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Monarch Community School Parent Board

EIN 20-1969720 · Santa Cruz, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To support the Monarch Community School.

Income
$74,335
Spending
$55,786
Reserves
58.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (16)
  1. FUNDED INSTRUCTORS THAT COMES TO TEACH EACH OF MONARCH SCHOOL'S CLASSES ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES E.G. PHYSICAL FITNESS, MUSIC, ARTS, ETC, AND BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 120 STUDENTS.
  2. $3,750 spent. REIMBURSEMENTS GIVEN TO TEACHERS FOR PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES, LEARNING MATERIALS, AND OTHER EDUCATION RELATED MATERIALS AND BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 114 STUDENTS.
  3. $820 spent. Parent Education
  4. $1,992 spent. Library Support Expense. Benefits 114 students.
  5. $626 spent. Community Building
  6. $124 spent. Public Relations/Outreach
  7. FUNDED AN AIDE POSITION FOR MONARCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL THAT IS AVAILABLE AS A FLOATER AND ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS BETWEEN THE FIVE CLASSROOMS AND BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 120 STUDENTS.
  8. $2,045 spent. Color Fun Run - Students, family, friends, and staff of Monarch Community School participate in a run that promotes fitness and community, and brings donations. Benefits 114 students.
  9. $726 spent. Field Trips
  10. $600 spent. Children's Day educational event
  11. School Furniture Needs
  12. $546 spent. Read to Achieve Program
  13. $411 spent. English Learner Advisory Committee
  14. $338 spent. Garden
  15. $274 spent. Miscellaneous Programs
  16. Costanoa High School Grant

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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