Nonprofit · EIN 26-0279556
GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90066
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,838,646 | $6,815,561 | $23,085 | $3,709,080 | $1,114,167 | $2,594,913 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,320,589 | $5,885,084 | $435,505 | $4,140,197 | $1,568,369 | $2,571,828 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,906,936 | $5,362,543 | $544,393 | $3,926,118 | $1,789,795 | $2,136,323 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,819,231
- of which government grants
- $6,482,114
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,644
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$14,613
- Other revenue
- -$4,229
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $368,710
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,801,226
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,196,629
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $144,720
- Occupancy
- $552,392
- Travel
- $8,847
- Depreciation
- $6,154
- Program services (functional)
- $5,749,620
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,065,941
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,140,197
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,709,080
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,114,167
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,594,913
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $25,884
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,594,913
- Gross receipts
- $6,853,259
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGI SCHILCHER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $201,865 | $54,231 |
| CASEY JONES | PRINCIPAL Key employee | 40 | $159,421 | $30,449 |
| NAZMIYE AKBABA | SPECIAL POPULATIONS SERVICE ADMINSTRATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,872 | $21,750 |
| KIRSTEN PAUL | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,842 | $20,598 |
| ANGEL TRUONG | IB CURRICILUM AND ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,924 | $20,231 |
| RASHEED KHAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $77,050 | $14,717 |
| YASIR JULIAN EFTEKAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BEUTHIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE GOLDSCHMIDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYSON HORN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MACLAREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGI SCHILCHER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $178,830 | $46,541 |
| CASEY JONES | PRINCIPAL Key employee | 40 | $156,041 | $29,804 |
| YASIR JULIAN EFTEKAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BEUTHIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA EISNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PETE GOLDSCHMIDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRIN KAEHLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGI SCHILCHER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $158,797 | $47,387 |
| CASEY JONES | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,653 | $36,799 |
| CHRIS JONES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $126,488 | $38,795 |
| JULIAN EFTEKAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BEUTHIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA EISNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE GOLDSCHMIDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRIN KAEHLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 12500 BRADDOCK DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066-6808
- In care of
- % EIKE MILLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 12500 BRADDOCK DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 900666808
- Signed the 990
- RASHEED KHAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (310) 306-3484
- Website
- GOETHECHARTERSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHRISTY WHITE ASSOCIATES
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-0279556 or by the name GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS.
- 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 CREATE A MULTI-LINGUAL AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT ADVANCES THE KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND PREPARES THEM TO BE SELF-MOTIVATED CITIZENS WHO WILL THRIVE IN THE GLOBAL WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL (GICS) WAS FOUNDED ON THE PREMISE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAMME ALONG WITH A FOCUS ON GERMAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION. GICS ASPIRES TO BE THE BENCHMARK INSTITUTION FOR MULTI-LINGUAL, IB, K-12 EDUCATION OF FUTURE GLOBAL CITIZENS.GICS IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL. WE ARE A DYNAMIC, COLLABORATIVE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL CULTURES. GICS EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO WONDER ABOUT THE WORLD, EMBRACE DEEP LEARNING, AND ACQUIRE ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE. GICS FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE CHILD, ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH A CURRICULUM GUIDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AND ROOTED IN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.Expenses $5,749,620 · revenue $10,384
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
- 26-0279556
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,709,080
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,853,259
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,838,646 | $6,815,561 | $3,709,080 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,320,589 | $5,885,084 | $4,140,197 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,906,936 | $5,362,543 | $3,926,118 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,068,489 | $5,235,916 | $2,674,402 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 26-0279556).
Questions about GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS is 26-0279556.
- Is GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS 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 GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS 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 GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS 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 GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $201,865 (BIGGI SCHILCHER, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS).
- How much revenue does GOETHE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,838,646, expenses of $6,815,561 and total assets of $3,709,080 at year end.
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