Nonprofit screen
Screen a listPropel Education
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)
$8.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +1067% in 3 yrs102staff
7 of 7years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−51.7%
Months of reserve12.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+39.3%
Middle half of peersMedianPropel Education
Where the money goes FY2025 · $13M spent
Programs$10M80%Management and general$2.0M15%Fundraising$622k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 92% in FY2022
$2.0M in FY2021, $155k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$5.2M in FY2023, −$3.4M in FY2024 and −$4.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 12.2 months, above the peer median of 4.0.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
6 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 39% a year since FY2019, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort4funders
$5.8Ma year, last 3 years
100%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23Southern Company Charitable Foundation IncOn and off$10M$7.5MTruist Foundation IncNew in FY2023$40kLukaj Foundation IncOn and off$4kEnterprise Holdings FoundationNew in FY2023$3k
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