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STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC (EIN 26-3881506)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-08
IRS object ID
202631289349303648
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)
Return2026-05-08T22:07:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN272956198PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRISTY WHITE ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1348 OLIVE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263881506EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTEMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3237950695PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 W ADAMS BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERIC BARLOWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3237950695PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARCY KEARNEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02370487PTIN
Phone6192708222PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerERIC BARLOWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 W ADAMS BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$27,497,616GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.STEM-PREP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOPERATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE WEST ADAMS AND JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTH LA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee259TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$28,054,334PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$338,045PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$516,731CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,528PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$77,330CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$28,394,907PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$27,497,616CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$18,600PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$18,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$7,765CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,987,480PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,377,923CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$26,795,965PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$26,971,720CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,598,942PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$525,896CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$37,117,007TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$21,453,001TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$19,845,559TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,745,552NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,271,448NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOPERATE A SMALL NETWORK OF HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS, IN A TARGETED AREA OF LOS ANGELES; DEVELOP TK-12TH GRADE SCHOLARS INTO SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE GRADUATES AND PROFESSIONALS, THROUGH EQUAL ACCESS AND INSPIRATION, RIGOROUS CURRICULUM, AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$21,691,523ExpenseAmt
Grant$18,000GrantAmt
Revenue$49,345RevenueAmt
DescOPERATION OF THREE (3) PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE WEST ADAMS AND JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTH LA:-STEM PREP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING GRADES TK TO 5-CROWN PREPARATORY ACADEMY SERVING GRADES 5 TO 8-MATH & SCIENCE COLLEGE PREP SERVING GRADES 9 TO 12THE VISION OF STEM PREP SCHOOLS IS TO CREATE A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE PIPELINE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITY BY CLOSING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC, ETHNIC, AND GENDER GAPS IN STEM FIELDS, AND SERVING AS ROLE MODELS WHO EXHIBIT SCHOLARLINESS, ADVOCACY, PERSEVERANCE, AND KINDNESS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$21,691,523TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 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
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document39IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee259EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ERIC BARLOWBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3237950695PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 W ADAMS BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CARMEN VAZQUEZ
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW KUBASEK
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESMOND LOVELL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD ZUTAUT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE HENRY
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 06/1/2025)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEISI CRUZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUILLERMO LOPEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILIO PACK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$299,044$0$66,7041.00
JANETTE RODRIGUEZ-PACK
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$177,102$0$41,008
ERIC BARLOW
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$141,125$0$18,3881.00
LISA MARCELINO
DIRECTOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT40.00$127,673$0$31,562Yes (X)
GILLIANE HAVER
PRINCIPAL40.00$126,734$0$24,206Yes (X)
DOROTHY RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR OF STEM40.00$123,788$0$30,793Yes (X)
TASIA COX-STAFFORD
PRINCIPAL40.00$122,550$0$23,407Yes (X)
MARIA BERNICE AVANCENA
PRINCIPAL40.00$119,559$0$24,911Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,237,575TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$260,979TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CROSS COUNTRY EDUCATION
PO BOX 743425LOS ANGELESCA90074SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES$1,432,756
REVOLUTION FOODS
PO BOX 92230LAS VEGASNV89193STUDENT MEALS$912,912
THINK TOGETHER
2101 E FOURTH STREET STE 200BSANTA ANACA92705AFTERSCHOOL CARE$796,447
EXED
1990 S BUNDY DRIVE SUITE 340LOS ANGELESCA90025BUSINESS SERVICES$338,197
THE APTUS GROUP
7631 SOMERSET BLVDPARAMOUNTCA90723STAFFING SERVICES$109,229
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$26,673,311GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$230,244AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$26,903,555TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$516,731TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$516,731ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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E-RATE517000$49,345$49,345
LEGAL SETTLEMENT541100$15,203$15,203
OTHER INCOME900099$12,782$12,782
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$77,330OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,497,616TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,345RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$544,716ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,000TotalAmt
Program Services$18,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$628,895TotalAmt
Program Services$450,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,696,190TotalAmt
Program Services$10,620,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,075,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,913,265TotalAmt
Program Services$1,833,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,772,182TotalAmt
