Escuela Bilingue Internacional
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ESCUELA BILINGUE INTERNACIONAL IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT SPANISH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL EDUCATION BASED ON THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THRIVES ON DIVERSITY, FOSTERS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, AND DEVELOPS THE CHARACTER NECESSARY TO RECOGNIZE THAT CULTURAL UNIQUENESS IS THE TOUCHSTONE OF OUR COMMON HUMANITY.
- Income
- $13.4 million
- Spending
- $13.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- -7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 110
- Volunteers
- 95
- Highest pay
- $431,604, head of school
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 23 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 79% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 44 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $8.7 million spent. EBI FOLLOWS THE INTERNACIONAL BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME (PYP) FOR THE PRE-PRIMARY, KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 THROUGH 5, AND WILL FOLLOW IB'S MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP) FOR THE 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE, DEVELOPED BY THE INTERNACIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB), THESE ARE INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED PEDAGOGICAL PROGRAMS. STUDENTS GRADUATING 8TH GRADE FROM EBI WILL BE PREPARED TO ENTER ANY SPANISH OR ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE WORLD AND TO ATTAIN THE INTERNACIONAL BACCALAUREATE DEGREE THAT IS HIGHLY REGARDED BY UNIVERSITIES ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS. WITH INQUIRY AT THE CENTER OF OUR WORK, CHILDREN AT EBI EXPERIENCE AN INTEGRATED WORLD OF LEARNING AS THEY DRAW ON ALL THE SUBJECT AREAS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THEY HAVE ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT POSITIVE ACTIONS THAT WILL MAKE IT BETTER. OUR PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGIES CALL ON CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES TO REFLECT ON WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING AND TO CHOOSE ACTIONS CONGRUENT WITH THEIR CONCLUSIONS IN A COLLABORATIVE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE BETTER SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS BY UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES.
- $1.5 million spent. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: AFTER-SCHOOL CARE (AVENTURA), ENRICHMENT CLASSES FEATURING A NUMBER OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FROM SOCCER TO CODING; SCHOOL-YEAR CAMPS WHICH ARE OFFERED DURING BREAKS, SUMMER CAMP, AND ATHLETICS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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