BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $131K · expenses $89K · assets $48K

EIN
45-4196629
Address
1317 MAPLE AVE, TORRANCE, CA 90503-5923
NTEE code
B28
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2014 (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
School
Principal officer
Zhivka Kostova (its 2015 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Education

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Zhivka Kostova Director and Teacher2021-2024 $8,062$54,560 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Spaska Dvoiatchka Joseph Secretary2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Evelina Kostadinova Chief Financial Officer2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Anna Bakardzhieva Controller2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Vasil Mihalev Chief Executive Officer2024 3 $0 reported 1
Vasil Mihalew (former) Chief Executive Officer2021-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Deian Kazachki (former) Secretary2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Lidia McClune (former) Chief Financial Officer2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Nikolay Kostov (former) Trustee2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Zhivka Kostova Director and Teacher21 $8,062-$0 $8,0621
Vasil Mihalev Chief Executive Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Spaska Dvoiatchka Joseph Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Evelina Kostadinova Chief Financial Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Anna Bakardzhieva Controller3 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Zhivka Kostova Director and Teacher21 $16,920-$0 $16,9201
Vasil Mihalew Chief Executive Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Spaska Dvoiatchka Joseph Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Evelina Kostadinova Chief Financial Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Anna Bakardzhieva Controller3 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Zhivka Kostova Director and Teacher21 $11,880-$0 $11,8801
Vasil Mihalew Chief Executive Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Deian Kazachki Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Lidia McClune Chief Financial Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Nikolay Kostov Trustee3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Zhivka Kostova Director Teacher21 $17,698-$0 $17,6981
Vasil Mihalew Chief Executive Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Deian Kazachki Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Lidia McClune Chief Financial Officer3 $0-$0 $01
Nikolay Kostov Trustee3 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,209$89,488 $48,461$48,461 $88,408$42,801 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,663$91,233 $8,497$6,740 $48,372$22,291 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,238$67,983 $32,542$27,310 $40,467$20,771 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,688$69,926 $34,055$34,055 $41,733$15,955 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $21,603 in all, tax years 2021 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023, 2025 2$12,800 2025$7,650
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$8,777 2025$8,777
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 3$26 2023$16
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MAT FOUNDATIONCAB28 $129,912$112,081 Instructor$28,000 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
DELTA LEARNING CENTERCAB28 $122,299$134,438 BOARD MEMBER$22,928 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
QMC SCHOOLCAB28 $66,673$49,614 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
TTEC EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCAB28 $167,397$175,926 President$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
BAY VALLEY CHINESE SCHOOLCAB28 $140,448$129,080 PRINCIPAL$6,000 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
HELEN MODRZEJEWSKA POLISH SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTYCAB28 $84,252$91,727 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
FAIRCHANCEFORSPECIALNEEDSCAB28 $164,756$152,270 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
WESTSIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOUNDATIONCAB28 $253,906$250,699 CFO$14,760 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
LAURIE SCHOENDORFER ENDOWMENT FOR EDUCATIONCAB28 $71,735$61,451 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
FLYING PANTHERS FOUNDATIONCAB28 $230,731$347,527 President$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
ANGELA & ALLEN FOUNDATIONCAB28 $167,040$0 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
WILDFLOWER FOUNDATIONCAB28 $191,567$217,826 Secretary$27,069 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
ENLIGHTEN LEARNING RESOURCECAB28 $228,929$198,787 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TUTOR$51,465 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
MATTHEW NAM FOUNDATION CA INCCAB28 $150,852$124,941 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
ESCUELA DE LA CRUZCAB28 $170,104$162,894 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFICER$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN CHINESE SCHOOLCAB28 $226,342$210,143 President$18,600 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
KOREAN SCHOOL OF SACRAMENTOCAB28 $116,518$118,323 CHAIR PERSON$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY JAPANESE LANGUAGE INSTITUTECAB28 $149,246$144,111 President$0 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTECAB28 $175,447$140,465 CEO-PRESIDENT$46,780 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
INSTITUTE OF ARTS MUSIC & SCIENCE A CALIFORNIA NON PROFIT PUBLIC BENCAB28 $180,570$189,519 DIRECTOR$48,000 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
GERMAN SCHOOL OF FREMONTCAB28 $93,968$84,760 BOARD MEMBER$6,043 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
UNIQUELY ABLED PROJECTCAB28 $170,002$175,960 FOUNDER & PRES.$42,600 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTHPOWER COMMUNITY SOLUTIONSCAB28 $150,822$150,524 Director$24,000 Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x, same state
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$883,08525 92019–2025 NORTHWEST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE; TRIUNE JIU JITSU AND SELF DEFENSE; LIFE IN YOGA INSTITUTE INC; SHOOTING STAR FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$432,47115 22012–2024 BETHESDA EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION MINISTRIES INC; SHOOTING STAR FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$273,39223 92016–2024 SHOOTING STAR FOUNDATION INC; LIFE IN YOGA INSTITUTE INC; FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM INC; JUDSON EDUCATION CENTER INC and 5 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor$250,0001 12023–2023 WOOLLY FARMS FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$241,06622 52016–2024 SHOOTING STAR FOUNDATION INC; FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM INC; FOUNDATION FOR LGFA; INSTITUTE OF CATHOLIC HUMANISM and 1 more
BANGS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0008 12014–2021 ALL STAR EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION INC
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CLARK GILLIES FOUNDATION Private foundation$138,5003 12010–2013 ASCENT FUNDING ORGANIZATION
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$124,0005 12020–2024 ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION
HASTINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$116,73911 12011–2025 HASTINGS SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION
SCOMA FOUNDATION Private foundation$94,0009 12014–2022 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOUNDATION
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$83,8249 12016–2024 ALL STAR EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION INC
GODS GIFT Private foundation$80,0005 12020–2024 ENLIGHTEN LEARNING RESOURCE
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$79,3591 12016–2016 NORTHWEST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL FOUNDATION Private foundation$75,0002 12023–2024 WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION

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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 990EZ · $89,488 spent · pay $49,697 · grants $2,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,697 55.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,082 22.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,083 19.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,000 2.2%
Fees to independent contractors $400 0.4%
Printing, publications, postage $226 0.3%
Total$89,488100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $91,233 spent · pay $52,734 · grants $700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $52,734 57.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,604 20.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,665 19.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,500 1.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $700 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $30 0.0%
Total$91,233100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $67,983 spent · pay $43,897 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $43,897 64.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,386 22.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,635 12.7%
Printing, publications, postage $65 0.1%
Total$67,983100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $69,926 spent · pay $46,397 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $46,397 66.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,087 15.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,447 14.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,720 2.5%
Printing, publications, postage $275 0.4%
Total$69,926100%

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