DEMOCRACY PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2005

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

TAMEKA ROYAL

Phone

6468299659

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

DEMOCRACY PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, founded in 2005, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $19.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 24% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring.

Mission

TO EDUCATE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE AND A LIFE OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $17,140,495 Revenue: $17,313,846

THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARTER SCHOOLS: DEMOCRACY PREP NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOLS, DEMOCRACY PREP BATON ROUGE, DEMOCRACY PREP AGASSI CAMPUS, AND DEMOCRACY PREP TEXAS. DEMOCRACY PREP CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN-SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE AND FOR LIVES OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP.IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES, WE EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND VALUES TO FLOURISH AS COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO WILL STRENGTHEN OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND CHANGE THE WORLD!

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,281,382

Program Service Revenue $17,313,846

Investment Income $212,615

Other Revenue $3,122

TOTAL REVENUE $19,810,965

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $2,155,178

Salaries & Benefits $10,039,030

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $17,140,495

Other Expenses $7,436,860

TOTAL EXPENSES $19,631,068

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$19,810,965	$26,045,041	-0.2%
Expenses	$19,631,068	$17,416,993	+0.1%
Net Income	$179,897	$8,628,048	-1.0%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

169

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,727,130

Total Directors

Key Employees

$548,609

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RYAN OFFUTT	BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS KRAUS	VICE CHAIR	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ANN DUIGNAN	TREASURER	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
COREY JOHNSON	DIRECTOR	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS LEJNIEKS	DIRECTOR	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAYMA LIBURD	DIRECTOR	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAMIAN TRAVIER	DIRECTOR	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NATASHA TRIVERS	CEO THRU 06/30/25	65.00	Officer	$410,015	$67,489	$477,504
VALERIE MARTINEZ	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	65.00	Officer	$284,596	$14,667	$299,263
STEPHEN POPPER	CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER	65.00	Officer	$219,721	$51,434	$271,155
MICHELLE GIEG	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	65.00	Officer	$210,869	$43,401	$254,270
JACQUELINE YOUNKER	CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	65.00	Officer	$201,257	$38,480	$239,737
RALPH JOHNSON	CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	65.00	Officer	$166,243	$18,958	$185,201
HAROLD ANDRIEUX	VP OF PEOPLE EXP. THRU 06/24/25	65.00	Key Emp	$169,664	$31,806	$201,470
MARGARET MARRER	VP OF ACADEMICS THRU 11/15/24	65.00	Key Emp	$166,004	$17,601	$183,605
WILLIAM COOKE	VP OF TALENT DEVELOP. THRU 06/30/25	65.00	Key Emp	$155,330	$8,204	$163,534
CLAIRE CHANEY	SR. DIR. DATA, ACCOUNTABILITY & GROWTH STRATEGY	65.00	Highest	$145,511	$20,119	$165,630
EVAN BURNS	VP OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT	65.00	Highest	$142,156	$21,525	$163,681
CHRISTY BROWN	SR. DIR. ENROLLMENT & COMM. AFFAIRS	65.00	Highest	$141,298	$20,929	$162,227
KRISTEN HAURIN-BURKART	VP OF TALENT ACQUISITION	65.00	Highest	$139,291	$28,873	$168,164
MIA CHU	VP OF ACADEMICS	65.00	Highest	$138,549	$6,882	$145,431

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$19,810,965	$19,631,068	$56,195,835	$179,897
2024	$25,903,442	$17,416,993	$58,853,134	$8,486,449
2023	$26,763,497	$22,474,670	$51,801,110	$4,288,827
2022	$21,062,135	$21,373,329	$19,557,441	$-311,194
2021	$22,499,463	$17,832,251	$18,413,140	$4,667,212
2020	$19,867,967	$18,058,052	$15,265,798	$1,809,915
2019	$28,070,289	$26,450,099	$13,313,321	$1,620,190
2018	$28,178,452	$29,485,484	$10,845,976	$-1,307,032
2018	$27,187,686	$29,359,036	$10,746,301	$-2,171,350