ESSENCE PREP INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $6.9M · expenses $9.2M · assets $28.4M

EIN
85-3931348
Address
200 MELROSE PL UNIT 500, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212-4055
Website
ESSENCEPREPSA.ORG
NTEE code
B29
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
School
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Mission

Developing leading agents of changeEssence Preparatory Public School, through rigorous academics, intentional character development, and cultivating student knowledge of self, prepares all kindergarten through eighth grade students for high school, college, and beyond as leading agents of change in their communities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Akeem Brown CEO/SUPERINTEND2021-2024 $133,444$495,255 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Brian Dillard Chairman2021-2024 2 $0 reported 4
Kanwal S Lopez VICE CHAIR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jackie Gorman Secretary2021-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Dr Cynthia Warrick BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mike Frisbie BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lucinda Vigil BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Henri Munoz BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
George Pedraza (former) FORMER TREASUR2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Henrietta Munoz (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Marques Mitchell (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 3
Kim Abernethy (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Gradney (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $133K · 63 employees · 143 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AKEEM BROWN CEO/SUPERINTEND40 $133,444$0$0 $133,4441
BRIAN DILLARD Chairman2 $0$0$0 $04
KANWAL S LOPEZ VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
JACKIE GORMAN Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
DR CYNTHIA WARRICK BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DR HENRI MUNOZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE FRISBIE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LUCINDA VIGIL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $121K · 49 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AKEEM BROWN CEO/SUPERINTEND40 $120,988$0$0 $120,9881
BRIAN DILLARD Chairman2 $0$0$0 $04
KANWAL S LOPEZ VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
JACKIE GORMAN Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
GEORGE PEDRAZA FORMER TREASUR2 $0$0$0 $01
HENRIETTA MUNOZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA WARRICK BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE FRISBIE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARQUES MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $03
LUCINDA VIGIL Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $116K · 33 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AKEEM BROWN SUPERINTENDENT40 $116,240$0$0 $116,2401
BRIAN DILLARD Chairman2 $0$0$0 $04
KANWAL S LOPEZ VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
JACKIE GORMAN Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
GEORGE PEDRAZA Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
HENRIETTA MUNOZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KIM ABERNETHY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE FRISBIE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARQUES MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $03
MARY GRADNEY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $125K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AKEEM BROWN SUPERINTENDENT40 $124,583$0$0 $124,5831
BRIAN DILLARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $04
KANWAL S LOPEZ VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
JACKIE GORMAN Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
GEORGE PEDRAZA Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
HENRIETTA MUNOZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KIM ABERNETHY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE FRISBIE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARQUES MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $03
MARY GRADNEY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,873,671$9,175,566 $28,408,923-$1,854,484 $6,681,383$1,630 $133,44463143
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,530,400$5,224,647 $29,617,451$447,411 $4,924,612$0 $141,4384912
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,295,871$2,712,187 $29,567,266$1,141,658 $3,761,698$0 $116,240336
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,506,948$1,506,730 $1,063,372$399,391 $1,506,948$0 $115,0003-

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,048,004 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHARTER FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 4$990,000 2024$294,500
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SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION GROUP RETURN Public charity Exact 2021-2024 4$497,000 2024$127,500
