Nonprofit · EIN 41-0451348
NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · GOLETA, CA 93117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $582,235 | $646,575 | -$64,340 | $2,296,706 | $5,334 | $2,291,372 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $497,429 | $606,275 | -$108,846 | $2,007,386 | $5,339 | $2,002,047 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $575,613
- Investment income
- $6,622
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $266,442
- Other salaries and wages
- $43,027
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $352,087
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,117
- Occupancy
- $210,002
- Travel
- $16,376
- Depreciation
- $15,670
- Program services (functional)
- $575,667
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,908
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,007,386
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,296,706
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,334
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,291,372
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,514,764
- Gross receipts
- $587,337
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE DURBECK | PRESIDENT, MATH INSTRUCTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $133,221 |
| DANIEL DURBECK | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/DEAN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $133,221 |
| ANDREW DOWNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PETER PEROTTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE DURBECK | PRESIDENT, MATH INSTRUCTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $112,007 |
| DANIEL DURBECK | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/DEAN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $112,007 |
| ANDREW DOWNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PETER PEROTTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 37 TOURAN LN, GOLETA, CA 93117-8001
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUZANNE DURBECK, 37 TOURAN LANE, GOLETA, CA 93117
- Signed the 990
- SUZANNE DURBECK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (805) 562-9843
- Return prepared by
- HUTCHINSON & BLOODGOOD LLP
Mission
TO ASSIST THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY WHO DESIRE TO SERVE AS MILITARY OFFICERS AND TO EMPHASIZE SCHOLARSHIP, PERSONAL INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. TO INCREASE THEIR SAT AND ACT SCORES, TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION IN CLASSES THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM AT THE US SERVICE ACADEMIES OR ROTC AND TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS, WHILE FOLLOWING THE HONOR CODE AND WORKING ON TEAM BUILDING.
Program accomplishments
- STAFF ADVISED STUDENTS IN METHODS OF EFFECTIVE STUDYING, MEMORIZATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, GOAL SETTING, ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTIVE HABITS, ALONG WITH LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE AND PROTOCOL. GUIDELINES WERE SET FOR APPEARANCE AND FOR DRESS IN BUSINESS CASUAL AND MORE FORMAL ATTIRE. DUE TO CALIFORNIA FIRES AND THE US FOREST SERVICE MANDATE FOR EVACUATION FOR THREE WEEKS, CLASSES WERE REMOTE FOR THREE WEEKS AND IN-PERSON FOR ELEVEN WEEKS. CLASSES WERE HELD SIX DAYS PER WEEK AND COVERED MATH, ENGLISH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, VOCABULARY AND STUDY HALL. 53 STUDENTS WERE IN THE PROGRAM. 45 RECEIVED APPOINTMENTS TO US SERVICE ACADEMIES AND EIGHT ENTERED COLLEGES. SEMINARS WERE CONDUCTED ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT, HONOR CODE, MILITARY CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES. OUTSIDE SPEAKERS WERE OFTEN INVITED TO CONDUCT SEMINARS. STUDENTS CHOOSING TO ATTEND CHURCH WERE DRIVEN BY NORTHWESTERN PREP STAFF TO THE APPROPRIATE CHURCH. WHEN A STUDENT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION, THE SCHOOL FURNISHED THE TRANSPORTATION AND A STAFF MEMBER TO ACCOMPANY THE STUDENT. EACH STUDENT WAS COUNSELED WITH REGARDS TO HIS OR HER CHOICE OF ACADEMIES, UNIVERSITIES OR ROTC PROGRAMS. STAFF MEMBERS ALSO WORKED WITH STUDENTS ADVISING THEM IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THEIR CONGRESSMEN, SENATORS, THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT ANDTHE VARIOUS ACADEMIES. STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDED REQUESTED EVALUATIONS OF PERFORMANCE, ACADEMIC ABILITY, PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS, CHARACTERISTICS OF HONOR, WORK ETHIC, INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY INTERACTION, OR OTHER APPLICABLE TRAITS. NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY REMAINED AVAILABLE AND OFFERED SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT ONCE THE STUDENTS REACHED THE ACADEMY, THEIR ROTC UNITS OR THEIR OTHER COMMISSIONING SOURCES. NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL WAS CONTACTED BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORMED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES ON THOSE ENTERING THE ACADEMIES/ROTC PROGRAMS. ALSO, FORMER STUDENTS, NOW OFFICERS, NEEDED ADDITIONAL CLEARANCES FOR HIGHER LEVEL SECURITY ASSIGNMENTS. NORTHWESTERN PREP PROVIDED THEM TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, THE FBI AND OTHER INVESTIGATIVE BODIES. COMPLETE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH COLOR PHOTO ID'S AND TRANSCRIPTS ARE KEPT ON FILE FOR EACH OF THE 3,000 FORMER STUDENTS. NORTHWESTERN PREP MAINTAINS A THOROUGH DATABASE WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO CONTACT FORM NETWORKS WITH ALL FORMER CLASSES OF GRADUATES WHILE ON ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND WHEN JOINING A PARTICULAR MILITARY SERVICE COMMUNITY.Expenses $575,667 · revenue $575,613
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0451348
- 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
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,296,706
- Income (IRS master file)
- $587,337
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $497,429 | $606,275 | $2,007,386 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $639,859 | $642,379 | $1,736,838 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL is 41-0451348.
- Is NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
- Are donations to NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 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 NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SUZANNE DURBECK.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $133,221 (SUZANNE DURBECK, PRESIDENT, MATH INSTRUCTOR).
- How much revenue does NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $582,235, expenses of $646,575 and total assets of $2,296,706 at year end.
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