Culver City Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953641300
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Culver City, CA, US
Phone
310-842-4220, x7703
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,030,006
Expenses
$1,120,217
Assets
$2,494,737
Liabilities
$509,793

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GUILLERMINA MOLINA (PRESIDENT/CHAIR)
  • FELICITY VABULAS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WENDY HAMILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • WENDY HAMILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $66,885 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

CCEF’s long-standing commitment to every student is unwavering. This motto is central to our mission and to our impact.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the 2024-25 school year, ccef grant funding benefited approximately 6,500 tk-12 students at every ccusd school. Funding supported districtwide arts education, stem enrichment, student wellness, classroom innovation, and student support programs. See schedule o for more details.culver city education foundation (ccef) raises and stewards community funding to enhance educational opportunities for students in the culver city unified school district (ccusd). During the 2024-25 school year, ccef funding support benefited approximately 6,500 tk-12 students across the district.ccef funding supported districtwide programs in arts education, stem enrichment, student wellness, and classroom innovation. Investments included expanded elementary music education, visual arts supplies, science and technology equipment, coding and robotics resources, academic intervention, and student leadership programs.during the year, ccef helped launch a districtwide ukulele program for 4th and 5th grade students, expanding access to music instruction across all elementary campuses. The organization also funded classroom art supplies and supported district arts programming designed to increase student engagement and creativity.in stem education, ccef funded hands-on science and technology learning opportunities, including microscopes for middle school science classrooms, coding and robotics tools for elementary innovation labs, and outdoor science education experiences for 5th grade students.ccef also supported programs focused on student wellness, communication skills, and basic needs assistance. The organization funded the launch of a middle school speech & debate program and partnered with community organizations to support weekend food assistance programs for students experiencing food insecurity.ccef's annual fundraising event is supported through extensive volunteer involvement, corporate sponsorships, donated goods and services, and community partnerships. The event generated $160,750 in net proceeds to provide critical support for districtwide educational enrichment programs benefiting ccusd students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 84% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.7%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.5%; rating input score 98; 47th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.8%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.23; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 96.7% of revenue deployed · 88.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $988K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $67K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 30 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 50/100.