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← YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$299,114,794
Total expenses
$286,377,948
Contributions and grants received
$291,765,232
Grants paid
$441,474
Program service revenue
$3,800,525
Investment income
$3,646,049
Other revenue
-$97,012
Total assets, end of year
$514,471,294
Total liabilities, end of year
$282,402,728
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$232,068,566
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$269,917,907
Management and general expenses
$15,416,068
Fundraising expenses
$1,043,973
Program service expenses (Part III)
$269,917,907

Program services were 94.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $3,158,529

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $272,787,790

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,818,913

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Student activity fees

    total $1,598,401 · related or exempt $1,598,401

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Food/cafeteria revenue

    total $1,427,140 · related or exempt $1,427,140

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Tuition from partnership schools

    total $774,984 · related or exempt $774,984

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,448,081 · excluded $3,448,081

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $2,947,968

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,750,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $197,968

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $197,968 · excluded $197,968

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $103,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $3,158,529

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $200,512

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$97,012 · excluded -$97,012

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $32,604 · program services $32,604

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $408,870 · program services $408,870

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,962,932 · program services $2,201,384 · management and general $629,645 · fundraising $131,903

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $154,277,407 · program services $144,068,947 · management and general $9,671,318 · fundraising $537,142

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,119,589 · program services $17,143,050 · management and general $930,273 · fundraising $46,266

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,388,338 · program services $9,587,657 · management and general $767,176 · fundraising $33,505

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,409,238 · program services $2,124,760 · management and general $274,120 · fundraising $10,358

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $231,336 · management and general $231,336

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $111,441 · management and general $111,441

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $38,000 · fundraising $38,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,727,353 · program services $10,038,420 · management and general $644,127 · fundraising $44,806

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $297,241 · program services $236,286 · management and general $60,955

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,908,957 · program services $1,737,820 · management and general $75,535 · fundraising $95,602

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,979,303 · program services $11,274,855 · management and general $674,559 · fundraising $29,889

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,948,098 · program services $13,641,531 · management and general $286,153 · fundraising $20,414

  • 17 · Travel

    total $746,684 · program services $572,166 · management and general $171,964 · fundraising $2,554

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,835,983 · program services $8,644,242 · management and general $178,487 · fundraising $13,254

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,450,288 · program services $14,136,717 · management and general $291,896 · fundraising $21,675

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,349,753 · program services $2,240,916 · management and general $105,422 · fundraising $3,415

  • 24a · Other expenses: Transportation

    total $14,307,203 · program services $14,294,946 · management and general $9,172 · fundraising $3,085

  • 24b · Other expenses: Food expenses

    total $8,284,067 · program services $8,284,067

  • 24c · Other expenses: Instructional materials

    total $6,515,937 · program services $6,458,910 · management and general $57,027

  • 24d · Other expenses: Uniforms

    total $1,964,315 · program services $1,888,618 · management and general $75,697

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,083,011 · program services $901,141 · management and general $169,765 · fundraising $12,105

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,299,155 · end of year $5,687,178

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $108,086,163 · end of year $86,956,702

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $52,077,818 · end of year $59,580,610

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $300,858 · end of year $1,162,049

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,772,630 · end of year $2,468,935

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $457,037,751

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $101,789,724

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $319,204,701 · end of year $355,248,027

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,038,715 · end of year $2,115,591

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,310,234 · end of year $1,252,202

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $33,454,066 · end of year $34,643,941

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,122,896 · end of year $79,021

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $156,454,173 · end of year $153,402,174

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $80,727,419 · end of year $93,977,592

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $300,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $161,288,915 · end of year $170,821,755

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $58,042,805 · end of year $61,246,811

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

YES Prep is a public charter school system for grades K-12 in Houston's underserved communities.

  • 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. The mission of YES Prep Public Schools is to empower all Houston students to succeed in college and to pursue lives of opportunity, and our College Initiatives programming is designed to ensure ALL YES Prep students have viable post-secondary options.

