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Altus Schools Southern California

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 / Secondary, High School (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.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$28.2M (2023)

Expenses
$26.2M (2023)

Total Assets
$31.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$12.1M (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
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,231,693
Expenses
$26,231,507
Net Income
$2,000,186
Net Assets
$19,476,091
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,925,704
98.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $305,989
1.1%
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 $442,080
1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,895,101
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $31,625,254
Total Liabilities $12,149,163
Net Assets $19,476,091
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $99,968 $287,256 $96,456
Timothy Tuter (Deputy Superintendent) $95,825 $143,989 $70,748
Aaron Smith (Administrator) $71,219 $83,826 $55,743
Cathryn Rambo (Dean Of Academics) $69,541 $85,394 $55,141
Wade Aschbrenner (External Relations) $61,010 $92,139 $63,949
Jay Garrity (Administrator) $60,598 $86,020 $54,548
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $56,226 $213,080 $91,863
John Rohlf (Psychologist) $46,894 $109,745 $55,637
Tiffany Yandell (Director Of Operations & Technology) $40,090 $154,897 $74,855
Debora Giaquinta (Former Chairperson) $0 $66,105 $0
Gregg Haggart (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Laura Barreiro (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Gordon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Herr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wayland Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cristina Stevens (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,176,435
Expenses
$19,292,184
Net Income
$2,884,251
Net Assets
$13,792,800
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,130,407
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $46,028
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 $70,807
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,760,063
40.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,086,447
Total Liabilities $2,293,647
Net Assets $13,792,800
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wade Aschbrenner (External Relations) $90,066 $60,159 $57,430
William Berry (Finance Admin) $72,987 $79,166 $52,260
Timothy Tuter (Executive Director) $69,776 $163,053 $63,035
John Rohlf (Psychologist) $44,880 $104,930 $49,285
Jay Garrity (Administrator) $34,870 $107,125 $48,159
Cathryn Rambo (Curr. & Prof. Dev.) $22,009 $127,757 $49,019
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $366,180 $84,247
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $0 $254,622 $79,422
Tiffany Yandell (Director Of Operations & Technology) $0 $185,865 $65,834
Gregg Haggart (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Morton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laura Barreiro (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wayland Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,679,970
Expenses
$14,697,956
Net Income
$2,982,014
Net Assets
$10,908,549
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,040,346
90.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $48,156
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,591,468
9.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $68,745
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,814,582
46.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,592,431
Total Liabilities $6,683,882
Net Assets $10,908,549
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Collins () $131,254 $0 $43,541
Alejandra Guerra () $125,478 $0 $42,696
Ellie Hanna () $119,348 $0 $41,464
Jennifer Montgomery () $118,022 $0 $99,364
Kent Hudson () $116,678 $0 $98,867
Timothy Tuter () $56,620 $169,662 $57,290
Angela Neri (Chairman) $42,727 $64,307 $40,989
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $357,261 $78,255
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $0 $248,410 $69,291
Tiffany Yandell () $0 $169,926 $55,092

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,011,374
Expenses
$13,204,897
Net Income
$1,806,477
Net Assets
$7,926,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,916,141
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $95,233
0.6%
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 $66,742
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,609,948
42.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,308,264
Total Liabilities $2,381,729
Net Assets $7,926,535
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Collins (Teacher) $126,573 $0 $41,226
Timothy Tuter (Executive Director) $54,030 $163,373 $50,338
William Berry (Finance Admin) $43,848 $90,577 $41,957
John Rohlf (Psychologist) $41,370 $96,724 $39,780
Wade Ashbrenner (External Relations) $28,312 $113,550 $43,167
Cathryn Rambo (Curriculum & Pd) $17,695 $118,310 $39,312
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $351,708 $74,580
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $0 $244,542 $62,360
Tiffany Yandell (Director Of Operations) $0 $162,228 $48,165
David Quezada (Trustee) $0 $125,967 $37,866
Gregg Haggart (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tim Morton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Laura Barreiro (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,620,772
Expenses
$12,066,031
Net Income
$1,554,741
Net Assets
$6,120,058
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,587,960
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32,812
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 $63,563
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,794,896
39.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,806,656
Total Liabilities $686,598
Net Assets $6,120,058
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Collins (Teacher) $124,990 $0 $49,315
Alejandra Guerra (Teacher) $114,383 $0 $50,067
Timothy Tuter (Executive Director) $62,051 $144,985 $48,273
Wade Ashbrenner (External Relations) $48,855 $90,931 $38,848
Rachel Thomas (Curriculum & Pd) $41,847 $96,444 $39,614
John Rohlf (Psychologist) $27,367 $109,247 $37,331
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $1,907 $234,533 $55,671
Gregg Haggart (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tim Morton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Quezada (Trustee) $0 $123,870 $35,596
David Crean (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $339,554 $67,832

