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Yosemite Valley Charter School

Fresno, CA · EIN 84-2358972 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Yosemite Valley Charter School reported $48.1 million in revenue and $45.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.61 went to program services, $8.39 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 90.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $234,124 (Executive Dir.). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 105% between FY2021 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 $46M

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 $48M

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)
91.6%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.4%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
99.9%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
90.8%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$234,124$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.51%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
128
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.513.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 5100.0%

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
$42M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Provide a virtual curriculum model that emphasizes meeting individual students' needs for meeting the california common core state standards for their grade level

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
Executive Dir.
Officer, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$176,087$58,037$234,124
DIR REG COORDS
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,515$0$28,403$180,918
ASST SUPT
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$148,819$0$30,734$179,553
DIR STUDENT SUPP
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$144,619$0$30,112$174,731
DIR COMM ENGMT
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$133,528$0$32,997$166,525
DIRECTOR OF SPED
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$133,986$0$31,097$165,083
DIR SECONDARY ED
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,984$0$27,688$160,672
REGIONAL COORDINATOR
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,135$0$24,320$156,455

12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Yosemite Valley Charter School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $979K (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$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$48M$46M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$48M$46M91.6%$9.4M$234,124
FY2024 ⓘ$42M$40M90.0%$7.0M$199,761
FY2023 ⓘ$37M$33M87.6%$4.5M$158,966
FY2022 ⓘ$30M$28M89.9%$1.0M$130,997
FY2021 ⓘ$23M$27M71.9%−$1.1M$47,002

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–1b5 · 5 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 5228

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
AXIA GROUP
Instructional services
$3,844,901
ABSOLUTE CHARTER GROUP
Financial services
$783,720
EFFECTUAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING SERV
Special ed services
$359,382
ANCHOR COUNSELING & EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
Mental / behavior health
$275,678
MICROAGE
It services
$255,559

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Yosemite Valley Charter School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Yosemite Valley Charter School reported that 91.6% of its $45.6 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Yosemite Valley Charter School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Yosemite Valley Charter School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $234,124, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Yosemite Valley Charter School get its money?

Of $48.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 90.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Yosemite Valley Charter School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 84-2358972 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202611329349303291 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541309349301554 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349313378 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349318530 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202232349349301253 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 84-2358972: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.