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Los Angeles Universal Preschool

Organization summary

Organization summary might be incomplete or out of date

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions (NTEE)

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$26.2M (2020)

Expenses
$27.5M (2020)

Total Assets
$9.03M (2020)

Total Liabilities
$6.06M (2020)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2020

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$26,158,862
Expenses
$27,537,005
Net Income
-$1,378,143
Net Assets
$2,969,139
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $24,472,687
93.6%
Program Services $1,642,009
6.3%
Investment Income $44,166
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,004,990
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,181,437
47.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,025,179
Total Liabilities $6,056,040
Net Assets $2,969,139
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William F Sperling (Ceo) $280,800 $0 $0
Jesus F Almodovar (Chief Financial Officer) $228,702 $0 $0
Dawn A Kurtz (Chief Program Officer) $216,382 $0 $0
Robert Lazo (Managing Director Of It) $173,876 $0 $0
Schellee Rocher (Vp Of Program Operations) $147,044 $0 $0
Amy Williams (Dir Of Community Engagement) $140,866 $0 $0
Angel Walters (Vp Assessment & Pro Developmen) $132,062 $0 $0
Kimitra N Robinson (Dir. Hr & Adminstration) $124,099 $0 $0
Kristin Feltz (Dir. Marketing & Communication) $115,690 $0 $0
Rosa M Valdes (Dir Of Research & Evaluation) $112,336 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Francie Alexander (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Malaske Samy (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tilman Gruber (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christine Chris Nixon (Board Member & Board Of Govern) $0 $0 $0
Karen Schoenbaum (Board Member & Finance Committ) $0 $0 $0
Ani Shabazian (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorian E Traube (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jose R Villa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Liem T Vu (Board Member & Fund Developmen) $0 $0 $0
Racheelle Pastor Arizmendi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ashely Wiley Johnson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,488,277
Expenses
$27,847,887
Net Income
$640,390
Net Assets
$4,347,282
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,269,720
95.7%
Program Services $1,179,507
4.1%
Investment Income $39,050
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $968,678
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,399,560
48.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,767,396
Total Liabilities $3,420,114
Net Assets $4,347,282
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William F Sperling (Ceo) $245,089 $0 $0
Jesus F Almodovar (Chief Financial Officer) $221,826 $0 $0
Dawn A Kurtz (Chief Program Officer) $211,263 $0 $0
Robert Lazo (Managing Director Of It) $170,369 $0 $0
Schellee Rocher (Sr. Dir. Provider Services) $136,308 $0 $0
Kimitra N Robinson (Dir. Hr & Adminstration) $120,795 $0 $0
Scott Hippert (Chief Executive Officer) $120,131 $0 $0
Alexandra Himmel (Dir. Strategic Initiatives) $120,000 $0 $0
Angel Walters (Director Of Quality) $118,183 $0 $0
Kristin Feltz (Dir. Marketing & Communication) $113,357 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Francie Alexander (Board Vice Chair & Programs, C) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Malaske Samy (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tilman Gruber (Board Member & Audit Committee) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christine Chris Nixon (Board Member & Board Of Govern) $0 $0 $0
Karen Schoenbaum (Board Member & Finance Committ) $0 $0 $0
Ani Shabazian (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorian E Traube (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jose R Villa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Liem T Vu (Board Member & Fund Developmen) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,552,747
Expenses
$28,773,947
Net Income
-$1,221,200
Net Assets
$3,706,892
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,204,315
95.1%
Program Services $1,349,781
4.9%
Investment Income $12,928
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$14,277
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,927,286
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,916,204
41.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,254,937
Total Liabilities $3,548,045
Net Assets $3,706,892
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Scott Hippert (Chief Executive Officer) $263,676 $0 $0
Fernando Almodovar (Chief Financial Officer) $209,785 $0 $0
Dawn A Kurtz (Chief Program Officer) $191,091 $0 $0
William F Sperling (Chief Operating Officer) $190,713 $0 $0
Robert Lazo (Dir. Of Information Technology) $163,155 $0 $0
Dennis D Ebuen (Dir. Application & Development) $136,118 $0 $0
Schellee Y Rocher (Sr. Dir. Of Provider Operation) $130,583 $0 $0
Alexandra Himmel (Dir. Of Program Support) $116,242 $0 $0
Kimitra N Robinson (Dir Of Hr & Administration) $109,908 $0 $0
Kristin Feltz (Director Marketing & Comm) $106,341 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero Jd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry W Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Francie Alexander (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Malaske Samy (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tilman Gruber (Board Member,Audit Committee) $0 $0 $0
Christine Nixon (Board Member, Board Of Govern) $0 $0 $0
Karen Schoenbaum (Board Member,Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Ani Shabazian (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorian E Traube (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jose R Villa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Liem T Vu (Board Member, Fund Dev Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$37,800,926
Expenses
$35,734,135
Net Income
$2,066,791
Net Assets
$4,928,092
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $35,339,438
93.5%
Program Services $2,427,062
6.4%
Investment Income $34,426
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,675,995
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,599,310
29.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,337,624
Total Liabilities $14,409,532
Net Assets $4,928,092
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Celia C Ayala (Former Chief Executive Officer) $311,559 $0 $0
William F Sperling (Chief Operating Officer) $178,793 $0 $0
Dawn A Kurtz (Chif Program Officer) $178,373 $0 $0
Robert Lazo (Dir. Of Information Techno) $168,290 $0 $0
Dennis D Ebuen (Dir. Of Application & Development) $134,579 $0 $0
