To empower low-income and first-generation College-bound students to realize the promise of a higher education by providing advising and resources to promote College enrollment, persistence and graduation. College Visions advances equal access to educational opportunities in historically under-served communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$148K 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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FY2021 · 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 $74K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$798K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$678K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$808K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$798K
FY2021▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$789K
FY2021$798K
FY2022$786K
FY2023$949K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$678K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$476K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$852K
FY2024$991K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jul 2010.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $476K Management & general 14% · $112K Fundraising 26% · $210K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Executive Director, February 2020-July 2020
$70,467Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, July 2020-December 2020
$64,563Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, January 2020
$12,827Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lamont Gordon’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Lamont Gordon$116,770$113,549$34,615——
Nick Figueroa————$72,500
Moira Hinderer———$70,467—
Tina Meetran———$64,563—
Nicanor Figueroa———$12,827—

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

Guides low-income students to college enrollment, persistence, and graduation with advising and resources.

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1 program · $476K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To help low-income and first-generation college bound students to realize the promise of a higher education.

$476Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$886K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$798K
Ln 25
Programscol B$476K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$210K
Owns and owesPt X
$678K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$773K
Total assetsLn 16$825K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$886K
Government grantsLn 1e$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$373
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$489K
SavingsLn 2$284K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$773K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$825K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$678K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$599K$773K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$619K$825K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$476K$678K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$487K$268K$68K$151K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$28K$7K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$24K$6K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$3K$17K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$771$2K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$15K$4K$8K
TravelLn 17$200$200
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$5K$1K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$677$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$133K$121K$4K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$6K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$798K$476K$112K$210K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.3M$21K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$139K$991K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$949K$151K$852K 990 PDF
FY2022 $808K$786K$22K$701K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.0M$798K$202K$678K 990 PDF
FY2020 $695K$789K−$94K$476K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,000,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $618,053$885,837
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,482$112,849
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,528$1,115
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91$373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $695,154$1,000,174
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $588,169$581,450
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $201,165$216,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $789,334$797,690
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$94,180$202,484
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $1,000,174 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$128,969
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$756,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$885,837
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $112,849$112,849
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,115$1,115
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $373$373
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $113,222 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,115$1,000,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $797,690 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $268,072 · Management $68,236 · Fundraising $151,095$487,403
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,928 · Management $7,109 · Fundraising $15,741$50,778
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,798 · Management $6,058 · Fundraising $13,413$43,269
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,205 · Management $16,901 · Fundraising $5,535$25,641
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,029 · Management $771 · Fundraising $1,707$5,507
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,050 · Management $3,831 · Fundraising $8,483$27,364
IX-17 TravelPrograms $200$200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,661 · Management $1,186 · Fundraising $2,627$8,474
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,659 · Management $677 · Fundraising $1,498$4,834
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,178 · Management $4,124 · Fundraising $8,088$133,390
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,162 · Management $2,669 · Fundraising $1,999$10,830
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $475,942 · Management $111,562 · Fundraising $210,186$797,690
Part X · Balance sheet $825,171 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,506$488,858
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $282,608$283,712
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,627$32,462
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,324$20,139
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $619,065$825,171
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,092$48,261
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143,062$146,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,003$508,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $83,000$169,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $476,003$678,487
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $619,065$825,171
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $678,487 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,000,174
XI-2 Total expenses$797,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$476,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$678,487

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