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Citrus Springs Charter School

  • Temecula, CA
  • Tax-exempt since March 2018
  • EIN: 81-2585207

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
$6.85M (2023)

Expenses
$5.39M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.86M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.55M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 to 2023

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,848,282
Expenses
$5,394,373
Net Income
$1,453,909
Net Assets
$3,317,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,453,740
94.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20,982
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $373,560
5.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $23,750
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,145,266
39.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,863,664
Total Liabilities $1,546,106
Net Assets $3,317,558
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jayme L Dierken (Controller) $95,925 $0 $0
Kandyce L Nelson (Edu Specialist) $77,579 $0 $0
Laura L Ballance (Edu Specialist) $75,472 $0 $0
Deborah M Grabosky (Homeschool Collab) $70,551 $0 $0
Christine O Sithichai (Edu Specialist) $65,078 $0 $0
Jessica Large (Treasurer) $4,750 $0 $0
Charlene Ponzio (Director) $4,250 $0 $0
Lauren Rugge (Director) $4,250 $0 $0
Cheryl La Count (Board Chair) $3,750 $0 $0
Pam Rivas (Vice Chair) $3,500 $0 $0
Kellie Caldwell Woodson (Director) $1,750 $0 $0
Eugene Dokes (Secretary) $1,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 9, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,992,743
Expenses
$4,569,844
Net Income
$422,899
Net Assets
$1,835,899
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,700,444
94.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,568
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $290,731
5.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $27,750
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,792,116
39.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,653,247
Total Liabilities $817,348
Net Assets $1,835,899
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Monica Lopez (Principal) $128,043 $0 $27,110
Laura Ballance (Edu Specialist) $81,867 $0 $27,110
Deborah Grabosky (Homeschool Collab) $79,064 $0 $27,110
Robyn Boyd (Sped Teacher) $76,566 $0 $27,110
Caroline Look (Academy Teacher) $74,769 $0 $27,110
Michael Shurance (Vice President) $5,000 $0 $0
Pam Rivas (Treasurer) $5,000 $0 $0
Cheryl Lc Count (Secretary) $5,000 $0 $0
Lauren Rugge (Director) $4,750 $0 $0
Charlene Ponzio (Chair) $4,000 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Director) $4,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 27, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,783,459
Expenses
$3,267,264
Net Income
$516,195
Net Assets
$1,413,000
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,589,744
94.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,345
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $192,370
5.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $29,000
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,545,651
47.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,923,936
Total Liabilities $510,936
Net Assets $1,413,000
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Monica Lopez (Principal) $128,327 $0 $35,609
Robyn Boyd (Teacher) $95,658 $0 $26,017
Laura Ballance (Teacher) $87,284 $0 $24,635
Kelly Mcllroy (Teacher) $80,017 $0 $23,469
Yvette Marin Spendler (Controller) $73,808 $0 $25,643
Charlene Ponzio (Chair) $5,000 $0 $0
Sarah Lynn Schlatter (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
Michael Shurance (Vice Chair) $5,000 $0 $0
Lauren Rugge (Director) $4,500 $0 $0
Micahel Solomon (Director) $4,500 $0 $0
Johnson Joline (Director) $4,000 $0 $0
Cheryl La Count (Secretary) $1,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 6, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,380,220
Expenses
$3,219,559
Net Income
$160,661
Net Assets
$896,805
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,120,975
92.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,487
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $255,758
7.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $46,870
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,382,017
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,600,302
Total Liabilities $703,497
Net Assets $896,805
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lopez Monica (Principal) $131,649 $0 $0
Robyn Boyd (Teacher) $93,911 $0 $0
Karla Mcllory (Education Spec.) $78,738 $0 $0
Dr Kathleen Hermsmeyer (Superintendent) $9,549 $45,358 $0
Amy Podratz (Assit. Sup Ao) $7,319 $34,763 $0
Vivian Price (Assistant Sup.) $7,105 $33,751 $0
Tanya Rogers (Asst. Sup. Bs) $6,502 $30,886 $0
Douglas House (Assistant Supt.) $6,109 $26,817 $0
Sarah Schlatter (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
Joline Johnson (Director) $3,750 $0 $0
Lauren Rugge (Director) $3,750 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Chair) $3,500 $0 $0
Mike Shurance (Vice Chair) $3,500 $0 $0
Donald Vawter (Director) $3,000 $0 $0
Ponzio Charlene (Secretary) $2,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,005,667
Expenses
$2,938,023
Net Income
$67,644
Net Assets
$736,144
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,813,061
93.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,016
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $188,590
6.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $40,213
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,224,175
41.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,075,671
Total Liabilities $339,527
Net Assets $736,144
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Kathleen Hermsmeyer (Superintendent) $10,773 $52,435 $0
Amy Podratz (Assit. Sup Ao) $8,479 $40,187 $0
Dr Vivian Price (Asst. Sup. Ed) $8,232 $38,217 $0
Diane Anvari (Asst. Sup. Per.) $7,992 $37,880 $0
Phil Hermsmeyer (Asst. Sup. It) $7,976 $38,005 $0
Tanya Rogers (Asst. Sup. Bs) $7,690 $36,620 $0
Dr Robert Hennings (Asst. Sup. Pps) $6,693 $31,781 $0
Mike Shurance (Vice Chair) $4,000 $0 $0
Joline Johnson (Director) $3,750 $0 $0
Sarah Schlatter (Treasurer) $3,250 $0 $0
Donald Vawter (Director) $3,250 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Chair) $3,000 $0 $0
Lauren Rugge (Director) $3,000 $0 $0
Kevin Bejnak (Secretary) $1,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,923,247
Expenses
$2,470,749
Net Income
$452,498
Net Assets
$668,500
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,822,172
96.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,839
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $98,236
3.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $48,804
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,099,632
44.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,134,706
Total Liabilities $466,206
Net Assets $668,500
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Monica Lopez (Principal) $119,559 $0 $21,056
Dr Kathleen Hermsmeyer (Superintendent) $16,217 $52,094 $5,340
Tanya Rogers (Assistant Superintendent, Business) $10,587 $34,037 $2,455
Mike Shurance (Vice Chair) $4,000 $0 $0
Sarah Schlatter (Treasurer) $4,000 $0 $0
Donald Vawter (Director) $4,000 $0 $0
Kevin Brejnak (Secretary) $3,500 $0 $0
Joline Johnson (Director) $3,500 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Chair) $3,000 $0 $0
Lauren Rugge (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,087,465
Expenses
$1,871,463
Net Income
$216,002
Net Assets
$216,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,987,901
95.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,322
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $98,242
4.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $41,717
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $834,605
44.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $377,942
Total Liabilities $161,940
Net Assets $216,002
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Monica Lopez (Principal) $119,559 $0 $21,056
Dr Kathleen Hermsmeyer (Superintendent) $16,217 $0 $0
Donald Vawter (Chair) $4,000 $0 $0
Mike Shurance (Secretary) $4,000 $0 $0
Sarah Schlatter (Director) $4,000 $0 $0
Kevin Brejnak (Treasurer) $3,500 $0 $0
Joline Johnson (Director) $3,500 $0 $0
Reginald Wadlington (Director) $3,500 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Vice Chair) $3,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 3, 2018

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