Viewpoint Educational Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VIEWPOINT SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO CREATING EXCEPTIONAL READINESS FOR EXTRAORDINARY FUTURES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BY CULTIVATING THE CRITICAL SKILLSET, COURAGEOUS MINDSET, AND RESILIENT IDENTITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.VIEWPOINT IS A SCHOOL WHERE TRADITION CONNECTS US AND INNOVATION PROPELS US; A COMMUNITY WHERE FAMILIES VALUE UNITY IN DIVERSITY; AND A WORLD WHERE EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES. OUR VALUES ARE LOVE, HONOR, EXCELLENCE, IMAGINATION, AND OPTIMISM.VIEWPOINT'S WORLD READY PROMISE IS DEFINED BY STUDENTS' GROWTH IN FOUR AREAS OF IMPACT:- ACADEMIC DEPTH- INSPIRED LEADERSHIP- RESILIENT IDENTITY- GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPTHESE DRIVERS REPRESENT THE CRITICAL SKILL SET AND COURAGEOUS MINDSET THAT DISTINGUISH THE VIEWPOINT STUDENT AND GRADUATE.
- Income
- $73.2 million
- Spending
- $70.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 507
- Volunteers
- 300
- Highest pay
- $819,757, head of school
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 59% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2525 of 25 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 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 (1)
- $60.8 million spent. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES VIEWPOINT SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT, COEDUCATIONAL, NONDENOMINATIONAL, AND NONPROFIT DAY SCHOOL. FOUNDED IN 1961, WITH A LEGACY OF ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AND COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS, THE SCHOOL'S SCENIC 40 ACRE CAMPUS IN CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA PROVIDES STUDENTS IN GRADES TK-12 WITH AN IDEAL SETTING TO GROW AND LEARN, WHERE EACH VIEWPOINT STUDENT IS KNOWN, RESPECTED, AND INCLUDED.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)VIEWPOINT'S CAREFULLY MAPPED JOURNEY FROM TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE EMBRACES MULTI-SENSORY AND HANDS-ON LEARNING, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION, CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING - SKILLS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. VIEWPOINT'S EXPERT, IMAGINATIVE, AND CARING EDUCATORS KNOW AND PASSIONATELY BELIEVE IN EACH STUDENT, HELPING EVERY STUDENT TO DISCOVER HIS OR HER DISTINCT VOICE. VIEWPOINT'S BALANCED YET CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENTS TO GO BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND THE STANDARD CURRICULUM AND TO STRETCH THEMSELVES IN PURSUIT OF THE ARTS, THE HUMANITIES, MATH, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND ATHLETICS. VIEWPOINT'S STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE AS LIFELONG LEARNERS AND PRODUCTIVE, ACTIVE CITIZENS WHO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. VIEWPOINT'S GRADUATES ATTEND THE TOP UNIVERSITIES AND ARE WELL-PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND IN LIFE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 July 1965.
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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