California University of Science and Medicine
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 464141445
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2012
- Location
- Colton, CA, US
- Phone
- (909) 580-9661
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- University or Technological Institute
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $54,029,499
- Expenses
- $51,797,516
- Assets
- $79,283,764
- Liabilities
- $62,987,430
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
25 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PAUL E LYONS (PRESIDENT DEAN)
Highest reported compensation
- ARTHUR P EVELAND (EVP - ADMISSIONS (THRU 10/25/24)): $1,341,029 total reported compensation
- PAUL E LYONS (PRESIDENT DEAN): $827,744 total reported compensation
- ZOHRAY M TALIB (EXECUTIVE VICE DEAN OF EDUCATION): $362,328 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Advancing the science of medicine through innovative research in neuroscience, neurology, mental health, brain health, and population health equity; training health workforce leaders and future scientists who are equipped to address health disparities in brain and behavioral health; improving community health outcomes through evidence-based interventions and community engagement.
What it reported doing in 2024
Providing arrowhead regional medical center (armc) with in-patient and out-patient neurological services. Third and fourth year university students will gain hands-on experience at armc as part of the university programs.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.2%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 75%; rating input score 75
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.79; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 12.7%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 70.2% of revenue deployed · 75% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $38.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $1.3M · 25 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $10M reported
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 16 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 12 filed related-organization links
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.