Friends of the Sae

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453420262
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Pomona, CA, USA
Phone
9096220699
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,297
Expenses
$85,459
Assets
$49,300
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD TESSIER (PRESIDENT)
  • PHIL MILLER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • EDWARD TESSIER (PRESIDENT)
  • PHIL MILLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CATHY TESSIER (SECRETARY/TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Friends of the sae was created to support the school of art and enterprise, a public charter school located in pomona, California.

What it reported doing in 2024

Friends of the sae was created to suppport the school of arts and enterprise, a public charter school. For the year ended june 30, 2025 friends of the sae assisted the school of arts and enterprise in serving approximately 647 students in grades 6-12

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 96% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.2%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 30.7%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 29.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -22.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.2% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $85K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.