Uplift Education

EIN 75-2659683 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dallas, TX Founded 1996

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Size

$100M+

What they do

Builds and supports excellent public schools empowering students for college, careers, and service.

Leadership

Yasmin Bhatia · Chief Executive Officer · $395K

Money in and out

$327.8M revenue, $328.5M expenses

Bottom line

95% program efficiency

Builds and supports excellent public schools empowering students for college, careers, and service. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $327.8M in revenue, $328.5M in expenses, and $73.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024

Total revenue

$327.8M

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$328.5M

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$73.7M

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$706K

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

95%

Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.00

Program efficiency

95%

of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Operating runway

4.1mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -104% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990

Revenue

$327.8M

FY2024▼ -1%

Expenses

$328.5M

FY2024▲ +4%

Total assets

$598.4M

FY2024▲ +1%

Total liabilities

$524.7M

FY2024▲ +2%

Total revenue

$327.8M

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$328.5M

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$73.7M

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$706K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$598.4M

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $313.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.

During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, uplift education operated 1 open-enrollment charter with 45 schools at 20 campuses, which together had an enrollment of approximately 23,000 students in grades pre-k through 12

$313.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CUplift Education

EINHdr · item D75-2659683

Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.uplifteducation.org

Year of formationHdr · item L1996

State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20Z)

Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13

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

Yasmin Bhatia

Chief Executive Officer

$394,630Pt VII · Sec A

Remy Washington

Chief Academic Officer

$262,008Pt VII · Sec A

Johnny Deas

Chief Operating Officer

$246,207Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Bigham

Chief External Affairs Officer

$242,448Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Berlin

Chief Financial Officer

$241,962Pt VII · Sec A

John Gasko

Chief Well Being & Sel Officer

$235,841Pt VII · Sec A

Anne McCall

Chief People Officer (thru 12/20/24)

$234,552Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander Berk

Chief Legal Officer

$228,673Pt VII · Sec A

Yasmin Bhatia’s $395K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Yasmin Bhatia	$394,630	$373,929	$289,052	$311,796	$286,664	$270,463
Remy Washington	$262,008	$231,759	$228,779	$189,876	$173,730	$148,414
Johnny Deas	$246,207	$256,473	$199,334	$181,543	—	$164,115
Deborah Bigham	$242,448	$229,225	—	$188,031	—	$139,876
Leslie Berlin	$241,962	$199,542	—	—	—	—
John Gasko	$235,841	$213,531	$163,716	$164,616	$162,463	—
Anne McCall	$234,552	$227,989	—	—	—	—
Alexander Berk	$228,673	$221,627	$205,754	$166,867	$141,620	$135,396

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

Contributions & grants$311.9M · 95%

Program service revenue$13.4M · 4%

Investment income$2.6M · 1%

Contributions & grants95%$311.9M

Program service revenue4%$13.4M

Investment income1%$2.6M

— government grantsLn 1e$299.4M

Total revenueLn 12$327.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

95%

Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.00

Program services95%$313.5M

Management & general4%$14.2M

Fundraising$785K

Total functional expensesLn 25$328.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$111.5M

Total assetsLn 16$598.4M

Total liabilitiesLn 26$524.7M

Total net assetsLn 32$73.7M

Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $111.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $328.5M · Less non-cash grants $84K · Cash operating expenses/yr $328.4M

4.1 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $313.5M · Total expenses $328.5M

95%

Management & General

Management & general $14.2M · Total expenses $328.5M

Fundraising

Fundraising $785K · Total expenses $328.5M

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $676K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $9.0M

$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $311.9M · Total revenue $327.8M

95%

Government reliance

Government grants $299.4M · Total revenue $327.8M

91%

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $13.4M · Total revenue $327.8M

Investment reliance

Investment income $2.6M · Total revenue $327.8M

+1%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $13.4M · Total expenses $328.5M

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $327.8M · Prior year $332.6M

-1%

Revenue CAGR

FY2019 $233.9M · FY2024 $327.8M

+7%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $73.7M · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $327.8M · Expenses $328.5M

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $598.4M

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $73.7M · Total assets $598.4M

12%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $598.4M

Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Yasmin Bhatia · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $395K · Total expenses $328.5M

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $216.4M · Total expenses $328.5M

66%

Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	95%	—	—
Overhead ratio	4%	—	—
Fundraising cost ratio	0%	—	—
Revenue growth	-1%	—	—

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 · FY2025

Fieldcrest Aspiration FoundationFY2025$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$546,707

Unitemized GrantFY2023$453,701

Unitemized GrantFY2022$175,728

Unitemized GrantFY2021$41,965

Unitemized GrantFY2020$74,003

Unitemized GrantFY2019$80,719

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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$332.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$304.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$286.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$255.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$233.9M 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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