Prager University Foundation 
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Summary
PragerU promotes American values through the creative use of educational videos that reach millions of people online.
Contact information
Mailing address:
15021 Ventura Blvd. #552
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Website: prageru.com
Phone: (833)772-4378
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 271763901
CEO/President: Marissa Streit
Chairman: Mike Colby
Board size: 7
Founder: Dennis Prager
Ruling year: 2010
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Prager University Foundation ("PragerU") offers a free alternative to the dominant left-wing ideology in culture, media, and education.
Mission statement
PragerU promotes American values through the creative use of educational videos that reach millions of people online.
Statement of faith
Articles
| 11/8/2023 | PragerU Grows Rapidly, Has Connections to Evangelicals |
Donor confidence score
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Advocacy
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1279 of 1435 | 49 of 54 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1282 of 1435 | 50 of 54 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 927 of 1435 | 39 of 54 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1026 of 1436 | 32 of 54 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 10% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 10% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 94% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 100% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 17% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 6% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 78% | 74% | 76% | 74% | 74% | 76% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 91% | 98% | 81% | 69% | 58% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 67% | 75% | 59% | 51% | 44% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | 9% | 2% | 19% | 31% | 42% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 12% | 7% | 1% | 14% | 26% | 39% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.06 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.52 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.24 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.86 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.52 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.13 | 34.98 | 32.03 | 25.20 | 27.37 | 23.69 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.20 | 18.21 | 16.65 | 20.14 | 20.51 | 22.19 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 19% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 4% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 63% | 152% | 139% | 168% | 170% | 185% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $73,082,071 | $7,793,041 | $23,030,741 | $26,142,659 | $33,124,000 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $5,522,356 | $5,869,277 | $5,767,466 | $4,524,154 | $2,199,752 |
| Short-term investments | $30,155,626 | $84,434,837 | $68,078,945 | $49,961,781 | $28,225,983 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $108,760,053 | $98,097,155 | $96,877,152 | $80,628,594 | $63,549,735 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $54,133 | $628,001 | $892,835 | $370,469 | $90,146 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,866,594 | $3,064,937 | $4,253,247 | $5,725,258 | $212,068 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,920,727 | $3,692,938 | $5,146,082 | $6,095,727 | $302,214 |
| Total assets | $110,680,780 | $101,790,093 | $102,023,234 | $86,724,321 | $63,851,949 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $3,108,907 | $2,900,641 | $3,790,030 | $2,886,852 | $2,682,133 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $162,271 | $55,000 | $58,500 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $3,108,907 | $3,062,912 | $3,845,030 | $2,945,352 | $2,682,133 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $2,067,989 | $3,597,667 | $5,115,125 | $6,384,175 | $185,570 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $2,067,989 | $3,597,667 | $5,115,125 | $6,384,175 | $185,570 |
| Total liabilities | $5,176,896 | $6,660,579 | $8,960,155 | $9,329,527 | $2,867,703 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $101,110,764 | $91,342,787 | $88,212,599 | $72,500,230 | $57,596,699 |
| With donor restrictions | $4,393,120 | $3,786,727 | $4,850,480 | $4,894,564 | $3,387,547 |
| Net assets | $105,503,884 | $95,129,514 | $93,063,079 | $77,394,794 | $60,984,246 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $73,393,250 | $66,693,281 | $66,561,915 | $65,180,092 | $55,881,319 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $40,300 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $3,027,839 | $4,252,653 | $2,277,757 | $719,111 | $436,289 |
| Other revenue | $151,012 | ($1,235,798) | ($160,834) | ($404,646) | $276,835 |
| Total other revenue | $3,178,851 | $3,016,855 | $2,116,923 | $319,465 | $753,424 |
| Total revenue | $76,572,101 | $69,710,136 | $68,678,838 | $65,499,557 | $56,634,743 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $51,605,882 | $52,318,656 | $40,859,274 | $33,497,160 | $25,055,899 |
| Management and general | $4,951,156 | $4,230,462 | $3,853,570 | $3,348,647 | $2,297,721 |
| Fundraising | $13,056,696 | $11,955,385 | $10,711,094 | $8,609,270 | $5,555,556 |
| Total expenses | $69,613,734 | $68,504,503 | $55,423,938 | $45,455,077 | $32,909,176 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $6,958,367 | $1,205,633 | $13,254,900 | $20,044,480 | $23,725,567 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $6,958,367 | $1,205,633 | $13,254,900 | $20,044,480 | $23,725,567 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Marissa Streit | Chief Executive Officer | $1,031,315 |
| David Prager | Chief Development Officer | $523,616 |
| Layne Thrasher | Chief Financial Officer | $491,064 |
| Craig Strazzeri | Chief Marketing Officer | $483,766 |
| Allen Estrin | Executive Director | $365,957 |
| Daniel Sanders | Chief Technical Officer | $333,803 |
| Aaron Flajsing | VP, Development | $268,692 |
| Alexander Jimenez | VP, Design | $264,747 |
| Michael Mirch | Head of Creative | $264,241 |
| Katherine Patrykus | Co-Head of Development | $257,789 |
| Rachel Ochoa | Co-Head of Development | $253,841 |
| Mark Kawamoto | VP, Performance Marketing | $241,346 |
| Lucy Werner | VP, Development | $238,664 |
| Dana Fishman | Head of Production | $234,450 |
| Dzana Homan | VP, Kids | $233,121 |
| Lara Erman | Head of Production | $219,037 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2025
Response from ministry
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History
Program accomplishments
Over 8B lifetime views-1.9B+ views in 2022 alone!
PragerU content is watched 5M times every day.
1M+ households have downloaded the PragerU app
700K+ parents, grandparents, and educators have subscribed to PragerU Kids!