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The purpose of on Point for College, INC. Is to enroll low income, first generation youth in College through fostering their opportunity to attend College; facilitating their application process, sustaining their continued matriculation in College and helping them to transition to the work force after College graduation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 140 volunteers and 102 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $217K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
27
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 27 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$871K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$665K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2003.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $3.5M Management & general 16% · $720K Fundraising 8% · $363K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$121,135Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samuel Rowser’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Samuel Rowser$121,135$106,759$99,918$89,908$87,090$80,555
Virginia Donohue————$14,017$18,430

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps low-income, first-generation youth enroll in college, succeed, and transition to careers.

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The purpose of on point for college, inc. Is to enroll low income, first generation youth in college through fostering their opportunity to attend college, facilitating their application process and sustaining their continued matriculation in college.

$3.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Good Life Foundation INCNY · FY2024$241,649
Klinic Kids INCNY · FY2024$125,000
Half Hood Half HolisticFY2024$97,018
Unitemized GrantFY2024$68,098
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,399
Rise Above Poverty INCNY · FY2024$23,943
Unitemized GrantFY2023$109,736
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,237
Unitemized GrantFY2022$127,517
Unitemized GrantFY2022$82,702
Unitemized GrantFY2021$94,075
Unitemized GrantFY2021$90,490
Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,752
Unitemized GrantFY2020$47,745
Unitemized GrantFY2019$64,796
Unitemized GrantFY2019$32,948

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Aug 2016 · $1.4M federal money spent
College Access Challenge Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.378 · Through Nys Higher Education Services Corporation$1.2M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.116 · Through The State University of New York$168K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$517K
Other incomeLn 4–11$208K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$720K
Fundraisingcol D$363K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$871K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$517K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$208K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$794K
SavingsLn 2$677K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$871K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5102
VolunteersI 6140
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$487K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$613K$871K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$488K$488K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$281K$281K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$174K$125K$32K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.3M$341K$177K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$34K$9K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$319K$230K$59K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$169K$122K$31K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$655K$472K$114K$70K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$16K$13K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$29K$21K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$48K$29K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$104K$73K$20K$10K
TravelLn 17$48K$43K$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$20K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$19K$5K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$17K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$135K$7K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.5M$720K$363K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 25, 2026 $5.4M$4.6M$799K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2025 $3.5M$3.8M−$281K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 $3.5M$3.1M$370K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2023 $2.5M$2.5M$36K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 2, 2022 $2.8M$2.3M$515K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2021 $2.4M$2.5M−$134K$665K 990 PDF

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 $5,359,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,220,494$4,627,317
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,708$516,756
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,861$6,545
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $211,465$208,486
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,477,528$5,359,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $388,778$768,925
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,647,771$2,554,443
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $721,921$1,236,821
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,758,470$4,560,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$280,942$798,915
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,359,104 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$65,570
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,985
VIII-1e Government grants$2,847,171
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,707,591
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,627,317
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $516,756$516,756
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,545$6,545
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $208,486$208,486
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $516,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $215,031$5,359,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,560,189 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $487,610$487,610
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $281,315$281,315
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,883 · Management $32,095 · Fundraising $16,684$173,662
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,326,481 · Management $340,902 · Fundraising $177,213$1,844,596
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,234 · Management $8,798 · Fundraising $4,574$47,606
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $229,703 · Management $59,033 · Fundraising $30,687$319,423
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,643 · Management $31,262 · Fundraising $16,251$169,156
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,340$3,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,250$24,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $471,582 · Management $113,515 · Fundraising $70,000$655,097
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,999 · Management $13,310 · Fundraising $4,394$33,703
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,611 · Management $21,396 · Fundraising $6,479$56,486
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,187 · Management $29,467 · Fundraising $6,896$84,550
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,065 · Management $20,116 · Fundraising $10,457$103,638
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,817 · Management $3,361 · Fundraising $1,662$47,840
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,177 · Management $2,171 · Fundraising $1,129$23,477
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,852 · Management $5,190 · Fundraising $2,698$26,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,004 · Management $4,614 · Fundraising $2,399$24,017
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,206 · Management $7,096 · Fundraising $11,381$153,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,477,369 · Management $719,916 · Fundraising $362,904$4,560,189
Part X · Balance sheet $2,978,956 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $235,096$794,285
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $251,577$676,702
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,212,638$1,314,503
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $72,394$21,519
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $76,476$88,858
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,164$48,733
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,351$34,356
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,919,696$2,978,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $187,694$202,471
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $425,579$668,143
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $613,273$870,614
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,248,774$2,045,647
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $57,649$62,695
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,306,423$2,108,342
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,919,696$2,978,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,108,342 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,359,104
XI-2 Total expenses$4,560,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$798,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,306,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,004
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,108,342

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

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