Save Our Schools was a small organization based in Oakland, California that operated a tutoring program for at risk youth at Bret Harte Middle School in Oakland. The IRS website shows no publicly available tax records filed since 2017, making it unclear if the organization remains in existence. ^{1 2}

Background

The organization was formed in 2003 by Denise Washington and reported tutoring 20 low-income students at Bret Harte Middle School on its 2014 tax return. The same filing claimed that the tutored students’ “grades increased by 1 grade level.” ³

Disambiguation

The organization is not affiliated with any of several other organizations throughout the United States that use the “Save Our Schools” name such as the left-of-center Save Our Schools New Jersey and Save Our Schools Arizona, or the right-of-center Save Our Schools project operated by Heritage Action for America. ^{4 5 6}

1. “Save Our Schools.” ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/900072124
2. Data compiled from IRS Exempt Organization search tool at https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ for Employer Identification Number (EIN) 90-0072124. Query conducted May 16, 2023.
3. “IRS Form 990.” Save Our Schools. 2014. Accessed May 3, 2023.  https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/900072124/2015_04_EO%2F90-0072124_990EO_201412
4. “About.” Save Our Schools NJ. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/about
5. “Home.” Save Our Schools Arizona. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://sosarizona.org/
6. “Home.” Save Our Schools. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://saveourschools.com/