River Charter Schools
Growing leaders and scholars through collaborative culture and community. River Charter Schools will provide a family oriented, community-based intimate learning environment that is devoted to the academic, social, linguistic, and personal success of each child. Its schools have the primary objective of enabling its students to become self-motivated, competent, and lifelong learners.
Key facts about River Charter Schools
- EIN
- 68-0628793
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $8,751,432
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$8.8M
+3.3% YoY
Revenue
$13.7M
+3.7% YoY
Net Investment Income
$174K
+82.7% YoY
Expenses
$13.0M
+1.4% YoY
About River Charter Schools
Based on IRS filings
River Charter Schools is a public charity, based in Clarksburg, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $174K.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $136K (2019). In 2022 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $8,751,432 | $8,475,256 | $8,428,561 |
| Revenue | $13,669,537 | $13,184,499 | $13,273,072 |
| Expenses | $12,976,954 | $12,802,901 | $13,126,331 |
| Net Investment Income | $174,217 | $95,348 | $54,541 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
River Charter Schools is led by Omar Carillo, Chairperson since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 5 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Omar Carillo
Chairperson
Board Member → Co President, 2024
Co President → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Gray
Service Director
New on the 2025 filing
32.5 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Peter Stone
Former Chief Business Officer
Chief Business Officer → Former Chief Business Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $119K (2025)
Kara Schene
Principal
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$117K (2023) → $141K (2025)
Andrea Flores
Principal
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$115K (2024) → $111K (2025)
Roxanna Villasenor
Superintendent
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$23K (2024) → $195K (2025)
Don Clark
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Lockhart
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → Board Chief Financial Officer, 2020
Board Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Wilkins
Vice Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Lynch
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Goytia
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Gloria While (2022–2024) — Co President
- Former: Matthew Taylor (2022–2024) — Superintendent
- Former: Dorothy Morrow (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kristina Houston (2023–2024) — Speech Language Pathologist
- Former: Cody Mavis (2024) — Fiscal Compliance Manager
- Former: Elezebeth Prentice (2024) — Human Resources Director
- Former: Monica Avila (2019–2023) — Co President
- Former: Phil Ogilvie (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Andrea Johnson (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Christy Ploszaj (2022–2023) — Service Director
- Former: Amanda Zimmerman (2023) — Principal
- Former: Jody Bogle (2019–2022) — Co President
- Former: Andy Wallace (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Yelland (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Matt Best (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Steve Lewis (2019–2021) — Former Superintendent · Filing note: Thru 62020
- Former: Hope Migliaccio (2021) — Principal · Filing note: Thru 62021
- Former: Matt Taylor Appointed (2021) — Superintendent
- Former: Vanessa Belair (2021) — Principal · Filing note: Thru 62021
- Former: James Darin Hall (2019–2020) — Board Vice President
- Former: Megan Bennett (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jody Bogle Vandepol (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Roxanna Villasenor (Superintendent). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about River Charter Schools
How large is River Charter Schools?
River Charter Schools reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.7M.
Where does River Charter Schools operate?
River Charter Schools has awarded grants in California.
What is River Charter Schools's EIN?
River Charter Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0628793. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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