West Coast University Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 455500721
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Irvine, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9497834800
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $142,350
- Expenses
- $131,612
- Assets
- $220,827
- Liabilities
- $11,488
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DAVID PYLE (PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR)
- ROBERT MAY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY)
People named in this filing
- DAVID PYLE (PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR)
- JERRY CWIERTNIA (CFO/DIRECTOR)
- CARLOS LEIJA (SECRETARY/DIRECTOR)
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
To provide 1) educational opportunities for prospective and enrolled students of west coast university ("wcu"), a college level educational organization operated by west coast university, inc., through tuition assistance including, but not limited to, scholarships and grants; 2) tuition assistance. The organization's funds will be used to provide charitable support through donations of funds, equipment, supplies and training opportunities to wcu's community partners; and 3) health care to support underserved communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
See statement of exempt purpose above
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 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.6%; rating input score 77
- Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
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: 7.5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.68; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 20.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.6% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $109K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.