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50CAN INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$258,128 2024$124,000
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TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$120,000 2024$60,000
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SILVER & BLACK GIVE BACK Public charity Fuzzy filed as “ESSENCE PREP INC” 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$72,876 2024$12,876
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SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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UNITY PREPTXB29 $7,984,143$7,766,811 PRINCIPAL$145,375 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY INCTXB29 $5,967,122$6,693,822 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION FOR ADULTS INCTXB29 $9,218,787$4,121,947 SUPERINTENDENT/CEO$170,614 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY OF ARIZONATXB29 $5,406,634$5,388,847 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
BRILLANTE ACADEMYTXB29 $5,094,556$5,550,416 Superintendent$94,148 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
CEDARS ACADEMYTXB29 $7,662,709$7,496,506 SUPERINTENDENT$143,011 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
IMAGINE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONTXB29 $6,957,631$6,689,421 SUPERINTENDE$216,738 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
ST MARYS CHARTER SCHOOLTXB29 $4,906,259$5,262,875 PRINCIPAL$110,654 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
TGP PUBLIC SCHOOLSTXB29 $7,362,439$8,113,814 Superintendent$148,825 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
BENJAMIN BANNEKER PREP INCNJB29 $9,109,215$9,197,276 LEAD ADMINISTR$201,187 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CIRCLE CITY PREPARATORY INCINB29 $6,525,479$6,853,687 HEAD OF SCHOOL$157,817 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
AVANCE SCHOOLS INCCAB29 $5,794,747$5,512,682 WEE DIRECTOR$113,046 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
IMAGINE PREP COOLIDGE INCAZB29 $6,250,912$6,381,788 PRINCIPAL$88,963 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x
IVY HILL PREPARATORY SCHOOLNYB29 $7,516,601$8,466,366 HEAD OF SCHOOL$171,717 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
PROVIDENCE ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLCORPORATIONILB29 $7,460,634$7,218,736 PRINCIPAL$176,575 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
PARK CITY PREP CHARTER SCHOOL INCCTB29 $6,779,660$6,947,710 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$295,723 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x
RICHARD ALLEN PREPARATORY INCOHB29 $6,885,451$7,617,172 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x
ELAN ACADEMY INCLAB29 $7,826,778$7,350,955 Head of School$179,435 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
BELIEVE SCHOOLS INCINB29 $6,267,189$5,930,161 PRINCIPAL$119,868 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SOLEIL ACADEMY INCCAB29 $7,985,506$7,800,475 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$167,669 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MATH AND SCIENCE SUCCESS ACADEMY INCAZB29 $8,382,166$7,612,200 PRINCIPAL$154,759 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x
AMBITION PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLMSB29 $8,427,714$6,836,929 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$153,406 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INCMOB29 $7,548,027$5,893,081 Executive Director$163,469 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x
CAPITOL COLLEGIATE INCCAB29 $8,742,816$8,142,085 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF OPERATIONS & HR$162,433 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$24,880,50010 42017–2025 ADELANTE SCHOOLS INC; CIRCLE CITY PREPARATORY INC; BELIEVE SCHOOLS INC; INDIANA MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY -INDIANAPOLIS INC
XQ INSTITUTE Private foundation$7,959,8507 12017–2024 CROSSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL INC
CHARTER FUND INC funds this one Private foundation$5,765,66548 72019–2024 BELIEVE SCHOOLS INC; TGP PUBLIC SCHOOLS; BRILLANTE ACADEMY; AMBITION PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL and 3 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor$3,051,52718 22015–2024 CROSSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL INC; MEMPHIS MERIT ACADEMY
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$1,746,4007 12015–2024 CROSSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL INC
RAINWATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$645,0002 12023–2024 TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION FOR ADULTS INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$603,90021 82014–2024 CHICAGO COLLEGIATE INC; INVICTUS ACADEMY INC; CIRCLE CITY PREPARATORY INC; PROVIDENCE ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLCORPORATION and 4 more
WEM FOUNDATION Private foundation$475,0004 12020–2023 NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREP
