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Empower College Prep FY2020 filing

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2011Education EIN 90-0717690Revenue $8.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSempowercollegeprep.org2411 W Colter St, 85015-2716 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Dec 2011School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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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.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$221K 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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FY2020 · 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
IRS Pub. 78
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 $1.0M 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$221K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 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
$16.5M
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
Spent
$7.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2025$14.2M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$13.8M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2025$8.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $7.4M Management & general 5% · $382K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $221K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$123,306Pt VII · Sec A
Angela Eich
Director of
$97,646Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Erickson
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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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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

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

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1 program · $7.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Empower college prep educated about 700 students and led its high school scholar to out-perform the state in math last year.

$7.4Mprogram expense

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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$11K
Arizona Community FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$382K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$18.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
SavingsLn 2$895K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.6M
Total assetsLn 16$18.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5149
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.4M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.1M$15.6M
Total assetsLn 16$17.7M$18.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.8M$16.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$214K$71K$143K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$7K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$142K$113K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$254K$254K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.6M$108K
Office expensesLn 13$598K$598K
OccupancyLn 16$158K$158K
InterestLn 20$286K$286K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$311K$311K
InsuranceLn 23$72K$72K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$127K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$7.4M$382K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.2M$13.8M$325K$8.2M 990 PDF
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 Viewing $8.0M$7.8M$183K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,961,868 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,092,518$7,857,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,404$3,922
I-10 Investment income$100,899
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,147,922$7,961,868
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,042,625$4,432,211
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,764,649$3,346,986
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,807,274$7,779,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $340,648$182,671
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,961,868 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,418,657
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$438,390
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,857,047
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,922$3,922
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $100,899$100,899
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,821$7,961,868
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,779,197 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,210 · Management $143,203$214,413
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,805,478$3,805,478
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,206 · Management $8,384$15,590
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,849 · Management $29,592$142,441
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $254,289$254,289
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,347$8,347
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,769$84,769
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,593,790 · Management $107,525$1,701,315
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $597,948$597,948
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $158,023$158,023
IX-20 InterestPrograms $285,766$285,766
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $311,267$311,267
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,166$72,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,385$127,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,397,377 · Management $381,820 · Fundraising $0$7,779,197
Part X · Balance sheet $18,611,945 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,141,779$1,939,347
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,248,926$895,102
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $175,470$132,171
X-4 Accounts receivable$900
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,683$59,698
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,121,986$15,584,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,728,844$18,611,945
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $516,408$330,273
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $15,248,661$15,248,661
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$851,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,206$37,371
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,767,275$16,467,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,961,569$2,144,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,961,569$2,144,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,728,844$18,611,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,144,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,961,868
XI-2 Total expenses$7,779,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,961,569
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,144,240

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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