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Options For Youth Acton

  • Pasadena, CA
  • Tax-exempt since July 2018
  • EIN: 82-2272612

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 / Adult, Continuing Education (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
$35.5M (2023)

Expenses
$36M (2023)

Total Assets
$18.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$15.9M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 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
$35,515,005
Expenses
$35,978,644
Net Income
-$463,639
Net Assets
$2,612,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $35,504,805
100.0%
Program Services $10,200
0.0%
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,799,538
41.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,554,375
Total Liabilities $15,941,893
Net Assets $2,612,482
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wendy Gillespie (Principal) $179,710 $0 $16,585
Christine Sundeen (Assistant Principal) $134,538 $0 $19,783
Angelica Ojeda (Assistant Principal) $134,307 $0 $22,441
Thomas Zaragoza (Assistant Principal) $133,873 $0 $10,441
Brock Champion (Assistant Principal) $127,691 $0 $22,000
Jocelyn Finn (President) $0 $0 $0
Jane Gothold (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Harprit Chohan (Memeber) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 7, 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
$26,348,662
Expenses
$26,062,623
Net Income
$286,039
Net Assets
$3,076,121
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,348,662
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,730,972
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,070,063
Total Liabilities $7,993,942
Net Assets $3,076,121
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wendy Gillespie (Principal) $152,342 $0 $15,563
Susan Manley (Assistant Principal) $129,903 $0 $3,614
Richard Aguilar (Principal) $127,437 $0 $14,377
Thomas Zaragoza (Assistant Principal) $125,011 $0 $10,274
Christine Sundeen (Assistant Principal) $122,473 $0 $18,806
Jane Gothold (President) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Cerda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Harprit Chohan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 1, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,650,766
Expenses
$25,460,865
Net Income
$2,189,901
Net Assets
$2,790,082
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,650,766
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,504,089
45.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,965,247
Total Liabilities $11,175,165
Net Assets $2,790,082
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wendy Gillespie (Principal) $157,140 $0 $14,721
Brock Champion (Assistant Principal) $131,830 $0 $17,381
Richard Aguilar (Assistant Principal) $129,981 $0 $13,625
Angelica Ojeda (Assistant Principal) $128,273 $0 $22,132
Thomas Zaragoza (Assistant Principal) $125,045 $0 $10,040
Jane Gothold (President) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Cerda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Harprit Chohan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,087,942
Expenses
$25,478,976
Net Income
$1,608,966
Net Assets
$268,061
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,087,942
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,808,609
42.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,356,089
Total Liabilities $9,088,028
Net Assets $268,061
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wendy Gillespie (Principal) $138,152 $0 $13,627
Thomas Zaragoza (Assistant Principal) $118,717 $0 $2,852
Brock Champion (Assistant Principal) $112,892 $0 $8,106
Richard Aguilar (Assistant Principal) $109,034 $0 $11,926
Angelica Ojeda (Assistant Principal) $102,495 $0 $19,310
Jane Gothold (President) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Cerda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Harprit Chohan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2021

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$26,881,080
Expenses
$25,029,469
Net Income
$1,851,611
Net Assets
-$1,340,905
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,881,080
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,609,706
38.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,015,138
Total Liabilities $12,356,043
Net Assets -$1,340,905
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jane Gothold (President) $0 $0 $0
Kayla Walker Heltzel (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Harprit Chohan (Director) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on July 8, 2020

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,519,041
Expenses
$9,711,557
Net Income
-$3,192,516
Net Assets
-$3,192,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,519,041
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,621,226
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,218,483
Total Liabilities $6,410,999
Net Assets -$3,192,516
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wendy Gillespie (Principal) $33,453 $86,606 $13,515
Brock Champion (Assistant Principal) $28,502 $98,345 $7,955
Amber Akerly (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jane Gothold (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kayla Walker Heltzel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joan Hall (President) $0 $104,902 $3,159
John Hall (Vice President) $0 $109,292 $3,269
Jamie Donahue (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Hall Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Baskerville (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $84,167 $1,606
Tommie Zoe (Chief Operating Officer) $0 $134,400 $2,391
Robert Vartanian (Chief Information Officer) $0 $79,600 $1,990
Bryan Gillespie (Principal) $0 $155,024 $4,900
Cynthia Ramos (Assistant Principal) $0 $153,501 $11,619
William Tynan (Principal) $0 $125,757 $3,347
Jessica G Ray (Assistant Superintendent) $0 $188,151 $3,439
Vrej Boghokian (Dir Of School Implementation) $0 $167,379 $9,400
Cynthia Harsen (Division Controller) $0 $146,099 $6,281
Danielle French Jun (Dir Of Experiential Learning) $0 $147,044 $3,912
Martin Mcgreal (Cluster Director Pie) $0 $137,556 $19,388
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990
Filed on April 22, 2019

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