Excelencia in Education Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$6.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$26.2m
$877k liabilities
Net assets
$25.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
4.8y av
Staff
41
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Carlos Santiago
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Excelencia in Education Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Santiago Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Maria Harper-Marnick Chair | Past Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andres Henriquez | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Audrey DOW | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Juan Muoz | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mario Castillo | DIRECTOR until 3/23/24 | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Massey Villarreal | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Vela | DIRECTOR until 3/1/24 | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Chiappetta | sEC/tREASURER UNTIL 9/4/24 | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarita E Brown | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shirley Collado | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Bejar | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Geronimo Rodriguez | Director From 9/10/24 | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marie Therese Dominguez | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana Rodriguez | Vice President for Programs | since 2021 |
| Deborah A Santiago | Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Eyra Perez | VP of Institutional Capacity | since 2022 |
| Jennifer Gomez-Chavez | VP for Instiutional Engagement | since 2022 |
| Matthew Cuozzo | Chief of Staff | 2024 |
| Michelle Santiago | VP of Communications | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarita E Brown | President | 40 | $284k | $33k | |
| Deborah A Santiago | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $226k | $27k | |
| Adriana Rodriguez | Vice President for Programs | 40 | $138k | $17k | |
| Eyra Perez | VP of Institutional Capacity | 40 | $127k | $28k | |
| Matthew Cuozzo | Chief of Staff | 40 | $125k | $4k | |
| Jennifer Gomez-Chavez | VP for Instiutional Engagement | 40 | $123k | $4k | |
| Elizabeth Davis | Director of Finance | 40 | $102k | $3k | |
| Karla Hernandez-DeCuir | Dir of Institutional Engagemen | 40 | $101k | $9k | |
| Andres Henriquez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Audrey Dow | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Havidn Rodriguez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Harper-Marnick | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carlos Santiago | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Massey Villarreal | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Bejar | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Geronimo Rodriguez | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Excelencia in Education Inc
- EIN
- 200927912
- Address
- 1156 15th Nw St Ste 1001, Washington, DC, 20005
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Excelencia in education leads a national network of results-oriented educators and policymakers transforming higher education to tap the talents of the latino community and address the US. Economy's needs for a highly educated workforce and engaged civic leaders. With this network, excelencia ensures access to excellence by promoting student achievement, informing educational policies, and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B05 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Deborah Santiago (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndres Henriquez
≥8years on the filingsSarita E Brown
≥6years on the filingsMarie Therese Dominguez
≥5years on the filingsJuan Muoz
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $26.2m
- Total liabilities
- $877k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $25.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.9m
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $413k
- Employees
- 41
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.3m | $6.6m | Deficit $236k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
24 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | program grant | $50k |
| Alamo Community College District | Program grant | $33k |
| Wiche | program grant | $32k |
| Austin Community College District | Program grant | $25k |
| Long Beach Community College District | Program grant | $25k |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Program grant | $25k |
| California State University Channel Islands | Program grant | $25k |
| Mercy University | Program grant | $25k |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Program grant | $25k |
| Miami Dade College | program grant | $25k |
| Columbia Gorge Community College | Program grant | $8k |
| Polk State College | Program grant | $8k |
| San Jose Evergreen Community College District | Program grant | $8k |
| Alamo Colleges Foundation | Program grant | $8k |
| Arizona Western College | Program grant | $8k |
| California State University East Bay | Program grant | $8k |
| Dalton State College | Program grant | $8k |
| Felician University | Program grant | $8k |
| McMurry University | Program grant | $8k |
| Monticlair State University | Program grant | $8k |
| Southwestern Adventist University | Program grant | $8k |
| Sul Ross State University | Program grant | $8k |
| Texas Tech University | Program grant | $8k |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas | Program grant | $8k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 21 January 2004
- Registered agent
- Deborah A. Santiago (city and state not held)