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US nonprofit · EIN 861867758 · Orange, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 861867758) - 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.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Explorek12

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$595k
$1.4m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $778k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
2.4 years on average
Staff
22
5 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 November 2023. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 November 2023 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Explorek12's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Kelly Felton ChairBoard Chair2024
2 yrs
Chad SoleoBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Cherlynn MendozaBoard Member2024
2 yrs
John PhanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Mike TardiffBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Laura SchlottmanExecutive Di2024

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 SchottmanExecutive Director40$36k
Sal TinajeroChair2$0
Cherylyn MendozaSecretary2$0
Mike TardifTreasurer2$0
Lloyd Boucher-ReyesDirector2$0
Sylvia IglesiasDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Explorek12
EIN
861867758
Address
2190 N Canal St, Orange, CA, 92865-3601
State
California
Mission
To provide all students across orange county with a personalized educational experience through a network of countrywide curricular diversity and the power of student choice, allowing each student to create a personalized and engaging educational pathway in preparation for college. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Cecilia Iglesias (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsKelly Felton
≥2years on the filingsChad Soleo
≥2years on the filingsCherlynn Mendoza
≥2years on the filingsJohn Phan

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
$595k
Total liabilities
$1.4m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $778k
Contributions and grants received
$2.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
22
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$104k$333kDeficit $229k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.