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SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $617K · expenses $518K · assets $856K

Also known as
Santa Cruz Children's School
EIN
77-0331230
Address
366 GAULT ST, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062-2211
Website
santacruzchildrensschool.com
NTEE code
B240
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1993
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Mission

The organization's mission is to provide high quality education and academic after-school tutoring for school age children.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Deric McLean President/CEO2020-2025 $94,493$502,951 1
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer2020-2025 $51,975$273,038 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Adam Sanders Boardmember2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Doub Boardmember2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Shea Boardmember2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $146K · 10 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deric McLean President/CEO45 $77,737$0$16,756 $94,4931
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer30 $41,610$0$10,365 $51,9751
Adam Sanders Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Doub Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Shea Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $150K · 12 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deric McLean President/CEO45 $79,868$0$17,168 $97,0361
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer30 $42,750$0$10,613 $53,3631
Adam Sanders Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Doub Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Shea Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $150K · 11 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deric McLean President/CEO45 $80,014$0$16,759 $96,7731
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer30 $42,750$0$10,092 $52,8421
Adam Sanders Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Doub Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Shea Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $120K · 10 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deric McLean President/CEO45 $62,878$0$15,061 $77,9391
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer30 $32,553$0$9,072 $41,6251
Adam Sanders Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Doub Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Shea Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $102K · 11 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deric McLean President/CEO45 $51,242$0$15,200 $66,4421
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer30 $25,270$0$10,392 $35,6621
Adam Sanders Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Doub Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Shea Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $108K · 16 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deric McLean President/CEO45 $55,575$0$14,693 $70,2681
Joanna McLean Secretary/Treasurer30 $27,380$0$10,191 $37,5711
Adam Sanders Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecca Schultheis Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Doub Boardmember1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Shea Boardmember1 $0$0$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$616,705$517,913 $855,767$718,167 $56,245$545,542 $119,3471016
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$541,793$501,977 $760,613$619,375 $36,990$489,186 $122,6181216
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$607,462$483,912 $725,080$579,559 $28,017$568,160 $122,7641116
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$595,502$452,045 $605,163$456,009 $31,688$562,480 $95,4311016
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$573,522$374,304 $462,684$312,552 $89,718$483,804 $76,5121116
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$439,417$327,718 $323,719$113,334 $45,162$394,255 $82,951165

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $18,951 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2023 3$17,510 2023$5,209
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$1,441 2023$401
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $517,913 spent · pay $369,416 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $130,540$130,540-- 25.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $119,347$119,347-- 23.0%
Payroll taxes $90,373$90,373-- 17.4%
Insurance $54,011$54,011-- 10.4%
Occupancy $48,880$48,880-- 9.4%
Other employee benefits $29,156$29,156-- 5.6%
Office expenses $16,040$16,040-- 3.1%
Other (as described)Supplies $11,327$11,327$0$0 2.2%
Other (as described)Field Trips $7,686$7,686$0$0 1.5%
Interest $3,832$3,832-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $2,597$2,597-- 0.5%
Fees: management $1,964$1,964-- 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,350$1,350-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $810$810-- 0.2%
Total$517,913100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $501,977 spent · pay $361,248 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $122,618$122,618-- 24.4%
Other salaries and wages $120,213$120,213-- 23.9%
Payroll taxes $88,406$88,406-- 17.6%
Insurance $49,682$49,682-- 9.9%
Occupancy $46,920$46,920-- 9.3%
Other employee benefits $30,011$30,011-- 6.0%
Office expenses $16,295$16,295-- 3.2%
Other (as described)Supplies $15,525$15,525$0$0 3.1%
Interest $3,968$3,968-- 0.8%
Fees: management $2,270$2,270-- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $2,268$2,268-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $1,844$1,844-- 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,427$1,427-- 0.3%
Fees: other services $530$530-- 0.1%
Total$501,977100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $483,912 spent · pay $391,653 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $122,764$122,764-- 25.4%
Other salaries and wages $110,539$110,539-- 22.8%
Payroll taxes $93,093$93,093-- 19.2%
Occupancy $46,236$46,236-- 9.6%
Other employee benefits $32,854$32,854-- 6.8%
Pension plan contributions $32,403$32,403-- 6.7%
Other (as described)Supplies $15,737$15,737$0$0 3.3%
Office expenses $6,148$6,148-- 1.3%
Insurance $4,481$4,481-- 0.9%
Fees: other services $4,137$4,137-- 0.9%
Other (as described)Utilities $4,136$4,136$0$0 0.9%
Interest $4,008$4,008-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,425$2,425-- 0.5%
Fees: management $1,772$1,772-- 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,640$1,640-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,539$1,539-- 0.3%
Total$483,912100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $452,045 spent · pay $333,165 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $110,067$110,067$0$0 24.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $95,431$95,431$0$0 21.1%
Payroll taxes $75,601$75,601$0$0 16.7%
Occupancy $45,552$45,552$0$0 10.1%
Pension plan contributions $27,813$27,813$0$0 6.2%
Other employee benefits $24,253$24,253$0$0 5.4%
Other (as described)Bad Debts $21,500$21,500$0$0 4.8%
Other (as described)Supplies & Meals $15,760$15,760$0$0 3.5%
Office expenses $9,663$9,663$0$0 2.1%
Interest $6,544$6,544$0$0 1.4%
Insurance $4,568$4,568$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Utilities $4,385$4,385$0$0 1.0%
Fees: other services $3,235$3,235$0$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $2,621$2,621$0$0 0.6%
Fees: legal $2,128$2,128$0$0 0.5%
Fees: management $1,867$1,867$0$0 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,057$1,057$0$0 0.2%
Total$452,045100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $374,304 spent · pay $293,518 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $106,679$106,679-- 28.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $76,512$76,512-- 20.4%
Payroll taxes $62,133$62,133-- 16.6%
Occupancy $42,514$42,514-- 11.4%
Other employee benefits $27,351$27,351-- 7.3%
Pension plan contributions $20,843$20,843-- 5.6%
Office expenses $11,328$11,328-- 3.0%
Other (as described)Supplies $10,642$10,642$0$0 2.8%
Fees: management $4,161$4,161-- 1.1%
Insurance $3,217$3,217-- 0.9%
Interest $3,205$3,205-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,579$2,579-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Tuition Refund $1,500$1,500$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $872$872$0$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $768$768-- 0.2%
Total$374,304100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $327,718 spent · pay $268,305 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $85,414$85,414-- 26.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $82,951$82,951-- 25.3%
Payroll taxes $52,428$52,428-- 16.0%
Occupancy $28,469$28,469-- 8.7%
Pension plan contributions $28,271$28,271-- 8.6%
Other employee benefits $19,241$19,241-- 5.9%
Office expenses $8,571$8,571-- 2.6%
Other (as described)Class Room Supplies $7,798$7,798$0- 2.4%
Other (as described)Bad Debt & Refunds $4,120$4,120$0$0 1.3%
Fees: management $3,902$3,902-- 1.2%
Insurance $2,516$2,516-- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,924$1,924-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $1,084$1,084-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $636$636$0$0 0.2%
Interest $334$334-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Taxes & Licenses $34$34$0$0 0.0%
All other expenses $25$25-- 0.0%
Total$327,718100%

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