Nonprofit · EIN 20-3799463
SPIRIT SERIES INC
Tax-exempt · SANTA MONICA, CA 90402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $964,575 | $899,561 | $65,014 | $1,081,545 | $200,923 | $880,622 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,041,708 | $1,028,924 | $12,784 | $939,863 | $221,697 | $718,166 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,032,186 | $948,668 | $83,518 | $906,840 | $205,165 | $701,675 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $854,760
- of which government grants
- $1,943
- Program service revenue
- $109,815
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $96,675
- Other salaries and wages
- $314,706
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $444,228
- Professional fundraising fees
- $53,396
- Accounting fees
- $19,597
- Occupancy
- $45,697
- Travel
- $9,400
- Depreciation
- $83,957
- Program services (functional)
- $716,085
- Management and general (functional)
- $65,464
- Fundraising (functional)
- $118,012
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $939,863
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,081,545
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $200,923
- Net assets, end of year
- $880,622
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $604,053
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $630,162
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $250,460
- Gross receipts
- $964,575
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 42
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD STRAUSS | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $71,250 |
| LESLIE RACHEL STRAUSS | Secretary Trustee or director | 50 | $25,425 |
| STEVEN SAVAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN CASTLES GRAY | BOARDMEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FU-DING CHENG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANSFIELD JEON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCPHERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORMAN KADERLAN | Treasurer Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOANNA ZUNIGA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| BRENDA RODRIGUEZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRETT SHIBATA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD STRAUSS | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $84,500 |
| LESLIE RACHEL STRAUSS | Secretary Trustee or director | 50 | $58,294 |
| STEVEN SAVAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN CASTLES GRAY | BOARDMEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FU-DING CHENG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANSFIELD JEON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCPHERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORMAN KADERLAN | Treasurer Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOANNA ZUNIGA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| BRENDA RODRIGUEZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRETT SHIBATA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD STRAUSS | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $81,500 |
| LESLIE RACHEL STRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 50 | $53,000 |
| STEVEN SAVAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BURKE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FU-DING CHENG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANSFIELD JEON | Secretary Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCPHERSON | Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORMAN KADERLAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOANNA ZUNIGA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| BRENDA RODRIGUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRETT SHIBATA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 605 SAN VICENTE BLVD SUITE, SANTA MONICA, CA 90402-1841
- In care of
- % SINGER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD STRAUSS, 605 SAN VICENTE BLVD 310, SANTA MONICA, CA 90402
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD STRAUSS, President
- Phone
- (310) 899-5528
- Website
- WWW.SPIRTSERIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHEELER AND BI LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-3799463 or by the name SPIRIT SERIES INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO PROVIDE CORE LITERACY AND VALUES EDUCATION TO PRE-TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS IN PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Program accomplishments
- FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:SPIRIT SERIES --a suite of history, language arts, positive values & character-building programs--served 3,004 4th to 11th grade students in 120 classrooms at 47 partner schools in California, Arizona, South Dakota and Maine during the 2024-25 school yeara 2% increase over 2023-24. Our drama-based program, SpiritSeries, delivered during regular school hours by Series staff and classroom teachers, served 2,167 students in grades 4 to 8. An additional 5,850 students and adults in these school communities also benefited by attending SpiritSeries play performances and summary discussions. SpiritCorps, our narrative writing, video storytelling and self-discovery curriculum for grades 7 to 11, was delivered online to 837 students. The organization's capacity was increased by $152,528 of in-kind services, including one hour of mentoring per student from 42 trained adult volunteer SpiritCorps Story Coaches.Expenses $716,085
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3799463
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,081,545
- Income (IRS master file)
- $964,575
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $964,575 | $899,561 | $1,081,545 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,041,708 | $1,028,924 | $939,863 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,032,186 | $948,668 | $906,840 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $824,575 | $761,971 | $801,925 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3799463).
Questions about SPIRIT SERIES INC
- What is the EIN of SPIRIT SERIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPIRIT SERIES INC is 20-3799463.
- Is SPIRIT SERIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to SPIRIT SERIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPIRIT SERIES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPIRIT SERIES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPIRIT SERIES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPIRIT SERIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RICHARD STRAUSS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPIRIT SERIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,250 (RICHARD STRAUSS, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does SPIRIT SERIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $964,575, expenses of $899,561 and total assets of $1,081,545 at year end.
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