INNOVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
INNOVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 46-2155826)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-03-26
IRS object ID
202610859349300136
Schema version
2024v5.0
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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Return2026-03-26T14:33:18-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Activity Or MissionBUILD THE PARENT AND COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF THESE SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLORS, AND STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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EMMA HIZA
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VINCENT QUAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE VILCHEZ
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JOSE ARENAS
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HANNAH GRAVETTE
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$3,034,379BOYAmt
EOY$3,172,134EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$4,795,248EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,724,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,548,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,384,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,970,318CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,439,272TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,724,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,548,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,384,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,970,318CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,439,272TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$15,992,071PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,009CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$80,239CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$155,451CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$151,472CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$390,489TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$29,829,761TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$653,475GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$528,291CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$451,532CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$1,514,398TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,271,597LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$47,504CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$38,417CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,425CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$87,346TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$133,644CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$132,073CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$112,883CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$378,600TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$567,900GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$24,762CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$23,965CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$48,727TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE C, PART II-ANO LOBBYING IN YEARS NOT COMPLETED.
SCHEDULE C, PART IVOUR LOBBYING EFFORTS AT THE STATE LEVEL HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY ON THE CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET AND THE ALLOCATION OF INCREASED MONETARY INVESTMENTS IN THE STATE BUDGET TOWARDS EDUCATION RELATED ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO COVID RELIEF FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, LOBBYING EFFORTS OCCURRED TOWARD INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MONIES THAT COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE RECEIVED FROM PROP 63 AND THE ANNUAL STATE BUDGET AND ADVOCACY IN THE STATE BUDGET TOWARDS DIRECT FUNDING FOR NON PROFITS AFTER SCHOOL PROVIDERS RELATED TO LEARNING LOSS, TUTORING, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AND RECOVERY.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$218,863OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$203,999DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,864BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,864TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,219,866TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,857,441DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,857,441RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,362,425RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,362,425TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,594,162TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,857,441DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,857,441ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,736,721ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,736,721TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINNOVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
MICHELLE VILCHEZ
CEO$200,905$200,905
JOSE ARENAS
HIGH COMP$165,536$165,536
HANNAH GRAVETTE
HIGH COMP$154,953$154,953

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DSTATEWIDE - INNOVATE ORGANIZES THOUSANDS OF PARENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. IN 2025, 10 PARENT LEADERS SERVED ON INNOVATE'S CA STATEWIDE PARENT LEADER BOARD. THE CA STATEWIDE PARENT LEADER BOARD IS A BODY OF VOLUNTEER PARENT LEADERS REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF BLACK AND LATINO PARENTS, PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES, AND PARENTS OF ENGLISH LEARNERS. PARENT LEADERS LIVE AND WORK IN LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, REDWOOD CITY, AND EAST PALO ALTO.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CEO PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. PROVIDED TO BOARD FOR REVIEW (PRIOR TO SUBMISSION IF AVAILABLE) VIA EMAIL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUALLY KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE READ THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCLOSED, THAT PERSON IS EXCLUDED FROM ANY DECISION-MAKING REGARDING THE PERSON OR CONTRACT THAT MIGHT PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO EMPLOYEES ARE MARRIED, WE ENSURE THEY DO NOT REPORT TO EACH OTHER, NOR DO THEY HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE SALARY OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE OTHER. IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A POTENTIAL VENDOR, WE FOLLOW A FORMAL PROCESS TO EVALUATE MULTIPLE POTENTIAL VENDORS, AND A TEAM OF PEOPLE ASSESS THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE VENDORS, AND A CONTRACT IS AWARDED BASED ON THIS DETERMINATION. THE EMPLOYEE WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION-MAKING ABOUT THE DECISION TO CONTRACT WITH THE POTENTIAL VENDOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ASTEPS IN THE SALARY DETERMINATION PROCESS: WITHOUT THE CEO PRESENT, THE BOARD HELD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW THE 2017 PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE CEO HAD EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS AND TO ALIGN THE SALARY INCREASE CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION-WIDE POLICY. BOARD CONSENSUS ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW (INCLUDING SALARY) WAS CONFIRMED VIA EMAIL ONCE FINAL DOCUMENTS WERE COMPLETE. THE CEO WAS NOT PART OF THAT EMAIL. THE BOARD CHAIR DISCUSSED THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW (INCLUDING SALARY) WITH THE CEO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BOTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES 37,074 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 6,714 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 44 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 115,597 97,132 LEGAL, ACCOUNTING AND HR 0 260,770 0 TOTAL 43,832 376,367 97,132

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationNO LOBBYING IN YEARS NOT COMPLETED.ExplanationTxt

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