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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EDUCATION FOR CHANGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$73,974,571
Total expenses
$60,884,748
Contributions and grants received
$73,601,166
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$334,504
Other revenue
$38,901
Total assets, end of year
$97,115,476
Total liabilities, end of year
$54,406,269
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$42,709,207
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$46,565,355
Management and general expenses
$14,319,393
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$46,565,355

Program services were 76.5% 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)

    $70,792,889

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,808,277

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $334,504 · excluded $334,504

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $33,901

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $33,901

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $33,901 · excluded $33,901

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $5,000 · excluded $5,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $779,051 · program services $623,851 · management and general $155,200

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $31,762,980 · program services $21,770,305 · management and general $9,992,675

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,120,677 · program services $5,120,677

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,248,714 · program services $3,248,714

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,589,797 · program services $1,589,797

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $421,777 · management and general $421,777

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,080,614 · program services $6,666,878 · management and general $413,736

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $107,575 · program services $107,575

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $197,644 · management and general $197,644

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $70,748 · management and general $70,748

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,744,201 · program services $2,516,602 · management and general $227,599

  • 17 · Travel

    total $653,650 · program services $653,650

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $74,682 · program services $72,448 · management and general $2,234

  • 20 · Interest

    total $793,460 · management and general $793,460

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,543,993 · management and general $1,543,993

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $284,986 · management and general $284,986

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $2,269,319 · program services $2,146,313 · management and general $123,006

  • 24b · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

    total $2,140,880 · program services $2,048,545 · management and general $92,335

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,642,931 · end of year $18,215,943

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,123,910 · end of year $11,601,350

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $44,328 · end of year $98,222

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $87,551 · end of year $133,394

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

    $69,801,175

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

    $3,608,057

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $48,585,654 · end of year $66,193,118

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,002,632 · end of year $873,449

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,167,316 · end of year $10,541,801

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,714,025 · end of year $9,470,156

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $15,659,894 · end of year $9,194,856

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,326,387 · end of year $25,199,456

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,619,384 · end of year $42,709,207

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE A SUPERIOR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO OAKLAND'S MOST UNDERSERVED CHILDREN BY CREATING A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT RELENTLESSLY FOCUSES ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SUPERIOR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO OAKLAND'S MOST UNDERSERVED CHILDREN.

  • THE SCHOOL PROVIDES A RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC SKILLS: READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND COMPUTATION, DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,667 STUDENTS, WITH 175-177 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.

    Expenses $46,565,355

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Larissa Adam

    SUPERINTENDENT

    Total calculated
    $277,762
    From this org
    $214,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,687
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $40,888
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,799
    Filer's total
    $277,762
  • Sundar Chari

    CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $248,864
    From this org
    $180,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,979
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,885
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $45,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,088
    Filer's total
    $248,864
  • Ernest Peterson

    CTSO

    Total calculated
    $220,662
    From this org
    $157,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,839
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,823
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $40,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,799
    Filer's total
    $220,662
  • Brandee Stewart

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $235,297
    From this org
    $178,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,767
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,530
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,099
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,668
    Filer's total
    $235,297
  • Abigail Nunez

    CHIEF OF SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $209,924
    From this org
    $169,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,985
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,939
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,458
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,527
    Filer's total
    $209,924
  • Tavita Robles

    DIRECTOR OF SITE OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $201,006
    From this org
    $142,145
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,145
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,062
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,799
    Filer's total
    $201,006
  • Shawna Myers

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $189,306
    From this org
    $152,627
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,679
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,627
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,152
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,527
    Filer's total
    $189,306
  • Lillian Hsu

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $189,149
    From this org
    $158,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,334
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,815
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,334
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $189,149
  • Nick Driver

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eva Camp

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erika Cisneros

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marlene Garcia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephisha Ycoy-Walton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonia Urzua

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Niloy Gangopadhyay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Campbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valia Almendarez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Barr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Weston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Damon Grant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · 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.

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.

  • EPIC 1112

    TITLE HOLDING · CA · income $702,400 · assets $21,225,125

    Directly controlled by EDUCATION FOR CHANGE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501279349302980

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