OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-SAN GABRIEL INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-SAN GABRIEL INC (EIN 95-4602181)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201801349349303720
Schema version
2016v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-05-14T11:12:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Maginnis Knechtel & McIntyre LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 W Colorado BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityPasadenaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91105ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN954602181EIN

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Business Name Line1Options for Youth - San Gabriel IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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In Care Of% JOAN HALLInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlOPTIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6266859300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityPASADENACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6266859300PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLinda E G BallesterosPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00366852PTIN
Phone6264493466PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.243.150.18IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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JOHN HALL
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JAMIE DONAHUE
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JOHN HALL JR
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ELIZABETH BASKERVILLE
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TOMMIE JOE
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CYNTHIA RAMOS
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KATHLEEN LENTO
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JOCELYN BALDWIN
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WENDY M GILLESPIE
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RACHEL TRUDO
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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TEXT BOOKS$608,749$608,749
DISTRICT ADMIN FEES$145,173$145,173
SMALL EQUIPMENT$61,174$10,597$50,577

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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EOY$1,463,989EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,844,432BOYAmt
EOY$8,406,661EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$388,562ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,607,588OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,294,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,313,011BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$143,808OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$143,808DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$527,660OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,423DepreciationAmt
Book Value$474,237BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,787,248TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYABLE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONDesc
Amt$852,511Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$852,511TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,587,980TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,587,980RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,587,980TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,976,542TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,976,542ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,976,542TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 48 FOOTNOTE The Charter is a managed charter of Options for Youth-San Gabriel, Inc., which is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation. It is also exempt from state franchise and income taxes under Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in these financial statements. The United States Federal government and the State of California have statutes of limitations that generally range from three to four years. No open tax years are currently under examination.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E DISCLOSUREFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALTHOUGH PART IV, LINE 13 OF THE FORM 990 IS ANSWERED "YES", SCHEDULE E IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - SAN GABRIEL, INC IS A CHARTER SCHOOL. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC RATHER THAN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THEREFORE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SCHEDULE E. THIS IS SO BECAUSE SCHEDULE E IS USED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ENABLE THE IRS TO CONFIRM THAT A PRIVATE SCHOOL IS OPERATING UNDER A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN DEALING WITH STUDENTS. SINCE OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - SAN GABRIEL, INC IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SCHEDULE E IS NOT APPLICABLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
KATHLEEN LENTO
PRINCIPAL$24,740$177,521$432$2,489$10,501$25,172$190,511
JOCELYN BALDWIN
PRINCIPAL$0$131,548$3,610$16,967$0$152,125

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J PART I LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBONUSES BASED ON MERIT AND ACHIEVEMENT WERE PAID DURING THE REPORTING YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
EDUCATION DYNAMICS INC
SCHEDULE O$460,584IT SERVICESfalse
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS III
SCHEDULE O$881,133CURRICULUM MATERIALSfalse