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$462,67525 82019–2025 CHANDLER PREPARATORY ACADEMY; ARETE PREPARATORY ACADEMY; LINCOLN PREPARATORY ACADEMY; LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC and 4 more
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS funds this one DAF sponsor$415,0005 32021–2024 TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION FOR ADULTS INC; CEDARS ACADEMY; BRILLANTE ACADEMY
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$250,9003 22020–2024 CHICAGO COLLEGIATE INC; LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$246,5005 12014–2019 NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREP
THE TOPFER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$232,5007 12012–2018 NAMASTE CHARTER SCHOOL INC
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$225,0004 12021–2024 INVICTUS ACADEMY INC
NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL FUND INC Private foundation$211,5004 12011–2019 ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $9,175,566 spent · pay $3,974,724 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $3,173,230$2,896,138$277,092- 34.6%
Fees: other services $1,120,150$919,414$107,663$93,073 12.2%
Depreciation and depletion $1,086,160$979,581$106,579- 11.8%
Interest $1,004,369-$1,004,369- 10.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $633,829$627,774$5,283$772 6.9%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $493,797$179,190$303,193$11,414 5.4%
Pension plan contributions $394,399$358,350$36,049- 4.3%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $253,582$253,582-- 2.8%
Other employee benefits $225,158$184,606$40,552- 2.5%
Other (as described)LOSS ON LITIGATION $208,301-$208,301- 2.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $133,444$121,791$11,653- 1.5%
Insurance $126,320$120,757$5,563- 1.4%
All other expenses $123,868$119,015$4,853- 1.3%
Fees: legal $74,554-$74,554- 0.8%
Payroll taxes $48,493$43,373$5,120- 0.5%
Travel $46,912$27,429$19,483- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $29,000-$29,000- 0.3%
Total$9,175,566100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $5,224,647 spent · pay $2,346,274 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,815,302$1,598,238$217,064- 34.7%
Fees: other services $1,332,192$1,136,728$93,208$102,256 25.5%
Depreciation and depletion $449,033$449,033-- 8.6%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $227,584$97,931$127,242$2,411 4.4%
Pension plan contributions $225,720$196,973$28,747- 4.3%
Occupancy $157,115$157,115-- 3.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $141,438$63,647$77,791- 2.7%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $140,758$131,770$8,684$304 2.7%
Other employee benefits $131,546$105,016$26,530- 2.5%
Insurance $108,342$99,742$8,600- 2.1%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $107,232$107,232-- 2.1%
Interest $106,579-$106,579- 2.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $85,909$85,909-- 1.6%
Travel $54,123$25,470$28,653- 1.0%
Fees: legal $46,870-$46,870- 0.9%
Payroll taxes $32,268$27,391$4,877- 0.6%
All other expenses $31,524$28,852$2,672- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $31,112-$31,112- 0.6%
Total$5,224,647100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $2,712,187 spent · pay $1,746,986 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,402,853$1,145,083$257,770- 51.7%
Fees: other services $358,583$160,378$198,205- 13.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $187,329$184,079$3,250- 6.9%
Payroll taxes $124,728$88,710$36,018- 4.6%
Depreciation and depletion $120,905$120,905-- 4.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $116,240$52,308$63,932- 4.3%
Pension plan contributions $103,165$92,687$10,478- 3.8%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $73,083--$73,083 2.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $68,973$60,796$8,177- 2.5%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $48,411$48,411-- 1.8%
Travel $45,470$30,977$14,493- 1.7%
Insurance $31,872$31,872-- 1.2%
All other expenses $30,575$29,395$1,180- 1.1%
Total$2,712,187100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,506,730 spent · pay $615,967 · grants $0 · events $18,969
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $431,661$431,661-- 28.6%
Occupancy $354,059$341,998$12,061- 23.5%
Advertising and promotion $138,262$102,731$35,531- 9.2%
Fees: other services $122,024$66,533$55,491- 8.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $115,000$52,229$62,771- 7.6%
Office expenses $97,726$66,149$31,577- 6.5%
Information technology $53,079$38,211$14,868- 3.5%
Travel $46,347$21,318$25,029- 3.1%
Other employee benefits $42,618$42,056$562- 2.8%
Other (as described)Meeting Meals $27,227$7,710$19,517- 1.8%
Payroll taxes $26,688$21,755$4,933- 1.8%
Fees: legal $23,375-$23,375- 1.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $18,969-$18,969- 1.3%
Other (as described)Teacher Appreciation/Misc $9,695$5,146$4,549- 0.6%
Total$1,506,730100%

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