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,918,337
Expenses
$8,998,644
Net Income
$919,693
Net Assets
$4,565,317
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,891,989
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $26,348
0.3%
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 $45,403
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,111,431
45.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,201,504
Total Liabilities $636,187
Net Assets $4,565,317
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kent Hudson Jr (Res. Specialist) $110,085 $0 $32,757
Joanna Markland (Teacher) $105,894 $0 $32,260
Timothy Tuter (Executive Director) $15,134 $182,016 $44,648
Gregg Haggart (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tim Morton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Quezada (Trustee) $0 $123,196 $34,644
David Crean (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $325,157 $61,250
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $0 $226,946 $50,906

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,015,955
Expenses
$2,859,857
Net Income
$156,098
Net Assets
$1,132,504
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,009,566
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,389
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,180,482
41.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,063,622
Total Liabilities $1,931,118
Net Assets $1,132,504
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $308,387 $54,572
Gregg Haggart (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tim Morton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Quezada (Trustee) $0 $119,953 $33,029
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $0 $215,050 $46,438

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,265,345
Expenses
$7,658,549
Net Income
$1,606,796
Net Assets
$7,171,056
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,240,536
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $24,809
0.3%
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 $23,517
0.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,728,439
48.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,714,945
Total Liabilities $543,889
Net Assets $7,171,056
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tim Tuter (Executive Director) $128,488 $18,888 $32,046
Stephanie Starr (Special Instructio) $104,761 $0 $27,859
Kent Hudson (Resource Specialis) $101,120 $0 $27,605
Mary Searcy Bixby (President & Ceo) $0 $295,548 $45,262
Al Ferris (Chairman) $0 $9,000 $0
Gregg Haggart (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tim Morton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Quezada (Trustee) $0 $115,862 $27,950
Lynne H Alipio (Cfo) $0 $207,783 $40,699
Jane Gawronski (Secretary) $0 $11,000 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,260,691
Expenses
$5,962,815
Net Income
$1,297,876
Net Assets
$5,563,081
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,243,165
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $14,824
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,702
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,087,064
51.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,033,977
Total Liabilities $470,896
Net Assets $5,563,081
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tim Tuter (Director Of Instruction) $126,681 $6,662 $28,588
David Quezada (Member) $0 $108,755 $26,266
Mary Searcy Bixby (President/Ceo) $0 $331,811 $39,349
Jane Gawronski (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $11,000 $0
Al Ferris (Chairman) $0 $7,200 $0
Lynne H Alipio (Cbo & Cfo) $0 $232,112 $39,496

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,531,796
Expenses
$5,111,181
Net Income
$420,615
Net Assets
$4,265,205
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,520,141
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $11,655
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,579,242
50.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,551,264
Total Liabilities $286,059
Net Assets $4,265,205
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tim Tuter (Director Of Instruction) $117,067 $3,140 $27,403
David Quezada (Member) $0 $104,733 $28,542
Mary Searcy Bixby (President/Ceo) $0 $318,161 $40,524
Jane Gawronski (Secretary) $0 $9,800 $0
Al Ferris (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lynne H Alipio (Cbo & Cfo) $0 $191,785 $39,894
Owen T Sweeney (Treasurer) $0 $9,000 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,026,399
Expenses
$4,802,048
Net Income
$224,351
Net Assets
$3,844,590
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,015,199
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $11,200
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,445,287
50.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,158,020
Total Liabilities $313,430
Net Assets $3,844,590

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,561,212
Expenses
$3,551,800
Net Income
$1,009,412
Net Assets
$3,620,286
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,551,517
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9,695
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,952,385
55.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,851,493
Total Liabilities $231,207
Net Assets $3,620,286

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,623,648
Expenses
$2,965,969
Net Income
$657,679
Net Assets
$2,610,874
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,615,208
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,440
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,640,565
55.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,787,508
Total Liabilities $176,634
Net Assets $2,610,874

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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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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

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
2003

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
2002

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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