Timeline
2013
The previously volunteer-run Foundation hires its former Executive Director on a salary of around $50,000
The former president of the Foundation's board was forced out by the new executive director
2015-2020
The salaries of the former executive director was not disclosed on the Foundation's Form 990 tax documents, which appears to be a violation of federal law
2023
The executive director's salary ballooned to over $150,000 per year
$700,000 of expenses were categorized under "Other program expenses" on the Foundation's income statement, making that its the largest single expense category by far
May 2024
The former executive director's employment at the Foundation discretely ended.
June-August 2024
Ravens for Transparency was formed, and we looked through tax documents, by-laws, and income statements and uncovered various irregularities.
September 6, 2024
We reached out via email to the Foundation with our questions. We did not get a response from them, but the principal emailed us in a separate thread. He declined to answer questions virtually, and asked for an in-person meeting, which we declined due to the threat of retaliation.
September 8, 2024
Our report was published, and quickly spread among the students and parents of CCA.
September 10, 2024
The school administration pulled one of us into the principal's office and pressured us to take down the report.
September 12, 2024
The CCA principal sends a schoolwide email denouncing our report while failing to mention specific details.
The Foundation releases their rebuttal on their website.
During the SDUHSD board meeting, multiple parents and community members spoke in support of our report.
September 15, 2024
The first San Diego Union-Tribune article about our whistleblower report is published.
September 16, 2024
Our response to the Foundation's rebuttal is released. The Foundation quietly deletes most of their justification regarding Executive Director salaries, as their claims were verifiably false.
September 17, 2024
CBS 8 airs a report on our investigation of the Foundation.
September 20, 2024
The Coast News publishes a story about our report.
September 23, 2024
Various local news outlets, including several from cities other than San Diego, publish a story about our report.
September 26, 2024
The SDUHSD school board authorizes an investigation into the Foundation at an emergency closed-session meeting.
September 29, 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune publishes a follow up article about our report and recent developments
October 4, 2024
KPBS publishes a story about our report and the subsequent events.
October 17, 2024
The SDUHSD school board unanimously approves an audit of all foundations within the district.