Nonprofit · EIN 01-0582508
ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95817
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $25,122,008 | $20,582,138 | $4,539,870 | $39,400,420 | $22,604,961 | $16,795,459 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $25,180,603 | $18,689,545 | $6,491,058 | $41,358,890 | $29,103,301 | $12,255,589 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $16,477,027 | $15,442,613 | $1,034,414 | $13,132,611 | $7,368,080 | $5,764,531 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,822,663
- of which government grants
- $24,703,804
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $256,154
- Other revenue
- $43,191
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $298,720
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,431,270
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,876,615
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $168,480
- Accounting fees
- $99,298
- Occupancy
- $1,479,156
- Depreciation
- $402,576
- Program services (functional)
- $18,146,541
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,435,597
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,358,890
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,400,420
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,604,961
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,795,459
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,903,147
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,795,459
- Gross receipts
- $25,122,008
- Employees
- 168
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA RUDA | SUPERINTENDENT Officer | 40 | $257,076 | $51,041 |
| ELISHA PARSONS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,355 | $27,471 |
| LESLEY EZERO | DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,161 | $28,900 |
| CASSANDRA JENNINGS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN VEAL-HUNTER | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAMONT HARRIS | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE WALTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MCKIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELIA DICKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLADYS MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA RUDA | SUPERINTENDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $247,619 | $52,945 |
| CHRISTINA WILLIAMS-JAMES | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,987 | $36,657 |
| KRISTEN MEYER | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,057 | $36,740 |
| ELISHA PARSONS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,008 | $21,654 |
| LESLEY EZERO | SITE LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,261 | $24,590 |
| CASANDRA JENNINGS | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET RICE | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE WALTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLADYS MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MCKIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELIA DICKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RON TOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN VEAL-HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARI WEHRLY | CHIEF OF SCHOOLS, THROUGH SEPT 2022 Officer | 60 | $261,369 | $36,386 |
| ELISHA PARSONS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,009 | $20,923 |
| PRIYA SINGH | SITE LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,875 | $19,537 |
| LISA RUDA | SUPERINTENDENT, STARTING SEPT 2022 Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $101,773 | $19,086 |
| TED REITERMAN | CFO, THROUGH NOV 2022 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MOORMAN | CFO, STARTING DEC 2022 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA JENNINGS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET RICE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE WALTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLADYS MITCHELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MCKIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELIA DICKENS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RON TOM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN VEAL-HUNTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD WEST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5038, SACRAMENTO, CA 95817-0038
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELISHA PARSONS, PO BOX 5038, SACRAMENTO, CA 95817
- Signed the 990
- ELISHA PARSONS, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
- Phone
- (916) 649-7850
- Website
- WWW.STHOPE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 01-0582508 or by the name ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO GRADUATE SELF-MOTIVATED, INDUSTRIOUS, CRITICALLY THINKING LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHERS, PASSIONATE ABOUT LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PREPARED TO EARN A DEGREE FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE.
Program accomplishments
- ST. HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A FREE, COLLEGE-PREP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM IN OAK PARK. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, OUR SCHOOLS - PS7 (GRADES TK-8) AND SAC HIGH (GRADS 9-12) - HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BEEN CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP. ESTABLISHED IN 1989, ST. HOPE BEGAN AS AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOUNDED BY FORMER MAYOR KEVIN JOHNSON, WHO GREW UP IN OAK PARK AND RETURNED TO HIS NATIVE SACRAMENTO AFTER RETIRING FROM THE NBA.Expenses $9,926,144
- SACRAMENTO CHARTER HIGH: IN 2003, SACRAMENTO HIGH SCHOOL WAS FACING STATE INTERVENTION AS STUDENT PERFORMANCE DROPPED YEAR AFTER YEAR. THAT YEAR, ST. HOPE REOPENED THE SCHOOL AS A PUBLIC CHARTER, ALONG WITH PS7, TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS TK-12TH GRADE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED. PS7 AND SAC HIGH EMBODY A CORE COMMITMENT TO STUDENT EXCELLENCE AND COLLEGE READINESS THAT PROVIDES OUR SCHOLARS WITH THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE LEARNING AND CAREER SUCCESS. SHPS SERVES A VERY SPECIFIC GROUP OF SCHOLARS AND IS THE EDUCATIONAL HOME TO A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BLACK, HISPANIC/LATINO, FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH THAN THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY AND STATE. THESE GROUPS ALSO PERFORM HIGHER THAN BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STATE AT PS7 & SAC HIGH. IN 24-25, MORE THAN 50% OF SAC HIGH'S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025 WERE/ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. SAC HIGH'S PANTHER PIPELINE PROGRAM ENABLES STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES AND EARN BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDIT. SAC HIGH IS ONE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN SCUSD TO OFFER THIS DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM AND THE ONLY ONE TO OFFER IT IN PERSON. SAC HIGH HAS ALSO EXPANDED THE PANTHER PIPELINE THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE SCHOLARS FROM ALL FOUR GRADE LEVELS 9TH-12TH.Expenses $8,220,397
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0582508
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $39,400,420
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,122,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $25,122,008 | $20,582,138 | $39,400,420 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $25,180,603 | $18,689,545 | $41,358,890 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $16,477,027 | $15,442,613 | $13,132,611 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $13,605,349 | $13,675,649 | $10,540,775 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0582508).
Questions about ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS is 01-0582508.
- Is ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELISHA PARSONS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $257,076 (LISA RUDA, SUPERINTENDENT).
- How much revenue does ST HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,122,008, expenses of $20,582,138 and total assets of $39,400,420 at year end.
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