2026-05-04T14:56:30-05:00 2025-06-30 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2024-07-01 473207203 CORE DISTRICTS CORE 9164412917 2014 CAPITOL AVE SUITE 100 4014 SACRAMENTO CA 95811 RICHARD MILLER CEO 9164412917 2026-05-01 1 1 AMANDA H WILLIAMS P01281212 9166466464 2026-05-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICHARD MILLER 2014 CAPITOL AVE SUITE 100 4014 SACRAMENTO CA 95811 8062314 0 X WWW.COREDISTRICTS.ORG X 2015 CA THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY FOSTERING HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE, MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION AND LEARNING BETWEEN ITS 8 CALIFORNIA BASED MEMBER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 10 10 18 10 0 0 4050069 4336197 2922972 3510788 236775 215329 0 0 7209816 8062314 302115 346956 0 0 2523209 2317659 0 0 52334 3998063 4729865 6823387 7394480 386429 667834 5780099 6552459 342415 446941 5437684 6105518 X TO ASSIST PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO INNOVATE, IMPLEMENT AND SCALE NEW STRATEGIES AND TOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED AND MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. 0 0 4441916 346956 3102352 IMPROVEMENT NETWORKS:CAPABILITY BUILDING PROGRAMS IS A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS TO LEARN AND DEVELOP SKILLS IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TO TACKLE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE IN THEIR LOCAL CONTEXTS.BREAKTHROUGH SUCCESS COMMUNITY IS A PROGRAM AIMED AT IMPROVING 9TH GRADERS ON TRACK READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER. THROUGH LEARNING SESSIONS, SITE TEAM MEETINGS, ACTION PERIODS, AND MONTHLY REPORTING, SCHOOLS THAT OPT INTO THE PROGRAM WORK ON IMPROVING 5 CRITICAL AREAS THAT DETERMINE 9TH GRADE STUDENT SUCCESS: SUPPORTIVE 8TH-9TH GRADE TRANSITION; FRESHMAN SUCCESS TEAMING; STRONG STUDENT-ADULT RELATIONSHIPS; MASTER SCHEDULING PRACTICE; AND GRADING PRACTICES. 1445054 408436 DATA ANALYTICS:INSIGHTS DASHBOARD IS A PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO REFINE THE CALCULATION AT THE HEART OF CORE'S MULTIPLE MEASURES ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS WELL AS BUILDING CAPACITY FOR SYSTEMIC SUCCESS.DATA COLLABORATIVE IS A COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN PARTICIPATING LEAS (DISTRICTS, CHARTER LEAS AND ADDITIONAL NETWORKS) FOCUSED ON IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES. THE DATA COLLABORATIVE'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS FOR ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO HAVE STRONG SUPPORT, EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING, AND AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY STANDING TOGETHER BY THEIR SIDE SO THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER. WORK TOWARD THIS GOAL IS SUPPORTED BY FACILITATING INTER- AND INTRA-DISTRICT DATA COLLABORATION THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES. THE HOPE IS TO SUPPORT MEMBER DISTRICTS (WHICH INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION STUDENTS) TO ADAPT THIS WORK FOR LOCAL SCHOOL REPORT CARDS THAT WILL ENABLE PARENTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO MATTERS OF SCHOOL QUALITY.SUPPORT INDEX IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL LEVERAGE THE FULL DATA SET IN THE CORE DATA COLLABORATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES OVER TWO MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS 150 LEAS (SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, RURAL, URBAN, SUBURBAN, CHARTER, DISTRICT). THIS EFFORT WILL EXPLORE ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF STUDENT NEED AND/OR ASSETS. THESE INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS ADDRESS-LINKED CENSUS DATA (E.G., CRIME, MEDIAN INCOME, HEALTH) AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE DATA IN OAKLAND (E.G., STUDENT CHOICE DATA). AT ITS HEART, THE APPROACH OF THE STUDENTS NEEDS INDEX IS IMPORTANTLY UNIQUE IN THAT INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS ABOUT WHAT DEFINES NEED, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUTCOMES OF INTEREST (E.G., STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON STANDARDS TESTS) AND STUDENT AND COMMUNITY FACTORS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.S CONTROL. THIS APPROACH BUILDS ON RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THE AREAS STUDENT GROWTH MODELING AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE PART OF THE EXISTING CORE-EA DATA SYSTEM. 436277 CORE SCHOOLSFUTURE FORWARD SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEMS IS A 10-YEAR BODY OF WORK THAT CORE IS UNDERTAKING. FOUR PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS ARE CONVENING COMMUNITY BASED DESIGN TEAMS TO LEARN FROM RESEARCH, AND SUCCESSFUL MODELS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, TO FUNDAMENTALLY REDESIGN THE SECONDARY TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE SO THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN DEMONSTRATE SKILLS MASTERY AND PREPAREDNESS FOR TOMORROW'S WORLD. 