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US nonprofit · EIN 542170689 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 542170689) - 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.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

LOS Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise's network

8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). 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

8 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.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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Moctesuma Esparza ChairChair2018
8 yrs
David CalvoDirector2022
4 yrs
Hector OrciVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Julio VallejoSecretary/Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Norma OrciDirector2018
8 yrs
Otto PadronDirector2018
8 yrs
Tonantzin EsparzaDirector2018
8 yrs
Victoria CastroDirector2018
8 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
David CalvoPrincipalsince 2019
David DefrenzaPrincipalsince 2021

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
David DefrenzaPrincipal40$134k$32k
Moctesuma EsparzaChair1$0
Victoria CastroVice Chair1$0
Astrid ColopSecretary1$0
Enrique SoberanesTreasurer1$0
Tonantzin EsparzaDirector1$0
Otto PadronDirector1$0
David CalvoDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise
EIN
542170689
Address
1575 W 2 Street Room 477, Los Angeles, CA, 90026-5701
State
California
Mission
To prepare students for leadership in the arts and business; where creativity, academic knowledge and financial literacy are essential for success. We are providing an education that integrates the four lenses of learning: academics, arts, enterprise, and personal growth. (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
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2005
Principal officer
Principal (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2008
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 filingsMoctesuma Esparza
≥8years on the filingsHector Orci
≥8years on the filingsJulio Vallejo
≥8years on the filingsNorma Orci

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
$7.1m
Total liabilities
$880k
Net assets or fund balances
$6.2m
Contributions and grants received
$4.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
51
Volunteers
7