Nonprofit · EIN 45-3532127
CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90057
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $57,395,900 | $56,903,015 | $492,885 | $111,920,036 | $105,489,520 | $6,430,516 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $56,108,183 | $54,709,699 | $1,398,484 | $105,238,708 | $99,301,077 | $5,937,631 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $47,256,465 | $46,935,158 | $321,307 | $78,327,038 | $73,787,891 | $4,539,147 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,039,942
- Program service revenue
- $52,833,540
- Investment income
- $454,085
- Net rental income
- $68,333
- Other revenue
- $68,333
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $573,291
- Other salaries and wages
- $23,049,141
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $31,153,128
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $468,275
- Accounting fees
- $95,901
- Occupancy
- $4,720,461
- Travel
- $85,690
- Depreciation
- $332,157
- Program services (functional)
- $42,405,204
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,497,811
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $105,238,708
- Total assets, end of year
- $111,920,036
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $105,489,520
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,430,516
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,955,118
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,430,516
- Gross receipts
- $57,395,900
- Employees
- 555
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Kaplan | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $261,553 | $58,655 |
| Marissa Berman | Head Of Instruction & Learning Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,440 | $42,880 |
| Dr Ramona Kay Patrick | Head Of Schools Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,035 | $52,185 |
| Shernice Lazare | Head Of DEI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,931 | $46,692 |
| Joana Ngo Hamaki | Head Of Operations & Finance Officer | 40 | $209,516 | $19,611 |
| Jennifer Mansfield | Principal Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,625 | $28,125 |
| Lisandra Flores | Senior Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,950 | $12,863 |
| Sarah Angel | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Smith | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Gomez-Gayne | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Le | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mikelle Willis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Boone | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Archana Patel | Director (Through 4/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariana Aguilar | Director (Through 3/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Roberts | Director (Through 7/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Phuong Vuong | Director (Through 7/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK KLEGER-HEINE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $208,608 | $38,109 |
| RAMONA KAY PATRICK | HEAD OF SCHOOLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,501 | $49,893 |
| SHERNICE LAZARE | HEAD OF DEI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,546 | $45,406 |
| JOANA NGO HAMAKI | HEAD OF OPERATIONS & FINAN Officer | 40 | $203,026 | $19,049 |
| HYE-WON GEHRING | PRINCIPAL CWC EAST VALLEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,488 | $44,429 |
| MARISSA BERMAN | HEAD OF CURRICULUM AND LEA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,159 | $35,053 |
| MAUREEN LAMORENA-TATSUI | PRINCIPAL SILVER LAKE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,925 | $46,656 |
| MELISSA KAPLAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $119,167 | $25,648 |
| MIKELLE WILLIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GOMEZ-GAYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ANGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARCHANA PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANA AGUILAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEY ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHUONG VUONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK KLEGER-HEINE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $214,068 | $22,275 |
| HYE-WON GEHRING | PRINCIPAL CWC EAST VALLEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,857 | $40,605 |
| RAMONA KAY PATRICK | HEAD OF SCHOOLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,736 | $41,744 |
| JESUS URDIALES | CO-PRINCIPAL CWC MAR VISTA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,208 | $33,739 |
| MARISSA BERMAN | HEAD OF CURRICULUM AND LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,882 | $41,049 |
| DAVID TASSONE | DIRECTOR OF TALENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,250 | $10,204 |
| MIKELLE WILLIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GOMEZ-GAYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ANGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE BOONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARCHANA PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANA AGUILAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEY ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHUONG VUONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2301 BEVERLY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90057-2209
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Melissa Kaplan, 2301 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
- Signed the 990
- Melissa Kaplan, Executive Director
- Phone
- (323) 315-0235
- Website
- www.cwclosangeles.org
- Return prepared by
- Eide Bailly LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3532127 or by the name CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES.
- 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 a socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse community of students in the heart of Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging experiential learning environment that develops each individual student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world in which we live.
Program accomplishments
- CWC Los Angeles operates five public charter schools serving the communities of Hollywood, Silver Lake, Mar Vista, East Valley and West Valley in Los Angeles. All schools are authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District. CWC Los Angeles is currently serving 2,467 students from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade.Expenses $42,405,204 · revenue $52,833,540
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
- 45-3532127
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $111,920,036
- Income (IRS master file)
- $57,395,900
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $57,395,900 | $56,903,015 | $111,920,036 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $56,108,183 | $54,709,699 | $105,238,708 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $47,256,465 | $46,935,158 | $78,327,038 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $39,760,958 | $39,392,967 | $27,264,074 | 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 45-3532127).
Questions about CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES
- What is the EIN of CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES is 45-3532127.
- Is CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES 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 CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES 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 CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES 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 CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Melissa Kaplan.
- Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $261,553 (Melissa Kaplan, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $57,395,900, expenses of $56,903,015 and total assets of $111,920,036 at year end.
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