Nonprofit · EIN 82-3303827
ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,078,933 | $10,513,844 | -$434,911 | $3,597,174 | $3,004,706 | $592,468 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $11,373,013 | $12,544,120 | -$1,171,107 | $3,308,275 | $2,280,896 | $1,027,379 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $10,804,402 | $9,711,338 | $1,093,064 | $5,487,165 | $3,288,679 | $2,198,486 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,701,910
- of which government grants
- $9,701,910
- Program service revenue
- $29,451
- Investment income
- $30,156
- Other revenue
- $317,416
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $238,575
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,673,061
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,290,962
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $239,248
- Accounting fees
- $55,820
- Occupancy
- $696,686
- Travel
- $25,131
- Depreciation
- $102,837
- Program services (functional)
- $8,434,245
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,079,599
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,308,275
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,597,174
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,004,706
- Net assets, end of year
- $592,468
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $874,731
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $592,468
- Gross receipts
- $10,078,933
- Employees
- 142
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RAMONA BISHOP | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $170,850 | $46,922 |
| ERNANI LEWIS SANTOS II | ASSISTANT CEO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,752 | $29,554 |
| ALESHA J WILLIAMS | HS PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,790 | $24,590 |
| TAMRA ARMSTRONG | DIR. OF BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,557 | $29,706 |
| ANTHONY CUMMINGS | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,612 | $17,535 |
| GRAEME P GRAEY | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,592 | $22,011 |
| DANNY JEFFERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GLORIA RODRIGUEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD PAGE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARENCE BARNES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MAX TRUJILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY DURHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RAMONA BISHOP | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $166,004 | $36,680 |
| ERNANI LEWIS SANTOS II | ASSISTANT CEO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,534 | $29,907 |
| VANESSA M ODEN | ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,990 | $20,927 |
| JOSE F IRIZARRY | HS PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,833 | $22,808 |
| DANNY JEFFERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JUANITA REYNOLDS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARENCE BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY DURHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD PAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MAX TRUJILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RAMONA BISHOP | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $152,551 | $32,082 |
| ALANA SHACKELFORD | CO-FOUNDER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,310 | $27,995 |
| ERNANI LEWIS SANTOS II | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,045 | $25,926 |
| DR STEPHAN SANDERS | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,023 | $20,387 |
| STACI SMITH | VICE PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,930 | $19,857 |
| DANNY JEFFERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JUANITA REYNOLDS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARENCE BARNES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAUSHA JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE BEAUMONTE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MAX TRUJILLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD PAGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VAJIRA WATSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 655 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 150, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825-6734
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RAMONA BISHOP, 100 WHITNEY AVENUE, VALLEJO, CA 94589
- Signed the 990
- RAMONA BISHOP, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (707) 652-3142
- Website
- ELITEPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-3303827 or by the name ELITE 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
TO ENSURE STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THROUGH ACCESS TO LEARNING SPACES THAT HONOR AND CELEBRATE STUDENTS' RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CHALLENGE THEM WITH RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT LEARNING EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO MAKE THEM ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN SUCCESS.
Program accomplishments
- STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE TRILINGUAL (PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND CODING), WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE TO MATRICULATE INTO FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES, AND BECOME GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS. FOUNDED IN 2019, ELITE PUBLIC IS A K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING APPROXIMATELY 608 STUDENTS IN VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA.Expenses $8,434,245 · revenue $29,451
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
- 82-3303827
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,597,174
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,078,933
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,078,933 | $10,513,844 | $3,597,174 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $11,373,013 | $12,544,120 | $3,308,275 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $10,804,402 | $9,711,338 | $5,487,165 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,851,896 | $7,147,859 | $2,724,765 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 82-3303827).
Questions about ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS is 82-3303827.
- Is ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELITE 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 ELITE 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 ELITE 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 ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RAMONA BISHOP.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,850 (DR RAMONA BISHOP, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,078,933, expenses of $10,513,844 and total assets of $3,597,174 at year end.
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