EIN 82-1838644

Zest Education

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
20
Year formed
2017
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Opportunity Trust is a nonprofit organization that engages parents and teachers, as well as leaders in schools to help enhance public Education in st. louis. Our goal is to build one of The most innovative public Education sustems in America in st. louis. The Opportunity Trust invests in educators and school systems eager to build The capacity required to make significant and measurable change. Build a network of parents, educational entrepeneurs, and advocates committed to reimagining.
Also known as...
The Opportunity Trust
Total revenues
$14,021,553
2023
Total expenses
$12,750,091
2023
Total assets
$5,488,522
2023
Num. employees
20
2023

Program areas at Zest Education

Our first strategic priority is to elevate The voices of those most underserved by our school systems and empower families and students to design and drive change as part of a broad and diverse coalition. This program aims to 1) strengthen parent leadership and advocacy infrastructure by organizing and growing new neighborhood groups focused on lowest 5% performing schools in st. louis city, seeding efforts to create demand in st. louis county, and improving charter perceptions by organizing 10k charter parent voices via state charter association, 2) increasing Trust through development of community coalitions, and 3) continue investing in early stage growth of key partners.
Our third strategic priority is to build an Education ecosystem that supports improvement, innovation, and equity. This program's objectives are to 1) mitigate high attrition rates and declining supply of teachers from regional teacher preparation programs, 2) develop more robust school and board leadership succession planning and pipelines, 3) launch new education-focused communications platform, 4) become destination for high quality Education data through internal research and through partnerships, and 5) shift state policy advocacy to strategic partners.
Our second strategic priority is focused on increasing access to world-class schools by growing The capacity of our most successful schools, launching new and innovative schools, strengthening existing schools with conditions for sustained success, and helping districts to methodically transform their lowest performing schools. This prograim aims to 1) drive toward goal of 25% students in quality seats by expanding investments in new schools, expanding investments from three schools in fy21 to thirteen schools in fy24 and maintaining investments in high performing charters, 2) catalyze support for district autonomous models through community design and post-secondary intermediary initiative, and 3) explore partnerships with seven county districts representing 27k students enrolled in low-quality schools.

Grants made by Zest Education

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Navigate STL SchoolsRemoving Barriers To Access$546,664
Kairos AcademiesNew Schools$540,902
City Garden Montessori SchoolExisting School Expansion$469,813
...and 18 more grants made totalling $4,115,725

Who funds Zest Education

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
City FundTo Provide General Support for Grantee To Execute on Its Annual Goals$4,050,000
William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeBlueprint for Building A 21st Century Public School System in ST. Louis$1,000,000
American Endowment FoundationEducational$883,334
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at Zest Education

NameTitleCompensation
Eric ScrogginsChief Executive Officer$375,156
Jesse DixonPartner$177,157
Michael JonesDirector$0
Keith WilliamsonChair$0
Todd R SchnuckDirector$0

Financials for Zest Education

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$13,957,608
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$63,945
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$14,021,553

Form 990s for Zest Education

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-02-14990View PDF
2022-062023-02-08990View PDF
2021-062021-11-30990View PDF
2020-062021-04-06990View PDF
2019-062020-08-28990View PDF
...and 2 more Form 990s

Organizations like Zest Education

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Elevate 215Philadelphia, PA$4,476,161
National College Advising CorpsRaleigh, NC$21,730,726
Opportunity 180Las Vegas, NV$13,609,678
Ed FarmBirmingham, AL$12,655,421
Good Reason HoustonHouston, TX$14,870,865
New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO)New Orleans, LA$18,994,154
School Smart KCKansas City, MO$11,325,637
Citybridge EducationWashington, DC$8,780,298
Partnership for Education AdvancementNew York, NY$23,831,423
Massachusetts Afterschool Partner- ShipBoston, MA$3,683,124
Data update history
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $541,454 from St Louis Community Foundation
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $9,852,500 from City Fund
June 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsLobbyingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
5501 Delmar Blvd Suite A300
Saint Louis, MO 63112
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
County
St. Louis city, MO
Phone
(314) 328-5688
IRS details
EIN
82-1838644
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2017
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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