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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HIGH TECH HIGH.

Totals

Total revenue
$105,887,644
Total expenses
$102,456,369
Contributions and grants received
$101,282,533
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,909,919
Investment income
$1,479,676
Other revenue
$215,516
Total assets, end of year
$178,978,715
Total liabilities, end of year
$131,445,054
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$47,533,661
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$77,221,141
Management and general expenses
$25,189,487
Fundraising expenses
$45,741
Program service expenses (Part III)
$77,221,141

Program services were 75.4% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $496,541

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $99,517,451

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,268,541

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $1,000,469 · related or exempt $1,000,469

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CHILD CARE FEES

    total $696,464 · related or exempt $696,464

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $600,000 · related or exempt $600,000

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CREDENTIALING FEES

    total $445,399 · related or exempt $445,399

  • 2e · Program service revenue: AFFILIATE SUBCONTRACTS

    total $167,587 · related or exempt $167,587

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,479,676 · excluded $1,479,676

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $96,226

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $96,226

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $96,226 · excluded $96,226

  • 11a · Other revenue: ENERGY INCENTIVE/REBATE

    total $119,290 · related or exempt $119,290

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $119,290

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $443,240 · program services $300,232 · management and general $143,008

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $49,555,390 · program services $39,235,776 · management and general $10,319,614

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,173,217 · program services $9,877,793 · management and general $2,295,424

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,672,470 · program services $3,791,413 · management and general $881,057

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,953,941 · program services $1,585,499 · management and general $368,442

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $177,407 · program services $177,407

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $146,404 · management and general $146,404

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $91,282 · management and general $91,282

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,087,498 · program services $6,903,782 · management and general $3,183,681 · fundraising $35

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $141,012 · program services $164 · management and general $140,848

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $267,320 · program services $212,533 · management and general $54,787

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $535,879 · program services $378,823 · management and general $157,056

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,302,615 · program services $7,143,268 · management and general $2,159,347

  • 17 · Travel

    total $161,002 · program services $138,731 · management and general $22,271

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $255,876 · program services $214,865 · management and general $41,011

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,207,484 · management and general $2,207,484

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $511,005 · management and general $511,005

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

    total $7,329,034 · program services $5,560,411 · management and general $1,722,917 · fundraising $45,706

  • 24b · Other expenses: NONPUBLIC TUITION

    total $1,007,566 · program services $1,007,566

  • 24c · Other expenses: CHARTER AUTHORIZER FEES

    total $743,849 · management and general $743,849

  • 24d · Other expenses: AFFILIATE SUBCONTRACTS

    total $692,878 · program services $692,878

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $170 · end of year $170

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $47,277,255 · end of year $51,443,842

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $860,683 · end of year $835,736

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,189,857 · end of year $7,900,230

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $122,585 · end of year $122,586

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

    $46,039,293

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

    $19,921,200

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,003,435 · end of year $26,118,093

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $96,309,787 · end of year $92,558,058

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,890,934 · end of year $4,406,482

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,821,248 · end of year $15,715,272

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $113,949,204 · end of year $111,323,300

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,018,644 · end of year $44,859,269

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,083,742 · end of year $2,674,392

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HIGH TECH HIGH'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP THE ACADEMIC, WORKPLACE AND CITIZENSHIP SKILLS FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HIGH TECH HIGH PROVIDES EDUCATION TO STUDENTS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF ITS CHARTER SCHOOLS.

  • OPERATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS: OVER 5,000 STUDENTS ATTEND HIGH TECH HIGH OPERATED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN GRADES K-12. HIGH TECH HIGH'S STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH 100% OF THE 'A-G' REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ADMISSION SATISFIED. THIS COMPARES TO ROUGHLY 1/3 OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

    Expenses $77,221,141 · Revenue $3,029,209

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • GARY JACOBS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • ALBERT LIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • BERNADETTE BACH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • LIDA RAJITA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • RANDOLPH WARD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • DIANA CORNEJO-SANCHEZ

    INTERIM CEO

    Total calculated
    $195,788
    From this org
    $155,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,346
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,442
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,534
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,812
    Filer's total
    $195,788

  • ROBERTA NORRIS

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $158,105
    From this org
    $121,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,647
    Hours/week
    40 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,458
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,609
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,038
    Filer's total
    $158,105

  • ISAAC JONES

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $234,617
    From this org
    $188,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,546
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,071
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,734
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,812
    Filer's total
    $234,617

  • JANIE GRISWOLD

    CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $239,858
    From this org
    $192,476
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,382
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,476
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,570
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,812
    Filer's total
    $239,858

  • PATRICK FROST

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $332,113
    From this org
    $256,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,763
    Hours/week
    45 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,350
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $66,715
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,048
    Filer's total
    $332,113

  • AMY BRIGGS

    SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $192,676
    From this org
    $155,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,760
    Hours/week
    41 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,916
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,624
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,136
    Filer's total
    $192,676

  • BEN DALEY

    GSE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $245,471
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $215,469
    Other
    $30,002
    Hours/week
    10 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $215,469 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $21,501 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,501 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $245,471 related

  • BRETT PETERSON

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $182,384
    From this org
    $146,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,521
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,839
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,024
    Filer's total
    $182,384

  • COLLEEN GREEN

    STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $179,819
    From this org
    $145,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,707
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,112
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,571
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,136
    Filer's total
    $179,819

  • EDRICK MACALAGUIM

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,416
    From this org
    $132,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,976
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,440
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,164
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,812
    Filer's total
    $168,416

  • ROD BUENVIAJE

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $163,664
    From this org
    $131,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,441
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,223
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,932
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,509
    Filer's total
    $163,664

  • MARIA PAULA MARRA

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,994
    From this org
    $130,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,747
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,247
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,747
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $154,994

  • KALEB RASHAD

    FORMER INTERIM CEO

    Total calculated
    $366,406
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $318,944
    Other
    $47,462
    Hours/week
    15 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $318,944 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $32,292 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,170 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $366,406 related

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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.

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349310294

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