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COTTONWOODS FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS INC

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2016 · Form 990EZ · revenue $10K · expenses $6K · assets $37K

Also known as
Schools Inc
EIN
68-0406734
Address
PO BOX 1186, COTTONWOOD, CA 96022-1186
Website
www.cfesinfo.org
NTEE code
B122
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

To help provide local schools with books and equipment.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Melissa Perez Treasurer2016 2 $0 reported 1
Cammi Crandall Secretary2016 2 $0 reported 1
Kim Bayles Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
Diedra McDougall Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
Nicole Brouillette Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Rogers Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
Raechelle Gilliss President & CEO2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Perez Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Cammi Crandall Secretary2 $0-- $01
Kim Bayles Director1 $0-- $01
Diedra McDougall Director1 $0-- $01
Nicole Brouillette Director1 $0-- $01
Michelle Rogers Director1 $0-- $01
Raechelle Gilliss President & CEO1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,322$6,192 $36,604$36,604 $1,293- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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SOMIS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCAB12 $12,638$38,509 ASSOCIATE DI$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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GAMMA ALPHA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCAB12 $18,329$37,117 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
TREVOR HABBERSTAD FOUNDATIONCAB12 $16,815$26,467 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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OROVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUBCAB12 $10,172$6,203 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
DIXON HIGH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONCAB12 $13,071$2,881 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$253,0479 42018–2024 ILOVIK FOUNDATION FUND INC; INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ALUMI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA; PRINCETON EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; CHAMPIONS FOR LEE INC
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,0003 12010–2014 SANTA CRUZ EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$69,3093 12011–2015 SANTA CRUZ EDUCATION FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$66,6005 52015–2022 PRINCETON EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; FIJI KINDE PROJECT; FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION; INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ALUMI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA and 1 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTY DAF sponsor$40,2503 12011–2015 SANTA CRUZ EDUCATION FOUNDATION
J & E FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$34,0001 12017–2017 NEHEMIAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
CHUN & JANE CHIU FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$33,5007 12015–2024 SILICON VALLEY CANAAN EVERGREEN ACADEMY
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC DAF sponsor$32,6001 12024–2024 MEDWAY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION
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MATINEE MUSICALE ENDOWMENT FUND INC Private foundation$24,8002 12015–2016 WINTON WOODS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2016 · Form 990EZ · $6,192 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,433 · events $5,988
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,433 87.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $459 7.4%
Fees to independent contractors $300 4.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,988reported apart
Total$6,192100%

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