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GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 27-3166349)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-05-03
IRS object ID
202431249349302913
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-05-03T18:24:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12210 EAST ROUTE 66AddressLine1Txt
CityGLENDORACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91740ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273166349EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGROWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6618855000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14800 CORPORATE COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMANUEL PANTOJAPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone6614894621PhoneNum
Signature2024-04-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMANUELPersonFirstNm
Person LastPANTOJAPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMEI-LI HUANGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02383735PTIN
Phone6268577300PhoneNum
Preparation2024-04-29PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMANUEL PANTOJAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14800 CORPORATE COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$32,247,749GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GROWPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Expenses$31,651,399CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,940,410PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$596,350CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$26,697,546ExpenseAmt
Revenue$172,556RevenueAmt
DescGROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATES TWO K-8 CHARTER SCHOOLS: GROW ACADEMY ARVIN AND GROW ACADEMY SHAFTER. OUR MISSION IS FOR TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF KERN COUNTY BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE AND WELL-BEING. GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMARKS TO TRANSFORM THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE FOR STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION LEADING TO COLLEGE READINESS AND LIFELONG SUCCESS. BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS, GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,615 STUDENTS AND HAD 178 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressYes (1)OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELODY CASTILLOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6618856070PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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TOM MESTMAKER
BOARD PRESIDENT0.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANUEL PANTOJA
BOARD SECRETARY0.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN FULLER TO 73122
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT LOOK
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNIE UNRUH
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTEN WATSON
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOC ERVIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$123,186$0$26,504
CASEY YEAZEL TO 71422
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$281,767$0$6,871
RIC ESQUIVEL
CHIEF OF SCHOOLS40.00Yes (X)$107,795$0$24,066
MIKE ROMERO TO 32423
COO40.00Yes (X)$197,622$0$21,384
HURSHEL WILLIAMS TO 102822
ARVIN PRINCIPAL40.00$176,841$0$27,161Yes (X)
MONICA JARA GUERRA TO 90622
DR. OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES40.00$157,331$0$10,342Yes (X)
MICHELLE LUMIS TO 092922
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT40.00$135,605$0$10,393Yes (X)
TATIA HUNTER-JENNINGS
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL40.00$124,345$0$26,476Yes (X)
WENDY ELMORE
SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR40.00$117,009$0$28,772Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SIGNA-TERRA INC
3618 CANDOR STLAKEWOODCA90712TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$215,362
COLOMBO CONSTRUCTION CO INC
3211 RIO MIRADA DRIVEBAKERSFIELDCA93308CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$186,439
EDTEC INC
1266 66TH STREET SUITE 4EMERYVILLECA94608FINANCIAL AND PAYROLL SERVICES$180,671
DELL MARKETING LP
PO BOX 910916PASADENACA91110TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$120,792
JEREMY HELPER
PO BOX 207BAKERSFIELDCA93302JANITORIAL SERVICES$112,949
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$31,867,389GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$113,323AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$31,980,712TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNIFORMS/SCHOOL EVENTSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$58,053TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$94,481TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDS AND CREDITSDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$114,503OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32,247,749TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$94,481ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,095,864TotalAmt
Program Services$1,061,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,419,940TotalAmt
Program Services$14,957,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$462,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,538,628TotalAmt
Program Services$1,477,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,651,652TotalAmt
Program Services$1,585,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$661,009TotalAmt
Program Services$634,569ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,469TotalAmt
Program Services$30,367ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,204TotalAmt
Program Services$13,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,256,078TotalAmt
Program Services$325,217ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$930,861ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,823TotalAmt
Program Services$98,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,005TotalAmt
Program Services$27,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$495,255TotalAmt
Program Services$123,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$371,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,626,607TotalAmt
Program Services$1,994,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,631,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,416TotalAmt
Program Services$198,416ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,271TotalAmt
Program Services$217,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236,052TotalAmt
Management And General$236,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD$1,287,045$1,029,636$257,409
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS$1,162,956$1,049,660$113,296
EQUIPMENT$1,074,697$859,758$214,939
NON INTRUCTIONAL MATERI$500,860$400,688$100,172

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$764,568TotalAmt
Program Services$611,655ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,651,399TotalAmt
