a substantial contribution during the relevant timeframe of 2018-2022 has caused a significant problem insofar as Students Matter meeting the public support test was during 2018 (a year which will no longer be relevant in future public support test calculations), when, because of the depletion of almost all of its assets caused by taking a case all the way to the California Supreme Court, Students Matter limited the scope of its solicitations to persons deemed most likely to provide seed money in an amount sufficient to enable it to commence its charitable activities and expand its solicitation program.If the first two criteria have been met, then there are a few factors which the IRS examines in totality to ascertain if Students Matter was publicly supported for purposes of the facts and circumstances test. Students Matter isnt required to satisfy every single one of these factors, as the factors relevant to each case and the weight accorded to any one of them may differ depending on the organizations nature, charitable purpose and the length of time it has been in existence. These factors are:Percentage of Financial Support: The actual percentage of public support received by Students Matter from public or governmental sources will be taken into consideration, and the higher this percentage is and the closer it is to 33.34%, the lesser will be the burden of establishing the publicly supported nature of Students Matter through other factors. The percentage of public support received by Students Matter from 2018-2022 is 30.21% which is very close to 33.34%.Sources of Support: The IRS will examine whether or not Students Matter received its support directly or indirectly from a representative number of persons, rather than receiving almost all of its support from a few individuals and/or family units. The response to this factor can mainly be found in the response above to the second criteria of the facts and circumstances test namely, that Students Matter has generally from its outset raised support from the general public. Representative Governing Body: A positive factor is if Students Matters governing body represents the broad interests of the public, rather than the personal interests of a limited number of donors. The official board of directors of Students Matter currently consists of David Welch and Ajit Shah. However, it has an advisory board of 5 people, all of whom (i) meet the criteria set forth by the IRS as to what it likes to see, (ii) provide meaningful and constructive ideas and guidance to Students Matter, (iii) actively attempt to fundraise for it and (iv) are so busy and have such serious character that they wouldnt spend time being involved with any organization were their ideas not taken very seriously. These individuals are:Antonio Villaraigosa former mayor of Los AngelesBen Austin Founding Director, Education Civil Rights NowJames Liebman, Ph.D Simon Rifkind Professor, Columbia Law SchoolMichael Stoppleman Former SVP of Engineering at Yelp, now an investorRick Tinsley Co-Chair of Govern for California Courage CommitteeAvailability of Public Facilities or Services; Public Participation in Programs or Policies: The fact that an organization generally provides facilities or services directly for the benefit of the general public on a continuing basis is to be considered evidence by the IRS that such organization is publicly supported. Students Matter at present does not have any facilities open to the public. However, it is organized and operated to serve the needs of all of the public school students currently in California and all future public school students in California, and every single one of its activities is designed to carry out that purpose.In conclusion, Students Matter strongly believes that is has met the facts and circumstances test, and that the IRS should make an official finding of that. If it doesnt, that would mean Students Matter would be classified as a private foundation for 2022, and the earliest year it could qualify as a public charit | FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Email Solicitations | Yes (X) | EmailSolicitationsInd |
| Phone Solicitations | Yes (X) | PhoneSolicitationsInd |
| In Person Solicitations | Yes (X) | InPersonSolicitationsInd |
| Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants | Yes (X) | SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd |
| Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty | Yes (true) | AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd |
Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | ActivityActivityTxt | Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd | Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt | Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt | Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Austin Inc | ||||||||
| 9869 Easton Drive | Beverly Hills | CA | 90210 | General fundraising | false | $650,143 | $83,034 | $567,109 |
| (no name) | ||||||||
| false | ||||||||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Gross Receipts | $650,143 | TotalGrossReceiptsAmt |
| Total Retained By Contractors | $83,034 | TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt |
| Total Net To Organization | $567,109 | TotalNetToOrganizationAmt |
| Licensed States | CA | LicensedStatesCd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Audit committee reviews and then approves the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | All Board members are required to disclose potential conflicts as they arise and then excuse themselves from any board vote covering such conflicts. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Governing documents are made available to the public immediately upon request of such information. |
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