Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest 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 listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$22Mrevenue
FY2025 · +98% in 3 yrs32staff
7 of 7years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin0.2%
Months of reserve2.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+22.6%
Middle half of peersMedianOpportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education
Where the money goes FY2025 · $22M spent
Programs$21M96%Management and general$939k4%Fundraising$18k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
7 of 7 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 23% a year since FY2019, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 3 of its 3 returns, 24% of revenue in FY2025. $28M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending38funders
$9.9Ma year, last 3 years
53%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23City FundOn and off$1.7M$2.0M$9.9M$4.0MWilliam T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeSince FY2020$1.0M$1.0M$1.0M$1.0MPenner Family Foundation IncSince FY2018$250k$250k$250k$250k$500k$500kCentene FoundationSince FY2021$200k$400k$400kNew Schools FundOn and off$75k$75k$215k$215k$240k$128kMac Five Foundation IncSince FY2020$35k$50k$198k$248kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$130k$855k$1.4M$1.6M$1.5M$2.1M$2.8M17 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$110k$160k$315k$211k$125k$40k$1.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund