Nonprofit · EIN 27-2704326
ESCALA INITIATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $308,538 | $387,065 | -$78,527 | $146,835 | $0 | $146,835 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $502,077 | $380,374 | $121,703 | $225,360 | $0 | $225,360 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $308,450
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $88
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $385,006
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $386,814
- Management and general (functional)
- $251
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $225,360
- Total assets, end of year
- $146,835
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $146,835
- Gross unrelated business income
- $88
- Gross receipts
- $308,538
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE S COBEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| DOUG DUNN | SECRETARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN CRARY | TREASURER DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MELIK KAYLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MISKOVIC | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CHARLES STANISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHARLES STEINMETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEAN VANECH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SUNIL PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R REVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TANAZ ESHAGHIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TOM MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MERA GRANBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAUREEN MISKOVIC | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $50,000 | $1,180 |
| LAWRENCE S COBEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $1,300 | $0 |
| DOUG DUNN | SECRETARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CRARY | TREASURER DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELIK KAYLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES STANISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES STEINMETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN VANECH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUNIL PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R REVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| TANAZ ESHAGHIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MERA GRANBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 357 N BONHILL RD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049-2321
- In care of
- % 277 FAIRFIELD RD STE 207
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- XIMENA QUEROL, 277 FAIRFIELD ROAD SUITE 207, FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004
- Signed the 990
- LAWRENCE S COBEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (917) 892-1442
- Website
- WWW.THEESCALA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DAVID BRUNO & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-2704326 or by the name ESCALA INITIATIVE INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
ORGANIZATION FORMED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PURPOSES. (COLLECTIVELY, "CHARITABLE PURPOSES") AS SPECIFIED IN IRS CODE SEC. 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION SHALL ENGAGE IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDING EDUCATION WHICH FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING DISADVANTAGED ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISANS - THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE WOMEN - WHO LIVE IN POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BASIC EDUCATION AND GIVES PEOPLE THE TOOLS TO BUILD THE FUTURE THEY WANT FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH ESCALA'S RENOWNED BUSINESS SCHOOL AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM, WOMEN AND OTHER FROM LOW RESOURCE COMMUNITIES ARE LEARNING HOW TO BECOME PROFITABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT ENTREPRENEURS, HELPING THEM EARN A DIGNIFIED LIVING INCOME AND BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- WITH OVER 25 TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS, ESCALA HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDICATED TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND HELPING PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH FEMALE-FOCUSED ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION. OUR PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM PROVIDE WOMEN AND OTHERS FROM LOW-RESOURCE COMMUNITIES THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCE TO BECOME PROFITABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT ENTREPRENEURS, HELPING THEM EARN A LIVING INCOME. OUR WORK ENSURES PEOPLE HAVE THE ECONOMIC MEANS TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THIS SUPPORT TO ALL WHO NEED IT.
- Expenses $386,814 · grants $385,006 · revenue $308,450
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-2704326
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $146,835
- Income (IRS master file)
- $308,538
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $308,538 | $387,065 | $146,835 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $502,077 | $380,374 | $225,360 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $446,852 | $625,247 | $103,657 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2022 | $521,888 | $543,932 | $298,020 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-2704326).
Questions about ESCALA INITIATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of ESCALA INITIATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ESCALA INITIATIVE INC is 27-2704326.
- Is ESCALA INITIATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to ESCALA INITIATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ESCALA INITIATIVE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ESCALA INITIATIVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ESCALA INITIATIVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ESCALA INITIATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names XIMENA QUEROL.
- Who are the officers and directors of ESCALA INITIATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ESCALA INITIATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $308,538, expenses of $387,065 and total assets of $146,835 at year end.
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