California · Nonprofit
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,883 to it, the largest being SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ($10,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.8M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $13k
- Net assets
- $4.3M
What Charter School Association of Willits does
Mission
The organization holds a mission statement for each charter school. Refer to schedule o for additional information.wecs: our mission is to equip elementary students with the academic and social skills needed to think critically, and become self-motivated, curious, and capable citizens who respect themselves, others, community, diversity, and the environment. Willits elementary charter school promotes growth and development by providing all students with a safe and nurturing educational environment. Wcs: our mission is to provide a personalized, rigorous, and engaging education for all students. We strive to foster a love of learning and prepare students for success in college, career, and beyond. We value diversity and equity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all members of our school community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Operation of willits charter school (wcs), a public tuition-free charter school serving students in grades 6 to 12. Led by principal and director, erin vaccaro, wcs had student enrollment of approximately 123 students in the 2024-25 school year. Wcs is a high-quality educational option which has successfully served willits and the surrounding areas for over two decades. Over this time, we have implemented our educational program, expanded educational access, and consistently prioritized the needs of our students, their families, and our community.
$2,835,936 spent$2,385 earned by the program58% of program spendingOperation of willits elementary charter school (wecs), a public tuition-free charter school serving students in grades kindergaren to 5. Led by principal and director, charlene bredder, wecs had student enrollment of approximately 140 students in the 2024-25 school year. Wecs, through inquiry-based methods and a strong focus on spanish language development, tackles academic curriculum in ways that are engaging, meaningful, and adaptable to a variety of learning styles. Inquiry-based education involves student-designed questions, investigation, data collection, and conversion of information into useful knowledge.
$2,046,228 spent42% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,882,164.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $3.1M to $7.9M (+155%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 96% · 2018 87% · 2019 93% · 2020 93% · 2021 88% · 2022 91% · 2023 94% · 2024 87% · 2025 93%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $10k → $184.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 78% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 93% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS draws 83% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $883 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $40k on record.
- Department of Education$40k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Mendocino Property Holdings · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS?
- CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,883 to it, the largest being SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ($10,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $12,883 in grants to CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS?
- SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF WILLITS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing