PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (EIN 93-1012148)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-05-06
IRS object ID: 201601279349301230
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-06T13:55:42-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ledwith Houghton & Co CPAs	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	643 Bair Island Rd 105	AddressLine1Txt
City	Redwood City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94063	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	931012148	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6508511777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4575 ALPINE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTOLA VALLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94028	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Heather Prelle	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-05-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN R HOUGHTON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01328531	PTIN
Phone	6503061400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,760,410	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	http://www.pvschoolsfoundation.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Portola Valley Schools Foundation seeks to provide general financial support for the Portola Valley School District. See statement.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	24	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	24	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,084,233	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,051,775	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$92,362	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$40,946	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$75,744	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$416,473	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,252,339	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,509,194	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,131,699	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,266,748	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$9,349	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$37,096	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$33,138	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,168,795	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,299,886	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$83,544	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$209,308	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$5,235,091	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,096,367	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,235,091	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The Portola Valley Schools Foundation seeks to provide general financial support for the Portola Valley School District. See statement.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,266,748	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,266,748	GrantAmt
Desc	The Portola Valley Schools Foundation was formed in December 1989 to raise money to supplement the funds allocated to the Portola Valley School District by the State of California and to provide Portola Valley Schools with funds to enhance educational opportunities for its students. The funds are distributed to the Portola Valley School District as requested by the School Board of Trustees consistent with the operation of a tax exempt foundation.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,266,748	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (true)	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	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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 With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
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
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	24	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	24	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	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Heather Prelle	PersonNm
Phone	6508511777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4575 Alpine Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portola Valley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94028	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Hilary Duwe
CAMPAIGN CO-CH	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Harmssen
CAMPAIGN CO-CH	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Geoff Crouse
CAMPAIGN CO-CH	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tricia Christensen
Past President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joyce Chung
PAST PRESIDENT	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michelle Bellomo
ENDOW CO CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bob Kavanaugh
ENDOW CO CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Aimee Armsby
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Cassani
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rob Cheney
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Eastman
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jenni Farrell
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Gilpin
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Megan Koch
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Wendy McAdam
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ginger Pistilli
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Erin Sanders
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Amy Shimer
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jami Worthington
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tricia Suvari
Director	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Beth Gillbrand
President	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RANDY VON FELDT
President	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Heather Prelle
CFO	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SYLVIA THOMPSON
Secretary	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

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
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,051,775	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,051,775	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,946	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$40,946	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$667,689	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$251,216	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$416,473	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$416,473	ExclusionAmt

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	$1,509,194	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$457,419	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,266,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,266,748	ProgramServicesAmt

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	$0	TotalAmt

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	$0	TotalAmt

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	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$366	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$366	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,150	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,167	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,983	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,684	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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	$4,803	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CREDIT CARD FEES	$6,461	$6,461
OUTSIDE SERVICES	$3,938	$3,938
WEBSITE	$922	$922
HOSPITALITY	$895	$895

