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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES.

Totals

Total revenue
$56,108,183
Total expenses
$54,709,699
Contributions and grants received
$56,108,183
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$105,238,708
Total liabilities, end of year
$99,301,077
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,937,631
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$39,979,568
Management and general expenses
$14,730,131
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$39,979,568

Program services were 73.1% 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

    $320,512

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $44,646,926

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,140,745

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $627,800 · management and general $627,800

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $23,323,491 · program services $19,817,203 · management and general $3,506,288

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,342,996 · program services $1,908,079 · management and general $434,917

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,267,703 · program services $4,958,216 · management and general $309,487

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,331,921 · program services $3,720,204 · management and general $2,611,717

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $283,481 · management and general $283,481

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $80,825 · management and general $80,825

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $209,356 · management and general $209,356

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,362,877 · program services $3,829,153 · management and general $533,724

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,561 · program services $45,561

  • 20 · Interest

    total $550,100 · program services $479,887 · management and general $70,213

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $289,290 · program services $289,290

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $433,316 · management and general $433,316

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $5,777,427 · program services $1,564,207 · management and general $4,213,220

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT NUTRITION

    total $1,490,149 · program services $1,490,149

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS

    total $800,448 · management and general $800,448

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL EDUCATION

    total $773,683 · program services $773,683

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,719,275 · program services $1,103,936 · management and general $615,339

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,167,419 · end of year $5,689,111

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,829,381 · end of year $6,138,600

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $694,937 · end of year $732,343

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

    $4,200,607

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

    $1,158,393

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,134,520 · end of year $3,042,214

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $64,500,781 · end of year $89,636,440

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,159,420 · end of year $5,157,072

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $10,869,678 · end of year $19,319,846

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,562,999 · end of year $2,849,241

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $55,195,794 · end of year $71,974,918

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,539,147 · end of year $5,937,631

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE A SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY, CULTURALLY AND RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES WITH AN INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT DEVELOPS EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S CONFIDENCE, POTENTIAL AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AS CITIZENS OF THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CWC LOS ANGELES OPERATES FIVE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF HOLLYWOOD, SILVER LAKE, MAR VISTA, EAST VALLEY AND WEST VALLEY IN LOS ANGELES. ALL SCHOOLS ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

  • FIVE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS CURRENTLY SERVING 2,442 STUDENTS FROM TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.

    Expenses $39,979,568

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MIKELLE WILLIS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DANA GOMEZ-GAYNE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANN LE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SARAH ANGEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JESSICA SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ARCHANA PATEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARIANA AGUILAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HAYLEY ROBERTS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PHUONG VUONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NICOLE BOONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MELISSA KAPLAN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $144,815
    From this org
    $119,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,648
    Hours/week
    40

  • JOANA NGO HAMAKI

    HEAD OF OPERATIONS & FINAN

    Total calculated
    $222,075
    From this org
    $203,026
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,049
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,026
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,925
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,124 + $13,166 related
    Filer's total
    $222,075 + $13,166 related

  • MARK KLEGER-HEINE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $246,717
    From this org
    $208,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,109
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,858
    Deferred
    $10,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,809 + $27,841 related
    Filer's total
    $246,717 + $27,841 related

  • SHERNICE LAZARE

    HEAD OF DEI

    Total calculated
    $237,952
    From this org
    $192,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,406
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,546
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,638 + $8,680 related
    Filer's total
    $237,952 + $8,680 related

  • RAMONA KAY PATRICK

    HEAD OF SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $242,394
    From this org
    $192,501
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,893
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,501
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,125 + $13,167 related
    Filer's total
    $242,394 + $13,167 related

  • HYE-WON GEHRING

    PRINCIPAL CWC EAST VALLEY

    Total calculated
    $221,917
    From this org
    $177,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,429
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,488
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,304
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,125 + $13,167 related
    Filer's total
    $221,917 + $13,167 related

  • MARISSA BERMAN

    HEAD OF CURRICULUM AND LEA

    Total calculated
    $197,212
    From this org
    $162,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,053
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,159
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,654
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,399 + $4,441 related
    Filer's total
    $197,212 + $4,441 related

  • MAUREEN LAMORENA-TATSUI

    PRINCIPAL SILVER LAKE

    Total calculated
    $193,581
    From this org
    $146,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,656
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,925
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,063
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,593 + $18,636 related
    Filer's total
    $193,581 + $18,636 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 · 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530179349301678

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