Empowering vulnerable Texans to achieve higher education and secure good jobs, breaking cycles of poverty.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, and $81K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$81K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
97%
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -139% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▼ -2%
$2.7M$1.3M$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
$2.6M$1.3M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$262K
FY2025▲ +10%
$262K$131K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$181K
FY2025▲ +29%
$181K$90K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$81K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$262K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Upward Bound is a federal grant program funded by the Department of Education that provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.In 2022 thru 2025, we…
$908Kprogram expense
02
Upward Bound Math & Science is a federal grant program funded by the Department of Education designed to strengthen the math and science skills of participating students. The goal of the program is to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and to encourage them to pursue postsecondary degrees in…
$897Kprogram expense
03
The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is a program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, that provides counseling and application assistance to any qualified participants interested in pursuing higher education.
Dustin Phillips’s $121K as President
is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development nonprofits.
Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Dustin Phillips · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $121K · Total expenses $2.6M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.7M · Total expenses $2.6M
65%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
97%
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—
Overhead ratio
3%
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—
Fundraising cost ratio
0%
—
—
Revenue growth
-2%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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