Guardian Training
Donations deductibleRevenue
$793k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$711k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$361k
$18k liabilities
Net assets
$343k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
1
3.4 years on average
Staff
0
1 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Guardian Training's network
1 personExplore in 3DiThe large node is Guardian Training. The map shows the people and organisations in the public record, two steps out at most. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
1 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Lester-Smith | Director | 2023 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Kovacs | Officer | since 2018 |
| Joel Lunenfeld | Officer | since 2020 |
| Sacha Feinman | Officer | since 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Lester-Smith | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Kovacs | Officer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Joel Lunenfeld | Officer | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Guardian Training
- EIN
- 471846753
- Address
- 1151 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-5002
- State
- California
- Mission
- To provide jiu jitsu and boxing classes for children elementary through high school. Our goal is to teach martial arts, discipline, motivation, self respect, and a thirst for self improvement to the youth. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N60 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Benjamin Kovacs (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsTracey Lester-Smith
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
- $361k
- Total liabilities
- $18k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $343k
- Contributions and grants received
- $780k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1