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← ENGLISH LEARNERS SUCCESS FORUM

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by ENGLISH LEARNERS SUCCESS FORUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,125,790
Total expenses
$5,908,694
Contributions and grants received
$4,605,260
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,384,977
Investment income
$135,553
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,646,360
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,130,051
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,516,309
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,705,603
Management and general expenses
$882,541
Fundraising expenses
$320,550
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,705,603

Program services were 79.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,605,260

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS

    total $1,320,168 · related or exempt $1,320,168

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ANNUAL EVENT

    total $64,809 · related or exempt $64,809

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $123,478 · excluded $123,478

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,075

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,075

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,075 · excluded $12,075

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $583,698 · program services $466,958 · management and general $87,555 · fundraising $29,185

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,867,872 · program services $1,494,297 · management and general $280,181 · fundraising $93,394

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $541,662 · program services $433,330 · management and general $81,249 · fundraising $27,083

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $218,639 · program services $174,912 · management and general $32,795 · fundraising $10,932

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $155,932 · program services $109,153 · management and general $38,983 · fundraising $7,796

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,367,298 · program services $1,093,839 · management and general $205,094 · fundraising $68,365

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $128,850 · program services $90,195 · management and general $6,442 · fundraising $32,213

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,616 · program services $3,882 · management and general $1,404 · fundraising $330

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $65,368 · program services $45,758 · management and general $16,342 · fundraising $3,268

  • 17 · Travel

    total $421,316 · program services $337,053 · management and general $63,197 · fundraising $21,066

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $59,244 · program services $50,215 · management and general $6,772 · fundraising $2,257

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,466 · program services $6,773 · management and general $1,269 · fundraising $424

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $424,698 · program services $360,994 · management and general $42,469 · fundraising $21,235

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $6,940 · program services $5,552 · management and general $1,041 · fundraising $347

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES

    total $26,661 · program services $13,332 · management and general $11,996 · fundraising $1,333

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $8,560 · program services $6,848 · management and general $1,284 · fundraising $428

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,874 · program services $12,512 · management and general $4,468 · fundraising $894

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,416,299 · end of year $1,128,356

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,553,411 · end of year $2,251,661

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $229,050 · end of year $256,667

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,164 · end of year $9,676

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $264,624 · end of year $219,712

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,628,871 · end of year $910,339

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,318,429 · end of year $2,516,309

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE ENGLISH LEARNERS FULL ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT AND QUALITY LEARNING.

  • THE MISSION OF THE ENGLISH LEARNERS SUCCESS FORUM (ELSF) IS TO COLLABORATE WITH FIELD-LEADING RESEARCHERS, DISTRICT LEADERS, TEACHERS, CONTENT CREATORS, AND EDUCATION FUNDERS TO IMPROVE THE SUPPLY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY K-12 MAINSTREAM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT ADDRESS THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF ELS WHILE BUILDING SMART DEMAND TO REACH EDUCATORS AT SCALE.

    Expenses $4,705,603

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Crystal Gonzales

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $256,468
    From this org
    $235,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,865
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,603
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,095
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,770
    Filer's total
    $256,468

  • Jana Hilleren Bassett

    CHIEF SERVICES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $199,610
    From this org
    $172,204
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,406
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,204
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,258
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,148
    Filer's total
    $199,610

  • Allison Barr

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $195,174
    From this org
    $175,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,283
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,891
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,997
    Filer's total
    $195,174

  • Alma Castro

    DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $167,553
    From this org
    $138,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,790
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,763
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,600
    Filer's total
    $167,553

  • Rebecca Castellanos

    DIRECTOR CONTENT DEVELOPER ENG

    Total calculated
    $165,073
    From this org
    $124,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,822
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,251
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,911
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,911
    Filer's total
    $165,073

  • Renae Skarin

    SR ADVISOR CONTENT

    Total calculated
    $156,721
    From this org
    $138,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,774
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,947
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,523
    Filer's total
    $156,721

  • Nicole Bravo

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $142,531
    From this org
    $124,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,965
    Hours/week
    40

  • Altagracia Delgado

    DIRECTOR TEXAS INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $133,601
    From this org
    $106,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,055
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mary Blanusa

    BOARD CHAIR SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maria Santos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andres Alonso

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luis Rodriguez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Loren Cox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
3 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622479349300707

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