Spirit Series Inc
Donations deductibleSpirit Series Inc's network
12 people7 organisationsi12 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| William FAY Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brenda Rodriguez | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brett Shibata | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| FU-Ding Cheng | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Mansfield Jeon | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joanna Zuniga | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John McPherson | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Castles Gray | Boardmember | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Leslie Rachel Strauss | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Norman Kaderlan | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Strauss | Executive Dir. | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steven Savage | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Strauss | Executive Dir. | 65 | $71k | ||
| Leslie Rachel Strauss | Secretary | 50 | $25k | ||
| Steven Savage | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Castles Gray | Boardmember | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fu-Ding Cheng | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Mansfield Jeon | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| John McPherson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Norman Kaderlan | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Joanna Zuniga | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Fay | Board Chair | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Rodriguez | Vice Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Brett Shibata | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Spirit Series Inc
- EIN
- 203799463
- Address
- 605 San Vicente Blvd Suite, Santa Monica, CA, 90402-1841
- State
- California
- Mission
- To provide core literacy and values education to pre-teens and adolescents in public and charter schools. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A33 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Richard Strauss (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWilliam FAY
≥8years on the filingsBrenda Rodriguez
≥8years on the filingsFU-Ding Cheng
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Mansfield Jeon
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $201k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $881k
- Contributions and grants received
- $855k
- Program service revenue
- $110k
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 42