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CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOLS - LOS ANGELES (EIN 45-3532127)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202621349349304437
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-14T11:45:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eide Bailly LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554027033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453532127EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Citizens of the World Charter SchoolsBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Los AngelesBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3233150235PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12301 Beverly BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90057ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMelissa KaplanPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone3233150235PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKim Hunwardsen CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00484560PTIN
Phone6122536500PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMelissa KaplanPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12301 Beverly BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90057ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$57,395,900GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.cwclosangeles.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCWC Los Angeles operates 5 public charter schools serving the communities of Hollywood, Silver Lake, Mar Vista, East Valley and West Valley in Los Angeles. All schools are authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$99,301,077TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$105,489,520TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,937,631NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,430,516NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo provide a socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse community of students in the heart of Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging experiential learning environment that develops each individual student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world in which we live.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$52,833,540RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$42,405,204TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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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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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJoana Ngo HamakiPersonNm
Phone3103941152PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11990 S Bundy Dr Suite 410AddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90025ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Melissa Kaplan
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$261,553$0$58,655
Marissa Berman
Head Of Instruction & Learning40.00$219,440$0$42,880Yes (X)
Dr Ramona Kay Patrick
Head Of Schools40.00$197,035$0$52,185Yes (X)
Shernice Lazare
Head Of DEI40.00$201,931$0$46,692Yes (X)
Joana Ngo Hamaki
Head Of Operations & Finance40.00Yes (X)$209,516$0$19,611
Jennifer Mansfield
Principal40.00$146,625$0$28,125Yes (X)
Lisandra Flores
Senior Director of Operations40.00$145,950$0$12,863Yes (X)
Sarah Angel
Co-Chair2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jessica Smith
Co-Chair2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dana Gomez-Gayne
Secretary2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ann Le
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mikelle Willis
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nicole Boone
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Archana Patel
Director (Through 4/2024)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mariana Aguilar
Director (Through 3/2024)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Hayley Roberts
Director (Through 7/2024)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Phuong Vuong
Director (Through 7/2024)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Revolution Foods PBC
PO Box 92230Las VegasNV89193Meal Services$1,405,547
Scoot Education Inc
5670 Wilshire BlvdLos AngelesCA90036Substitute Services$939,733
Excellent Education Development
1990 S Bundy Drive Suite 410Los AngelesCA90025Back Office Provider$650,351
Pacific Charter School Development Inc
600 Wilshire Blvd Suite 200Los AngelesCA90017Facility Project Consultant$416,324
Edlogical Group Corp
9355 East Stockton Blvd Suite 225Elk GroveCA95624Special Education Provider$402,382
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K21CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$653,804RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,386,138AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,039,942TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Local Control Funding Formula611710$29,473,517$29,473,517
State Revenue611710$11,002,622$11,002,622
Local Revenue611710$5,963,600$5,963,600
Federal Revenue611710$4,216,537$4,216,537

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,177,264TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,177,264RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$52,833,540TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$454,085ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$68,333RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$68,333RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$68,333TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$68,333ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57,395,900TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$52,833,540RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$522,418ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$573,291TotalAmt
Management And General$573,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,049,141TotalAmt
Program Services$21,308,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,740,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,035,821TotalAmt
Program Services$2,935,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,206,161TotalAmt
Program Services$2,060,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,288,714TotalAmt
Program Services$2,214,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,275TotalAmt
Management And General$468,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,901TotalAmt
Management And General$95,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,150,453TotalAmt
Program Services$3,628,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,521,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,856TotalAmt
Management And General$298,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$999,331TotalAmt
Program Services$206,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$793,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,969TotalAmt
Management And General$190,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,720,461TotalAmt
Program Services$4,198,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$522,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,690TotalAmt
Program Services$85,690ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,664,414TotalAmt
Management And General$1,664,414ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,157TotalAmt
Program Services$332,157ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,260TotalAmt