6323247 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 250 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X CORE DISTRICTS 9165962548 2014 CAPITOL AVE STE 100 4014 SACRAMENTO CA 95811 X LISA ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MISTY HER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIELA MAFI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL BAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLA JOHNSON-TRAMMELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO CARVALHO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT WAYNE DIRECTOR (THRU 10/18/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA SU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY ALMENDAREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY ALBARRAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MILLER CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STEAGALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORE CAPABILITY BUILDING PROG. 40.00 X 242066 0 28068 DAVID MONTES DE OCA CHIEF OF IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 X 232351 0 9681 BRIGITTE MARSHALL CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 179199 0 28588 DAVID CALHOUN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORE DATA COLLABORATIVE 40.00 X 129342 0 0 BRENDA ESCORIZA PAREDES CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER 40.00 X 132380 0 5574 SAMUEL MILDER SENIOR IMPROVEMENT COACH 40.00 X 125451 0 15551 LATOYA BUFFORD SENIOR DIRECTOR DATA AND ANALYTICS 40.00 X 136851 0 3732 IRIS LOPEZ SENIOR IMPROVEMENT COACH 40.00 X 111263 0 9342 1288903 0 100536 10 0 1 0 CAPITOL IMPACT LLC 1610 R STREET STE 300 SACRAMENTO CA 95811 MANAGEMENT & PROGRAM 557070 EDUCATION ANALYTICS INC 110 E MAIN ST 1000 MADISON WI 53703 PROGRAM CONSULTING 514250 SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION 6401 LINDA VISTA ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92111 STAFF SUPPORT 501377 HIGH TECH HIGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCAT 2150 CUSHING ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92103 PROGRAM CONSULTING 224687 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 485 BROADWAY ST 3RD FLR REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PROGRAM CONSULTING 206876 6 4336197 4336197 SERVICE FEES 900099 3510788 3510788 3510788 215329 215329 8062314 3510788 0 215329 X 346956 346956 732292 628779 103513 1293876 1110981 182895 40563 34829 5734 108276 92971 15305 142652 122487 20165 1287246 886312 348600 52334 45074 45074 1938366 1825677 112689 94200 71653 22547 25966 19586 6380 3640 2746 894 36953 298 36655 918818 893617 25201 326557 246323 80234 28421 21438 6983 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 24624 18594 6030 7394480 6323247 1018899 52334 391865 753860 4066957 5197059 416147 49387 115016 44349 1624361 1116557 790114 507804 5780099 6552459 342415 446941 342415 446941 X 4428533 4086262 1009151 2019256 5437684 6105518 5780099 6552459 667834 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5930217 3160000 3020081 4050069 4336197 20496564 5930217 3160000 3020081 4050069 4336197 20496564 19125112 1371452 12951 12331 114528 236775 215329 591914 21088478 14567673 0.06500 0.11560 X CORE DISTRICTS PROGRAMS ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA. CORE DISTRICTS WORKS INTIMATELY WITH SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, AND SUPPORT STAFF IN LARGE URBAN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY SERVE STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING: OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. CORE DISTRICTS ALSO WORKS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS IN CA THROUGH THEIR DATA PROGRAM. THROUGH THESE DISTRICTS AND PROGRAMS, CORE DISTRICT'S SERVICES REACH OVER 2 MILLION STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. CORE DISTRICT ACTIVELY SOLICITS FUNDING FROM A DIVERSE ARRAY OF SOURCES. A LARGE PORTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT REVENUE COMES FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. FEES CHARGED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS REMAIN CONSIDERABLY LOW TO ENSURE THEY DO NOT IMPOSE ECONOMIC ACCESS BARRIERS. CORE DISTRICTS HAS PROVIDED SEVERAL RATE PASSES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE PROGRAM OFFERINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.CORE DISTRICTS PROGRAMS ATTRACTED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE ALLOWED THE ORGANIZATION TO ESTABLISH ITSELF AND DRIVE INNOVATION TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR SOME OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TEMPORARY FUNDS THAT ARE ALLOWING THE ORGANIZATION TO BUILD OUT AND EXPAND PROGRAMS. CORE DISTRICTS DOES NOT INTEND OR DESIRE TO REMAIN DEPENDENT ON LARGE GRANT FUNDS, AND THE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REVENUE. THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TOWARDS BEING MAJORITY FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT/SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONCE THE PHILANTHROPICALLY SUPPORTED INNOVATION PROVES EFFECTIVE AND THE PROGRAMS ARE EXPANDED.CORE DISTRICTS IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF EIGHT INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS AND THE CEO, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, ALL OF WHOM POSSESS SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL ARENAS. