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The Esperanza Education Fund Inc

EIN 26-4035461 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair53 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA.

Income
$132,538
Spending
$100,500
Reserves
3.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 78% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
  1. $78,714 spent. THE ESPERANZA EDUCATION FUND HELPS PROMISING, DRIVEN, IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION BY PROVIDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CAREER MENTORSHIP. IN 2025, THE ESPERANZA EDUCATION FUND ("ESPERANZA") AWARDED NEW COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO A COHORT OF EIGHT STUDENTS TOTALING $40,000. THE STUDENTS OR THEIR PARENTS CAME FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, ESPERANZA CONTINUED TO MAKE SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS TO ITS PRIOR YEAR SCHOLARS, AMOUNTING TO OVER $50,000 FOR 28 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM D.C., MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. ESPERANZA MATCHES EACH OF ITS SCHOLARS WITH A MENTOR (IF THE SCHOLAR DESIRES) TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLAR WITH COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. ESPERANZA ALSO SUPPORTS STUDENTS BY PLANNING AND HOSTING VARIOUS COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS AND NETWORKING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on September 15, 2013.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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