Northwestern Preparatory School
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ASSIST THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY WHO DESIRE TO SERVE AS MILITARY OFFICERS AND TO EMPHASIZE SCHOLARSHIP, PERSONAL INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. TO INCREASE THEIR SAT AND ACT SCORES, TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION IN CLASSES THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM AT THE US SERVICE ACADEMIES OR ROTC AND TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS, WHILE FOLLOWING THE HONOR CODE AND WORKING ON TEAM BUILDING.
- Income
- $582,235
- Spending
- $646,575
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 42.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $133,221, president, math instructor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 42.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100.
Independent board
5 of 252 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $575,667 spent. STAFF ADVISED STUDENTS IN METHODS OF EFFECTIVE STUDYING, MEMORIZATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, GOAL SETTING, ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTIVE HABITS, ALONG WITH LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE AND PROTOCOL. GUIDELINES WERE SET FOR APPEARANCE AND FOR DRESS IN BUSINESS CASUAL AND MORE FORMAL ATTIRE. DUE TO CALIFORNIA FIRES AND THE US FOREST SERVICE MANDATE FOR EVACUATION FOR THREE WEEKS, CLASSES WERE REMOTE FOR THREE WEEKS AND IN-PERSON FOR ELEVEN WEEKS. CLASSES WERE HELD SIX DAYS PER WEEK AND COVERED MATH, ENGLISH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, VOCABULARY AND STUDY HALL. 53 STUDENTS WERE IN THE PROGRAM. 45 RECEIVED APPOINTMENTS TO US SERVICE ACADEMIES AND EIGHT ENTERED COLLEGES. SEMINARS WERE CONDUCTED ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT, HONOR CODE, MILITARY CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES. OUTSIDE SPEAKERS WERE OFTEN INVITED TO CONDUCT SEMINARS. STUDENTS CHOOSING TO ATTEND CHURCH WERE DRIVEN BY NORTHWESTERN PREP STAFF TO THE APPROPRIATE CHURCH. WHEN A STUDENT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION, THE SCHOOL FURNISHED THE TRANSPORTATION AND A STAFF MEMBER TO ACCOMPANY THE STUDENT. EACH STUDENT WAS COUNSELED WITH REGARDS TO HIS OR HER CHOICE OF ACADEMIES, UNIVERSITIES OR ROTC PROGRAMS. STAFF MEMBERS ALSO WORKED WITH STUDENTS ADVISING THEM IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THEIR CONGRESSMEN, SENATORS, THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT ANDTHE VARIOUS ACADEMIES. STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDED REQUESTED EVALUATIONS OF PERFORMANCE, ACADEMIC ABILITY, PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS, CHARACTERISTICS OF HONOR, WORK ETHIC, INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY INTERACTION, OR OTHER APPLICABLE TRAITS. NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY REMAINED AVAILABLE AND OFFERED SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT ONCE THE STUDENTS REACHED THE ACADEMY, THEIR ROTC UNITS OR THEIR OTHER COMMISSIONING SOURCES. NORTHWESTERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL WAS CONTACTED BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORMED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES ON THOSE ENTERING THE ACADEMIES/ROTC PROGRAMS. ALSO, FORMER STUDENTS, NOW OFFICERS, NEEDED ADDITIONAL CLEARANCES FOR HIGHER LEVEL SECURITY ASSIGNMENTS. NORTHWESTERN PREP PROVIDED THEM TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, THE FBI AND OTHER INVESTIGATIVE BODIES. COMPLETE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH COLOR PHOTO ID'S AND TRANSCRIPTS ARE KEPT ON FILE FOR EACH OF THE 3,000 FORMER STUDENTS. NORTHWESTERN PREP MAINTAINS A THOROUGH DATABASE WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO CONTACT FORM NETWORKS WITH ALL FORMER CLASSES OF GRADUATES WHILE ON ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND WHEN JOINING A PARTICULAR MILITARY SERVICE COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1953.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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