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WONDERLAND EDUCATIONAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
WONDERLAND EDUCATIONAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (EIN 76-0152632)
Tax period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed
2025-07-15
IRS object ID
202511969349302006
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-07-15T10:06:09-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN752593210PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sutton Frost Cary LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 E Front St Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP76011ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760152632EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WONDERLAND EDUCATIONAL ESTATEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DBA BEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWONDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7137475629PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15807 CALHOUN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77021ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER MAYESPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCarroll Elizabeth ArnottPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01965628PTIN
Phone8176498083PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER MAYESPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15807 CALHOUN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,117,616GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.WONDERLANDINC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$587,928PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$288,856CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$46,692CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,688,593PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Expense$7,310,163ExpenseAmt
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Expense$493,103ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (true)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (true)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonTERRANCE WATTSPersonNm
Phone7137475629PhoneNum

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CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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CHRISTOPHER MAYES
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TERRANCE WATTS
BUS MGR/CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$114,713$0$0
DR ALMITRA BERRY
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GLORIA THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER0.200.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSEPH GREENBERG
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ROBERT CAINE
Secretary0.200.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DR BILLY GILBERT
Vice President0.200.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MEDEINA TAYLOR
Treasurer0.200.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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INSIGHT INVESTMENTS LLC
611 ANTON BLVD SUITE 700COSTA MESACA92626TECHNOLOGY
LUCY PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICE
11310 HAZENHOUSTONTX77072CLEANING SERVICES
MULTISENSORY TUTORIAL CENTER
4300 GRIGGS RDHOUSTONTX77021EDUCATION SERVICES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$6,656,258GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Noncash Contributions$31,503NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$339,140SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$48,366SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$290,774SecuritiesAmt
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$269,405TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,705,037TotalAmt
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Management And General$710,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,611TotalAmt
Program Services$420,611ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,149TotalAmt
Program Services$305,149ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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FOOD$295,616$295,616
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$628,444EOYAmt

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,504,179BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$337,210EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,492,693BOYAmt
EOY$15,799,100EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,544,553BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$30,959NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$676,128OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$676,128BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,001,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,077,217DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,923,908BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$459,714OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$483,913DepreciationAmt
Book Value-$24,199BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,316OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,316DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,575,837TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$137,210
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE$200,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$337,210TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,836,116TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$30,959NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$254,737DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$285,696RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,550,420RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,250InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,250RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,552,670TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,364,842TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$254,737DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$254,737ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,110,105ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$2,250InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,250ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,112,355TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (true)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LGHT GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13313 DELHI STAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANT WRITINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$3,865,706GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$139,700RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$3,726,006NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$3,865,706TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$139,700TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$3,726,006TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER MAYESPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$154,692BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$154,692TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
EEFI SERIES 2022A
A8223518892022-09-23$9,492,884ACQUISITION & CONSTRUCTIONfalsefalsefalse
EEFI SERIES 2022B
B8223518892022-09-23$7,300,000ACQUISITION & CONSTRUCTIONfalsefalsefalse

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$97,635$9,492,884$183,5002023falsefalseYes (true)Yes (true)
B$368,764$7,011,295$288,4052023falsefalseYes (true)Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndRemedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
Afalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse
Bfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndSuperintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeIndHedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndRegulatory Safe Harbor StsfdRegulatorySafeHarborStsfdIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
Afalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse
Bfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
Afalse
Bfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart VIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn September 2022, the School completed a transaction in which the Equitable Facilities Fund, Inc. issued a $9,492,884 Series 2022A Note and a $7,300,000 Series 2022B Note and loaned the proceeds of the bonds to the School. The School entered into a loan agreement with Equitable Facilities Fund, Inc. for the proceeds of the bond issue, which are held by the bond trustee, U.S. Bank National Association. The bonds were issued as education revenue bonds, and have interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 5.13%, and are collateralized by a a deed of trust and pledge of revenues of the School. The School is required to use the bond proceeds to pay debt issuance costs, provide capitalized interest on bonds, to fund a debt service reserve for bonds and to finance or refinance the costs of acquiring land, acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping educational facilities and facilities incidental, subordinated, or related thereto or appropriate in connection to the School. Differences bbetween the issue price and total proceeds of issue relate to bond discounts and premiums.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$31,503NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cTHE CEO ACTIVELY MONITORS PAYMENT MONTHLY THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL INQUIRIES AS NECESSARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aTHE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION & COMPARABLE SCHOOLS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO STATE EDUCATION AGENCY AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.