Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 208050294
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Phone
- 7027766529
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $67,572,749
- Expenses
- $66,742,566
- Assets
- $155,995,388
- Liabilities
- $154,937,154
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOHN E AYDOGDU (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO)
- ANN DIGGINS (VICE PRESIDENT)
- CHAN LENGSAVATH (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- JOHN E AYDOGDU (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO): $350,931 total reported compensation
- NICK N SARISAHIN (CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPS OFFICER): $264,527 total reported compensation
- MUSTAFA GUNOZU (CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER): $220,200 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas is to provide a rigorous, college-preparatory education with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a safe, diverse, and inclusive environment that fosters lifelong learning and responsible citizenship.
What it reported doing in 2024
The mission of caslv is to inspire and empower all students to achieve their highest potential through a rigourous, college-preparatory, and culturally responsive stem education that fosters innovation, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 94% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 71
- Transparency & Controls: 84
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 45
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 78.9%; rating input score 79
- Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- 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: 1.2%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.34; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.99; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 20.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 8 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 78.9% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $53.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $351K · 14 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $776K reported
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.