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De La Salle Education Center

EIN 43-0971728 · Kansas City, MO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DELASALLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL COURAGEOUSLY PURSUE EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR QUESTS FOR SUCCESS POST-GRADUATION.

Income
$4.5 million
Spending
$4.9 million
Spent on programs
67%
Reserves
2.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 93%
Employees
36
Volunteers
7
Highest pay
$206,995, executive director

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

Fair: 54 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    67% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (1)
  1. $3.3 million spent. DELASALLE EDUCATION CENTER SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT LIFE BARRIERS OF KANSAS CITY'S MOST UNDERSERVED URBAN YOUTH SEEKING LIFE-LONG SUCCESS THROUGH A PERSONALIZED AND RIGOROUS COURSE OF STUDY, HOLISTIC NETWORK SERVICES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, DELASALLE HAS BASED ITS PROGRAM MODEL ON THREE PRIMARY INGREDIENTS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS: (1) ACADEMIC CLASSES THAT ARE SMALL, RIGOROUS AND PERSONALIZED, (2) HOLISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY THAT PROVIDES ON-SITE INTERVENTIONS AND ADDRESS STUDENTS' LIFE BARRIERS AND (3) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO EVERYDAY LEARNING LIKE THROUGH DELASALLE'S AWARD-WINNING PRINTING PROGRAM. MOST RECENTLY, DELASALLE ALSO SERVES THE STUDENTS HOUSED IN THE JACKSON COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. DELASALLE HAS SERVED MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS. NEARLY ALL THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS WHILE ENROLLED AT DELASALLE, AS MEASURED THROUGH MULTIPLE VARIABLES. THESE INCLUDE STUDENT AND GRADUATE SATISFACTION, ENRICHED SENSE OF STUDENT HOPE, ACADEMIC GAINS, ATTENDANCE GAINS, INCREASED RETENTION IN SCHOOL, IMPROVED GRADUATION RATES AND EVIDENCE OF CAREER AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. FROM ITS FOUNDING, DELASALLE HAS EMPLOYED A COMPREHENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE. MORE THAN ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS, STUDENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY REPORTED DEEP SATISFACTION IN RECEIVING SUCH PERSONALIZED AND HOLISTIC SERVICES. THE BELIEF IN THE VALUE OF DELASALLE'S SERVICES ON THE PART OF ITS STUDENT BODY, AND THE DESIRE TO REMAIN IN DELASALLE EVEN IN THE FACE OF SOMETIMES OVERWHELMING PERSONAL AND FAMILIAL PROBLEMS, HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENT FOR ALL STUDENT SUCCESS. REPORTS OF STUDENT SATISFACTION WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DISSEMINATION OF DELASALLE'S PROGRAM MODEL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FROM 1989 TO 1993. AT THE TIME, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUND DELASALLE TO BE "A PROGRAM OF CONVINCING EFFECTIVENESS" THAT IMPROVED STUDENT SELF-ESTEEM AND SATISFACTION AND FUNDED ITS REPLICATION AND DISSEMINATION IN OVER SEVENTY SITES DURING THAT PERIOD.

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

  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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    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 June 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 September 1972.

    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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