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← LOS ANGELES EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LOS ANGELES EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,462,107
Total expenses
$13,060,286
Contributions and grants received
$8,668,071
Grants paid
$3,000
Program service revenue
$3,762,748
Investment income
$31,288
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$10,016,584
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,813,530
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,203,054
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,890,509
Management and general expenses
$1,158,710
Fundraising expenses
$11,067
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,890,509

Program services were 91.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,171,650

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $496,421

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $51,867

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES`

    total $3,762,748 · related or exempt $3,762,748

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,288 · excluded $31,288

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,000 · program services $3,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $243,747 · program services $146,297 · management and general $97,450

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,502,340 · program services $5,893,106 · management and general $601,887 · fundraising $7,347

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $89,997 · program services $89,674 · management and general $230 · fundraising $93

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $792,141 · program services $777,685 · management and general $13,710 · fundraising $746

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $508,503 · program services $444,223 · management and general $63,741 · fundraising $539

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,494 · program services $54,944 · management and general $13,550

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,304,478 · program services $1,274,676 · management and general $29,802

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $112,906 · program services $99,164 · management and general $13,742

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,401,543 · program services $1,348,032 · management and general $53,034 · fundraising $477

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,498 · program services $600 · management and general $898

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $527,153 · program services $373,707 · management and general $153,446

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $747,868 · program services $747,730 · management and general $138

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $155,814 · program services $137,323 · management and general $18,491

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,098 · management and general $41,098

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING AND DEVE

    total $499,618 · program services $471,212 · management and general $26,977 · fundraising $1,429

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $43,407 · program services $17,374 · management and general $25,597 · fundraising $436

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $16,681 · program services $11,762 · management and general $4,919

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,662,914 · end of year $606,198

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,716,643

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,666,857 · end of year $3,824,627

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $156,374 · end of year $194,813

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

    $1,930,162

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

    $322,810

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,587,274 · end of year $1,607,352

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,393,521 · end of year $2,066,951

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,069,671 · end of year $1,056,983

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $455,223

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,596,036 · end of year $2,301,324

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,167,975 · end of year $4,760,825

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,633,258 · end of year $1,442,229

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. TOGETHER WITH FAMILIES, SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY, FACILITATE ACCESS TO AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND WELLNESS PRACTICES SO THAT CHILDREN THRIVE FROM DIAPERS TO DIPLOMAS.

  • LAEP'S CORE WORK SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN TAKING STEPS TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE, LIBERATED SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS THAT CENTER EQUITY AND WELL-BEING FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MOST OF THIS WORK WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE 21ST CENTURY CALIFORNIA SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (21CSLA) FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN IMPERIAL, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. 620 EDUCATORS RECEIVED CORE SERVICES IN FY24-25 SUCH AS LOCALIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, AND ONE ON ONE COACHING.

    Expenses $5,246,748 · Grants $3,000

  • LAEP'S TRANSFORM SCHOOLS MODEL UNIQUELY EMPHASIZES INTEGRATED SUPPORT THAT SUPPORTS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, AND, THROUGH OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN COACHING, PROVIDES NEW EARLY EDUCATORS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACH WHILE THEY LEARN. LAEP'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL ALIGNS COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SCHOOL ASSETS TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE, PROBLEM-SOLVING SYSTEMS THAT REMOVE BARRIERS TO LEARNING AND TRANSFORM SCHOOLS INTO CULTURALLY VIBRANT EDUCATIONAL CENTERS. THIS PROCESS TRANSFORMS SCHOOLS INTO HUBS FOR INTEGRATED SERVICES, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION, AND STUDENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING WORK PROVIDES COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDS EDUCATOR NETWORKS TO PROMOTE VISION- AND MISSION-DRIVEN SCHOOLS THAT STRATEGICALLY PLAN FOR AND IMPLEMENT POSITIVE CHANGE. IN 2024-2025, LAEP SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 4,118 STUDENTS, 246 PARENTS, 341 TEACHERS AND EDUCATION LEADERS AT DESIGNATED PARTNER SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOLS DISTRICT THROUGH TRANSFORM SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $3,195,795 · Revenue $3,762,748

  • LAEP'S EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM BUILDS SCHOOL READINESS IN CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3, THEIR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 204 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN 2024-2025, WITH PARENTS. THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS CATALYTIC CHANGE BY WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND LEADING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. THE EARLY HEADSTART PROGRAMS ENRICH PARENTAL SKILLS STARTING WITH PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EMPOWER PARENTS TO BE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATIONAL ADVOCATES. LAEP OFFERS CHILDCARE, HOME VISITS, SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, PRENATAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.

    Expenses $2,424,739

  • READY2TEACH IS A ONE-YEAR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PREPARE ASPIRING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS TO EARN THEIR CALIFORNIA CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE TEACHER PERMIT WHILE GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2023, THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN FROM AN INNOVATIVE PILOT INTO A STRONG WORKFORCE PATHWAY THAT CONNECTS TRAINING, COLLEGE COURSEWORK, MENTORSHIP, AND PAID INTERNSHIPS TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED INFANT AND TODDLER EDUCATORS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. BY STRENGTHENING BOTH THE EDUCATOR PIPELINE AND THE CAPACITY OF EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS WHO MENTOR PARTICIPANTS, READY2TEACH IS HELPING BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM. IN 2024-2025, READY2TEACH GRADUATED 46 NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD ASPIRING EDUCATORS.

    Expenses $1,023,227

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Marcia Gonzales-Kimbrough

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elsa Luna

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gio Aliano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Durkin

    DIRECTOR (TO 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rod Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trevor Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • C Perry Bankston PhD

    CHAIR (SEE SCH. O)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Daniele Johnson-Araujo

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sapna Shah

    DIRECTOR (SEE SCH. O)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gautam Doshi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Monje JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mandana Mellano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Simpson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Bernardino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janett Casillas

    DIRECTOR (TO 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amber Hamilton

    VICE CHAIR (SEE SCH. O)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mallory Mahan Ms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Clark

    DIRECTOR (FROM 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Fernandez Mendoza From

    DIRECTOR (FROM 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Barela

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Norma Serrano

    DIRECTOR (FROM 02/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karla Roman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Kurtz

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $246,562
    From this org
    $228,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,568
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,994
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,599
    Filer's total
    $246,562

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE BONUS OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611339349308836

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