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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $14.8M · expenses $9.4M · assets $20.2M

EIN
83-4258337
Address
800 S BARRANCA AVE, COVINA, CA 91723-3625
NTEE code
B02
Exempt type
501(c)(4): social welfare (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
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Mission

PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING, ADMINISTERING, MANAGING, FACILITATING, AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CONDUCT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF ONE OR MORE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

5 people 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
Colleen Mullen CEO2020-2024 $505,269$1,505,589 1
Jessica Ray-Hertzler 2023-2024 $365,915$663,436 1
Jesse Noonan 2023-2024 $182,182$375,938 1
Maricela Frymark 2023-2024 $199,925$374,639 1
Charles Pak 2023-2024 $102,467$287,805 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Kay Rosen President2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Ryan Scott Saunders Treasurer2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kay Rose (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Trish Watkins (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Kathleen Lento (former) Director2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Daniel Trejo (former) Director2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 5 paid, $1.4M · 51 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COLLEEN MULLEN CEO40 $505,269$0$0 $505,2691
JESSICA RAY-HERTZLER 40 $365,915$0$0 $365,9151
MARICELA FRYMARK 40 $199,925$0$0 $199,9251
JESSE NOONAN 40 $182,182$0$0 $182,1821
CHARLES PAK 40 $102,467$0$0 $102,4671
KAY ROSEN President0 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN SCOTT SAUNDERS Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 5 paid, $1.1M · 54 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA RAY-HERTZLER 0 $297,521$0$0 $297,5211
COLLEEN MULLEN Executive Dir.40 $258,635$0$0 $258,6351
JESSE NOONAN 0 $193,756$0$0 $193,7561
CHARLES PAK 0 $185,338$0$0 $185,3381
MARICELA FRYMARK 0 $174,714$0$0 $174,7141
KAY ROSE Director0 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH WATKINS Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $290K · 50 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COLLEEN MULLEN Executive Dir.40 $290,154$0$0 $290,1541
KAY ROSE Director0 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH WATKINS Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $172K · 22 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colleen Mullen Executive Dir.40 $172,000$0$0 $172,0001
Kathleen Lento Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Trejo Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kay Rosen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $280K · 21 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colleen Mullen Executive Dir.40 $279,531$0$0 $279,5311
Kathleen Lento Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Trejo Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kay Rosen Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Other organizations that listed this one among their highest-paid independent contractors. Contractor lists give no EIN, so these are matched on name and address; check the filing.

YearPaid byServicePaidFiling
2024OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-DUARTE INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$5,292,074view vendor page
2024OPTIONS FOR YOUTH - ACTONMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$2,686,698view vendor page
2024OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-SAN BERNARDINO INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$1,911,478view vendor page
2024OFL WILLIAM S HART INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$1,438,519view vendor page
2024OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-VICTOR VALLEY INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$1,195,643view vendor page
2024OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-SAN GABRIEL INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$585,615view vendor page
2024OFL-BALDWIN PARK INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$507,188view vendor page
2024OFL CAPISTRANO INCMANAGEMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES$284,268view vendor page
2021OFL WILLIAM S HART INCMANAGEMENT SERVICES$607,039view vendor page
2021OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-VICTOR VALLEY INCMANAGEMENT SERVICES$547,286view vendor page
2021OPTIONS FOR YOUTH-SAN JUAN INCMANAGEMENT SERVICES$448,841view vendor page