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$919	TotalAmt
Management And General	$919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,299,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,266,748	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,349	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,052	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,834	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,103,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,193,677	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)
BOY	$3,850,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,905,580	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)
BOY	$2	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,096,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,235,091	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,417,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,556,415	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,678,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,678,676	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,096,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,235,091	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,096,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,235,091	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$209,308	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$71,829	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,245	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$1,059,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,083,231	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,891,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,084,233	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,051,775	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,170,135	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	$1,059,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,083,231	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,891,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,084,233	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,051,775	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,170,135	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,170,135	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$246,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$140,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$137,080	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$92,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,946	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$657,932	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,215	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,031	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$59,590	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,887,657	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.89580	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.88660	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax	false	Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMadeInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Committee for Outstanding Portola V	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	280 Spanish Trail	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portola Valley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94028	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$228,663	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total	$228,663	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$342,995	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$49,826	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total	$49,826	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$57,166	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total	$57,166	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$85,749	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$49,826	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total	$49,826	TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEE FOR OUTSTANDING PORTOLA VALLEY (NET OF REFUND) OF $49,826.THIS ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED MEASURE O- WHICH PROVIDED FOR CRITICAL LOCAL FUNDING FOR PORTOLA VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PARCEL TAX MEASURES.WITHOUT THIS MEASURE'S PASSAGE, THE PV SCHOOL DISTRICT PROJECTED REVENUES FROM ITS OTHER FUNDING SOURCES WOULD BE INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH THE CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT EXPECT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,678,676	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$2,678,676	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,678,676	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$2,678,676	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,278,676	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$400,000	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$2,678,676	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,248,676	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$30,000	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$2,278,676	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,238,676	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,000	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$2,248,676	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,509,194	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,509,194	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,509,194	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,299,886	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,299,886	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,299,886	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The PVSF endowment is intended to foster excellence in teaching, augment the core curriculum and promote a balanced education in the Portola Valley School District.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	AUCTION/GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$464,164	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$464,164	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$100,600	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	8TH GRADE FIELD TRIP	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$203,525	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$203,525	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$150,616	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$667,689	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$667,689	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$251,216	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$251,216	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$416,473	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4575 Alpine Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTOLA VALLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94028	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$1,266,748	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	CASH GRANT	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of Grant	to provide general financial support	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grants are provided to the Portola Valley School District for uses approved by the district governing board to meet the educational needs of the district. Bi-monthly meetings are held during the school year between members of the the Foundation board, the district administration and the district governing board to ensure the proper use of these funds.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Client Note 1	Client Note 1 - Form 990 Part VI Other Information - Line 82bThe value of time has not been recognized as revenue and offsettingexpenses in the tax return. Due to the varying nature of the work, itis not practical for the Foundation to value such time.The value of use of facilities has not been recognized as revenue andoffsetting expenses in the tax return.The Portola Valley Schools Foundation seeks to provide general financial support for the Portola Valley School District in order to provide and maintain consistently high quality educational opportunities for the children of Ormondale and Corte Madera Schools. See stmt . By fundraising through annual campaigns, the endowment, events, community business partnerships and eScrip, the Foundation raises money to pay for essential educational programs and for innovative teacher and district projects.The Foundation is committed to conducting its fundraising in a manner that supports the districts efforts, fosters cooperation among all district organizations, and increases awareness of the need for private funds for public education in California. Anyone can support the Foundation. We thank all the parents, grandparents, friends, staff, teachers, businesses and community members who have shared in our vision for our children.
Client Note 2	Client Note 2 - ORGANIZATION MISSIONThe Portola Valley Schools Foundation seeks to provide general financial support for the Portola Valley School District in order to provide and maintain consistently high quality educational opportunities for the children of Ormondale and Corte Madera Schools. By fundraising through annual campaigns, the endowment, events, community business partnerships and eScrip, the Foundation raises money to pay for essential educational programs and for innovative teacher and district projects.The Foundation is committed to conducting its fundraising in a manner that supports the districts efforts, fosters cooperation among all district organizations, and increases awareness of the need for private funds for public education in California. Anyone can support the Foundation. We thank all the parents, grandparents, friends, staff, teachers, businesses and community members who have shared in our vision for our children.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	FORM 990 WAS AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S DROPBOX WEBSITEBOARD MEMBERS WERE INFORMED OF THIS BY EMAIL IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	AVAILABLE IN FOUNDATION'S OFFICE AND ON PUBLIC WEBSITE at http://www.pvschoolsfoundation.org/
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases	OTHER INCREASES = $1245
GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN EXCESS OF $75	EVERY OTHER YEAR THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS THROUGH AN AUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION'S RECEIPT FOR AUCTION PAYMENTS BY BUYERS INCLUDES A STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR THOSE GOODS AND SERVICES.
NON CASH DONATIONS FOR AUCTION	THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES DONATIONS OF GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH IT AUCTIONS AT THEIR MAJOR FUND RAISING EVENT. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY IN VALUING THESE ITEMS, THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN DONATION REVENUES.
SECURITIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT	Endowment Funds are held in the TIFF-MUlti Asset Fund. The following is a description of that Fund:TIFF Investment Program, Inc. (TIP) is an open-end management investment company that seeks to improve the net investment returns of its members by making available a series of mutual funds, each with its own investment objectives and policies. The TIFF Multi-Asset Fund reflects the best thinking of TIFF's staff and board with respect to asset allocation policy where marketable securities are the primary focus.