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US nonprofit · EIN 453484626 · Sanger, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 453484626) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Sam Academy

Donations deductible
Revenue
$268k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$305k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$41k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$41k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
7.0y av
Staff
16
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Willie Lopez PhD
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Sam Academy's network

7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Willie Lopez PhD Chair (also filed as Willie Lopez, Willie Lopez)Board Chair2018
8 yrs
Ana LopezBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Jerry D Valadez EdD (also filed as Jerry D Valadez)CEO2020
6 yrs
LOU Gonzalez (also filed as Lou Gonzalez)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Leonard Carrillo EdD (also filed as Leonard Carrillo, Leonard Carrillo)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Luis BautistaCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Steven Lopez NP (also filed as Steven Lopez)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jerry D Valadez EdDCEOsince 2021
Melinda SalcidoMusic Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
Jerry D ValadezCEO15$39k
Melinda SalcidoMusic Director25$29k
Willie LopezBoard Chair2$0
Luis BautistaSecretary2$0
Lou GonzalezBoard Member2$0
Ana LopezBoard Member2$0
Steven LopezBoard Member2$0
Leonard CarrilloBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Sam Academy
EIN
453484626
Address
750 N St, Sanger, CA, 93657-3114
State
California
Mission
The mission of SAM Academy is to build leadership and capacity for success by supporting youth in becoming contributing members of society through STEM science technology engineering and mathematics Mariachi Ballet Folklrico and the Performing Arts. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B28 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Jerry D Valadez (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsWillie Lopez PhD
≥8years on the filingsLOU Gonzalez
≥8years on the filingsLeonard Carrillo EdD
≥6years on the filingsAna Lopez

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$41k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$41k
Contributions and grants received
$33k
Program service revenue
$195k
Employees
16