BridgePrep Academy

Legal name: Bridgeprep Academy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270557724
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Miami, FL, US
Phone
(786) 476-2038
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,276,844
Expenses
$119,560,270
Assets
$215,396,011
Liabilities
$213,265,417

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • GENARO NAVARRO (PRINCIPAL): $170,990 total reported compensation
  • JOSE DE LEON (PRINCIPAL): $125,100 total reported compensation
  • ANA NATALI (PRINCIPAL): $121,813 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

BridgePrep Academy’s mission is to provide a challenging academic curriculum that will encompass an enriched Spanish language program, technology and experiences that will enable students to develop in all areas. BridgePrep Academy’s goal is to educate well rounded individuals and enable students to reach their maximum potential.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bridgeprep academy, inc. Is an organization that has been praised by parents for providing a challenging and nurturing environment that fosters student growth and success. They emphasize a student-centered educational philosophy with hands-on learning, engaging activities, and accommodations for various learning styles, leading to increased academic achievement. Under this organization are 21 charter schools throughout Florida. A few of the organization's accomplishemnts include: challenging and engaging learning: bridgeprep academy strives to create a rigorous academic environment where students can learn essential skills while having fun. Student-centered education: they believe in a student-centered philosophy that encourages active participation and hands-on learning experiences. Nurturing environment: bridgeprep academy emphasizes a safe and stimulating environment where students can develop their self-esteem, character, and appreciation for the arts. Positive parent feedback: parents have expressed gratitude for the quality of education, the teachers, and the administrators who push students to be their best. Focus on well-rounded individuals: bridgeprep academy aims to educate well-rounded individuals who reach their full potential. Academic success: they have implemented a challenging academic curriculum, including an enriched spanish language program and technology integration, to help students succeed. Financial stability: bridgeprep academy, inc. Has provided financial support to some of its schools, such as a loan to the bridgeprep academy of miami dade.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.8%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.8; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.99; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.5%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 85.8% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $104.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $171K · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $14.6M reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.