Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024
Filed by KERN COUNTY TAXPAYERS EDUCATION FUND INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $35,743
- Total expenses
- $38,327
- Contributions and grants received
- $25,000
- Grants paid
- $11,250
- Program service revenue
- $10,743
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- not reported
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- not reported
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- not reported
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- not reported
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $18,621
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $24,586
Program services were 64.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
The purpose of the Corporation is to research, organize and disseminate information and education to the public and business community of Kern County, in order to facilitate economic growth and development in Kern County.
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Since incorporation the Kern County Taxpayers Education Fund established its first project, the Kern Leaders Academy, based on the San Joaquin Political Academy in Fresno. The Kern Leaders Academy is a county-wide,community leadership program, whose purpose is to assist in the development of visionary community leaders who recognize that a healthy business climate is necessary for a strong economy. The Academy will provide education and training to civic, professional and business leaders and others with outstanding leadership potential so that they may enter public service with the appropriate skills and vision to address creatively the challenges facing Kern County.
Expenses $24,586 · Grants $11,250
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
-
Jaime Thornberry
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jess Frederick
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Arnold Duchow
Secretary/Treas
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marianna Buoni
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James Varley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael Turnipseed
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 3 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202540939349201524
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