Nonprofit · EIN 26-3798438
REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC
Tax-exempt · ONTARIO, CA 91764
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $63,300,824 | $54,461,641 | $8,839,183 | $133,797,409 | $99,382,512 | $34,414,897 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $50,357,586 | $54,450,279 | -$4,092,693 | $109,618,298 | $85,212,225 | $24,406,073 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $53,396,398 | $40,747,827 | $12,648,571 | $130,574,487 | $100,827,795 | $29,746,692 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $60,100,626
- of which government grants
- $57,010,031
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $874,749
- Other revenue
- $2,325,449
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $754,675
- Other salaries and wages
- $21,366,915
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,091,007
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $4,979,120
- Depreciation
- $429,830
- Program services (functional)
- $32,679,934
- Management and general (functional)
- $21,752,988
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,719
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $109,618,298
- Total assets, end of year
- $133,797,409
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $99,382,512
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,414,897
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,747,284
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,722,316
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $34,414,897
- Gross receipts
- $63,300,824
- Employees
- 438
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEX LUCERO | CHIEF EXEC O Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $290,115 | $67,474 |
| RANDEL JOSSERAND | CHIEF ACADEM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,734 | $58,880 |
| ROSE BOMENTRE | SUPERINTENDE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $226,898 | $25,262 |
| JAIME SERRANO | CIO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,933 | $40,467 |
| JASON ROBERTS | CHIEF OF STA Key employee | 40 | $192,334 | $22,750 |
| RAY CULBERSON | CHIEF IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,611 | $26,480 |
| ALAN DARBY | CFO Officer | 40 | $180,671 | $1,331 |
| JOSEPH CHAVEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER HERNANDEZ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK RUEBENSAAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE VIRICEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDEL JOSSERAND | CHIEF ACADEM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,916 | $51,124 |
| ALEX LUCERO | CHIEF EXEC O Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $262,566 | $23,000 |
| RAY CULBERSON | CHIEF IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,438 | $14,126 |
| JAIME SERRANO | CIO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,519 | $36,249 |
| JACQUELINE WOODS-JEFFERSON | ASSN SUP IN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,045 | $40,381 |
| LONNIE YANCSURAK | CBO Key employee | 40 | $172,212 | $29,000 |
| JASON ROBERTS | CHIEF OF STA Key employee | 40 | $155,792 | $31,000 |
| DIANA RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER HERNANDEZ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK RUEBENSAAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VAN TRISCHELLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDEL JOSSERAND | CHIEF ACADEM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,500 | $51,124 |
| ALEX LUCERO | CHIEF EXEC O Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $203,819 | $22,240 |
| JAIME SERRANO | CIO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,750 | $36,249 |
| CHRISTOPHER TICKELL | SUPERINTENDE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,000 | $15,579 |
| JACQUELINE WOODS-JEFFERSON | ASSN SUP IN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,500 | $40,381 |
| RAY CULBERSON | CHIEF IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,080 | $14,126 |
| DIANA RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER HERNANDEZ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK RUEBENSAAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VAN TRISCHELLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3333 CONCOURS ST BUILDING 9, ONTARIO, CA 91764-4875
- In care of
- % ALEX LUCERO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALEX LUCERO
- Signed the 990
- ALAN DARBY, CFO
- Phone
- (909) 888-8458
- Website
- WWW.REALJOUREY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SILVA & SILVA CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-3798438 or by the name REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES 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
NEW VISION MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATED BY REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC. THE CHARTER WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE SAN BERNARDINO CHITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NUVIEW UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF STUDENTS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING FOCUSED ON CHALLENGING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS WHILE SUPPORTING PARENTAL CHOICE.
Program accomplishments
- FOUR CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGH OUT SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES, NEW VISION MIDDLE SCHOOL, SERVING 420 STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THOURHG EIGHT. IEMPIRE ACADEMY, SERVING 405 STUDENTS IN GRADES TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIVE. THE JOURNEY SCHOOL SERVING 540 STUDENTS IN GRADES TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARDEN THROUGH SIX. ENTREPRENEUR HIGH SCHOOL, SERVING 540 STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE.Expenses $32,679,934
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
- 26-3798438
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $133,797,409
- Income (IRS master file)
- $63,300,824
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $63,300,824 | $54,461,641 | $133,797,409 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $50,357,586 | $54,450,279 | $109,618,298 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $53,396,398 | $40,747,827 | $130,574,487 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $40,040,977 | $35,970,179 | $28,452,679 | 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 26-3798438).
Questions about REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC
- What is the EIN of REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC is 26-3798438.
- Is REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES 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 REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES 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 REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES 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 REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ALEX LUCERO.
- Who are the officers and directors of REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $290,115 (ALEX LUCERO, CHIEF EXEC O).
- How much revenue does REAL JOURNEY ACADEMIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $63,300,824, expenses of $54,461,641 and total assets of $133,797,409 at year end.
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