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Destination College EIN 13-3782557

Destination College

EIN  13-3782557 Higher education institution Bronxville, NY
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps high school students with academics and college applications.
Leadership
Danielle Brown · Board Member
Money in and out
$504K revenue, $400K expenses
Bottom line
+21% operating surplus

Helps high school students with academics and college applications. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $504K in revenue, $400K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2025
Total revenue
$504K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$400K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $104K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.13
Operating surplus
+21%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +444% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
48%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Program spending
66%
of expenses reach program services0% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$504K
FY2025▲ +30%
Expenses
$400K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2025▲ +93%
Total revenue
$504K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$400K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$104K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $265K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Destination

College programs support 150 high school student athletes in the mount vernon city school district in mount vernon, ny, weekly reading groups, academic tutoring, sat classes, college and financial aid application assistance. The programs additionally provide college retention support, mentoring and scholarships to 140 college students.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDestination College
EINHdr · item D13-3782557
Principal addressHdr · item CBronxville, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.destinationcollegeny.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Danielle Brown
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann W Jackson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Henle
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ronnie Cox
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$438K · 87%
Investment income$35K · 7%
Other revenue$31K · 6%
Contributions & grants87%$438K
Investment income7%$35K
Other revenue6%$31K
Total revenueLn 12$504K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.13
Program services66%$265K
Management & general21%$83K
Fundraising13%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$400K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $400K
35.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $265K · Total expenses $400K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $400K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $400K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $37K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $372K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $438K · Total revenue $504K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $504K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $504K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $35K · Total revenue $504K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $400K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $504K · Prior year $386K
+30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $303K · FY2024 $504K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $504K · Expenses $400K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.2M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $918K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
74%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Danielle Brown · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $400K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $191K · Total expenses $400K
48%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth 30%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
The@george K and Cynthia R Cooney Family Charitable FoundationFY2024$61K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$47K
Stephens Family Charitable FoundationFY2024$30K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$27K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$20K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$17K
Gregory and Vera Kiernan FoundationFY2024$15K
Thomas and Agnes Carvel FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$251K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $235K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$58,212
Unitemized GrantFY2021$69,814
Unitemized GrantFY2020$70,421

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$504K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$386K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$288K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$574K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$303K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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