Yes Prep Public Schools INC

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 76-0563835Revenue $299.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSyesprep.org5455 S Loop East Fwy, 77033-0000 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Oct 1998School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2,937 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.9M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.6M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $34K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$282.4M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$286.4M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$232.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$299.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183.5M
FY2021$201.1M
FY2022$228.7M
FY2023$263.0M
FY2024$284.8M
FY2025$299.1M
Expenses
$286.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$153.2M
FY2021$177.4M
FY2022$209.6M
FY2023$243.1M
FY2024$277.1M
FY2025$286.4M
Net assets
$232.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149.0M
FY2021$172.7M
FY2022$191.7M
FY2023$211.6M
FY2024$219.3M
FY2025$232.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $269.9M Management & general 5% · $15.4M Fundraising 0% · $1.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $3.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$469,741Pt VII · Sec A
$347,083Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$335,029Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Schools
$330,329Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Talent Officer
$278,417Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief Operations Officer
$216,324Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$203,311Pt VII · Sec A
Dep Chief Sch Officer - Elementary
$196,746Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Dibella’s $470K as CEO is at the 34th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Dibella$469,741$397,830$410,798$390,676$365,667$309,053
Luis Mena$347,083$290,047$263,018$276,634$227,381$195,454
Carmen Darville$335,029$285,478$293,766$281,215$243,242$218,212
Philip Wright$330,329$285,478$286,599$279,471$229,423—
Nella Garcia—$277,950$261,057$279,224$238,406$219,531
Jose Munoz$278,417$242,433$215,695———
Naveen Pinglay———$272,253$230,294$208,739
Robin Susman——$235,806$256,770$216,630$196,431

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates K-12 students in Houston's underserved communities through public charter schools.

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1 program · $269.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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.

$269.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$34K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $2.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$408,870
Cottonwood Gulch ExpeditionsNM · FY2024$17,084
Hugh Obrian Youth LeadershipFL · FY2024$10,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$390,355
Unitemized GrantFY2022$355,174
Unitemized GrantFY2021$311,860
Unitemized GrantFY2020$394,734
Unitemized GrantFY2019$316,237

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.6M
Money outPt IX
$286.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$269.9M
Managementcol C$15.4M
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$232.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92.6M
Total assetsLn 16$514.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$272.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$198K
Total revenueLn 12$299.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.7M
SavingsLn 2$87.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$355.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$514.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282.4M
Net assetsLn 32$232.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,937
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111.4M$92.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$319.2M$355.2M
Total assetsLn 16$491.1M$514.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271.8M$282.4M
Net assetsLn 32$219.3M$232.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$33K$33K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$409K$409K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.0M$2.2M$630K$132K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154.3M$144.1M$9.7M$537K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18.1M$17.1M$930K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.4M$9.6M$767K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.4M$2.1M$274K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$231K$231K
Accounting feesLn 11c$111K$111K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10.7M$10.0M$644K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$297K$236K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$1.9M$1.7M$76K$96K
Information technologyLn 14$12.0M$11.3M$675K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$13.9M$13.6M$286K$20K
TravelLn 17$747K$572K$172K$3K
InterestLn 20$8.8M$8.6M$178K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14.5M$14.1M$292K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$2.3M$2.2M$105K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31.1M$30.9M$142K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$901K$170K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$286.4M$269.9M$15.4M$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $299.1M$286.4M$12.7M$232.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $284.8M$277.1M$7.7M$219.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $263.0M$243.1M$19.9M$211.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $228.7M$209.6M$19.0M$191.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $201.1M$177.4M$23.7M$172.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $183.5M$153.2M$30.3M$149.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $299,114,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,192,654$291,765,232
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,350,816$3,800,525
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,360,001$3,646,049
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$71,071−$97,012
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,832,400$299,114,794
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $390,355$441,474
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $183,281,009$188,157,504
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $39,000$38,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,389,965$97,740,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,100,329$286,377,948
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,732,071$12,736,846
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $299,114,794 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,158,529
VIII-1e Government grants$272,787,790
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,818,913
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$291,765,232
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,800,525$3,800,525
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,448,081$3,448,081
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $197,968$197,968
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$97,012−$97,012
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,800,525 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,549,037$299,114,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $286,377,948 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $32,604$32,604
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $408,870$408,870
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,201,384 · Management $629,645 · Fundraising $131,903$2,962,932
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,068,947 · Management $9,671,318 · Fundraising $537,142$154,277,407
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,143,050 · Management $930,273 · Fundraising $46,266$18,119,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,587,657 · Management $767,176 · Fundraising $33,505$10,388,338
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,124,760 · Management $274,120 · Fundraising $10,358$2,409,238
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $231,336$231,336
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $111,441$111,441
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $38,000$38,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,038,420 · Management $644,127 · Fundraising $44,806$10,727,353
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $236,286 · Management $60,955$297,241
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,737,820 · Management $75,535 · Fundraising $95,602$1,908,957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,274,855 · Management $674,559 · Fundraising $29,889$11,979,303
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,641,531 · Management $286,153 · Fundraising $20,414$13,948,098
IX-17 TravelPrograms $572,166 · Management $171,964 · Fundraising $2,554$746,684
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,644,242 · Management $178,487 · Fundraising $13,254$8,835,983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,136,717 · Management $291,896 · Fundraising $21,675$14,450,288
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,240,916 · Management $105,422 · Fundraising $3,415$2,349,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,926,541 · Management $141,896 · Fundraising $3,085$31,071,522
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $901,141 · Management $169,765 · Fundraising $12,105$1,083,011
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $269,917,907 · Management $15,416,068 · Fundraising $1,043,973$286,377,948
Part X · Balance sheet $514,471,294 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,299,155$5,687,178
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $108,086,163$86,956,702
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,077,818$59,580,610
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $300,858$1,162,049
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,772,630$2,468,935
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $319,204,701$355,248,027
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,038,715$2,115,591
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,310,234$1,252,202
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $491,090,274$514,471,294
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,454,066$34,643,941
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,122,896$79,021
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $156,454,173$153,402,174
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$300,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $271,758,554$282,402,728
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $161,288,915$170,821,755
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,042,805$61,246,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $219,331,720$232,068,566
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $491,090,274$514,471,294
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,068,566 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,114,794
XI-2 Total expenses$286,377,948
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,736,846
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$219,331,720
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$232,068,566

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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