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Educational First Steps

Dallas, Texas · EIN 75-2334053 · Education · tax-exempt since 1990

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 62.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Graded against 58,642 education nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.23.1 months68
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.16
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.97% from one source23
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.82.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.20not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2025Form 990$2.74M$3.91M−$1.17M$7.54M23.128C
May 2024Form 990$2.31M$3.95M−$1.64M$8.57M26.029C
May 2023Form 990$3.70M$3.55M$153K$9.97M33.725C
May 2022Form 990$5.04M$2.82M$2.21M$9.80M41.630C
May 2021Form 990$3.78M$3.18M$603K$7.91M29.847B
May 2019Form 990$4.84M$4.02M$820K$6.47M19.346C
May 2018Form 990$1.96M$3.75M−$1.79M$5.61M17.950C
May 2017Form 990$3.39M$3.73M−$342K$7.45M23.943C
May 2016Form 990$4.52M$3.29M$1.23M$7.79M28.542B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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