Nonprofit · EIN 95-4289410
MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90015
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $359,254 | $357,443 | $1,811 | $149,463 | $36,335 | $113,128 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $341,120 | $416,713 | -$75,593 | $124,194 | $12,877 | $111,317 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $357,863
- of which government grants
- $54,624
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,391
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $227,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $251,823
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,832
- Accounting fees
- $2,950
- Occupancy
- $14,275
- Travel
- $12,274
- Depreciation
- $1,815
- Program services (functional)
- $334,611
- Management and general (functional)
- $22,832
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $124,194
- Total assets, end of year
- $149,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,335
- Net assets, end of year
- $113,128
- Gross receipts
- $359,254
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 85
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McKay | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Cach | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Louis Hamel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Christina Bull Arndt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Edwin Huang | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Grace Liang | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Llerenas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dorthea Montoya | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Juliet Markowitz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Loreal Harper | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dejonae Collins | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McKay | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Cach | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Louis Hamel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Christina Bull Arndt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Edwin Huang | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Grace Liang | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Llerenas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dorthea Montoya | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Juliet Markowitz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Loreal Harper | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dejonae Collins | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1150 SOUTH OLIVE STREET FLOOR 9 1-1, LOS ANGELES, CA 90015-2211
- In care of
- % WEWORK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTINE MCKAY, C/O 16133 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 700, ENCINO, CA 91436
- Signed the 990
- LOUIS N HAMEL, TREASURER
- Phone
- (818) 921-3980
- Website
- WWW.MOSTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HW LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4289410 or by the name MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE.
- 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 EMPOWER GIRLS FROM UNDERSERVED AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF COLLEGE-EDUCATED WOMEN.
Program accomplishments
- THE MOSTE A-G REQUIREMENTS WERE DEVELOPED TO ENSURE A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND SCHOLAR PARTICIPATION IN MOSTE'S COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM. MODELED AFTER A TO G SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER BOTH THE UNVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OR THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM,THE MOSTE A-G REQUIREMENTS STANDARDIZE THE SUBJECTS THAT ALL MOSTE SCHOLARS MUST "STUDY" PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE MOSTE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM AND THE MORE MOSTE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. AS A COMPLIMENT TO THE A-G REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHICH FOCUS ON MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, ETC. THE SUBJECTS FOR THE MOSTE A-G REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COLLEGE PREPARATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL EXPERIENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, INTROSPECTION, AND RESPONSIBILITY.Expenses $334,611
- THE MOSTE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES TWO TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS. THE INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO CULMINATING EIGHTH GRADE SCHOLARS, BASED ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE MOSTE A-G COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM,THEIR SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY AND APPLICATION, AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP IS TO INCENTIVIZE CONTINUED SUCCESS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. LIKEWISE, THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO GRADUATING SENIORS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MORE MOSTE PROGRAM. IN JUNE 2021 MOSTE AWARDED 8 INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO RISING 9TH GRADERS, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN TRUST UNTIL THE SCHOLARS ATTEND COLLEGE. MOSTE AWARDED 9 ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO RISING COLLEGE FRESHMAN.
- THE MOSTE MENTORING PROGRAM CONNECTS MOSTE AND MORE MOSTE SCHOLARS WITH A COLLEGE-EDUCATED, PROFESSIONAL FEMALE IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY. MOSTE MENTORS ARE AVAILABLE AS A RESOURCE, ROLE MODEL,AND FRIEND TO SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THEIR PATH TO COLLEGE. IN ADDITION, MOSTE MENTORS PARTICIPATE IN THE A-G COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AS OF JUNE 2021, MOSTE HAD 94 STUDENTS AND 63 MENTORS PARTICIPATING.
- Other Program Services
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
- 95-4289410
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $149,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $359,254
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $359,254 | $357,443 | $149,463 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $341,120 | $416,713 | $124,194 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $309,463 | $398,626 | $228,667 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $491,548 | $327,547 | $310,587 | 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 95-4289410).
Questions about MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE
- What is the EIN of MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE is 95-4289410.
- Is MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE 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 MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE 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 MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE 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 MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTINE MCKAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MOTIVATING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENCE MOSTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $359,254, expenses of $357,443 and total assets of $149,463 at year end.
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