Madera County Schools Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 770315304
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-PF 2021
- Location
- Madera, CA, USA
- Phone
- 5596626295
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $93,950
- Expenses
- $55,942
- Assets
- $141,253
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Cathie Bustos (President)
- Nancy Prosperi (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Cathie Bustos (President)
- Nancy Prosperi (Vice President)
- Marisol Verduzco (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The specific purpose of this corporation is to supplement and support the activities and purposes of the Madera County Board of Education, the Madera County Office of Education and the public schools in Madera County.The Foundation exists to support the academic and arts achievements of the students of Madera County. Each year over 500 students participate from Madera County in the various competitions and art program. Students from other counties are also invited to participate in the competitions.
What it reported doing in 2025
The Foundation provided the platform for over 500 students to compete in various academic competitions. Competition awards of $3,300 were awarded. Additionally, a scholarship fund provided 4 students with awards totaling $1,750.The Academic Decathlon high school competition was held at school sites on January 28, 2026 and in-person on January 30 and February 7, 2026. This event involved approximately 100 students and 62 community volunteers. Classroom study materials were provided for the school sites and supplies, support services, materials, food, scholarships and awards were provided for the various competitions. Online platform and essay scoring fees were paid from the Foundation account. A portion of the state competition registration fees were provided.The Academic Pentathlon event for middle school students was held online on February 27 and in-person on March 7, 2026. Approximately 100 students were served in this program. Study materials, supplies, support services, materials, food, and awards were provided. Online platform and essay scoring fees were paid from the Foundation account.The Mock Trial high school competition was held online on January 15, 20, 22 and February 11, 2026, and served approximately 113 students. Materials, food, supplies, awards and a portion of the state competition registration fees were provided.The Battle of the Books competition for elementary students was held on December 10, 2025. Twenty-two schools participated and totaled 44 teams with about 336 students participating. Supplies, support services, and awards were provided.The STEM Games middle school competition was held in-person on April 10, 2026 and served approximately 87 students. The event is supported with registration fees from participating schools, donations, and a grant from California Mathematics Council. Food, supplies, and awards were provided.The ArtsFest event was held on May 2, 2026. Students in grades TK-12 submitted 418 pieces in the categories of 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional and still photography for the art competition. The art was exhibited at the ArtsFest event which is a free community event offering hands-on art activities, live art demonstrators, live music, snow cones and popcorn.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 68
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 50.7%; rating input score 51
- Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 40.5%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.52; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 50.7% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $48K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.