Management And General$517,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
School Activities$4,901,386$1,531,151$3,370,235
Dues and Subscriptions$2,125,945$2,125,945
Student Nutrition$1,683,741$1,683,741
Special Education$862,185$862,185

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,652,863TotalAmt
Program Services$1,358,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$294,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,903,015TotalAmt
Program Services$42,405,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,497,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,689,111BOYAmt
EOY$4,332,023EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,138,600BOYAmt
EOY$6,409,973EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$732,343BOYAmt
EOY$704,182EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,445,667LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,490,549LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,042,214BOYAmt
EOY$1,955,118EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,636,440BOYAmt
EOY$98,518,740EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,238,708BOYAmt
EOY$111,920,036EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,157,072BOYAmt
EOY$4,968,823EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,319,846BOYAmt
EOY$20,796,743EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,849,241BOYAmt
EOY$1,361,125EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,974,918BOYAmt
EOY$78,362,829EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,301,077BOYAmt
EOY$105,489,520EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,937,631BOYAmt
EOY$6,430,516EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,937,631BOYAmt
EOY$6,430,516EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,238,708BOYAmt
EOY$111,920,036EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$492,885ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$937,845OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$189,037DepreciationAmt
Book Value$748,808BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,103,938OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,301,512DepreciationAmt
Book Value$802,426BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$403,884OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$403,884BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,955,118TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Finance Lease Right-Of-Use Asset$19,043,515
Intercompany Receivable$4,599,371
Long Term Receivables$16,630,905
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Asset$56,307,807
Security Deposits$437,142
Purchase Option Deposit$1,500,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$98,518,740TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Intercompany Payable$2,455,185
Current Portion of Operating Lease Liability$55,724,315
Current Portion of Finance Lease Liability$20,183,329
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$78,362,829TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,395,900TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$57,395,900RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$57,395,900TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$56,903,015TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$56,903,015ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$56,903,015TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement believes that the Organization has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements. The Organization would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The school is a public charter school and therefore is not subject to the formal compliance with revenue procedure 75-50 as long as the charter agreement with the state is in effect. The school does include information regarding its non-discrimination practices in its recruitment leaflets, web sites, social or business event in the general area and open house with parents.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 4As a public charter school, the school does not provide scholarships or financial aid.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The organization operates charter schools, which are principally funded by monies received through the California Department of Education.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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 (7 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
Melissa Kaplan
Executive Director$261,553$0$0$0$0$0$50,157$0$8,539$0$320,249$0$0$0
Marissa Berman
Head Of Instruction & Learning$219,440$0$0$0$0$0$42,880$0$41$0$262,361$0$0$0
Dr Ramona Kay Patrick
Head Of Schools$197,035$0$0$0$0$0$39,060$0$13,165$0$249,260$0$0$0
Shernice Lazare
Head Of DEI$201,931$0$0$0$0$0$39,060$0$7,673$0$248,664$0$0$0
Joana Ngo Hamaki
Head Of Operations & Finance$209,516$0$0$0$0$0$6,486$0$13,165$0$229,167$0$0$0
Jennifer Mansfield
Principal$146,625$0$0$0$0$0$28,125$0$41$0$174,791$0$0$0
Lisandra Flores
Senior Director of Operations$145,950$0$0$0$0$0$4,414$0$8,489$0$158,853$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Citizens of the World Charter Schools is the sole member of the corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe sole member has the right to appoint the board and remove directors at any time with or without cause.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe following additional powers are reserved exclusively to the Member and may be exercised as determined by the Member's Board: 1) To approve amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for adoption by the Board 2) To approve the merger, consolidation, or affiliation of the corporation with another corporation, organization or program, or the dissolution of the corporation 3) To approve assumption or creation of any indebtedness of the corporation, except in the ordinary course of business of the corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no committees with broad authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 will be reviewed by the board members before submitting to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cIn connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the board of directors meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe process includes all of these elements: 1) Review and approval by the board of directors for the Executive Director 2.) Use of data as to the comparable compensation;, 3.) Contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping. Compensation of the organization's officers is determined at market rates.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Required documents are available upon request at the business office during normal business hours.
Form 990 Part VII Section A Column FThe organization participates in the State Teachers Retirement System, defined benefit plan, due to the size and varied participants in this plan the actuarial value is not calculated on a per employee basis. No amount is included in Column F for a reasonable estimate of the increase in actuarial value.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Citizens Of The World Charter Schools
5371 Wilshire Blvd Suite 210Los AngelesCA90036452823612Developing Network Of Charter SchoolsCA501(c)(3)509(a)(3)N/A0
CWCLA Support Corporation
5371 Wilshire Blvd Suite 210Los AngelesCA90036352600330Property Holding CorporationCA501(c)(3)Line 2N/AYes (1)
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 SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd