Nonprofit screen
Screen a listEssence Prep Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$6.9Mrevenue
FY2025 · +356% in 3 yrs63staff
4 of 4years filed
’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−33.5%
Months of reserve1.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+65.8%
Middle half of peersMedianEssence Prep
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.2M spent
Programs$6.8M74%Management and general$2.2M24%Fundraising$105k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$694k in FY2024 and −$2.3M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.7 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 66% a year since FY2022, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 4 returns, 69% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII9funders
$451ka year, last 3 years
51%from its largest funder
Funder’21’22’23Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundSince FY2022$401k$295kSan Antonio Area Foundation Group ReturnEvery year since FY2021$181k$100k$89k50can IncNew in FY2023$134kGeorge W Brackenridge FoundationStopped after FY2022$70k$20k–Nustar FoundationNew in FY2023$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$60k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped