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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,623,147
Total expenses
$16,157,182
Contributions and grants received
$17,945,898
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$442,238
Investment income
$17,476
Other revenue
$217,535
Total assets, end of year
$11,619,032
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,841,431
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,777,601
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,560,277
Management and general expenses
$3,628,158
Fundraising expenses
$968,747
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,560,277

Program services were 71.5% 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

    $22,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,611,940

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,311,458

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AFTER SCHOOL CARE

    total $273,805 · related or exempt $273,805

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $98,310 · related or exempt $98,310

  • 2c · Program service revenue: THEATRE SHOWS

    total $70,123 · related or exempt $70,123

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,476 · excluded $17,476

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $115,809

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $115,809

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $115,809 · excluded $115,809

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $37,570

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

    $22,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $115,940

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$78,370 · excluded -$78,370

  • 11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $103,245 · excluded $103,245

  • 11b · Other revenue: E-RATE REVENUE

    total $76,851 · related or exempt $76,851

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $180,096

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $295,759 · management and general $221,069 · fundraising $74,690

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,070,590 · program services $5,855,513 · management and general $1,745,717 · fundraising $469,360

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,678,628 · program services $1,174,852 · management and general $466,760 · fundraising $37,016

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $814,425 · program services $570,006 · management and general $191,458 · fundraising $52,961

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $306,835 · program services $214,750 · management and general $72,132 · fundraising $19,953

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $321,482 · program services $225,002 · management and general $75,575 · fundraising $20,905

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $270,908 · program services $189,605 · management and general $63,686 · fundraising $17,617

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,036,227 · program services $834,034 · management and general $113,553 · fundraising $88,640

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,776 · program services $11,041 · management and general $3,709 · fundraising $1,026

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $50,472 · program services $35,324 · management and general $11,865 · fundraising $3,283

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $89,675 · program services $62,763 · management and general $21,081 · fundraising $5,831

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,131,460 · program services $1,491,785 · management and general $501,070 · fundraising $138,605

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,282 · program services $53,282

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $26,269 · program services $18,386 · management and general $6,175 · fundraising $1,708

  • 20 · Interest

    total $168,300 · program services $117,792 · management and general $39,564 · fundraising $10,944

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,316 · program services $27,516 · management and general $9,243 · fundraising $2,557

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $133,169 · program services $93,203 · management and general $31,306 · fundraising $8,660

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

    total $558,574 · program services $489,388 · management and general $54,195 · fundraising $14,991

  • 24b · Other expenses: CHARTER AUTHORIZER FEES

    total $96,035 · program services $96,035

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $150,897 · end of year $2,091,066

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $805,459 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,877,411 · end of year $1,352,411

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,222,358 · end of year $4,982,031

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $297,435 · end of year $116,281

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

    $9,346,232

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

    $8,769,782

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $178,714 · end of year $576,450

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,425 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,774,142 · end of year $2,500,793

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,254,317 · end of year $2,655,003

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $579,698 · end of year $225,721

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,667,190 · end of year $2,460,707

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,297,290 · end of year $4,319,689

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,014,346 · end of year $1,457,912

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS ARE MOTIVATED TO LEARN, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND HAVE STRUCTURES IN PLACE THAT ASSIST STUDENTS IN ACCESSING THEIR FULL ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PUBLIC 6-12 CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERING AN IMMERSIVE ARTS PROGRAM AND STRONG ACADEMIC CURRICULUM.

  • OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (OSA) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDED BY GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN - THEN OAKLAND'S MAYOR - IN 2002. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, OSA HAS BEEN SERVING OVER 800 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12 TUITION-FREE. OSA IS HOUSED IN UPTOWN OAKLAND'S HISTORIC FOX THEATER AND NEWBERRY BUILDING. OSA IS A LINKED LEARNING PATHWAY SCHOOL OFFERING AN IMMERSIVE ARTS PROGRAM AND A STRONG ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. WE SERVE YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE BAY AREA WITH A PREFERENCE FOR OAKLAND-BASED STUDENTS. OSA STUDENTS COMPLETE A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC CURRICULUM WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ONE OF TEN ARTISITIC FIELDS: AUDIO PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING, DANCE, DIGITAL MEDIA, FASHION DESIGN, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, LITERARY ARTS, PRODUCTION DESIGN, THEATRE, VISUAL ARTS AND VOCAL MUSIC.

    Expenses $11,560,277 · Revenue $519,089

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Safia Fasah

    CHAIR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Isaac Abid

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Philip Green

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phillip Milestone

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sorell Raino-Tsui

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Simmons

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aubra Levine

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Oznowicz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $307,916
    From this org
    $239,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,677
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $45,778
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,461
    Filer's total
    $307,916
  • Beth Brenner-Josef

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $149,205
    From this org
    $149,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sara Ordaz

    DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $188,448
    From this org
    $154,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,473
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,873
    Filer's total
    $188,448
  • Steven Borg

    DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $170,042
    From this org
    $151,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,771
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,271
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,771
    Filer's total
    $170,042
  • Rachel Dalton

    VICE PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $173,836
    From this org
    $134,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,594
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,242
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,640
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,954
    Filer's total
    $173,836
  • Marie Plette

    VOCAL MUSIC CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $168,752
    From this org
    $126,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,870
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,882
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,234
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,636
    Filer's total
    $168,752

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620969349301137

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