Partnership Scholars Program EIN 03-0433957 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Guides disadvantaged students through middle and high school for college success. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $20K in revenue, $519K in expenses.Pt I

Type
Unknown exempt organization · Nonprofit
Location
El Segundo, CA
Website
www.partnershipscholarsprogram.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$20KFY2025
Expenses
$519K
Net assets
$0
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  03-0433957 Unknown exempt organization El Segundo, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Guides disadvantaged students through middle and high school for college success.
Leadership
Lisa Ruben · Executive Director · $110K
Money in and out
$20K revenue, $519K expenses
Bottom line
-2472% surplus margin
Reported financial activity · FY2025
Total revenue
$20K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$519K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$498K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Surplus margin
-2472%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -464% vs prior filing year
Program spending
76%
of expenses reach programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$20K
FY2025▼ -72%
Expenses
$519K
FY2025▲ +35%
Total assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$20K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$519K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$498K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPartnership Scholars Program
EINHdr · item D03-0433957
Principal addressHdr · item CEl Segundo, CA
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$110,317Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Ruben$110,317$110,317$103,832$103,658$103,658$98,674

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $392K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Partnership Scholars Program serves students from two different communities in southern California. We offer students the skills, knowledge and support they need to prepare for, enter, and graduate from college. Our services include mentoring; educational and cultural enrichment activities; and college access guidance.

$392Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$19K · 96%
Other revenue$698 · 3%
Contributions & grants96%$19K
Other revenue3%$698
Investment income$8
Total revenueLn 12$20K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program services76%$392K
Management & general20%$103K
Fundraising5%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$519K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $519K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $392K · Total expenses $519K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $103K · Total expenses $519K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $519K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $20K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $51K
$0.40 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $19K · Total revenue $20K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $20K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $20K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8 · Total revenue $20K
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $519K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $20K · Prior year $71K
-72%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $242K · FY2024 $20K
-39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $20K · Expenses $519K
-2472%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Ruben · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $110K · Total expenses $519K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $257K · Total expenses $519K
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 122%
Revenue growth -72%
Accounting fee ratio 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $22K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,456

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$20K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$71K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$84K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$155K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$417K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$242K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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