Uplift Education
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-2659683 · Education · Rank 1,995 by total revenue
Uplift education's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $327,825,378
- Total expenses
- $328,531,776
- Total assets
- $598,404,716
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $186,148,054
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $216,353,208
- Employees
- 3,423
- Salary base per employee
- $54,382
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (20)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmin Bhatia | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $394,630 |
| Johnny Deas | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $246,207 |
| Leslie Berlin | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $241,962 |
| Alexander Berk | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $228,673 |
| John McPherson | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Dr Lael C Melville | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Remy Washington | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $262,008 |
| Deborah Bigham | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $242,448 |
| Anne McCall | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (THRU 12/20/24) | Key employee | 40 | $234,552 |
| Cameron Johnson | CHAIR, REAL ESTATE & SCHOOL DEV | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tracy Syler-Jones | CHAIR, FORT WORTH ADVISORY BOARD | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Harold Montgomery | CHAIR, FINANCE & STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James Stanton | CHAIR, ADVOCACY COMMITTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Simon Chen | CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cullum Clark | UPLIFT TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John Beckert | CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rusty Jaggers | UPLIFT TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Pilar Davies | CO-CHAIR SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ricky Garcia | UPLIFT TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christine Vandevelde | CO-CHAIR, SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,485,730, which is 1.3% of the $186,148,054 salary base shared by 3,423 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmin Bhatia | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $394,630 | $0 | $0 | $394,630 |
| Remy Washington | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $262,008 | $0 | $0 | $262,008 |
| Johnny Deas | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $246,207 | $0 | $0 | $246,207 |
| Deborah Bigham | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $242,448 | $0 | $0 | $242,448 |
| Leslie Berlin | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $241,962 | $0 | $0 | $241,962 |
| John Gasko | CHIEF WELL BEING & SEL OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $235,841 | $0 | $0 | $235,841 |
| Anne McCall | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (THRU 12/20/24) | Key employee | 40 | $234,552 | $0 | $0 | $234,552 |
| Alexander Berk | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $228,673 | $0 | $0 | $228,673 |
| Amanda Martin | CHIEF OF STAFF | Highly paid employee | 40 | $203,930 | $0 | $0 | $203,930 |
| Jonathan Dant | CHIEF OF SCHOOLS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $195,479 | $0 | $0 | $195,479 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611329349302641 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-2659683
- Organization website (as filed): www.uplifteducation.org