East Mesa Charter Elementary School
Donations deductibleEast Mesa Charter Elementary School's network
3 people3 organisationsi3 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
3 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mara Benson Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Herman Orcutt | Vice Preside | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Philip Geiger | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Leonora Farrah | Director | 2018 |
| Melynda Hache | Principal | since 2019 |
| Philip Geiger | President-Director | 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melynda Hache | Principal | 33 | $87k | $17k | $26k |
| Philip Geiger | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Herman Orcutt | Vice Preside | 2 | $0 | ||
| Melynda Wolter | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- East Mesa Charter Elementary School
- EIN
- 300047635
- Address
- 9701 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ, 85209-3769
- State
- Arizona
- Mission
- To operate a not for profit charter school and conduct educational research, evaluation, and development activities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B29 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Brandon Dahl (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedEDUCATIONBell Canyon Charter School IncRelatedEDUCATIONCortez Park Charter Middle SchoolRelatedEDUCATIONImagine Avondale Elementary IncRelatedEDUCATIONImagine Avondale Middle Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsHerman Orcutt
≥7years on the filingsPhilip Geiger
≥3years on the filingsMara Benson
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
- $12.8m
- Total liabilities
- $12.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $629k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $5.9m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3