LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION

EIN 95-3938009 LOS ANGELES, CA

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Revenue 2024: $1,378,133
Expenses 2024: $940,866

Program services were 79.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
Classification: 1000
Street: THE ARTS FOUNDATION 1149 SOUTH

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE LACHSA FOUNDATION AND PROGRAM OF THE FOUNDATION DID NOT CHANGE. THE FOUNDATION RAISES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES CRITICAL FUNDING THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING AND THE ANNUAL NEEDS OF AN EXEMPLARY ARTS EDUCATION AT LACHSA. THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A 40TH ANNIVERSARY TWO YEAR CAMPAIGN IN 2024 -2025 TO GENERATE LARGE INVESTMENTS AND BRING LACHSA'S STORY TO THE NATIONAL STAGE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUED TO NEGOCIATE WITH THE LA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION (LACOE) TO DETERMINE A NEW MOU AGREEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT LACHSA. THE IMPACT OF THE LA COUNTY WILDFIRES HAD GREAT LOSS AND IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION'S ABILITY TO FUNDRAISE WITH SUCH A HISTORIC LOSS OF ENTIRE COMMUNITIES, HOMES, AND JOBS. THE FOUNDATION'S TEMPORARY WILDFIRE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND PROVIDED SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS TO LACHSA STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN RESPONSE TO THE TRAGEDY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTE THE ARTS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNG ARTISTS' EXEMPLARY ARTS EDUCATION BY RAISING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDS TO THE OPERATION OF A PUBLIC ARTS HIGH SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

HELP UNDERWRITE THE ARTS EDUCATION OF 550+ STUDENT ARTISTS IN ALL FIVE ARTS DEPARTMENTS AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (LACHSA), A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL. RAISE AWARENESS FOR LACHSA AND ADVANCE THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN THE ARTS INCLUDING DIRECT PAY FOR MATERIALS, INSTRUMENTS, THE COST OF 40+ PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, AND ART EXHIBITIONS, SALARIES FOR TEACHING ARTISTS. ALSO FISCALLY MANAGED LACHSA'S BOX OFFICE, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT ARTISTS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE LACHSA PARENT ASSOCIATION WHICH SUPPORTS LACHSA'S STUDENT AND TEACHER APPRECIATION EFFORTS. RAISED AWARENESS FOR LACHSA THROUGH MARKETING EFFORTS AND SUPPORTED LACHSA'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGH INKIND RESOURCES AND OTHER MARKETING STRATEGIES.

Expenses $750,665 · Grants $328,766

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Michael SchlesingerMICHAEL SCHLESINGER

CO- BOARD PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Connie St JohnCONNIE ST JOHN

CO-BOARD PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Jonathan ZagerJONATHAN ZAGER

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Daryl BarbieriDARYL BARBIERI

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Matt NelsonMATT NELSON

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Johanna MetzgerJOHANNA METZGER

CHAIR, MARKETING COMMITTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Angela AlvaradoANGELA ALVARADO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Iileana AngeloIILEANA ANGELO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jamie BridgersJAMIE BRIDGERS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Challen CatesCHALLEN CATES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kim Huffman CaryKIM HUFFMAN CARY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tamara HunterTAMARA HUNTER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Melina KanakaredesMELINA KANAKAREDES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Maggie KileyMAGGIE KILEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jaylena LomenechJAYLENA LOMENECH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kavita RajKAVITA RAJ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
David RingDAVID RING

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Judge Songhai ArmsteadJUDGE SONGHAI ARMSTEAD

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Trena PitchfordTRENA PITCHFORD

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$75,841

From this org

$75,841

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Lisa E CassandraLISA E CASSANDRA

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Total calculated

$116,782

From this org

$101,782

From related orgs

$0

Other

$15,000

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$1,378,133

Expenses

$940,866

Contributions

$1,237,629

Grants paid

$328,766
2023

Revenue

$1,562,452

Expenses

$1,978,394

Contributions

$1,466,912

Grants paid

$1,315,524
2022

Revenue

$1,622,517

Expenses

$1,800,444

Contributions

$1,672,715

Grants paid

$1,216,212

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$1,378,133	$940,866	$1,237,629	$328,766
2023	$1,562,452	$1,978,394	$1,466,912	$1,315,524
2022	$1,622,517	$1,800,444	$1,672,715	$1,216,212

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2024 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2023 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2022 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2021 · 990

Revenue

$1,640,317

Expenses

$1,721,533

Assets (EOY)

$4,192,464
2020 · 990

Revenue

$1,612,749

Expenses

$1,322,491

Assets (EOY)

$4,930,936
2020 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2019 · 990

Revenue

$1,222,283

Expenses

$1,427,551

Assets (EOY)

$4,331,391
2018 · 990

Revenue

$1,287,604

Expenses

$1,466,525

Assets (EOY)

$4,673,017
2017 · 990

Revenue

$1,630,474

Expenses

$1,272,010

Assets (EOY)

$4,770,039
2016 · 990

Revenue

$1,269,771

Expenses

$1,485,398

Assets (EOY)

$4,462,088

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2024	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2023	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2022	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2021	990	$1,640,317	$1,721,533	$4,192,464
2020	990	$1,612,749	$1,322,491	$4,930,936
2020	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2019	990	$1,222,283	$1,427,551	$4,331,391
2018	990	$1,287,604	$1,466,525	$4,673,017
2017	990	$1,630,474	$1,272,010	$4,770,039
2016	990	$1,269,771	$1,485,398	$4,462,088

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (LACOE)

$1,179,205

2022 ARTS EDUCATION
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (LACOE)

$1,150,789

2023 ARTS EDUCATION
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (LACOE)

$292,066

2024 ARTS EDUCATION

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND

$66,081

2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND

$50,942

2023
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$40,000

2024 CULTURE & ARTS
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$40,000

2023 RELIGION
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

$35,000

2023 MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$30,000

2022 CULTURE & ARTS
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$30,000

2023 EDUCATION
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND

$27,682

2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION

$25,000

2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION

$25,000

2022 GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.