Mission
LITERACY FIRST CHARTER SCHOOLS EXISTS TO NURTURE THE WHOLE CHILD FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION BY IGNITING A PASSION FOR COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY AND EQUIPPING EACH CHILD TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
Public Charity
LITERACY FIRST CHARTER SCHOOLS
LITERACY FIRST CHARTER SCHOOLS is a Public Charity headquartered in EL CAJON, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $33.0M revenue, $31.7M expenses, $43.2M total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 912145223
EL CAJON, CA
Charter Schools
NTEE: B29
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$33.0M
Total Expenses$31.7M
Total Assets$43.2M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$16K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Literacy First Charter Schools
How Literacy First Charter Schools divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$22
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $78 for programs
$78
Operation of a public charter school serving students in grades k to 12: literacy first views education as a process, not a product, which enables students to go…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
$500
Showing up to 5 of 4 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Barbara Johnson
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Daniel Sanchez
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Debbie Beyer
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Gail Stroben
DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTABILITY/STUDENT SUCCESS
Jamie Robinson
VICE PRESIDENT
Jason Lewis
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33.0M | $31.7M | $43.2M |
| 2024 | $33.1M | $29.3M | $41.4M |
| 2023 | $27.5M | $26.4M | $38.4M |
| 2022 | $25.5M | $22.8M | $34.2M |
| 2021 | $23.4M | $19.7M | $29.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $23.4M to $33.0M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $43.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.