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Taylion High Desert Academy

Adelanto, CA · EIN 46-2503645 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Taylion High Desert Academy reported $16.9 million in revenue and $15.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.14 went to program services, $5.86 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 100.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $241,115 (Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 604% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
94.1%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.9%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
100.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$241,115$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.60%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
18
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.313.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 6100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Operation of a california public charter school serving students in grades k-12 through various flexible learning options, including independent study, online learning and homeschooling to students in san bernardino and neighboring counties

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Director
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$241,115$0$0$241,115
Director
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$3,600$0$0$3,600
President
Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week
$3,600$0$0$3,600
Treasurer
Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week
$3,600$0$0$3,600
Director
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$2,700$0$0$2,700

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Taylion High Desert Academy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $255K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$15M94.1%$6.7M$241,115
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$11M93.6%$4.8M$186,089
FY2023 ⓘ$8.5M$6.4M91.6%$4.3M$163,075
FY2022 ⓘ$4.1M$3.6M90.8%$2.2M—
FY2021 ⓘ$2.8M$2.3M87.2%$1.8M—
FY2020 ⓘ$2.4M$2.9M79.4%$1.3M—

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 594

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Learning Matters Educational Group
Management and curriculum
$4,024,546
Snick LLC
Rents
$218,995

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Taylion High Desert Academy totaling $11 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Taylion High Desert Academy's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Taylion High Desert Academy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Taylion High Desert Academy's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Taylion High Desert Academy reported that 94.1% of its $15.1 million in expenses went to program services, 5.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Taylion High Desert Academy pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Taylion High Desert Academy reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $241,115, for the role of Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Taylion High Desert Academy get its money?

Of $16.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 100.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Taylion High Desert Academy a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-2503645 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611349349313216 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349315980 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401349349306030 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349312925 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349315907 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349305609 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-2503645: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.