System for Education Empowerment and Success

Analysis

System for Education Empowerment and Success is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, System for Education Empowerment and Success reported income of $619k and spending of $648k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $193k to $619k (+221%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 242%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, System for Education Empowerment and Success sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poison Apple Productions ($619k), Engine Foundation Inc ($619k) and Security B-Sides ($618k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $413k against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $175k. It reported 7 employees.