Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 1995.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.
Nidia Meza’s $104K as Managing Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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
| Name | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidia Meza | $103,578 | $100,260 | $63,234 | $32,692 |
| Edward Rivera | — | $38,590 | $32,789 | $12,308 |
| Kenneth Collard | $16,006 | — | — | — |
| Heidi Schlofeldt | $9,555 | — | — | — |
| Julio Medina | $2,586 | — | — | — |
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.
See Basic Assistance to Students in the Community executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Provides educational support through scholarships, a learning academy, aides, and early literacy programs.
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BASIC sponsors a learning academy for 2nd/3rd grade students, a Middle School summer math program, and a High School English language development program
BASIC sponsored a scholarship program to assist both graduating high school seniors and adults
BASIC funds participation in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for students in Borrego Springs, CA
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $788K | $936K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $788K | $936K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $762 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $787K | $936K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $94K | $94K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $127K | $127K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $3K | $3K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $987 | $987 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $122K | $122K | $0 | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $2K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $374K | $215K | $158K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 | $596K | $451K | $145K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2025Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2025 | $621K | $404K | $217K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 23, 2024 | $523K | $374K | $149K | $936K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2023 | $360K | $247K | $113K | $787K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2022 | $277K | $211K | $66K | $674K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 10, 2021 | $277K | $103K | $174K | $607K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $522,674 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $522,674 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $373,658 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $936,291 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $936,291 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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