Program Services$1,425,799ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$346,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,265TotalAmt
Program Services$411,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,906TotalAmt
Management And General$124,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$421,845TotalAmt
Management And General$421,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,422,127TotalAmt
Program Services$1,807,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$606,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,765FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,229TotalAmt
Management And General$180,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,544TotalAmt
Program Services$89,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,722,752TotalAmt
Program Services$1,463,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$259,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,526TotalAmt
Program Services$40,526ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,139TotalAmt
Program Services$183,139ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,665TotalAmt
Management And General$4,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,350TotalAmt
Program Services$153,350ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$312,372TotalAmt
Management And General$312,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES$1,863,814$1,469,628$394,186
SPECIAL EDUCATION$1,255,457$1,255,457
CHARTER AUTHORIZER FEES$469,197$469,197

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,971,720TotalAmt
Program Services$21,691,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,272,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,765FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$348,317BOYAmt
EOY$407,769EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,629,584BOYAmt
EOY$14,266,681EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,030,488BOYAmt
EOY$3,004,547EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,900BOYAmt
EOY$313,077EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,981,165LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,179,663LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,663,673BOYAmt
EOY$2,801,502EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$845,515BOYAmt
EOY$845,515EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,400,076BOYAmt
EOY$15,477,916EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,198,553BOYAmt
EOY$37,117,007EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,774,976BOYAmt
EOY$1,218,925EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,491,414BOYAmt
EOY$3,503,208EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,186,611BOYAmt
EOY$15,123,426EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,453,001BOYAmt
EOY$19,845,559EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,646,936BOYAmt
EOY$17,193,048EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,616BOYAmt
EOY$78,400EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,745,552BOYAmt
EOY$17,271,448EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,198,553BOYAmt
EOY$37,117,007EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$525,896ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,825,869OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,825,869BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$844,463OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$168,959DepreciationAmt
Book Value$675,504BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$102,930OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,618DepreciationAmt
Book Value$86,312BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,187,417OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$994,086DepreciationAmt
Book Value$193,331BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$20,486BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,801,502TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$58,505
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$15,419,411
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$15,477,916TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$15,123,426Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,123,426TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,497,616TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,497,616RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$27,497,616TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,971,720TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,971,720ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$26,971,720TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL OF ITS SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED.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 POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS WITHIN THE EACH SCHOOL'S CHARTER PETITION.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES TUITION-FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS; THEREFORE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT APPLICABLE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING FROM THE U.S. AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AS PART OF ITS OPERATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS ARE MADE TO STUDENTS FOR POST-GRADUATION EDUCATIONAL EXPENSESGrantTypeTxt
Recipient18RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$18,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO DETERMINE HOW A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD MAY HELP EACH STUDENT PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAM, AND/OR BE COMPETITIVE FOR CAREERS IN STEM-RELATED FIELDS. THE AMOUNT OF EACH SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED EACH YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT FUNDRAISED BY STEM PREP FOR THIS PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (6 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
EMILIO PACK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$299,044$0$0$0$0$0$57,364$0$9,340$0$365,748$0$0$0
JANETTE RODRIGUEZ-PACK
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$177,102$0$0$0$0$0$34,168$0$6,840$0$218,110$0$0$0
ERIC BARLOW
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$141,125$0$0$0$0$0$8,838$0$9,550$0$159,513$0$0$0
LISA MARCELINO
DIRECTOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT$127,673$0$0$0$0$0$24,306$0$7,256$0$159,235$0$0$0
DOROTHY RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR OF STEM$123,788$0$0$0$0$0$24,058$0$6,735$0$154,581$0$0$0
GILLIANE HAVER
PRINCIPAL$126,734$0$0$0$0$0$24,206$0$0$0$150,940$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2EMILIO PACK (CEO) AND JANETTE RODRIGUEZ-PACK (CAO) ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. MANAGEMENT WILL FINALIZE AFTER RECEIVING ANY INPUT OR FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMANAGEMENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE THE CA FORM 700 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT A PUBLIC MEETING AND DOCUMENTED IN A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13200 ADAMS HOLDING CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13200 W ADAMS BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371824287EIN
Primary ActivitiesPROPERTY HOLDINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line13200 ADAMS HOLDING CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeKTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$832,004InvolvedAmt