Empower College Prep

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 90-0717690

Empower college prep exists to empower its children to compete academically with students from any school in the country, possess an awareness of how their knowledge and skills are used in the world, and be driven by and instilled sense of responsibility to develop their skills in college in order to maximize their impact in the world. Empower college prep will prioritize the partnership between the school, families, and the community to lead children to discover and develop their unique gifts, maximize their full human potential, and fulfill their responsibility to positively impact their world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$499K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
IRS Pub. 78
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$499K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.9M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.2M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$13.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.2M
FY2024▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2024$14.2M
Expenses
$13.8M
FY2024▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2024$13.8M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2024▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2024$8.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of September 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $12.6M Management & general 9% · $1.2M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $499K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Ex Offic
$163,143Pt VII · Sec A
School Princ
$115,320Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$91,504Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$85,293Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$43,633Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair/
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Holman’s $163K as CEO/Ex Offic is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Holman$163,143$158,583$149,660$160,601$131,827$123,306
Angela Eich$43,633$103,357$118,742$84,038$113,902$97,646
Becky Jones$115,320—————
David Dillman$91,504$93,691————
Angela Ortega$85,293$75,370————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps students succeed in college and make a positive impact on the world.

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1 program service account for $12.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Empower college prep educated more than 1000 students and about 90% of students served attend college after high school.

$12.6Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$224K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Money outPt IX
$13.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.6M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$23.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$13.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Total revenueLn 12$14.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
SavingsLn 2$413K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.0M
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$23.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.9M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5149
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.6M$18.0M
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M$23.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M$14.9M
Net assetsLn 32$7.9M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$402K$169K$233K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.3M$6.1M$184K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$805K$753K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$529K$482K$47K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$95K$95K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.9M$2.5M$347K
Office expensesLn 13$903K$673K$229K
OccupancyLn 16$141K$141K
InterestLn 20$1.0M$1.0M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$711K$711K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.8M$12.6M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $15.0M$14.5M$477K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.8M$14.0M$3.8M$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.9M$12.5M$1.4M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.8M$10.7M$103K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.0M$7.8M$183K$2.1M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,164,396 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,420,957
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$308,892
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,729,849
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,675$107,675
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $224,444$224,444
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $102,428$102,428
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107,675 · Excluded from tax $326,872$14,164,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,839,628 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,592 · Management $233,204$401,796
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,126,929 · Management $183,628$6,310,557
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $753,090 · Management $51,534$804,624
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $482,303 · Management $46,976$529,279
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,858$7,858
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $94,780$94,780
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,536,314 · Management $346,839$2,883,153
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $673,319 · Management $229,382$902,701
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,946$140,946
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,012,999$1,012,999
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $710,715$710,715
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,220$40,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,645,427 · Management $1,194,201 · Fundraising $0$13,839,628
Part X · Balance sheet $23,123,309 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $406,550; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,358,734$3,532,016
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,393,497$412,975
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,143,520$598,238
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,595$69,664
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,226$57,213
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,624,092$18,010,053
X-15 Other assets$36,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,013,949$23,123,309
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $443,912$505,022
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $14,606,411$14,364,425
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $47,053$12,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,097,376$14,881,968
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,803,327$8,241,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,916,573$8,241,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,013,949$23,123,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,241,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,164,396
XI-2 Total expenses$13,839,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$324,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,916,573
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,241,341

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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