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← O-HIGHER ED

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by O-HIGHER ED.

Totals

Total revenue
$131,009
Total expenses
$118,065
Contributions and grants received
$127,657
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$3,352
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$134,479
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$134,479
Program service expenses (Part III)
$62,069

Program services were 52.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

The mission of O-Higher Ed is to help students in the Ojai Valley gain access to higher education, with a focus on first-generation college bound students.

  • Provided guidance and support enabling students of the Ojai Valley to access higher education starting at the Middle School level and throughout high school.In Middle School, Students met for one hour a week to learn about colleges, to learn about curriculum choices in high school, and to hear from adults who were first in their family to graduate from college, for example. Math Tutoring was also provided to students every week.The students then continued in the overall program of O-Higher Ed once they reached high school and shifted to one-on-one meetings.Ninth, tenth and 11th grade students in O-Higher Ed met once every four to six weeks to set goals, plan curriculum choices, navigate exams and complete big assignments. In junior year they were introduced to College Kickstart to begin building their college lists. During senior year, they met more frequently, approximately once a week, to work through their college applications.

    Expenses $62,069

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Maria Morales-Kent

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenna Furness

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Szczapanek

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susana Arce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Gard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kara Hooper

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    24
  • Judy Oberlander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Jungo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marco Juarez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533119349201698

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