We're a student-centered support system that serves any student who opts into our services. Cap fosters meaningful interactions to assist students and their families through any and all College readiness and success steps, supporting them as they navigate the journey from middle school through College graduation. We strive to ensure that students consider all their options because we believe that College should be accessible to everyone regardless of academic achievement, income level, or any other qualifying factors. Our purpose and goal is to create a program that best suits unique students' needs by providing programs that are open-to-all. Cap serves an average of 2,700 students and their families annually.in january of 2025, the eaton fire tore through our community. College Access Plan responded by directly supporting fire impacted families with immediate emergency assistance, developing programmatic resources to rapidly address urgent needs and financial aid appeals support,

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 111 volunteers and 22 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $337K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $326K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+145% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +145%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$799K
FY2021$888K
FY2022$824K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$784K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +155%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$817K
FY2021$942K
FY2022$904K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.9M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.4M Management & general 13% · $216K Fundraising 7% · $123K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $134K 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
$134,460Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monique Hyman’s $134K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monique Hyman$134,460$124,500$113,200$113,722$103,108$98,100

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

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Prepares underserved students for college success.

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3 programs · $978K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

High School Program

College access plan (cap) provided college support through twice weekly drop-in sessions and individualized appointments at six pasadena unified school district (pusd) high schools and four hacienda la puente unified school district (hlpusd) high schools.

$580Kprogram expense
02

I Heart College

Cap supports college students who had regularly attended cap's high school programs with support through college success. Students received online, in-person, and remote support in this program. Students also received expert support with enrolling in college courses, renewing their financial aid, and navigating the college landscape.

$237Kprogram expense
03

Middle School Program

Cap offers courses for middle school students in classrooms during the school day and after school and multi-session introductory workshops for fifth graders. The courses focus on exploration of college, career, academic, and personal interests as well as financial aid, and they are paired with one-on-one counseling sessions with a cap…

$160Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$326K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $124K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$70,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$19,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$541K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$216K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$67K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$541K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6111
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$917K$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$73K$29K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$937K$114K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$30K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$121K$101K$8K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$81K$12K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$197$119
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$206$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$9K−$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$969$150
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$172
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$31K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$84K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$2K$814
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$216K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$1.7M$1.7M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$53K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$126K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $824K$862K−$38K$904K 990 PDF
FY2021 $888K$763K$125K$942K 990 PDF
FY2020 $799K$784K$16K$817K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,452,781 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $870,379$2,888,401
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $523,645$541,112
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,062$16,924
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,416$6,344
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,409,670$3,452,781
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$13,550
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,234,619$1,502,494
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,275$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,174$193,130
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,357,068$1,709,174
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,602$1,743,607
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,452,781 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$68,526
VIII-1e Government grants$30,949
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,788,926
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$66,867
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,888,401
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $541,112$541,112
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,924$16,924
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,344$6,344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $541,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,268$3,452,781
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,709,174 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,550$13,550
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,843 · Management $29,137 · Fundraising $43,706$145,686
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $936,714 · Management $113,683 · Fundraising $50,057$1,100,454
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,307 · Management $2,276 · Fundraising $3,131$35,714
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100,610 · Management $8,499 · Fundraising $11,835$120,944
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $81,048 · Management $11,612 · Fundraising $7,036$99,696
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,950$13,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,376 · Management $197 · Fundraising $119$1,692
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $206 · Management $2,962$3,168
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,737 · Management −$2,942$5,795
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $969 · Management $150$1,119
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,446$18,446
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,790 · Management $172$6,962
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,703$6,703
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,862 · Management $3,282 · Fundraising $1,195$35,339
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,677 · Management $5,844 · Fundraising $4,701$94,222
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,954 · Management $1,966 · Fundraising $814$5,734
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,370,643 · Management $215,937 · Fundraising $122,594$1,709,174
Part X · Balance sheet $2,912,527 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $917,438$2,627,823
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $239,133$275,946
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,067$8,758
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,165,638$2,912,527
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,784$46,066
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,784$46,066
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $818,581$1,014,943
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $304,273$1,851,518
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,122,854$2,866,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,165,638$2,912,527
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,866,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,452,781
XI-2 Total expenses$1,709,174
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,743,607
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,122,854
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,866,461

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