    Expenses $269,917,907 · Grants $441,474 · Revenue $3,800,525

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Calderon

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michol Ecklund

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Chris Barbic

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mickey Barrett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luly Castillo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Colona

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrea Link

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ben Marshall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jordan Marye

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Wright

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark DiBella

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $527,613
    From this org
    $469,741
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,872
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $356,565
    Bonus
    $100,176
    Other
    $13,000
    Deferred
    $48,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,193
    Filer's total
    $527,613
  • Luis Mena

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $365,838
    From this org
    $347,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,755
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,883
    Bonus
    $46,200
    Other
    $3,000
    Deferred
    $8,527
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,228
    Filer's total
    $365,838
  • Dana Foughty

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $223,168
    From this org
    $203,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,857
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,786
    Bonus
    $15,525
    Other
    $3,000
    Deferred
    $5,484
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,373
    Filer's total
    $223,168
  • Philip Wright

    Chief of Schools

    Total calculated
    $354,624
    From this org
    $330,329
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,295
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,029
    Bonus
    $43,300
    Other
    $3,000
    Deferred
    $8,053
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,242
    Filer's total
    $354,624
  • Carmen Darville

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $352,799
    From this org
    $335,029
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,770
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,029
    Bonus
    $48,000
    Other
    $3,000
    Deferred
    $8,522
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,248
    Filer's total
    $352,799
  • Jose Munoz

    Chief Talent Officer

    Total calculated
    $296,616
    From this org
    $278,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,617
    Bonus
    $34,800
    Other
    $3,000
    Deferred
    $6,692
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,507
    Filer's total
    $296,616
  • Cesar Cedillos

    Deputy Chief Operations Officer

    Total calculated
    $231,496
    From this org
    $216,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,172
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,724
    Bonus
    $18,800
    Other
    $1,800
    Deferred
    $5,243
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,929
    Filer's total
    $231,496
  • Tawana Greene

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $200,145
    From this org
    $190,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,940
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,705
    Bonus
    $5,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,941
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,999
    Filer's total
    $200,145
  • Amanda Rawlings

    Dep Chief Prg Officer - Secondary

    Total calculated
    $206,884
    From this org
    $196,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,138
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,071
    Bonus
    $13,875
    Other
    $1,800
    Deferred
    $5,103
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,035
    Filer's total
    $206,884
  • Elizabeth Carlson-Young

    Dep Chief Sch Officer - Elementary

    Total calculated
    $203,749
    From this org
    $196,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,003
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,071
    Bonus
    $13,875
    Other
    $1,800
    Deferred
    $5,103
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,900
    Filer's total
    $203,749
  • Ronald Weaver

    Managing Dir - Facilities Operations

    Total calculated
    $196,792
    From this org
    $188,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,398
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,556
    Bonus
    $13,838
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,670
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,728
    Filer's total
    $196,792
  • Lance Menster

    Managing Dir, Academics - Elementary

    Total calculated
    $179,707
    From this org
    $170,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,423
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,559
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,725
    Filer's total
    $179,707
  • Daniel Durkin

    Managing Dir - Information Services

    Total calculated
    $183,435
    From this org
    $174,298
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,137
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,266
    Bonus
    $5,032
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,528
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,609
    Filer's total
    $183,435
  • Leigh Levine

    Managing Dir - Development

    Total calculated
    $168,702
    From this org
    $159,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,873
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,719
    Bonus
    $9,110
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,032
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,841
    Filer's total
    $168,702
  • Stephanie Gounder

    Managing Dir - Teacher Development

    Total calculated
    $170,066
    From this org
    $159,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,379
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,640
    Bonus
    $11,047
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,369
    Filer's total
    $170,066

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 committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
Mark Dibella, CEO, received a performance-based bonus of $100,176. Every year the CEO's performance is measured by a series of metrics to determine partial or full payment of the award. To determine thresholds for payment, the Board of Directors utilizes national and state data for comparison. Performance-based bonuses were awarded to other employees as well.

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • The Norman Rowlinson 2009 Trust

    T · Scholarships · TX · share of income $58,032 · share of assets $1,252,202

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611249349302401

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