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS990 PART VI LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: JOAN HALL, PRESIDENT JOHN HALL, VICE PRESIDENT JOHN HALL, JR, TREASURER JAMIE DONAHUE, SECRETARY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: JOAN HALL, PRESIDENT JOHN HALL, VICE PRESIDENT JOHN HALL, JR, TREASURER JAMIE DONAHUE, SECRETARY
FORM 990 REVIEW990 PART VI LINE 11A A draft of the form 990 is forwarded by the tax preparer to management. Management reviews and sends questions and comments back to the tax preparer for discussion and clarification. After any needed revisions are made, the final form 990 is distributed to the directors. Each Director then gives written consent approving the tax return prior to filing.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE990 PART VI LINE 12C The Organization distributes a written conflict of interest policy and code of ethics that applies to all employees. Directors are prohibited from owning any interest in any entity with which the Organization engages in any business or contractual relationship of any kind, and are required to disclose any conflicts of interest to the Board. Additionally, the Organization periodically solicits bids for contracts from a pool of vendors and as a result performs due diligence as to the same vendor multiple times. This frequent contact allows for more continuous monitoring of potential conflicts. Contracts with any vendor related to a Director or officer are considered related party transactions and are reviewed by the Board with a high level of scrutiny. Conflicts are required to be disclosed to the Board prior to the discussion of the proposed contract, and the related party is prohibited from any discussion or voting in connection with the contract. The Board determines whether the contract provides the good or service that is most needed by the Organization and whether the best price for such goods or services is being obtained in comparison with the proposed contract. If there is a question as to whether a conflict exists, the Board holds a vote to determine whether a conflict is deemed to exist, with any interested director or officer excluded from the proceedings.
COMPENSATION APPROVAL AND REVIEW990 PART VI LINE 15 The Organization's Directors are not compensated for their service. To determine the salaries of the compensated officers, the Organization's human resources personnel gathers salary survey information for various educational organizations similar in size, budget and geographic region to the Organization. Legal counsel then evaluates the survey information to determine proposed salaries for the officers based on factors such as salary averages in the survey, relative hours worked and duties performed. The proposed salaries are then submitted to the Directors along with the supporting information for consideration, and the Directors then vote to determine the salary that will be offered to each officer. The officers are excluded from these proceedings until the salary offer is extended. To determine the salary of the Deputy Superintendent, the President, and Vice President, a Business Consultant who specializes in the education field review the compensation of comparable executives in multiple counties located in the same geographical region as the Organization. This same group reviews progress toward and achievement of academic and financial goals for the most recently completed school year, and prepares new goals for the upcoming school year. The current salary is reviewed with the compensation information gathered and the success in achieving previous goals to determine if any adjustments will be made to the annual salary. The Deputy Superintendent then meets with the group to review and sign the upcoming school year goals agreement and is given the opportunity to negotiate salary at that time.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE990 PART VI LINE 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and recent federal income tax returns are made available for public inspection at the Organization's principal office during normal business hours.
INTERESTED PERSON RELATIONSHIPSCH L PART IV COLUMN (B) EDUCATION DYNAMICS, INC. IS AN ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY (1) JOAN HALL, PRESIDENT, AND (2) JOHN HALL, VICE PRESIDENT. EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS III IS AND ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY (1) JOAN HALL, PRESIDENT, (2) JOHN HALL, VICE PRESIDENT, (3) JOHN HALL, JR., TREASURER AND (4) JAMIE DONAHUE, SECRETARY.
MANAGEMENT COMPANY990 Part VI Line 3 Name of Management Company: Pathways Management Group, Inc. Services provided: Provides the education program for independent study based on instruction, recruits and manages personnel, provides accounting services, manages facilities, and provides financing. Persons compensated by the management company: the following persons were compensated by the management company for services provided to the filing organization and/or related organizations during the year: Elizabeth Baskerville Chief Financial Officer Reportable compensation $75,423 Other compensation $1,565 Tommie Joe Chief Operating Officer Reportable compensation $107,631 Other compensation $2,437 Cynthia Harsen Corporate Controller Reportable compensation $139,999 Other compensation $6,787 Charles Pak Dir of Instructional Operation Reportable compensation $142,664 Other compensation $9,599
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:CONSULTING FEES TOTAL FEES:1842453

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - BURBANK
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107954644026EDUCATIONCA501 (C) (3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - VICTOR VALLEY
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107954204496EDUCATIONCA501 (C) (3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - SAN JUAN
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107260564837EDUCATIONCA501 (C) (3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - CALIFORNIA INC
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107954768679EDUCATIONCA501 (C) (3)7NAfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - SAN BERNARDINO
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107271001410EDUCATIONCA501 (C) (3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - UPLAND
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107954527949EDUCATIONCA501 (C) (3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - ACTON
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107822272612EDUCATIONCA501(C)(3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - SACRAMENTO CITY
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107811903694EDUCATIONCA501(C)(3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - COVINA VALLEY
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107811668320EDUCATIONCA501(C)(3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - COACHELLA VALLEY
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107811295140EDUCATIONCA501(C)(3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - LUCERNE VALLEY
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107811307231EDUCATIONCA501(C)(3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - RIVERSIDE
320 N HALSTEAD STREET 280PASADENACA91107811275335EDUCATIONCA501(C)(3)2OFY-CA INCfalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgYes (true)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - VICTOR VALLEY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypehTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$852,511InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationNET BOOK VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIDENTIFICATION OF RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS: THE FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS ARE RELATED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION BUT HAVE NOT YET OBTAINED FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS: OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - FONTANA, INC. OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - GLENDALE, INC. OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - PERRIS, INC.ExplanationTxt

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