Nonprofit · EIN 27-1491564
GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95822
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,161,815 | $2,411,248 | -$249,433 | $1,784,243 | $171,725 | $1,612,518 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,463,746 | $2,281,537 | $182,209 | $2,029,987 | $230,336 | $1,799,651 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,110,899 | $2,639,488 | -$528,589 | $2,081,020 | $463,578 | $1,617,442 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,143,148
- of which government grants
- $129,229
- Program service revenue
- $10,000
- Investment income
- $2,352
- Other revenue
- $6,315
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $234,046
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $402,922
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,083,481
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,840,525
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $17,384
- Travel
- $17,603
- Program services (functional)
- $1,644,651
- Management and general (functional)
- $527,633
- Fundraising (functional)
- $238,964
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,029,987
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,784,243
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $171,725
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,612,518
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $317,518
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,295,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,161,815
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcel Sanders | CEO Officer | 55 | $208,840 |
| NATALIE M TOVANI-WALCHUK | Chief Impact Officer | 53 | $194,082 |
| Mark Heringer | East Bay Dir. | 42 | $137,451 |
| Molly Moloney | Dir. Policy & Data | 49 | $123,233 |
| Lexi Lopez Crothers | Dir. Of Advocacy | 46 | $112,899 |
| Louis Willacy | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Emmille Brack | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Linsey Bird | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ana Guttierez | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sonjhia Lowery | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nik Howard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcel Sanders | CEO Officer | 60.91 | $224,340 |
| NATALIE M TOVANI-WALCHUK | VP, Local Impact | 49.7 | $190,153 |
| Nadia Razi | Dir. State Policy | 37.31 | $100,708 |
| Louis Willacy | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Emmille Brack | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Linsey Bird | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ana Guttierez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sonjhia Lowery | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nik Howard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcel Sanders | CEO Officer | 60 | $217,628 |
| NATALIE M TOVANI-WALCHUK | Exec. Dir. WCC | 52 | $170,554 |
| Maribel Gonzalez | Oakland Executive Dir | 41 | $153,938 |
| Charles Cole | Energy Convert ED | 40 | $144,810 |
| Thomas Maffai | Oakland Managing | 34 | $127,532 |
| Sara Sandhu | Dir of Communicati | 40 | $104,234 |
| Louis Willacy | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Emmille Brack | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Linsey Bird | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Tsai | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sonjhia Lowery | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nik Howard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5960 S LAND PARK DR, SACRAMENTO, CA 95822-3313
- In care of
- % JONATHAN KLEIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Darcel Sanders, 5960 South Land Park Dr 513, Sacramento, CA 95822
- Signed the 990
- Darcel Sanders, CEO
- Phone
- (510) 868-8800
- Website
- gopublicschools.org
- Return prepared by
- HEALY AND ASSOCIATES
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-1491564 or by the name GO PUBLIC 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
GO Public Schools builds and supports a multi-city network of local coalitions, whose members parents, educators, and community allies work together to expand access to quality education in Californias most historically underserved communities.We inform, align, organize, and support leaders at every level, from grassroots to grasstops. These leaders are advocates for changes in school governance, policy, practice, and culture that promote excellence and equity for our students and families. Organizing leaders at all levels to advocate for excellent and equitable systems creates the conditions for improved student opportunity, learning, and achievement cradle to career.
Program accomplishments
- Org-Wide Accomplishments- GO developed tools to help families and educators navigate the new state mandated Reading Difficulty Risk Screener. These resources, downloaded nearly 1,000 times, helped move a compliance exercise into a truly impactful mandate. - GO expanded its library of reports, guides, and resources to support families as they navigate the complex education system. This included an updated parent/teacher conference tool. These are available to families throughout the state of California. In total, resources were utilized over 35,000 times. - GO enhanced its Family Leadership Program model to offer affinity cohorts designed to support the unique needs of families across California.The program launched with a program specifically for families with students in small, often rural school districts.Expenses $518,754 · grants $234,046 · revenue $10,000
- West Contra Costa Accomplishments- GO engaged more than 1,200 community members in one-on-one meetings, events, board actions, and other opportunities. This base of supporters allows us to make a significant impact on system-level policy decisions in West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD).- GO staff facilitated a literacy community-led committee, now in its third year, that partnered closely with WCCUSD leadership to shape the rollout plan of the new state mandated K-2 reading screener. This engagement led to a thorough, family- and educator-centered plan that created the foundation for the screener leading to greatly improved literacy practices.- GO co-hosted the annual West Contra Costa Education Fair welcoming over 550 community members to connect with TK-12 schools, local community organizations, colleges, and WCCUSD district departments.Expenses $418,396
- Fresno Accomplishments- GO engaged more than 650 community members in one-on-one meetings, events, and other opportunities. This base allows us to make a significant impact on system-level policy decisions in Fresno Unified School District (FUSD).- Staff supported families in developing vital leadership skills through GOs signature Family Leadership Program. Over 100 parents completed the six-session course, including a cohort focused on pre-school families.Expenses $323,318
- Oakland Accomplishments- GO engaged more than 300 community members to take action in support of our work to improve Oaklands public education system in one-on-one meetings, events, and other opportunities. This base of supporters allows us to make a significant impact on system-level policy decisions in Oakland Unified School District.- GO released multiple data reports and led corresponding data talks and walks, engaging over 6,500 Oakland community members. Data talks included key Oakland leaders from OUSD, the Alameda County Office of Education, local community organizations, and elected leaders.Expenses $244,671
- North Valley Accomplishments - GO engaged more than 200 community members in one-on-one meetings, events, and other opportunities. These engagements informed the development of our multi-school district engagement strategy across Stanislaus County.- Staff supported families in developing vital leadership skills through GOs signature Family Leadership Program. Over two dozen parents completed the six-session course. GO also released multiple data reports and led corresponding data talks, engaging over 200 community membersExpenses $139,512
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
- 27-1491564
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,784,243
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,161,815
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,161,815 | $2,411,248 | $1,784,243 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,463,746 | $2,281,537 | $2,029,987 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,110,899 | $2,639,488 | $2,081,020 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,759,974 | $3,052,765 | $2,402,083 | 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 27-1491564).
Questions about GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS is 27-1491564.
- Is GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GO PUBLIC 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 GO PUBLIC 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 GO PUBLIC 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 GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Darcel Sanders.
- Who are the officers and directors of GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,840 (Darcel Sanders, CEO).
- How much revenue does GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,161,815, expenses of $2,411,248 and total assets of $1,784,243 at year end.
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