YES Prep Public Schools Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1996

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Mark DiBella

Phone

7139679000

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

YES Prep Public Schools Inc, founded in 1996, is a major nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $299.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $286.4M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

YES Prep Public Schools, Inc. prepares low-income youth to enter a four-year college or university by implementing an innovative and rigorous academic program which also emphasizes community service.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $269,917,907 Revenue: $3,800,525

YES Prep served approximately 18,000 Houston area low-income students from pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. YES Prep receives approximately 91% of its funding from state and federal agencies and the remainder is locally fundraised. The mission of YES Prep Public Schools is to empower all Houston students to succeed in college and to pursue lives of opportunity, and our College Initiatives programming is designed to ensure ALL YES Prep students have viable post-secondary options.

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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 $291,765,232

Program Service Revenue $3,800,525

Investment Income $3,646,049

Other Revenue $-97,012

TOTAL REVENUE $299,114,794

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $441,474

Salaries & Benefits $188,157,504

Fundraising Expenses $1,043,973

Program Expenses $269,917,907

Other Expenses $97,740,970

TOTAL EXPENSES $286,377,948

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$299,114,794	$284,832,400	+0.1%
Expenses	$286,377,948	$277,100,329	+0.0%
Net Income	$12,736,846	$7,732,071	+0.6%

Key Indicators

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

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

2937

Volunteers

100

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

$1,116,619

Total Directors

Key Employees

$1,846,313

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Eric Calderon	Chair	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Michol Ecklund	Vice Chair	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Barbic	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mickey Barrett	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Luly Castillo	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brian Colona	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrea Link	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ben Marshall	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jordan Marye	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amy Wright	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark DiBella	CEO	40.00	Officer	$469,741	$57,872	$527,613
Luis Mena	CFO	40.00	Officer	$347,083	$18,755	$365,838
Dana Foughty	Chief of Staff	40.00	Officer	$203,311	$19,857	$223,168
Philip Wright	Chief of Schools	40.00	Key Emp	$330,329	$24,295	$354,624
Carmen Darville	Chief Operating Officer	40.00	Key Emp	$335,029	$17,770	$352,799
Jose Munoz	Chief Talent Officer	40.00	Key Emp	$278,417	$18,199	$296,616
Cesar Cedillos	Deputy Chief Operations Officer	40.00	Key Emp	$216,324	$15,172	$231,496
Tawana Greene	Controller	40.00	Key Emp	$190,205	$9,940	$200,145
Amanda Rawlings	Dep Chief Prg Officer - Secondary	40.00	Key Emp	$196,746	$10,138	$206,884
Elizabeth Carlson-Young	Dep Chief Sch Officer - Elementary	40.00	Key Emp	$196,746	$7,003	$203,749
Ronald Weaver	Managing Dir - Facilities Operations	40.00	Highest	$188,394	$8,398	$196,792
Lance Menster	Managing Dir, Academics - Elementary	40.00	Highest	$170,423	$9,284	$179,707
Daniel Durkin	Managing Dir - Information Services	40.00	Highest	$174,298	$9,137	$183,435
Leigh Levine	Managing Dir - Development	40.00	Highest	$159,829	$8,873	$168,702
Stephanie Gounder	Managing Dir - Teacher Development	40.00	Highest	$159,687	$10,379	$170,066

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	$299,114,794	$286,377,948	$514,471,294	$12,736,846
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$262,986,060	$243,099,033	$429,588,066	$19,887,027
2022	$228,665,503	$209,646,330	$406,011,080	$19,019,173
2021	$201,092,119	$177,388,040	$367,321,054	$23,704,079
2020	$183,497,417	$153,172,190	$277,643,712	$30,325,227
2019	$154,677,625	$141,559,881	$248,950,872	$13,117,744
2018	$144,982,612	$131,803,341	$228,014,803	$13,179,271