Our mission is to provide meaningful and innovative programs in academics, athletics, fine arts and vocational training for individuals with developmental disabilities that will empower them to live productive and fulfilling lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$162K 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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FY2022 · 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 deficit $137K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $97K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.3M
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2022▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$93K
FY2022▲ +66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$396K
FY2025$581K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending August 2022) · 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 Dec 2011.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.9M Management & general 22% · $548K Fundraising 0% · $10K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principal, CEO
$162,500Pt VII · Sec A
President, COO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cristina Cartaya Ma’s $189K as Principal, CEO is at the 79th 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
Cristina Cartaya Ma$188,830$157,500$189,912$162,500$162,500$150,730

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

Offers programs in academics, arts, athletics, and vocational training to empower individuals with developmental disabilities.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Our pride academy, inc. Will help enhance the quality of life of individuals with developmental disabilities by providing academic, physical, social, and emotional support.

$1.9Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$97K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$84
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$548K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$84
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.1M
Other assetsLn 15$300
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$56K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$180K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$8K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$88K$74K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$120K$120K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$965$21K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$514
OccupancyLn 16$154K$139K$15K
TravelLn 17$16K$12K$4K
InterestLn 20$230K$207K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$155K$155K
InsuranceLn 23$109K$97K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$266K$120K$146K$414
All other expensesLn 24e$60K$42K$7K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$548K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.1M$185K$581K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$2.7M$179K$396K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.6M$124K$217K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$37K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$2.2M−$672K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$2.4M−$675K$728K 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 $2,476,238 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,125$1,215,592
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,531,510$1,260,562
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$84
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,541,635$2,476,238
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 $1,185,882$1,306,511
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,027,754$1,132,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,213,636$2,439,252
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$672,001$36,986
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,476,238 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,892
VIII-1e Government grants$1,199,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,215,592
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,260,562$1,260,562
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $84$84
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,260,562 · Unrelated business $84 · Excluded from tax $0$2,476,238
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,439,252 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,025,161 · Management $179,638$1,204,799
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,091 · Management $6,121$14,212
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,194 · Management $13,306$87,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $120,125$120,125
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $965 · Management $20,532$21,497
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,153 · Management $514$1,667
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $138,618 · Management $15,402$154,020
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,979 · Management $4,037$16,016
IX-20 InterestPrograms $206,817 · Management $23,242$230,059
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $154,524$154,524
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $96,543 · Management $12,246$108,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,241 · Management $145,827 · Fundraising $414$266,482
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,439 · Management $7,493 · Fundraising $9,630$59,562
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,880,725 · Management $548,483 · Fundraising $10,044$2,439,252
Part X · Balance sheet $7,380,830 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $438,591$211,780
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,293$36,922
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,870$3,870
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,228,956$7,054,732
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $55,354$73,226
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,300$300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,787,364$7,380,830
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,968$13,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,097$29,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,731,346$7,287,826
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,770$92,113
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,248$891
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,018$93,004
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,787,364$7,380,830
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $93,004 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,476,238
XI-2 Total expenses$2,439,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,018
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$93,004

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