Teens Rise Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

In the 2025-2026 academic year, teens rise foundation provided academic enrichment and college application support materials to 9,250 students through partner schools and nonprofit organizations, and delivered professional development and instructional resources to 5,000 educators. In south county san diego, teens rise foundation delivered its signature serves, scholars, y salud program to 2,894 unduplicated students across 14 title i schools in three school districts, with staff embedded on campuses before, during, and after the school day. 1,460 students engaged in regular after-school physical activity through 26 tennis programs, and 82% were retained through the full season. 1,000 students participated in college and career exploration activities, including career panels, stem job shadowing field trips, university symposiums, and college campus tours. 526 unduplicated students participated in south bay salud mindfulness programming; including 75 through weekly yoga and mindfulness classes and 480 through school-wide mindfulness assemblies, with some students participating in both. 520 families attended family engagement workshops covering fafsa completion, scholarship applications, and postsecondary pathways. 750 students, family members, and community members attended three college signing day celebrations honoring graduating seniors. Teens rise foundation prepared and supported 62 graduating seniors who received college scholarships ranging from $500 to $15,000, totaling $294,000 awarded by the san diego foundation through its partnership with teens rise foundation. Outcomes across these programs demonstrate measurable gains. Students receiving academic enrichment recorded 13% growth in english and 18% growth in math. 95% of mindfulness participants reported improved stress-management skills, and 100% reported gaining new mental health tools. 100% of participating seniors graduated meeting californias a-g college admission requirements, compared to 56% of san diego seniors. All south bay programming is delivered on school campuses at no cost to students or families, which is why participation is not limited by the financial and transportation barriers that constrain access in the region.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.7%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.2%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 48.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings