YES Prep Public Schools
YES Prep Public Schools reported $299.1 million in revenue and $286.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.25 went to program services, $5.38 to management and general costs and $0.37 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.5% of the total. Government grants made up 91.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $527,613 (CEO). 86 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 63% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $286MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $299M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$6.34 $19M
- Government grants$91.17 $273M
- Program service revenue$1.27 $3.8M
- Investment income$1.22 $3.6M
Other revenue was negative: −$97,012. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.3% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.5% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.2% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $527,613 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.18% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 86 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseYES 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
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $469,741 | $0 | $57,872 | $527,613 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $347,083 | $0 | $18,755 | $365,838 |
| Chief of Schools Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $330,329 | $0 | $24,295 | $354,624 |
| Chief Operating Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $335,029 | $0 | $17,770 | $352,799 |
| Chief Talent Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $278,417 | $0 | $18,199 | $296,616 |
| Deputy Chief Operations Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,324 | $0 | $15,172 | $231,496 |
| Chief of Staff Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,311 | $0 | $19,857 | $223,168 |
| Dep Chief Prg Officer - Secondary Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,746 | $0 | $10,138 | $206,884 |
86 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from YES Prep Public Schools (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 52,937
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Durotech Inc Construction | $34,425,019 |
| First Student Inc Transportation | $14,636,223 |
| Linbeck Group LLC Construction | $11,623,241 |
| Sodexo Operations LLC Nutritional services | $7,378,212 |
| Arch-Con Corporation Construction | $5,091,842 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 115 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
35 private foundations reported grants to YES Prep Public Schools totaling $5.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of YES Prep Public Schools's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, YES Prep Public Schools reported that 94.3% of its $286.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does YES Prep Public Schools pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation YES Prep Public Schools reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $527,613, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does YES Prep Public Schools get its money?
Of $299.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.5% came from contributions and grants (including 91.2% from government grants) and 1.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is YES Prep Public Schools a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 76-0563835 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611249349302401 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531339349310008 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349309511 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349313521 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349315300 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101669349300715 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 76-0563835: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.