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Crescent Valley Public Charter

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % DESE
Other · LANCASTER, CA · EIN 48-1272886

About

The mission of Desert Sands Public Charter, Inc. is to provide a student-centered, high-quality education for all learners through a safe, supportive, trauma-informed community where students are encouraged to self-advocate, take control of their education, and explore new opportunities and skills in the pursuit of becoming contributing members of society.

In care of DESE

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
637
Volunteers

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$47.2M
Expenses
$44.8M
Assets
$28.0M
Liabilities
$14.9M

Financial history

$47.2M$23.6M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $47.2M · Avg: $38.3M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$63K
Grants Given
CRESCENT VALLEY PUBLIC CHARTER
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Address

177 Holston DR
Lancaster, CA, 93535-457

Governance

Voting board members5
Independent members5
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
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