Banyan Tree Educational Services

Public charity · Grantmaker La Jolla, CA EIN: 26-2587784

Banyan Tree Educational Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in La Jolla, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024.

Banyan Tree Educational Services at a glance

Revenue (2024)
$110,627
-90.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$205,201
-85.8% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Banyan Tree Educational Services funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Diego

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Access Youth Academy San Diego, CAAssistance with Level Up Grant$31,562
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024—$110,627$205,201———
2023$777,486$1,164,190$1,440,057——$20,539
2022$1,012,488$2,533,863$3,209,541———
2021$1,114,968$4,992,011$4,801,237$31,5621—
2020$1,495,936$4,513,876$4,405,700——$6,897

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Banyan Tree Educational Services is led by Nanci Engle, CEO on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Nanci Engle

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $100K (2020) → $4K (2024)

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Bill Brown (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Holly Valera (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Niko Sasso (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Tom Vaughn (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Julie Foster (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mercedes Duran (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Carina Vargas (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Mike Botkin (2020) — Director
  • Former: Paul Gilmartin (2020) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Nanci Engle — CEO: $4KNanci EngleCEO$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $4K, to Nanci Engle (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Banyan Tree Educational Services

What is Banyan Tree Educational Services?

Banyan Tree Educational Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Banyan Tree Educational Services operate?

Banyan Tree Educational Services has awarded grants in California.

What is Banyan Tree Educational Services's EIN?

Banyan Tree Educational Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2587784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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