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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AVANCE SCHOOLS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,794,747
Total expenses
$5,512,682
Contributions and grants received
$5,732,802
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$61,945
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,918,794
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,537,824
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$1,619,030
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,853,946
Management and general expenses
$1,658,210
Fundraising expenses
$526
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,853,946

Program services were 69.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $11,484

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,671,011

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $50,307

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $61,945 · related or exempt $61,945

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $11,484

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $23,789 · management and general $23,789

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,338,999 · program services $1,654,695 · management and general $684,304

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $220,992 · program services $215,830 · management and general $5,162

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $220,424 · program services $183,034 · management and general $37,302 · fundraising $88

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $156,863 · program services $108,655 · management and general $48,087 · fundraising $121

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $77,446 · management and general $77,446

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $196,121 · management and general $196,121

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $517,077 · program services $256,853 · management and general $260,224

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $265 · program services $133 · management and general $132

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,331 · program services $3,300 · management and general $44,029 · fundraising $2

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $51,170 · program services $43,170 · management and general $8,000

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $484,023 · program services $401,920 · management and general $81,910 · fundraising $193

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $42,781 · program services $38,007 · management and general $4,763 · fundraising $11

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $230,552 · program services $230,552

  • 20 · Interest

    total $39,106 · management and general $39,106

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $100,627 · management and general $100,627

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $110,742 · program services $91,957 · management and general $18,741 · fundraising $44

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EDUCATION

    total $264,977 · program services $264,977

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

    total $219,832 · program services $191,298 · management and general $28,467 · fundraising $67

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

    total $83,593 · program services $83,593

  • 24d · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $57,225 · program services $57,225

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,747 · program services $28,747

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $57,821 · end of year $192,230

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,197,655 · end of year $953,534

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,038 · end of year $58,371

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,946,166

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,403,847

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $596,297 · end of year $542,319

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $652,386 · end of year $172,340

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,233,198 · end of year $2,020,117

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $603,265

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $998,621 · end of year $1,398,621

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $597,208 · end of year $119,086

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,901,095 · end of year -$1,619,030

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AVANCE SETS THE STANDARD FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL EXCELLENCE VIA RIGOROUS COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION THAT INSPIRES A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND LEADING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OPERATED A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN HIGHLAND PARK THAT OPENED 2004 AND CLOSED 6/30/2025.

  • ACADEMIA AVANCE OPERATED AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN HIGHLAND PARK SINCE 2004. WE OFFER RIGOROUS PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE, WITH REALWORLD EXPERIENCES IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING. AVANCE RANKS HIGH IN ITS COLLEGE GOING RATE WITH GRADUATES FROM ALL THE CAMPUSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM, AND MOST OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES. AVANCE PLACES QUALITY EDUCATION FIRST, AND VALUES A PROFESSIONAL CULTURE OF COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY AND FISCAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE SCHOOL CLOSED EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2025.

    Expenses $3,853,946 · Revenue $61,945

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Miguel Jaurez

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Margaret Godinez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rachel Villalobos

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Victor Aguirre

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,958
    From this org
    $23,958
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Delmy Roquel

    WEE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,046
    From this org
    $103,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,666
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • AVANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT AVANCE SCHOOLS · CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349308291

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