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF PUBLICLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENTS OF 8 LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS SPREAD ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THE BOARD IS ENTRUSTED BY THE PUBLIC WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CALIFORNIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE RECEIVING A QUALITY EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, CORE DISTRICT'S CEO HAS 20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN EDUCATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, INCLUDING SERVING AS DEPUTY STATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR P-16 POLICY AND INFORMATION BRANCH OF THE CA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKING AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. CLOSE TO 100% OF CORE DISTRICTS' TEAM MEMBERS HAVE WORKED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HAVE A FIRST-HAND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. CORE DISTRICT'S INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS ARE NOT ONLY HELPING SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS RE-IMAGINE HOW TO TEACH STUDENTS, BUT THEY HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE GREATER COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1624361 1116557 507804 507804 X 8062314 0 8062314 0 8062314 7394480 0 7394480 0 7394480 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED THE PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 MINI-GRANT TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAMS 232 346956 PART I, LINE 2: WE PROVIDE MINI-GRANTS TO SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK AT SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS. EACH SCHOOL OR INDIVIDUAL SUBMITS A GRANT PROPOSAL THAT OUTLINES WHAT THEY INTEND TO USE THE FUNDS FOR (I.E. SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAM, MEETING EXPENSES, ETC). OUR IMPROVEMENT COACHES MONITOR USE AS THEY MEET WITH EACH SCHOOL OR INDIVIDUAL THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE GRANT TERM. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHELLE STEAGALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORE CAPABILITY 240066 0 2000 0 0 0 9698 0 18370 0 270134 0 0 0 DAVID MONTES DE OCA CHIEF OF IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT PARTN 226211 0 2000 0 4140 0 9681 0 0 0 242032 0 0 0 BRIGITTE MARSHALL CHIEF OF STAFF 177199 0 2000 0 0 0 8378 0 20210 0 207787 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 WHILE OUR CEO IS NOT PAID COMPENSATION BY CORE DISTRICTS, THE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES BY CAPITOL IMPACT, LLC, WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CORE DISTRICTS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RICHARD MILLER CEO OF CORE DISTRICTS AND 31.67% OWNER OF CAPITOL IMPACT LLC 558861 CAPITOL IMPACT LLC PROVIDES MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES TO CORE DISTRICTS AS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CORE DISTRICTS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT DISCLOSED HERE ($558,861) AND THE AMOUNT ON FORM 990 PART VII, SECTION B, LINE 1 ($557,070) ARE TIMING DIFFERENCES BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION FILES ON A FISCAL YEAR END JUNE 30 BASIS. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 CAPITOL IMPACT, LLC OVERSAW DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS SUCH AS PAYROLL AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION UP UNTIL JANUARY 2022. AS OF JANUARY 2022, CORE DISTRICTS MANAGES THESE FUNCTIONS INTERNALLY AND WITHOUT CAPITOL IMPACT AND HAS BECOME ITS OWN EMPLOYER. ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, EXCEPT OUR CEO ARE EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY CORE DISTRICTS NOW. HOWEVER, OUR CEO OVERSEES THE COMPANY AND REMAINS AN EMPLOYEE OF CAPITOL IMPACT, LLC. ADDITIONALLY, RICHARD MILLER, CORE CEO, IS 31.67% OWNER OF CAPITOL IMPACT LLC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BEFORE FILED, CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER, BRENDA ESCORIZA (PAREDES), WILL REVIEW THE RETURN WITH RICHARD MILLER, CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS IS COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS: AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WHILE RICHARD MILLER IS NOT PAID COMPENSATION BY CORE DISTRICTS, THE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES BY CAPITOL IMPACT, LLC WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CORE DISTRICTS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GOVERNING BODY DOES NOT APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. CORE'S CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER, CHIEF OF STAFF, AND CEO RESEARCH, REVIEW, AND SET COMPENSATION PROCESSES. MOST OF OUR KEY EMPLOYEES COME FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS. HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE REVIEWED THEIR COMPENSATION, AND DETERMINED AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT BASED ON THEIR ROLE. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,731,981. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 112,676. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,844,657. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 93,696. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 93,709. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, AND THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.