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US nonprofit · EIN 452823612 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 452823612) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Citizens of the World Charter Schools

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1m
$214k liabilities
Net assets
$812k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.4 years on average
Staff
0
2 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
12
named in Part VII
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Citizens of the World Charter Schools' network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Kriste Dragon ChairBoard Chair2023
3 yrs
Craig TesslerBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Krupa DesaiBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Vanessa RodriguezSecretary and CFO2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alison KerrExecutive Director of Learning and Innovationsince 2019
Andrea Castro ArroyoComm. Engagemnt Dir.2018
Andrew D HodgsonDirector of External Partnershipssince 2021
Cadhla BallExecutive Director - Academics2018
Jana ReedChief of Schools2018
Jenifer ChonChief of Staff2023
Jonathan ChanDirector of Organizationalsince 2018
Kristean DragonCEOsince 2018
Latiffe HortonSchool Leader Institute Director2022
Laura FurlongChief of Staffsince 2019
Vanessa RodriguezInterim CEO, Secretary and CFOsince 2018
Vanity JenkinsOhio Executive Directorsince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Laura FurlongChief Executive Officer, P40$188k$23k
Jenifer ChonChief of Staff40$135k$1k
Jonathan ChanDirector of Learning and I40$127k$9k
Christina AriesDirector of Adult Learning and Development40$117k$17k
Krupa DesaiPresident and Board Chair5$0
Vanessa RodriguezCFO and Secretary5$0

About

Legal name
Citizens of the World Charter Schools
EIN
452823612
Address
5665 W Wilshire Blvd 1418, Los Angeles, CA, 90036-3710
State
California
Mission
Creating a national network of charter schools to ensure that children realize their potential as citizens of the world. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B12 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Laura Furlong (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedOPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLSCWC Kansas CityRelatedOPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLSCWC Los Angeles

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsCraig Tessler
≥4years on the filingsKrupa Desai
≥3years on the filingsKriste Dragon
≥3years on the filingsVanessa Rodriguez

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
$1m
Total liabilities
$214k
Net assets or fund balances
$812k
Contributions and grants received
$288k
Program service revenue
$1.1m
Grants and similar paid out
$100k
Employees
0
Volunteers
2

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
CWC - la Los AngelesOperating grants$100k