Schellee Y Rocher (Sr. Dir. Of Provider Operation) $126,831 $0 $0
Alexandra Himmel (Dir. Of Program Support) $115,256 $0 $0
Terri Lamb (Dir. Of Workforce & Prof.) $113,083 $0 $0
Kimitra N Robinson (Dir. Of Hr & Administratio) $109,475 $0 $0
Scott Hippert (Chief Executive Officer) $82,556 $0 $0
Elsa Luna (Chief Financial Officer) $80,879 $0 $0
Fernando Almodovar (Chief Financial Officer) $76,321 $0 $0
Jean Bixby Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dora Jacildo (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero Jd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry W Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Francie Alexander (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Malaske Samu (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Judith Bay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$76,212,869
Expenses
$76,105,506
Net Income
$107,363
Net Assets
$2,861,301
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,747,665
99.4%
Program Services $436,986
0.6%
Investment Income $38,218
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$10,000
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,761,977
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,884,705
13.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $43,783,390
Total Liabilities $40,922,089
Net Assets $2,861,301
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Celia C Ayala Phd (Chief Executive Officer) $298,447 $0 $0
Dawn Kurtz (Chif Program Officer) $176,764 $0 $0
Elsa Luna (Chief Financial Officer) $173,009 $0 $0
William Sperling (Chief Operating Officer) $172,879 $0 $0
Robert Lazo (Dir. Of Information Technology) $154,056 $0 $0
Shellee Y Rocher (Sr. Dir. Of Provider Operations) $127,479 $0 $0
Dennis Ebuen (Dir. Of Application & Development) $126,693 $0 $0
Annette Ricchiazzi (Dir. Of Advancement) $112,550 $0 $0
Alexandra Himmel (Dir. Of Program Support) $109,527 $0 $0
Kimitra N Robinson (Dir. Of Hr & Administration) $105,200 $0 $0
Terri Lamb (Dir. Of Workforce & Prof. Development) $103,528 $0 $0
Angel N Walters (Dir. Of Compliance & Quality Rating) $101,845 $0 $0
Jean Bixby Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dora Jacildo (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero Jd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry W Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Francie Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Malaske Samu (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$73,642,016
Expenses
$73,580,210
Net Income
$61,806
Net Assets
$2,753,938
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,635,306
100.0%
Program Services $8,036
0.0%
Investment Income $20,940
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$22,266
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,722,014
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,750,207
14.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,125,740
Total Liabilities $33,371,802
Net Assets $2,753,938
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Celia C Ayala Phd (Ceo) $303,071 $0 $46,000
Maria Veloz (Senior Vice President) $185,994 $0 $12,996
Dawn Kurtz (Senior Vice President) $180,805 $0 $9,219
Elsa Luna (Cfto) $177,266 $0 $17,500
William Sperling (General Council) $176,345 $0 $17,500
Robert Lazo (Director) $158,537 $0 $8,070
Naomi Rodriguez (Director) $151,739 $0 $7,309
Gayle Byrne (Director) $130,487 $0 $11,020
Dennis Ebuen (Director) $129,114 $0 $17,500
Shellee Rocher (Director) $128,656 $0 $6,475
Jean Bixby Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Rezvani (Board Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry W Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alfred E Osborne Jr Phd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Decoud (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Maria Salinas (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Malaske Samu (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dora Jacildo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$73,658,568
Expenses
$73,538,916
Net Income
$119,652
Net Assets
$2,692,132
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,638,331
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20,237
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,537,781
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,519,537
12.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,632,236
Total Liabilities $27,940,104
Net Assets $2,692,132
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Celia C Ayala Phd (Ceo) $340,949 $0 $0
Maria Veloz (Senior Vice President) $183,389 $0 $0
William Sperling (General Council) $182,226 $0 $0
Dawn Kurtz (Senior Vice President) $175,091 $0 $0
Dennis Ebuen (Director) $146,767 $0 $0
Robert Lazo (Director) $138,820 $0 $0
Gayle Byrne (Director) $132,583 $0 $0
Shellee Rocher (Director) $126,472 $0 $0
Elsa Luna (Cfto) $111,484 $0 $0
Jean Bixby Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Rezvani (Board Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Crippens (Board Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Nestor Barrero (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Martinez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bishop Henry W Hearns Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alfred E Osborne Jr Phd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Ramos Edd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Maria Salinas (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ana Valdez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dora Jacildo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Schulman Jd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nathalie Rayes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$67,555,834
Expenses
$67,519,428
Net Income
$36,406
Net Assets
$2,572,480
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $67,531,163
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $24,671
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,335,754
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,487,022
12.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,697,558
Total Liabilities $11,125,078
Net Assets $2,572,480

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$58,986,691
Expenses
$58,947,892
Net Income
$38,799
Net Assets
$2,536,074
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $58,941,212
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $45,314
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $165
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $707,779
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,068,473
13.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,076,251
Total Liabilities $12,540,177
Net Assets $2,536,074

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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