FRIENDS OF MARK TWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $234K · expenses $228K · assets $122K
- EIN
- 26-4705783
- Address
- 2224 WALGROVE AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066-3502
- Website
- WWW.FOMTMS.ORG
- NTEE code
- B112
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2010 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Staci Boggeri (its 2017 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
FRIENDS OF MARK TWAIN IS THE SCHOOL'S BOOSTER CLUB, MADE UP OF A GROUP OF PARENTS, GUARDIANS, OTHER ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, STAFF, EMPLOYEES, AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO RAISING MONEY FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO BENEFIT MARK TWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOOL-LIFE EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENTS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE CAN MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Pope | PRESIDENT | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bernadette Preciado | SECRETARY | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brian Condon | TREASURER | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tracy Daniel | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 2023-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jenn Pullen | TREASURER | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nikki Gilbert (former) | VICE PRESIDENT | 2022-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gretchen Gaboury (former) | SECRETARY | 2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Grace Ma (former) | SECRETARY | 2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ruthie Seroussi (former) | CHAIRMAN | 2018-2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brandy Oeser (former) | PRESIDENT | 2018-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Jasmine Jaffe (former) | VICE PRESIDENT | 2019-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Soo Lee (former) | TREASURER | 2019-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Meme Fehmers (former) | SECRETARY | 2019-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Staci Boggeri (former) | President | 2018 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shaka Forman (former) | Vice President | 2018 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Isabel Portillo (former) | Treasurer | 2018 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA POPE | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BERNADETTE PRECIADO | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRIAN CONDON | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TRACY DANIEL | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JENN PULLEN | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA POPE | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NIKKI GILBERT | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRETCHEN GABOURY | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRIAN CONDON | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TRACY DANIEL | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA POPE | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NIKKI GILBERT | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRACE MA | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRIAN CONDON | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUTHIE SEROUSSI | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDY OESER | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JASMINE JAFFE | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| MEME FEHMERS | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SOO LEE | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| RUTHIE SEROUSSI | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDY OESER | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JASMINE JAFFE | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| MEME FEHMERS | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SOO LEE | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| RUTHIE SEROUSSI | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDY OESER | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JASMINE JAFFE | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| MEME FEHMERS | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SOO LEE | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| RUTHIE SEROUSSI | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STACI BOGGERI | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SHAKA FORMAN | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BRANDY OESER | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| ISABEL PORTILLO | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RUTHIE SEROUSSI | Chairman | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $234,061 | $227,707 | $121,646 | $121,646 | $0 | $231,706 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $194,495 | $175,997 | $115,292 | $115,292 | $0 | $198,069 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $136,852 | $172,043 | $96,794 | $96,794 | $133,513 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $168,520 | $170,484 | $131,985 | $131,985 | $169,088 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $115,359 | $46,247 | $133,949 | $133,949 | $116,276 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $92,173 | $64,737 | $64,837 | $64,837 | $91,583 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $55,282 | $31,847 | $67,264 | $67,264 | $52,795 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $137,054 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2020, 2023-2025 | 5 | $101,994 | 2025 | $39,621 | show |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $17,500 | 2024 | $7,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $8,500 | 2024 | $8,500 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $5,842 | 2019 | $5,842 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF MARK TWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $2,718 | 2023 | $560 | show |
| ABBVIE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF MARK TWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL” | 2019 | 1 | $500 | 2019 | $500 | show |
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| MARINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB | CA | B11 | $267,110 | $230,191 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB | CA | B11 | $274,283 | $213,524 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTERS | CA | B11 | $273,193 | $208,122 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALICE C STELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT FACULTY CLUB | CA | B11 | $273,119 | $243,783 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SAN ELIJO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B11 | $278,305 | $284,347 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TEAM BOOSTERS | CA | B11 | $254,667 | $265,298 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS ENDOWMENT | CA | B11 | $230,899 | $13,424 | CEO | $515,060 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTERS | CA | B11 | $213,906 | $159,787 | Co-Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BEECHWOOD SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CA | B11 | $215,141 | $278,520 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SANTA CLARA CITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS | CA | B11 | $273,659 | $296,654 | Executive Dir. | $108,376 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FRIENDS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LAW LIBRARY | CA | B11 | $206,525 | $236,612 | INTERIM CONSULTING ED | $21,499 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL BANDS AND COLOR GUARD BOOSTERS | CA | B11 | $242,972 | $237,309 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS BOOSTER CLUB | CA | B11 | $201,580 | $199,699 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| CHAPARRAL ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS AND EDUCATORS FOR STUDENTS | CA | B11 | $226,383 | $242,669 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RALPH E NODDIN HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB | CA | B11 | $251,602 | $200,476 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL TELEVISION BOOSTER CLUB | CA | B11 | $227,186 | $245,539 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB | CA | B11 | $260,384 | $227,165 | Vice President | $0 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EL SOL ACADEMY FOUNDATION | CA | B11 | $204,918 | $345,042 | EXEC. DIR. OF EL SOL ACADEMY | $263,867 | Same NTEE code B11, revenue within 2x, same state |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $227,707 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRO | $60,000 | $60,000 | - | - | 26.3% |
| All other expenses | $58,060 | $29,756 | $19,343 | $8,961 | 25.5% | |
| Other (as described) | GARDEN EXPENSE | $50,389 | $50,389 | - | - | 22.1% |
| Other (as described) | ART PROGRAM FEES | $35,493 | $35,493 | - | - | 15.6% |
| Other (as described) | COACHING SERVICES | $23,765 | $23,765 | - | - | 10.4% |
| Total | $227,707 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $175,997 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other expenses | $64,656 | $30,779 | $18,241 | $15,636 | 36.7% | |
| Other (as described) | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRO | $40,000 | $40,000 | - | - | 22.7% |
| Other (as described) | ART PROGRAM FEES | $26,633 | $26,633 | - | - | 15.1% |
| Other (as described) | COACHING SERVICES | $23,925 | $23,925 | - | - | 13.6% |
| Other (as described) | GARDEN EXPENSE | $20,783 | $20,783 | - | - | 11.8% |
| Total | $175,997 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $172,043 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $172,043 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $172,043 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $170,484 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $170,484 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $170,484 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $46,247 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $46,247 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $46,247 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $64,737 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $64,737 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $64,737 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $31,847 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,263 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $27,937 | 87.7% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $3,263 | 10.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $601 | 1.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $46 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $31,847 | 100% |
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