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Eastside College Preparatory School

East Palo Alto, CA · EIN 94-3187806 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Eastside College Preparatory School reported $29.6 million in revenue and $13.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.26 went to program services, $14.96 to management and general costs and $6.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 50.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $257,604 (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 124% 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 $13M

For 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 $30M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
78.3%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.0%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
6.8%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.06$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
50.9%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.1%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$257,604$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.93%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
98
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
209.313.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 11100.0%

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 expense
$10M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $593K · revenue $364K

During the 2024-25 academic year, Eastside College Preparatory school educated 260 students in grades nine through twelve, and provided residential programming to 96 of those students. Eastside also provided on-going support and guidance to its 230 alumni currently enrolled in college

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$222,653$0$34,951$257,604
BOARD TRUSTEE/PRINCIPAL
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$186,441$0$68,897$255,338
BOARD TRUSTEE/V. PRINCIPAL
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$186,741$0$26,597$213,338
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$168,004$0$27,922$195,926
FACULTY MEMBER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$171,811$0$17,150$188,961
CAREER COACH MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,425$0$33,278$174,703
FACULTY MEMBER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$151,198$0$22,890$174,088
PIERCE/FACULTY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$142,479$0$24,328$166,807

9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Eastside College Preparatory School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $908K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$13M78.3%$232M$257,604
FY2024 ⓘ$23M$12M76.5%$208M$246,886
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$12M77.3%$190M$239,843
FY2022 ⓘ$20M$11M75.6%$180M$233,512
FY2021 ⓘ$19M$11M71.1%$191M$234,064
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$9.8M77.7%$148M$220,666

Governance 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–1b11 · 9 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 2Yes
  • 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 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 587
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6200

Private foundation grants it received

51 private foundations reported grants to Eastside College Preparatory School totaling $3.9M 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Eastside College Preparatory School's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Eastside College Preparatory School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Eastside College Preparatory School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Eastside College Preparatory School reported that 78.3% of its $13.3 million in expenses went to program services, 15.0% to management and general and 6.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Eastside College Preparatory School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Eastside College Preparatory School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $257,604, for the role of DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Eastside College Preparatory School get its money?

Of $29.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 50.9% came from contributions and grants (including 4.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Eastside College Preparatory School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-3187806 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 202641339349305599 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511359349306926 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401249349302265 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349311150 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211239349302126 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110999349300821 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-3187806: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.