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Provides academic instruction and mentoring to help struggling students succeed. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $798K in revenue, $872K in expenses, and $312K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2011
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
San Diego, CA
Website
www.theedladder.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$798KFY2024
Expenses
$872K
Net assets
$312K
People
5
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  45-4008382 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA Founded 2011
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides academic instruction and mentoring to help struggling students succeed.
Leadership
Jessann Blas · Executive Director · $105K
Money in and out
$798K revenue, $872K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$798K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$872K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$312K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$74K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -18% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$798K
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses
$872K
FY2024▲ +19%
Total assets
$371K
FY2024▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$59K
FY2024▼ -18%
Total revenue
$798K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$872K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$312K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$371K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $735K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The Ed Ladder partnered with various school districts, private and charter schools, and other non-profit organizations to work with students who need supplemental academic support due to their life circumstances.

$735Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Ed Ladder
EINHdr · item D45-4008382
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theedladder.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessann Blas’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jessann Blas$105,000
Marilyn Sullivan$58,825
Michelle Luellen$53,956$53,205$50,000$31,720
Honore M Fila$12,000$12,000$12,769$12,000$12,000
Jeff Fila$12,000$12,000$12,769$9,000$2,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$797K
Contributions & grants$1K
Total revenueLn 12$798K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program services84%$735K
Management & general16%$137K
Total functional expensesLn 25$872K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Total assetsLn 16$371K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$59K
Total net assetsLn 32$312K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $244K · Operating expenses/yr $872K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $735K · Total expenses $872K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $137K · Total expenses $872K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $872K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $846
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1K · Total revenue $798K
0.2%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $798K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $797K · Total revenue $798K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $798K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $797K · Total expenses $872K
91%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $798K · Prior year $677K
+18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $355K · FY2024 $798K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $312K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $798K · Expenses $872K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $371K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $312K · Total assets $371K
84%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $371K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessann Blas · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $105K · Total expenses $872K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $791K · Total expenses $872K
91%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 16%
Revenue growth 18%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

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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
FY2024$677K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$665K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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