Program Services$26,697,546ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,953,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,920,900BOYAmt
EOY$16,024,899EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,102,878BOYAmt
EOY$5,076,520EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,916,195BOYAmt
EOY$2,272,144EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,689BOYAmt
EOY$258,616EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,818,930LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,843,035LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,086,960BOYAmt
EOY$1,975,895EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$23,978,264EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,571,622BOYAmt
EOY$49,586,338EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,351,531BOYAmt
EOY$1,454,184EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$852,105BOYAmt
EOY$4,189,006EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$23,978,812EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,203,636BOYAmt
EOY$29,622,002EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,985,732BOYAmt
EOY$19,357,755EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$382,254BOYAmt
EOY$606,581EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,367,986BOYAmt
EOY$19,964,336EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,571,622BOYAmt
EOY$49,586,338EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$596,350ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,682,932OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$168,023DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,514,909BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,135,998OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,675,012DepreciationAmt
Book Value$460,986BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,975,895TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETDesc
Book Value$23,978,264BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$23,978,264TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$23,978,812Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,978,812TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$32,247,749TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$32,247,749RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$32,247,749TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,651,399TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$31,651,399ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$31,651,399TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON POTENTIAL AUDIT OR EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED. GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSES. GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS FILES AN EXEMPT SCHOOL RETURN AND APPLICABLE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND WITH THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS POSTS ITS NON DISCRIMINATE POLICIES ON ITS WEBSITE VIEWABLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONSISTS OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH GOVERNMENT FUNDING. AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CASEY YEAZEL TO 71422
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$269,767$0$12,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,871$0$288,638$0$0$0
MIKE ROMERO TO 32423
COO$180,286$0$17,336$0$0$0$9,600$0$11,784$0$219,006$0$0$0
HURSHEL WILLIAMS TO 102822
ARVIN PRINCIPAL$163,183$0$13,658$0$0$0$22,471$0$4,690$0$204,002$0$0$0
MONICA JARA GUERRA TO 90622
DR. OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES$157,331$0$0$0$0$0$3,860$0$6,482$0$167,673$0$0$0
TATIA HUNTER-JENNINGS
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL$124,345$0$0$0$0$0$18,410$0$8,066$0$150,821$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PAY IS DETERMINED BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY EXTERNAL CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGH COMPARISON STUDIES OF OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE BOARD MUST VOTE TO APPROVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION AS A DIRECT ACTION.
PART I, LINE 4ANAME: MIKE ROMERO, DESCRIPTION: SEVERANCE PAYMENT, CURRENT YEAR AMOUNT: $83,333. PLAN DESCRIPTION: NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGIC ORGANIZATION REALIGNMENT WHICH RESULTED IN STAFFING CHANGES. NAME: MONICA L JARA GUERRA, DESCRIPTION: SEVERANCE PAYMENT, CURRENT YEAR AMOUNT: $56,779. PLAN DESCRIPTION: NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGIC ORGANIZATION REALIGNMENT WHICH RESULTED IN STAFFING CHANGES. NAME: ADAM ANDREW ALVIDREZ, DESCRIPTION: SEVERANCE PAYMENT, CURRENT YEAR AMOUNT: $36,688. PLAN DESCRIPTION: NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGIC ORGANIZATION REALIGNMENT WHICH RESULTED IN STAFFING CHANGES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT WITH ANY CHANGES OR REVISIONS INCORPORATED INTO THE FILING. THE REVISED RETURN IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITORING IS PERFORMED REGULARLY BY THE OFFICERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD OR DESIGNATED COMMITTEE REVIEWS ANY CONFLICTS PRESENTED BY INTERESTED PARTIES. THE CHAIRPERSON APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION AND REPORT FINDINGS TO THE BOARD. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION ARE IDENTIFIED AND COMPARED TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. THE BOARD VOTES ON THE MOST BENEFICIAL OPTION FOR THE ORGANIZATION. IF THE BOARD HAS REASON TO BELIEVE AN INTEREST PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE BOARD WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND IF NECESSARY, TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15POLICIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY LEADERSHIP, KEY MANAGEMENT, AND GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS' LEGAL TEAM BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN JUNE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AS AN ACTION ITEM. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PAY IS DETERMINED BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY EXTERNAL CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGH COMPARISON STUDIES OF OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE BOARD MUST VOTE TO APPROVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION AS A DIRECT ACTION. THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' PAY IS DETERMINED BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY EXTERNAL CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGH COMPARISON STUDIES OF OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE BOARD MUST VOTE TO APPROVE THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION AS A DIRECT ACTION. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE GRIMM FAMILY EDUCATION FNDN
11001 RIVER RUN BLVDBAKERSFIELDCA93311273194151TO SUPPORT CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESCA501(C)(3)PF0
RLG LAND FOUNDATION
11001 RIVER RUN BLVDBAKERSFIELDCA93311274299338TO PROVIDE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIESCA501(C)(3)PF0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd