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Vista Charter Public Schools

Organization summary

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 / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$38.7M (2023)

Expenses
$30.5M (2023)

Total Assets
$90.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$72.6M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

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
2024

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
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,743,197
Expenses
$30,456,479
Net Income
$8,286,718
Net Assets
$17,779,189
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $35,136,786
90.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $17,690
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,588,721
9.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $693,940
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,242,035
36.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $90,374,695
Total Liabilities $72,595,506
Net Assets $17,779,189
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Wilson (Superintende) $365,086 $0 $72,863
Collin Felch (Deputy Super) $189,930 $0 $59,910
Karen Amaya (Principal) $162,220 $0 $38,078
Michael Rosner (Principal) $155,809 $0 $53,524
Paul Vieyera (President) $0 $0 $0
Michele Bauer Bean (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Kim (Treasure) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Geronimo Gaytan (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,964,484
Expenses
$18,917,531
Net Income
$2,046,953
Net Assets
$9,492,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,959,293
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $5,191
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 $667,866
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,707,282
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $62,725,425
Total Liabilities $53,232,954
Net Assets $9,492,471
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Wilson (Executive Di) $283,052 $0 $40,608
Michael Rosner (Director) $150,032 $0 $24,170
Collin Felch (Director) $148,548 $0 $28,765
Karen Amaya (Director) $146,971 $0 $24,170
Paul Vieyera (President) $0 $0 $0
Michele Bauer Bean (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Kim (Treasure) $0 $0 $0
Jose Rubio (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzie Oh Edd (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,847,984
Expenses
$14,275,275
Net Income
$2,572,709
Net Assets
$7,445,518
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,908,275
94.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $5,721
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $933,988
5.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $292,630
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,839,900
40.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,478,619
Total Liabilities $9,033,101
Net Assets $7,445,518
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Wilson (Executive Di) $276,629 $0 $44,676
Karen Amaya (Director) $139,901 $0 $22,464
Collin Felch (Director) $139,098 $0 $22,594
Michael Rosner (Director) $132,786 $0 $21,445
Paul Vieyera (President) $0 $0 $0
Michele Bauer Bean (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Kim (Treasure) $0 $0 $0
Jose Rubio (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzie Oh Edd (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,338,065
Expenses
$12,261,415
Net Income
$1,076,650
Net Assets
$4,872,809
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,866,597
96.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $14,210
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $457,258
3.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $240,000
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,304,841
43.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,332,059
Total Liabilities $7,459,250
Net Assets $4,872,809
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Wilson (Executive Di) $247,200 $0 $59,280
Paul Vieyera (President) $0 $0 $0
Michele Bauer Bean (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Kim (Treasure) $0 $0 $0
Jose Rubio (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzie Oh Edd (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,862,472
Expenses
$10,787,855
Net Income
$1,074,617
Net Assets
$3,796,159
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,770,304
99.2%
Program Services $50,424
0.4%
Investment Income $19,411
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $22,333
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,633,262
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,545,475
Total Liabilities $7,749,316
Net Assets $3,796,159
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Vieyra (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michele Bauer Bean (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Kim (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Wilson (Executive Dir.) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jose Rubio (President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Amaya () $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,996,115
Expenses
$8,555,000
Net Income
$441,115
Net Assets
$2,886,314
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,948,921
99.5%
Program Services $41,222
0.5%
Investment Income $5,972
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 $351,687
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,427,436
40.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,353,034
Total Liabilities $7,466,720
Net Assets $2,886,314
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Wilson (Executive Dir.) $210,666 $0 $26,502
Paul Khoury (Cfo) $141,021 $0 $19,585
Karen Amaya () $113,746 $0 $14,309
Paul Vieyra (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michele Bauer Bean (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Kim (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jose Rubio (President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,581,037
Expenses
$7,826,311
Net Income
$754,726
Net Assets
$2,445,199
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,528,399
99.4%
Program Services $38,303
0.4%
Investment Income $14,335
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 $427,305
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,965,466
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,091,060
Total Liabilities $7,645,861
Net Assets $2,445,199
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Vahe Markarian (Executive Director) $305,840 $0 $0
Paul Khoury (Cfo) $120,975 $0 $0
Lauri Martin (Principal) $116,542 $0 $0
Jose Kubes (Principal) $113,417 $0 $0
Joe Rubio (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Todd Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Vieyra (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jack Bagwell (President) $0 $0 $0
Don Wilson (Executive Dir.) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,995,252
Expenses
$6,947,763
Net Income
$47,489
Net Assets
$1,459,356
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,976,057
99.7%
Program Services $18,001
0.3%
Investment Income $1,194
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 $671,245
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,302,590
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,075,939
Total Liabilities $7,616,583
Net Assets $1,459,356

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,201,513
Expenses
$4,139,746
Net Income
$61,767
Net Assets
$1,514,330
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,189,116
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $124
0.0%
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,273
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $304,648
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,430,011
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,655,136
Total Liabilities $7,140,806
Net Assets $1,514,330
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Vahe Markarian (Executive Director) $130,275 $0 $0
Eduardo Rodriguez (Principal) $54,875 $0 $11,215
Paul Vieyra (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jody Molodow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jack Bagwell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Albert Hasty Arnold (President) $0 $0 $0
Joe Rubio (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Todd Clark (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Don Wilson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,088,316
Expenses
$3,440,017
Net Income
$648,299
Net Assets
$1,452,563
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,033,434
98.7%
Program Services $28,183
0.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,699
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $269,423
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,157,482
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,728,721
Total Liabilities $276,158
Net Assets $1,452,563
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Roger Avila (Principal) $128,083 $0 $25,163
Vahe Markarian (Executive Director) $52,500 $0 $18,927
Todd Clark (Member) $0 $0 $0
Don Wilson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Arnold Hasty (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joe Rubio (President) $0 $0 $0
Jack Bagwell (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,617,179
Expenses
$3,004,621
Net Income
$612,558
Net Assets
$804,264
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,574,576
98.8%
Program Services $42,603
1.2%
Investment Income $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 $242,870
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,018,641
33.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,402,683
Total Liabilities $598,419
Net Assets $804,264

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,155,091
Expenses
$2,731,507
Net Income
$423,584
Net Assets
$191,706
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,132,011
99.3%
Program Services $3,866
0.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,214
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $155,239
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,106,443
Total Liabilities $914,737
Net Assets $191,706

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,551,423
Expenses
$1,783,301
Net Income
-$231,878
Net Assets
-$231,878
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,484,323
95.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $67,100
4.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $11,053
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $684,611
38.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $585,673
Total Liabilities $817,551
Net Assets -$231,878

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