In partnership with educators, CollegeSpring helps students impacted by poverty demonstrate their full potential on college and career readiness assessments that unlock better opportunities after high school. Our vision is that every student, regardless of race or income, has the knowledge, skills, and motivation to overcome barriers in the pursuit of their postsecondary aspirations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$704K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $151K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$704K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$266K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
53%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Dec 2010.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $1.7M Management & general 32% · $1.0M Fundraising 16% · $500K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $704K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$184,665Pt VII · Sec A
$168,081Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Prgrm/Impact
$151,552Pt VII · Sec A
$100,479Pt VII · Sec A
$99,111Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yoon Choi’s $247K as CEO is at the 90th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yoon Choi$246,599$232,150$168,081$242,178$187,321$218,041
Arely Benavides$192,881—————
Paula Gama Garcia$192,608—————
Geanette Treadway—$144,457$184,665$124,669——
Mollie Kutscher———$155,188$134,671—
Nichole Gangitano——$151,552———
Lori Gully—$150,106————
Mollie Kutscher Head of—————$148,485

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

Prepares low-income students for college and career readiness assessments to unlock opportunities.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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CollegeSpring partners exclusively with organizations serving populations that are historically underrepresented in higher education. We reduce inequities in test preparation by building the capacity of schools, entire districts, and nonprofit organizations to offer in-school preparation to all students - not a privilege for a select…

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$500K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$393K
SavingsLn 2$241K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$634K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$634K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$311K$266K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$772K$151K$431K$191K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$789K$310K$200K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$13K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$198K$122K$45K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$152K$73K$51K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$321K$226K$72K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$624$413
Information technologyLn 14$244K$215K$14K$15K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$2K$457
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$835$835
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$91K$40K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$1.7M$1.0M$500K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$2.7M$562K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$3.2M−$572K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.9M$3.2M−$1.3M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$2.8M$1.5M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.6M$200K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.3M$575K$2.5M 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 $1,856,852 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,928,074$1,409,154
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $396,410$426,520
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $267$18,026
I-11 Other revenue$3,152
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,324,751$1,856,852
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,372,555$2,439,993
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $474,547$751,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,847,102$3,191,922
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,477,649−$1,335,070
Part VI · Governance 16 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,856,852 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,409,154
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,409,154
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $426,520$426,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,026$18,026
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,152$3,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $426,520 · Excluded from tax $21,178$1,856,852
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,191,922 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,006 · Management $430,643 · Fundraising $190,705$772,354
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $788,524 · Management $310,219 · Fundraising $200,122$1,298,865
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,691 · Management $2,775 · Fundraising $3,605$19,071
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $122,060 · Management $44,530 · Fundraising $31,221$197,811
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,627 · Management $50,911 · Fundraising $28,354$151,892
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,409$19,409
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225,823 · Management $71,654 · Fundraising $23,043$320,520
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,263 · Management $624 · Fundraising $413$2,300
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $214,633 · Management $13,832 · Fundraising $15,421$243,886
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,115$2,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,687 · Management $2,248 · Fundraising $457$7,392
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $835$835
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,760$9,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,306 · Management $40,300 · Fundraising $6,606$138,212
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,684,620 · Management $1,007,355 · Fundraising $499,947$3,191,922
Part X · Balance sheet $3,209,463 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,316$393,133
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,781,878$240,882
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,525,740$420,160
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,930$2,506
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,795$37,914
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,018$1,183
X-11 Publicly traded securities$2,113,685
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,551,677$3,209,463
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $290,031$243,955
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,620$21,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $310,651$265,538
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,616,262$2,304,619
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,624,764$639,306
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,241,026$2,943,925
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,551,677$3,209,463
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,943,925 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,856,852
XI-2 Total expenses$3,191,922
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,335,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,241,026
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,969
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,943,925

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