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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$28,111,421
Total expenses
$28,823,066
Contributions and grants received
$27,417,023
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$328,835
Other revenue
$365,563
Total assets, end of year
$44,958,044
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,228,720
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,729,324
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,780,056
Management and general expenses
$5,030,890
Fundraising expenses
$12,120
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,780,056

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $26,838,287

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $578,736

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $328,835 · excluded $328,835

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $307,782 · related or exempt $307,782

  • 11b · Other revenue: FUNDRAISING

    total $41,001 · related or exempt $41,001

  • 11c · Other revenue: INTEREST CREDIT

    total $14,250 · excluded $14,250

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,530 · related or exempt $2,530

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $365,563

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $547,128 · program services $426,760 · management and general $120,368

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,703,839 · program services $11,212,715 · management and general $491,124

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $462,527 · program services $444,026 · management and general $18,501

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,026,645 · program services $983,970 · management and general $42,675

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $754,180 · program services $724,712 · management and general $29,468

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $109,774 · management and general $109,774

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $332,212 · program services $74,621 · management and general $257,591

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,994,637 · program services $6,321,534 · management and general $673,103

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $43,186 · program services $32,433 · management and general $10,753

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $329,226 · program services $104,796 · management and general $224,430

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $478,733 · program services $478,733

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,645,502 · program services $1,080,260 · management and general $565,242

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,482 · program services $53,482

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $61,937 · program services $61,937

  • 20 · Interest

    total $161,211 · management and general $161,211

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $215,229 · program services $161,421 · management and general $53,808

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $374,158 · management and general $374,158

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $1,529,538 · program services $176,237 · management and general $1,341,181 · fundraising $12,120

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICES

    total $827,675 · program services $827,675

  • 24c · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

    total $467,730 · program services $467,730

  • 24d · Other expenses: OVERSIGHT FEES

    total $152,053 · management and general $152,053

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $552,464 · program services $147,014 · management and general $405,450

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,816,303 · end of year $8,484,825

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,102,642 · end of year $2,579,438

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $42,927 · end of year $43,332

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $78,122 · end of year $163,923

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

    $30,616,318

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

    $1,807,797

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,571,692 · end of year $28,808,521

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,775,254 · end of year $4,878,005

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,413,355 · end of year $3,052,326

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,884,638 · end of year $4,292,030

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,177,588 · end of year $3,052,958

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $3,494,234 · end of year $13,707,117

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,976,156 · end of year $5,124,289

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,440,969 · end of year $15,729,324

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE CONTEXT OF AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS DUAL-LANGUAGE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION WE WILL ENSURE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND APPLY CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS WHILE MAKING SENSE OF THEIR ROLE WITHIN THEIR OWN CULTURE AND THE GREATER SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A CHARTER ACADEMY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS IN TK TO 8TH GRADE.

  • A CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES PROVIDES A RIGOROUS COLLEGE-PREP K-8 PROGRAM THAT TEACHES STUDENTS ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND BUILDS ON CORE ELEMENTS OF THEIR IDENTITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, VOICES ACADEMY SERVED 1,222 STUDENTS AND HAD 175 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.

    Expenses $23,780,056 · Revenue $351,313

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Servando Sandoval

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Wisckol

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alice Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pedro Carreno

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judy Nguyen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dena Koren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ian Connell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frances Teso

    PRESIDENT/CEO (END 7/23)

    Total calculated
    $144,672
    From this org
    $142,604
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,068
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lizzette Ramirez

    COO

    Total calculated
    $162,242
    From this org
    $159,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,319
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,923
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,319
    Filer's total
    $162,242

  • Aldo Ramirez

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $140,439
    From this org
    $138,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,007
    Hours/week
    40

  • Juan Carlos Villasenor

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $150,188
    From this org
    $143,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,008
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,180
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,008
    Filer's total
    $150,188

  • Deanna Flores

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $133,805
    From this org
    $132,022
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,783
    Hours/week
    40

  • Megan Mallamace

    DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL POPULATION

    Total calculated
    $131,969
    From this org
    $130,177
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,792
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nathan Jones

    SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

    Total calculated
    $143,168
    From this org
    $141,122
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,046
    Hours/week
    40

  • Keri Szysmanski

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $128,467
    From this org
    $126,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,707
    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. 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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO A COMPENSATION STUDY IS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • VCBLA NIDO LLC

    FACILITIES · CA · income $1,220,822 · assets $24,207,475

    Directly controlled by VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349313252

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