Provide mentoring, training, tutoring and financial assistance to disadvantaged students in order for those students to pursue higher education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 7 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
26
named funders · $964K
Looks good: 26 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$57K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$57K
FY2024▼ -70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$57K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $119K Fundraising 5% · $86K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $168K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$167,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Compliance & Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Hooper$167,500$185,000$185,000$185,000$150,000

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

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  • 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 disadvantaged students pursue higher education through mentoring, training, tutoring, and financial aid.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our scholar program has a 90% degree completion rate and provides funding, one-on-one academic and emotional support to low-income, first-generation students. The key to our high success rate is the role of our academic managers.

$1.4Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $2.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$516,296
Unitemized GrantFY2023$534,356
Unitemized GrantFY2022$526,367
Unitemized GrantFY2021$418,452
Unitemized GrantFY2020$448,033

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$57K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$57K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342K$204K
Total assetsLn 16$343K$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$187K$57K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$516K$516K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$67K$42K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$534K$507K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$22K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$10K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$66K$8K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$31K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$43K$37K$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$31K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$95K$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$119K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$130K$57K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.5M−$40K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$152K$227K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$50K$379K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$185K$328K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,455,813 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,468,883$1,454,197
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,175$1,616
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,472,058$1,455,813
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $534,356$516,296
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $749,712$727,903
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $228,061$341,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,512,129$1,586,101
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,071−$130,288
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,455,813 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,454,197
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,454,197
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,616$1,616
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,616$1,455,813
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,586,101 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $516,296$516,296
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,000 · Management $41,875 · Fundraising $58,625$167,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $507,183 · Management $26,694$533,877
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,716 · Management $2,593 · Fundraising $2,217$26,526
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,936 · Management $20,744$30,680
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,376 · Management $7,927 · Fundraising $9,225$83,528
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,835 · Management $2,127 · Fundraising $2,481$35,443
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,007 · Management $2,552 · Fundraising $2,978$42,537
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,345$4,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,539 · Management $2,106 · Fundraising $2,457$35,102
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,075 · Management $7,601 · Fundraising $7,591$110,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,381,963 · Management $118,564 · Fundraising $85,574$1,586,101
Part X · Balance sheet $203,578 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $342,150$203,578
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,650$203,578
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,352$146,858
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,290$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $155,642$146,858
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $187,008$56,720
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $187,008$56,720
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,650$203,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,720 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,455,813
XI-2 Total expenses$1,586,101
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$130,288
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$187,008
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,720

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