College Access Fairfax is a nonprofit organization created on july 27, 2004 dedicated to guiding faifax county virginia parents and students through the higher education and financial assistance application process. Caf also maintains a scholarship fund to assist parents and students with higher education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
42 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 42.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$167K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$538K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$167K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$167K
Expenses
$157K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$165K
FY2025$157K
Net assets
$538K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$538K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $147K Management & general 6% · $10K Fundraising 0% · $72

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps Fairfax students get financial aid for college.

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3 programs · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Assist students with higher education by offering scholarships. A committee comprised of individuals working in the field of college access and donors are invited to review scholarship applications via an on-line platform (smarter select). A rubric for each scholarship has been created to score various elements of the application.

$117Kprogram expense
02

Educate and guide parents and students through the financial aid process, including completing federal forms, searching for scholarships, interpreting student aid reports and other services. Services are provided through parent workshops and by caf's financial aid champions at selected local high schools, all free of charge.

$28Kprogram expense
03

In partnership with the VA529 plan, each year 15-30 10TH grade students at edison high school are selected to participate in the soar program. This program works with students who qualify for free and reduced price meals to ensure they have information to prepare them to apply for college.

$2Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $588K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$96,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$95,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$112,249
Unitemized GrantFY2021$71,292
Unitemized GrantFY2020$110,640
Unitemized GrantFY2019$101,240

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$167K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$147K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$72
Owns and owesPt X
$538K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$553K
Total assetsLn 16$556K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$167K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$530K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$553K
Total assetsLn 16$556K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$538K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$571K$553K
Total assetsLn 16$578K$556K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$528K$538K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$97K$97K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$65
Office expensesLn 13$3K$48$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$707$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$527
All other expensesLn 24e$199$158$34$7
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$147K$10K$72

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $167K$157K$10K$538K 990 PDF
FY2024 $152K$165K−$13K$528K 990 PDF
FY2023 $170K$184K−$14K$542K 990 PDF
FY2022 $120K$132K−$12K$556K 990 PDF
FY2021 $203K$162K$41K$568K 990 PDF
FY2020 $173K$159K$14K$527K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $166,728 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $144,451$157,336
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,148$7,667
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11$1,725
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,610$166,728
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $95,250$96,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,282$28,826
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,492$31,402
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $165,024$157,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,414$9,650
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $166,728 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,336
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,336
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,667$7,667
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,725$1,725
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,392$166,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,078 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $96,850$96,850
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,755$26,755
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,071$2,071
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,725$1,725
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,430 · Fundraising $65$6,495
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48 · Management $2,512$2,560
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,235$4,235
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,424$6,424
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $707 · Management $2,365$3,072
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,665 · Management $527$2,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $158 · Management $34 · Fundraising $7$199
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,068 · Management $9,938 · Fundraising $72$157,078
Part X · Balance sheet $556,139 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,475$23,054
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $542,677$529,669
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,075$2,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,416$1,416
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $577,643$556,139
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,260$516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,973$14,563
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,233$18,079
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,523$79,300
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $438,887$458,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $528,410$538,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $577,643$556,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $538,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$166,728
XI-2 Total expenses$157,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$528,410
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$538,060

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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