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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ECHO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,190,394
Total expenses
$9,278,777
Contributions and grants received
$1,674,324
Grants paid
$973,450
Program service revenue
$8,324,552
Investment income
$208,029
Other revenue
-$16,511
Total assets, end of year
$13,549,351
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,739,341
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,810,010
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,809,504
Management and general expenses
$3,304,373
Fundraising expenses
$164,900
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,809,504

Program services were 62.6% 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

    $319,103

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,355,221

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $27,373

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $7,934,713 · related or exempt $7,934,713

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EXTENDED DAY CARE

    total $355,631 · related or exempt $355,631

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PARENT ASSOCIATION DUES

    total $34,208 · related or exempt $34,208

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $208,029 · excluded $208,029

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $319,103

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $132,408

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$132,408 · excluded -$132,408

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $115,897 · related or exempt $115,897

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $115,897

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $973,450 · program services $973,450

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $580,753 · program services $267,556 · management and general $309,016 · fundraising $4,181

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,037,959 · program services $2,688,626 · management and general $1,296,343 · fundraising $52,990

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $186,767 · program services $119,531 · management and general $65,368 · fundraising $1,868

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $479,482 · program services $298,176 · management and general $179,316 · fundraising $1,990

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $347,828 · program services $189,789 · management and general $154,364 · fundraising $3,675

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,388 · management and general $27,388

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,335 · management and general $37,335

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,039 · management and general $4,039

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $349,411 · program services $126,601 · management and general $222,810

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,550 · management and general $22,550

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $141,278 · management and general $141,278

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $153,376 · program services $97,044 · management and general $54,570 · fundraising $1,762

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $594,850 · program services $376,374 · management and general $211,643 · fundraising $6,833

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $203,193 · management and general $203,193

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $141,693 · management and general $141,693

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL STUDENT ACTIVIT

    total $317,253 · program services $317,253

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHERS

    total $215,952 · program services $31,640 · management and general $164,303 · fundraising $20,009

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

    total $173,973 · program services $173,973

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE

    total $115,224 · program services $72,904 · management and general $40,996 · fundraising $1,324

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $175,023 · program services $76,587 · management and general $28,168 · fundraising $70,268

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $519,491 · end of year $232,225

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,558,750 · end of year $1,005,018

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $501,733

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $93,788 · end of year $98,957

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $200,595 · end of year $223,919

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

    $9,829,290

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

    $6,409,733

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,900,926 · end of year $3,419,557

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,566,465 · end of year $5,263,167

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,293,303 · end of year $2,804,775

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $609,626 · end of year $546,405

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,378,125 · end of year $1,235,128

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,411,442 · end of year $2,957,808

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,576,821 · end of year $7,946,114

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $157,304 · end of year $863,896

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ECHO HORIZON SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE A JOYFUL COMMUNITY WHERE CHILDREN BLOSSOM INTO CAPABLE SCHOLARS AND BOLD EXPLORERS OF NEW POSSIBILITIES. THROUGH OUR PIONEERING CO-ENROLLMENT MODEL, WE UNITE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS WITH HEARING PEERS, INSTILLING LIFELONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND AN AUTHENTIC RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY. OUR GRADUATES LEAD WITH KINDNESS AND INTEGRITY, AND VENTURE FORTH INTO THE WORLD WITH CONFIDENCE AND PURPOSE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ECHO HORIZON SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE A JOYFUL COMMUNITY WHERE CHILDREN BLOSSOM INTO CAPABLE SCHOLARS AND BOLD EXPLORERS OF NEW POSSIBILITIES.

  • ECHO FOUNDATION (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1970. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THE ECHO HORIZON SCHOOL FOR GRADES PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH IN CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA. ECHO SERVICED 198 STUDENTS DURING FY 24/25.

    Expenses $5,809,504 · Grants $973,450 · Revenue $8,440,449

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ziad Toubassy

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Nakayama

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Pathria

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Stone

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Tal Yguado

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Kaplan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Martinez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Chang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russell Constantine

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Enna

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzie Hiller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andre James

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elisha Levin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Scott

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Segal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Arnold

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Procter

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $401,168
    From this org
    $373,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,506
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $373,662
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,987
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,519
    Filer's total
    $401,168
  • Saundra Sparks

    CFO (THRU 06.24)

    Total calculated
    $171,877
    From this org
    $154,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,723
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,154
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,783
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,940
    Filer's total
    $171,877
  • Douglas Gardner

    CFO (SINCE 07.24)

    Total calculated
    $87,426
    From this org
    $87,156
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Hours/week
    40
  • Samuel Patterson

    MAKER SPACE COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $165,107
    From this org
    $149,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,877
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,230
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,264
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,613
    Filer's total
    $165,107
  • Jennifer Willens

    DIRECTOR OF EARLY EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $128,844
    From this org
    $116,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,104
    Hours/week
    40
  • Megan Baltazar

    CLASSROOM TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $134,979
    From this org
    $120,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,167
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jake Willens

    CLASSROOM TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $119,038
    From this org
    $107,516
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,522
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rashaan Davis

    DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $115,984
    From this org
    $112,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,046
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620239349300142

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