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MAGNOLIA EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH FOUNDATION

EIN 95-4649884 ANAHEIM, CA

Largest nonprofits in California

Revenue 2024
$86,364,539
Expenses 2024
$84,439,598

Program services were 64.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B90
Classification
2000
Street
1891 N KELLOGG DR

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

MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDES A COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EMPHASIZING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS (STEAM) IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT CULTIVATES RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDES A COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

  • MAGNOLIA EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (MERF) OPERATES TEN MAGNOLIA SCIENCE ACADEMIES (MSA) SERVING 3,794 STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE CAREER PATHS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM), WHILE PROVIDING A ROBUST, STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE. TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED, THE ORGANIZATION OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE MOSTLYFREE OF CHARGE:-ACADEMIC PROGRAMS-STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS-AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS-PARENT INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMS

    Expenses $54,642,205 · Grants $478,327

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.

  • Sandra Covarrubias

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Mekan Muhammedov

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Umit Yapenel PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diane Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Salih Dikbas Ph D

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alfredo Rubalcava

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $287,563
    From this org
    $267,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,292
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,271
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $287,563
  • Steve Budhraja

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,694
    From this org
    $205,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,528
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,166
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,528
    Filer's total
    $218,694
  • Erdinc Acar

    DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT

    Total calculated
    $235,642
    From this org
    $215,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,350
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $235,642
  • Gokhan Serce

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $198,574
    From this org
    $187,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,492
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,082
    Filer's total
    $198,574
  • Patrick Anton Ontiveros

    CHIEF FACILITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $217,904
    From this org
    $197,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,292
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,612
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $217,904
  • Suat Acar

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $220,945
    From this org
    $200,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,653
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $220,945
  • David E Yilmaz

    CHIEF ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $214,316
    From this org
    $194,024
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,024
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $214,316
  • Dr Brenda Olivares

    CHIEF EXTERNAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $189,907
    From this org
    $169,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,615
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $189,907
  • Yezenia Del Carpio

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $210,145
    From this org
    $181,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,354
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,791
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,062
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,292
    Filer's total
    $210,145

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $86,364,539
    Expenses
    $84,439,598
    Contributions
    $86,261,072
    Grants paid
    $478,327
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $84,399,638
    Expenses
    $78,564,322
    Contributions
    $75,816,762
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $31,976,044
    Expenses
    $76,945,341
    Contributions
    $70,047,096
    Grants paid
    $0

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $66,230,945
    Expenses
    $62,131,487
    Assets (EOY)
    $67,129,472
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $63,609,344
    Expenses
    $50,824,459
    Assets (EOY)
    $60,566,625
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $51,334,434
    Expenses
    $49,147,443
    Assets (EOY)
    $54,570,182
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,041,355
    Expenses
    $46,917,362
    Assets (EOY)
    $45,409,410
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $48,888,566
    Expenses
    $43,212,386
    Assets (EOY)
    $42,695,173
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $45,577,282
    Expenses
    $44,953,982
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,286,395
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,750,213
    Expenses
    $39,770,172
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,655,570
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,357,458
    Expenses
    $31,295,065
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,530,921
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,298,679
    Expenses
    $26,992,912
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,990,231
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $26,874,132
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,766,972

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

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Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.