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.
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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
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Maria Morales-KentMARIA MORALES-KENT
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brenna FurnessBRENNA FURNESS
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth SzczapanekELIZABETH SZCZAPANEK
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susana ArceSUSANA ARCE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve GardSTEVE GARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kara HooperKARA HOOPER
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 24
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Judy OberlanderJUDY OBERLANDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elizabeth JungoELIZABETH JUNGO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marco JuarezMARCO 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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