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Oaks Christian School

Westlake Village, CA · EIN 95-4656912 · 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

Oaks Christian School reported $91.0 million in revenue and $86.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.71 went to program services, $11.26 to management and general costs and $3.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $552,406 (HEAD OF SCHOOL/PRESIDENT). 105 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 64% 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 $87M

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 $91M

Other revenue was negative: −$851K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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)
85.7%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.3%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.53$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
5.4%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
93.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$552,406$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.64%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1058
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
12.113.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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
$68M expenses · 91.7% of program spending · grants $17M · revenue $75M

Primary education program Oaks Christian School (ocs) is an independent, non-denominational, christian college-preparatory school serving students in 4th through 12th grade. The school was founded in 1997 and opened in 2000 with 196 students sharing one campus. Currently, ocs enrolls over 1,600 students annually. A middle school campus adjacent to the original campus was added in 2009. Academy v or fifth grade was added in the fall of 2014 and the fall of 2023 marked the launch of the inaugural fourth grade class to kickstart the school's elementary school expansion. For the fiscal year that…

$3.3M expenses · 4.4% of program spending · revenue $3.5M

Auxiliary programsauxiliary programs include summer sport camps (with an enrollment of over 1,000 campers), busing transportation, a middle school cafeteria, a high school cafeteria, and campus store services

$2.9M expenses · 3.9% of program spending · revenue $6.7M

Student programs and activities the school's added student programs and activities include performing arts events as well as visual arts displays, athletic competitions, spiritual life/mission trip opportunities, college counseling trips, test preparation, photography class location trips and numerous club, social and extra-curricular activities. Ocs students have amazing opportunities to participate in school service and academic trips both domestic and internationally. Each year approximately 200 students join these trips to help teach english, build houses or other structures, visit…

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
HEAD OF SCHOOL/PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$502,466$0$49,940$552,406
ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$382,755$0$114,793$497,548
VP, COO/RISK MANAGEMENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$241,451$0$151,918$393,369
BIBLE,DISCIPLESHIP & SPIRITUAL LIFE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$214,010$0$83,046$297,056
SVCS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$205,885$0$87,863$293,748
SR. ADMIN OFFICER, ASST TREASURER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$239,545$0$28,837$268,382
RISK MGT OFFICER (PART YEAR)
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$242,849$0$22,111$264,960
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$195,965$0$55,685$251,650

105 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Oaks Christian School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.1M (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$25M$50M$75M$100MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$91M$87M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$91M$87M85.7%$87M$552,406
FY2024 ⓘ$83M$80M86.0%$79M$444,165
FY2023 ⓘ$76M$72M85.0%$72M$418,810
FY2022 ⓘ$66M$65M86.1%$69M$463,394
FY2021 ⓘ$63M$60M85.2%$70M$395,225
FY2020 ⓘ$55M$56M84.9%$57M$395,144

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–1b15 · 15 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 2Yes
  • 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 26Yes
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5723
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6375

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CAMPUS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INC
Facility management services
$1,461,092
COMPASS GROUP DBA FLIK HOSPITALITY GROUP
Cafe food services, school catering serv
$1,332,756
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Busing services
$628,183
UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE LP DBA ALL
Security services
$546,258
CUSTOM JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE
Janitorial services
$526,509

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Oaks Christian School totaling $97,654 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 Oaks Christian 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 Oaks Christian School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Oaks Christian School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Oaks Christian School reported that 85.7% of its $86.7 million in expenses went to program services, 11.3% to management and general and 3.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Oaks Christian School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Oaks Christian School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $552,406, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL/PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Oaks Christian School get its money?

Of $91.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.4% came from contributions and grants and 93.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Oaks Christian School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-4656912 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 202601349349302585 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501289349303625 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411319349303731 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321339349301407 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349302202 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121279349300947 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-4656912: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.