Empower Charter School

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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

2012

Legal Domicile

Phone

8582921304

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Empower Charter School, founded in 2012, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $3.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 8% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

We empower a generation of creative thinkers and effective communicators who lead healthy and fit lifestyles. Our caring school community provides students from all backgrounds with an educational experience that honors multilingualism, critical thinking, and fitness. Our students will explore and question in a writing-centered, creative, and collaborative learning environment

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,357,059

EMPOWER LANGUAGE ACADEMY IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT WHEN THE SCHOOL, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY WORK TOGETHER TO EMPOWER A CHILD USING A HOLISTIC APPROACH, THE CHILD WILL BE EQUIPPED TO ACHIEVE HIS/ HER EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND BECOME A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF SOCIETY. EMPOWER LANGUAGE ACADEMY BELIEVES THAT IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE GLOBAL LEADERS, BILINGUALISM AND BI-LITERACY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS AN ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILL. EMPOWER LANGUAGE ACADEMY ALSO BELIEVES THAT PERSONAL WELLNESS IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.

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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 $3,240,096

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $4,196

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $3,244,292

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,285,200

Fundraising Expenses $2,035

Program Expenses $2,357,059

Other Expenses $867,449

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,152,649

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$3,244,292	$2,999,336	+0.1%
Expenses	$3,152,649	$2,976,439	+0.1%
Net Income	$91,643	$22,897	+3.0%

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

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

$189,166

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
DEMETRIA BROWN	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer	$148,493	$40,673	$189,166
CONNI CAMPBELL	Chairman	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROSE CEBALLOS	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RIMA HAROUN	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS RAMON	Chairman	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
HUY NGUYEN	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK PINA	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

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	$3,244,292	$3,152,649	$731,394	$91,643
2024	$2,999,336	$2,976,439	$812,680	$22,897
2023	$2,923,851	$2,928,665	$1,033,423	$-4,814
2022	$1,980,493	$2,117,667	$502,640	$-137,174
2021	$2,108,620	$2,076,171	$454,313	$32,449
2020	$1,889,030	$1,820,027	$584,568	$69,003
2019	$1,912,956	$1,899,326	$305,550	$13,630
2018	$1,550,487	$1,698,078	$304,499	$-147,591