Nonprofit · EIN 26-3881506
STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $27,497,616 | $26,971,720 | $525,896 | $37,117,007 | $19,845,559 | $17,271,448 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $28,394,907 | $26,793,308 | $1,601,599 | $38,202,898 | $21,457,346 | $16,745,552 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $24,793,242 | $24,611,330 | $181,912 | $37,762,853 | $22,042,638 | $15,720,215 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,903,555
- of which government grants
- $26,673,311
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $516,731
- Other revenue
- $77,330
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $628,895
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,696,190
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $17,575,797
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $124,906
- Accounting fees
- $421,845
- Occupancy
- $1,722,752
- Travel
- $40,526
- Depreciation
- $153,350
- Program services (functional)
- $21,691,523
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,272,432
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,765
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $38,198,553
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,117,007
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,845,559
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,271,448
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,801,502
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,193,048
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $78,400
- Gross receipts
- $27,497,616
- Employees
- 259
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILIO PACK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $299,044 | $66,704 |
| JANETTE RODRIGUEZ-PACK | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $177,102 | $41,008 |
| ERIC BARLOW | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $141,125 | $18,388 |
| LISA MARCELINO | DIRECTOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,673 | $31,562 |
| DOROTHY RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR OF STEM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,788 | $30,793 |
| GILLIANE HAVER | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,734 | $24,206 |
| TASIA COX-STAFFORD | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,550 | $23,407 |
| MARIA BERNICE AVANCENA | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,559 | $24,911 |
| CARMEN VAZQUEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KUBASEK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DESMOND LOVELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD ZUTAUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE HENRY | DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 06/1/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEISI CRUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUILLERMO LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILIO PACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $292,107 | $65,287 |
| JANETTE RODRIGUEZ-PACK | CAO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,189 | $40,108 |
| ERIC BARLOW | COO Officer | 40 | $136,087 | $17,968 |
| DANIEL MORENO | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,714 | $37,882 |
| GILLIANE HOLT | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,107 | $29,881 |
| MARIA AVANCENA | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,936 | $24,028 |
| BRITTANY REESER | DIRECTOR OF MATH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,776 | $28,590 |
| CARMEN VAZQUEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KUBASEK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DESMOND LOVELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD ZUTAUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILIO PACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $278,435 | $59,560 |
| JANETTE RODRIGUEZ-PACK | CAO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,312 | $36,765 |
| ERIC BARLOW | COO Officer | 40 | $130,104 | $17,560 |
| GILLIANE HOLT | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,043 | $27,399 |
| DANIEL MORENO | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,552 | $34,474 |
| MARIA AVANCENA | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,803 | $20,358 |
| CARMEN VAZQUEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NIK ORLANDO | CHAIR (TERM END 5/11/22 ) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KUBASEK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE HENRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DESMOND LOVELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD ZUTAUT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3200 W ADAMS BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90018-1832
- In care of
- % ERIC BARLOW
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC BARLOW, 3200 W ADAMS BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90018
- Signed the 990
- ERIC BARLOW, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
- Phone
- (323) 795-0695
- Website
- WWW.STEM-PREP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHRISTY WHITE ASSOCIATES
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-3881506 or by the name STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
OPERATE A SMALL NETWORK OF HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS, IN A TARGETED AREA OF LOS ANGELES; DEVELOP TK-12TH GRADE SCHOLARS INTO SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE GRADUATES AND PROFESSIONALS, THROUGH EQUAL ACCESS AND INSPIRATION, RIGOROUS CURRICULUM, AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF THREE (3) PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE WEST ADAMS AND JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTH LA:-STEM PREP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING GRADES TK TO 5-CROWN PREPARATORY ACADEMY SERVING GRADES 5 TO 8-MATH & SCIENCE COLLEGE PREP SERVING GRADES 9 TO 12THE VISION OF STEM PREP SCHOOLS IS TO CREATE A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE PIPELINE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITY BY CLOSING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC, ETHNIC, AND GENDER GAPS IN STEM FIELDS, AND SERVING AS ROLE MODELS WHO EXHIBIT SCHOLARLINESS, ADVOCACY, PERSEVERANCE, AND KINDNESS.Expenses $21,691,523 · grants $18,000 · revenue $49,345
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3881506
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,117,007
- Income (IRS master file)
- $27,497,616
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $27,497,616 | $26,971,720 | $37,117,007 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $28,394,907 | $26,793,308 | $38,202,898 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $24,793,242 | $24,611,330 | $37,762,853 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $23,613,717 | $21,481,013 | $18,303,019 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3881506).
Questions about STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC
- What is the EIN of STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC is 26-3881506.
- Is STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ERIC BARLOW.
- Who are the officers and directors of STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $299,044 (EMILIO PACK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does STEM PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $27,497,616, expenses of $26,971,720 and total assets of $37,117,007 at year end.
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