Mission
TO EDUCATE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE AND A LIFE OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP.
Public Charity
DEMOCRACY PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DEMOCRACY PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $19.8M revenue, $19.6M expenses, $56.2M total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 202629354
NEW YORK, NY
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: A12
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.8M
Total Expenses$19.6M
Total Assets$56.2M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$9.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Democracy Prep Public Schools
How Democracy Prep Public Schools divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $88 for programs
$88
The organization operates as a charter management organization providing educational services, management operations and fundraising activities for the following charter schools: democracy prep New York charter schools, democracy…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH
$2,036,000
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
$900,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Ann Duignan
DIRECTOR
Carlos Lejnieks
VICE CHAIR
Chris Kraus
SR. DIR. ENROLLMENT & COMM. AFFAIRS
Christy Brown
SR. DIR. DATA, ACCOUNTABILITY & GROWTH STRATEGY
Claire Chaney
DIRECTOR
Corey Johnson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.8M | $19.6M | $56.2M |
| 2024 | $25.9M | $17.4M | $58.9M |
| 2023 | $26.8M | $22.5M | $51.8M |
| 2022 | $21.1M | $21.4M | $19.6M |
| 2021 | $22.5M | $17.8M | $18.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $22.5M to $19.8M (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $56.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.