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 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,797,721$9,390,549 $20,163,378$19,797,584 $0$14,723,344 $505,26951-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,870,035$8,621,855 $14,982,654$14,390,412 $0$13,720,262 $258,63554-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,595,939$6,858,680 $9,783,183$9,163,469 $0$10,580,625 $290,15450-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,358,058$3,907,275 $5,751,248$5,426,210 $0$5,356,921 $172,00022-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,167,306$4,185,931 $4,176,443$3,975,427 $0$5,166,167 $279,53121-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CENTRAL REGIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNDB02 $11,999,702$11,313,064 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$136,012 Same NTEE code B02, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$178,184,31251 152013–2024 GRADIENT LEARNING; PRIMARY SCHOOL; DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION; NEW CLASSROOMS INNOVATION PARTNERS INC and 11 more
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$66,648,92674 142010–2024 DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION; GROWING INLAND ACHIEVEMENT; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS and 10 more
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$34,439,20232 132020–2024 BES INC; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS; LEARNING ECONOMY INC; TEACHER PREP INSPECTION-US INC and 9 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$27,922,64089 282016–2024 CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND; OPEN STAFFING FOUNDATION; NEW CLASSROOMS INNOVATION PARTNERS INC; KIPP TEAM AND FAMILY SCHOOLS INC and 24 more
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$26,337,50011 52016–2022 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS; WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION; CAREERWISE COLORADO; NATIONAL DISABILITY INSTITUTE INC and 1 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$19,794,08633 122016–2024 TALKINGPOINTS; CAREERWISE COLORADO; KIPP TEAM AND FAMILY SCHOOLS INC; WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION and 8 more
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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 · $9,390,549 spent · pay $6,678,944 · grants $0 · events $39,774
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $5,098,449$5,098,449-- 54.3%
Other (as described)REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE $1,557,366$1,557,366-- 16.6%
Other employee benefits $661,565$661,565-- 7.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $505,269$505,269-- 5.4%
Payroll taxes $413,661$413,661-- 4.4%
Office expenses $240,823$240,823-- 2.6%
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $199,289$199,289-- 2.1%
Occupancy $160,537$152,510$8,027- 1.7%
Fees: legal $145,837-$145,837- 1.6%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $109,196$109,196-- 1.2%
Travel $93,629$93,629-- 1.0%
Insurance $52,357$52,357-- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $39,774$39,774-- 0.4%
Fees: other services $34,465$34,465-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $32,735-$32,735- 0.3%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $28,663$28,663-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $16,201$16,201-- 0.2%
All other expenses $505$505-- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $228$228-- 0.0%
Total$9,390,549100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $8,621,855 spent · pay $5,976,381 · grants $0 · events $61,811
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $4,773,953$4,773,953-- 55.4%
Other (as described)REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE $1,779,209$1,778,447$762- 20.6%
Other employee benefits $563,355$563,355-- 6.5%
Payroll taxes $380,438$380,438-- 4.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $258,635$258,635-- 3.0%
Office expenses $177,122$177,122-- 2.1%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $169,254$169,254-- 2.0%
Occupancy $165,472$157,098$8,374- 1.9%
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $83,874$83,874-- 1.0%
Travel $71,604$71,604-- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $61,811$61,811-- 0.7%
Insurance $37,810$37,810-- 0.4%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $30,430$30,430-- 0.4%
Fees: other services $28,035$28,035-- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $18,610-$18,610- 0.2%
Fees: legal $15,168-$15,168- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $5,587$5,587-- 0.1%
All other expenses $799$799-- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $689$689-- 0.0%
Total$8,621,855100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $6,858,680 spent · pay $4,778,452 · grants $0 · events $48,051
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $3,778,498$3,778,498-- 55.1%
Other (as described)REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE $1,432,325$1,432,325-- 20.9%
Other employee benefits $389,530$389,530-- 5.7%
Payroll taxes $320,270$320,270-- 4.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $290,154$290,154-- 4.2%
Occupancy $167,964$159,566$8,398- 2.4%
Office expenses $132,152$132,152-- 1.9%
Travel $75,138$75,138-- 1.1%
Fees: legal $73,366-$73,366- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $48,051$48,051-- 0.7%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $46,187$46,187-- 0.7%
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $39,097$39,097-- 0.6%
Insurance $34,189$34,189-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $18,187-$18,187- 0.3%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $11,100$11,100-- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,241$1,241-- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $689$689-- 0.0%
All other expenses $542$517$25- 0.0%
Total$6,858,680100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $3,907,275 spent · pay $2,260,566 · grants $0 · events $5,517
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $1,785,087$1,957,087-- 45.7%
Other (as described)Reimbursable Expenses $1,018,711$1,018,711-- 26.1%
Occupancy $288,192$273,782$14,410- 7.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $172,000--- 4.4%
Other employee benefits $165,425$165,425-- 4.2%
Payroll taxes $138,054$138,054-- 3.5%
Fees: legal $92,892-$92,892- 2.4%
Office expenses $67,478$67,478-- 1.7%
Other (as described)Professional Development $37,811$37,811-- 1.0%
Other (as described)Fraud Expense $34,424-$34,424- 0.9%
All other expenses $30,538$26,665$3,873- 0.8%
Insurance $28,923$28,923-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Contractors $12,979$12,979-- 0.3%
Fees: other services $12,199-$12,199- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $8,438-$8,438- 0.2%
Travel $7,115$7,115-- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,517$5,517-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $803$803-- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $689$689-- 0.0%
Total$3,907,275100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $4,185,931 spent · pay $2,321,509 · grants $0 · events $2,206
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $1,708,524$1,988,055-- 40.8%
Other (as described)Reimbursable Expenses $1,453,102$1,453,102-- 34.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $279,531--- 6.7%
Occupancy $263,537$250,360$13,177- 6.3%
Other employee benefits $190,302$190,302-- 4.5%
Payroll taxes $143,152$143,152-- 3.4%
Fees: legal $36,503-$36,503- 0.9%
Office expenses $31,789$31,789-- 0.8%
Insurance $24,019$24,019-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $18,258-$18,258- 0.4%
Other (as described)Professional Development $10,265$10,265-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Repairs $7,401$7,401-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Contractors $5,741$5,741-- 0.1%
All other expenses $4,514$4,514-- 0.1%
Fees: other services $4,059$237$3,822- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,206$2,206-- 0.1%
Travel $1,622$1,622-- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $689$689-- 0.0%
Interest $467$467-- 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $250$250-- 0.0%
Total$4,185,931100%

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