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Imagine Schools Riverside County

Also known as Imagine Schools at Coachella Valley

Coachella, CA · EIN 80-0803725 · 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

Imagine Schools Riverside County reported $29.8 million in revenue and $32.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.00 went to program services, $20.00 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 99.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $184,867 (PRINCIPAL). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 153% 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 $32M

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 $30M

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)
80.0%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.0%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
99.4%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$184,867$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.57%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
48
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.013.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 3100.0%

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
$26M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Imagine Schools, Riverside County is a california nonprofit public benefit corporation and is organized to manage and operate a public charter school. The school is funded principally through state of california public education monies received through the california department of education. The school is a subsidiary company of Imagine Schools non-profit, inc. A virginia nonprofit corporation. In 2020, the school served over 1352 students and had 183 instructional days

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
PRINCIPAL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$131,350$0$53,517$184,867
PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$126,698$0$43,227$169,925
ASSIT PRINCI
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$131,959$0$34,831$166,790
ASSIT PRINCI
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,936$0$20,593$122,529

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Imagine Schools Riverside County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $185K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$32M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$32M80.0%$2.8M$184,867
FY2024 ⓘ$27M$28M57.0%$5.4M$136,942
FY2023 ⓘ$29M$23M66.7%$6.8M—
FY2021 ⓘ$14M$12M71.3%$2.1M—
FY2020 ⓘ$12M$12M70.4%$609K$180,446

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–1b3 · 3 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 15aYes
  • 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 5128
  • Volunteers Part I, line 63

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ANCHOR COUNSELING & EDUCATION SOLUTI ANCHOR COUNSELING & EDUCATION SOLUTI
Education servi
$940,375

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Imagine Schools Riverside County's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Imagine Schools Riverside County reported that 80.0% of its $32.4 million in expenses went to program services, 20.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Imagine Schools Riverside County pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Imagine Schools Riverside County reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $184,867, for the role of PRINCIPAL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Imagine Schools Riverside County get its money?

Of $29.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 99.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Imagine Schools Riverside County a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 80-0803725 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, 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 202513579349301221 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530929349301423 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441279349302704 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221259349303067 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101339349301430 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 80-0803725: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.