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Nonprofit · EIN 95-4111128

CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90045

Financials

$1.7M$1.1M2022$1.1M$1.3M2023$877K$1.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$876,642$1,327,469-$450,827$6,009,437$1,011,985$4,997,452
June 30, 2024990$1,060,170$1,256,492-$196,322$6,530,996$1,273,077$5,257,919
June 30, 2023990$1,689,069$1,056,981$632,088$6,479,351$1,094,837$5,384,514
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$617,181
of which government grants
$172,804
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$259,461
Net gain from sales of assets
$96,960
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$569,198
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$129,500
Other salaries and wages
$188,889
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$360,153
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4,163
Accounting fees
$80,028
Occupancy
$44,766
Depreciation
$117
Program services (functional)
$994,186
Management and general (functional)
$241,638
Fundraising (functional)
$91,645

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,530,996
Total assets, end of year
$6,009,437
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,011,985
Net assets, end of year
$4,997,452
Publicly traded securities
$4,182,819
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,631,910
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,365,542
Gross receipts
$1,230,195
Employees
4
Volunteers
22
Year formed
1986
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LINDA HORNERINTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$129,500
DONNA MILLER CASEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIKE CANNONEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KELLY BUCKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SUSAN DOLGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WENDY GOLDBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK MORIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY RAE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEX HIRSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MAGGIE DRAKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TERI SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEIDI KERSHAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANICE POBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEITH MCWILLIAMSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EMILY NYE SEE SCH OEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$113,017$9,643
LINDA HORNER FROM AUG 2023INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$49,559$0
DONNA MILLER CASEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MIKE CANNONEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MASAKO CARPENTER TO JUL 2023TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KELLY BUCK FROM SEP 2023TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN DOLGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY GOLDBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MORIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY RAE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX HIRSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAGGIE DRAKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERI SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI KERSHAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANICE POBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH MCWILLIAMSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EMILY NYEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$126,750$10,859
DONNA MILLER CASEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MIKE CANNONESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MASAKO CARPENTERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRIGETTE BARRAGER TO FEB 2023DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN DOLGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY GOLDBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI GREENE GORDON TO APR 2023DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MORIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY RAE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX HIRSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAGGIE DRAKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERI SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI KERSHAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANICE POBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH MCWILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELAINE MELLIS FROM NOV 2022DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5999 CENTER DR STE 100, LOS ANGELES, CA 90045-8992
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHAEL CANNONE, 6060 CENTER DRIVE 10, LOS ANGELES, CA 90045
Signed the 990
MICHAEL CANNONE, CHAIR
Phone
(213) 468-9905
Return prepared by
FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4111128 or by the name CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION (CSSSAF) SUPPORTS THE STUDENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (CSSSA) FROM PRE-APPLICATION THROUGH COLLEGE AND BEYOND.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION (CSSSAF) SUPPORTS CSSSA ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER ACCESS PROGRAMS. PRIMARILY, THANKS TO PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION, CSSSAF PROVIDES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE CSSSA SUMMER PROGRAM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CSSSAF AWARDED $336,000 IN NEW COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO 21 CREATIVE TEENS AND DISBURSED OVER $275,000 TO SUPPORT PREVIOUSLY AWARDED SCHOLARS. FOUNDATION STAFF COUNSELED AND SUPPORTED STUDENTS ON THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEYS AND WORKED WITH OVER 20 DIFFERENT SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID OFFICES TO FACILITATE AND MAXIMIZE THE AWARD. STUDENTS ATTENDED SCHOOLS SUCH AS ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, UC BERKELEY, BARD COLLEGE, THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, KENYON COLLEGE, CAL STATE FULLERTON, UCLA, USC, AND STANFORD. IN ADDITION, CSSSAF PARTNERS WITH COLLEGES TO OFFER INSTIUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP OPTIONS FOR CSSSA ALUMNI AND PROVIDES COLLEGE AND CAREER INFORMATION TO THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $423,375 · grants $349,198
  • CSSSAF PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR EACH CSSSA SUMMER PROGRAM AND ITS STUDENTS THROUGH NEED-BASED TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; TEACHING GUEST ARTISTS; AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL SUPPORT. IN JULY AND AUGUST 2024, APPROXIMATELY 520 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE SUMMER SCHOOL. CSSSAF PROVIDED $220,000 IN FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR AND WERE APPROVED TO RECEIVE NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID. CSSSAF PROVIDED ALL STUDENTS WITH A SUBSCRIPTION TO ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD AND PROVIDED VARIOUS PROGRAM ARTS SUPPLIES AND SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED. CSSSAF PROVIDED 52 INDUSTRY EXPERTS, ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS, AND HIGH-PROFILE GROUPS AS TEACHING GUEST ARTISTS FOR EACH ARTS DISCIPLINE. THESE GUEST ARTISTS INCLUDED INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS, PERFORMERS, AND TEACHERS SUCH AS WRITER SAYDA TRUJILLO; DISNEY ANIMATOR IVAN AGUIRRE; AND VISUAL ARTIST, MARIO YBARRA JR. WITH CONTRACTS TOTALING OVER $44,000 THESE ARTISTS PROVIDED INDUSTRY EXPOSURE, REAL-WORLD ADVICE, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING FEEDBACK TO CSSSA STUDENTS. CSSSAF ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE ANIMATION DEPT AND THEIR ALUMNI.
    Expenses $397,047 · grants $220,000
  • CSSSAF MANAGES A VARIETY OF OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CSSSA PROGRAM; HELP ENSURE THE STUDENT BODY IS REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE POPULATION; AND ENGAGE ALUMNI TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR CSSSA EXPERIENCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 CSSSAF INCREASED ITS IN-SCHOOL RECRUITING AND VIRTUAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOLS AND IN AREAS OF THE STATE UNDERREPRESENTED AT CSSSA. CSSSAF'S PROGRAM MANAGER CONTINUES THE WORK OF EXPANDING AND IMPROVING OUTREACH. THEY MANAGES VARIOUS IN-SCHOOL PRESENTERS AND TEACHERS TO INSPIRE STUDENT INTEREST AND APPLICATIONS. CSSSAF PROVIDES IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING WITH ACCEPTED AND INVITED CSSSA STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE CSSSA SUMMER. CSSSAF ALSO MANAGES VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS THAT ENGAGE ALUMNI, PROVIDES INFORMATION ON OPPORTUNITIES, AND KEEP THEM CONNECTED TO THEIR CSSSA NETWORK AND TO THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, CSSSAF MANAGES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT OFFER SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CSSSA STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.
    Expenses $173,764

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-4111128
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
2020
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,009,437
Income (IRS master file)
$1,230,195

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$876,642$1,327,469$6,009,437IRS
990June 2024$1,060,170$1,256,492$6,530,996XML
990June 2023$1,689,069$1,056,981$6,479,351XML
990June 2022$671,691$1,000,909$5,301,527IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 95-4111128).

Questions about CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION is 95-4111128.
Is CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION 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 CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION 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 CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION 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 CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL CANNONE.
Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,500 (LINDA HORNER, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $876,642, expenses of $1,327,469 and total assets of $6,009,437 at year end.

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