Blue Ridge Academy

  • Maricopa, CA
  • Tax exemption issued: March 2018
  • EIN: 82-1850228

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 2025 tax filing, this nonprofit:

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

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. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All 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
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$111,620,202
Expenses
$106,058,502
Net Income
$5,561,700
Net Assets
$13,750,119
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $111,620,202
100%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,122,799
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $41,589,581
39.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,694,566
Total Liabilities $10,944,447
Net Assets $13,750,119
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samantha Haynes (Executive Dir.) $232,336 $0 $66,199
Loretta Burns (Sped Dir/vice Prin) $225,079 $0 $49,811
Emily Cruz (Director Of Student Achievement) $158,842 $0 $32,834
Sara Newcomb (Director Of Staffing) $153,054 $0 $61,486
Giovanna Arzaga (Director Of Operations) $151,720 $0 $64,264
Nichole Kohlenberger (Director Of Finance) $147,168 $0 $66,485
Laura Rankin (Assistant Director) $141,466 $0 $47,188
Elisa Hendricks (Asst Director Sped) $139,566 $0 $52,278
Clarissa English (Psychologist) $139,543 $0 $25,943
Jamie Schmelebeck (Assistant Director) $138,460 $0 $32,926
Eliane Rodriguez (Assistant Director) $132,943 $0 $52,137
Erin Kyle (Assistant Director) $129,739 $0 $61,176
June Salazar (Psychologist) $129,558 $0 $45,792
Lisa Sophos (Assistant Director) $128,470 $0 $85,879
Erin Letham (Assistant Director Lrebg) $126,424 $0 $66,622
Ann Marie Verner (Regional Coordinator) $117,532 $0 $54,086
Christina Yamada (Occup Therapist) $116,441 $0 $40,740
Laura Armbruster (Regional Coord) $115,608 $0 $23,702
Tricia Bulmer (Program Coord) $115,523 $0 $26,284
Arlene Nelson (President) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Zolfo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
May Hampton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sari Medina (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 7, 2026

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

View Filing
XML
Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$94,604,599
Expenses
$93,175,512
Net Income
$1,429,087
Net Assets
$8,188,419
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $94,602,528
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,071
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 $685,949
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $35,671,996
38.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,192,277
Total Liabilities $17,003,858
Net Assets $8,188,419
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samantha Haynes (Executive Dir.) $223,088 $0 $64,251
Loretta Burns (Sped Dir/vice Prin) $217,487 $0 $48,494
Emily Cruz (Director Of Student Achievement) $150,068 $0 $31,412
Sara Newcomb (Dir Of Staffing) $143,779 $0 $56,894
Nicole Kohlenberger (Dir. Of Finance) $143,149 $0 $55,377
Giovanna Arzaga (Dir. Of Operations) $142,773 $0 $57,982
Dawn Gordon (Asst Dir Teach Sup) $138,752 $0 $41,534
Clarissa English (Assistant Director) $134,764 $0 $25,022
Jennifer Marron (Trustee) $95,306 $0 $19,146
Arlene Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Zolfo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
May Hampton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 10, 2025

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

View Filing
PDF XML
Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$83,653,122
Expenses
$83,694,386
Net Income
-$41,264
Net Assets
$6,759,332
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $83,653,122
100%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $515,920
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $34,733,927
41.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,297,180
Total Liabilities $18,537,848
Net Assets $6,759,332
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samantha Haynes (Executive Dir.) $212,591 $0 $59,815
Loretta Burns (Sped Dir/vice Prin) $207,043 $0 $45,204
Emily Cruz () $141,019 $0 $30,126
Giovanna Arzaga () $138,541 $0 $31,087
Sara Newcomb () $136,867 $0 $37,649
Nicole Kohlenberger () $136,117 $0 $31,863
Dawn Gordon (Assistant Director) $133,752 $0 $31,148
Jennifer Marron (Trustee) $96,286 $0 $19,486
Jessie Maron (President) $0 $0 $0
Arlene Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Zolfo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
May Hampton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 15, 2024

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

View Filing
XML
Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$76,717,055
Expenses
$71,978,309
Net Income
$4,738,746
Net Assets
$6,800,596
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $76,717,055
100%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $197,400
0.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $29,629,173
41.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,961,047
Total Liabilities $9,160,451
Net Assets $6,800,596
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samantha Haynes (Executive Dir.) $197,400 $0 $48,371
Loretta Burns (Sped Dir/vice Prin) $188,600 $0 $46,682
Emily Cruz (Director) $132,300 $0 $35,878
Giovanna Arzaga (Op Director) $125,600 $0 $35,072
Sara Newcomb (Staffing Director) $125,600 $0 $34,593
Nicole Kohlenberger (Finance Director) $125,600 $0 $34,593
Jessie Maron (President) $0 $0 $0
Arlene Nelson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Zolfo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
May Hampton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nikolette Sanchez (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on July 27, 2023

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

View Filing
PDF XML
Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

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.

Document Links

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$40,732,042
Expenses
$37,694,514
Net Income
$3,037,528
Net Assets
-$3,600,684
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $40,732,042
100%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,420
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,392,690
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,096,310
Total Liabilities $12,696,994
Net Assets -$3,600,684
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rupinder Boyd (Teacher) $196,169 $0 $39,506
Cristino Alcala (Teacher) $178,739 $0 $39,356
Courtney Mccorkle (Director) $166,420 $0 $28,795
Christina M Navarro-cabero (Teacher) $138,195 $0 $17,836
Courtney Bostock (Teacher) $114,473 $0 $14,027
Julie Robinson (Teacher) $112,529 $0 $14,947
Michelle Hunter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chantelle Crespo (Director) $0 $130,016 $24,558
Jeff Pray (President) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Panero (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Woodward (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nikki Sanchez (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 15, 2019

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

View Filing
PDF XML

About This Data

What Is This Data?

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains financial information from tax returns processed by the IRS since the 2012 calendar years, as well as data extracted from digital filings. IRS summary data also includes limited older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Most organizations that have been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS have to file the Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file the Form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard," which does not contain financial details. Churches are not required to file Form 990.

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations that are claiming tax exemption in any of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes Employer Identification Numbers and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

See an issue with the data?

Contact Us

About Nonprofit Explorer

Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu and Brandon Roberts.

Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated