San Francisco Achievers

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-1035967Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsfachievers.org275 5th Street 3rd Flr, 94103-4165 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Jun 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide scholarships and support on a case-management basis to African American young men in high school and college

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 71 volunteers and 6 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $564K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$965K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$794K
FY2021$949K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$852K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$965K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$962K
FY2021$861K
FY2022$983K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$965K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$877K
FY2021$966K
FY2022$832K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$899K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 2011.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $710K Management & general 14% · $136K Fundraising 12% · $119K

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; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim Ed
$116,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Adams’s $116K as Interim Ed 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregg Zaire—$166,000$153,333$68,000——
Duane Wilson————$136,223$117,792
Danielle Adams$116,250—————

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 scholarships and case management support to African American young men in high school and college.

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3 programs · $622K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Each year, SFA provides scholarships to qualified recipients who maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher and are enrolled in at least 12 academic units. Last year, SFA awarded scholarships to 23 new recipients, achieving an 84% college matriculation rate.

$348Kprogram expense
02

During the 20242025 school year, SFA provided comprehensive support at Burton High School, including individualized 1:1 advising, 70 lunchtime workshops, and access to an HBCU college tour attended by two Achievers. Through this support, Burton participants achieved a 100% high school graduation rate and 100% college matriculation rate.

$184Kprogram expense
03

During the 20242025 school year, 10 young men across SFUSD completed eight Saturday sessions over the span of eight months. These sessions included leadership training led by SFA staff, work site visits to Glacier and Recology, college tours to the University of San Francisco (USF) and UC Berkeley, and scholarship workshops designed to…

$90Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 6 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$256,125
Unitemized GrantFY2023$261,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$214,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$251,232
Unitemized GrantFY2020$201,269
Unitemized GrantFY2019$158,275

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Money outPt IX
$965K
Ln 25
Programscol B$710K
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$486K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$537K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$527K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 671
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$385K$537K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$937K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$899K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$256K$256K
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$134K$87K$13K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$259K$221K$21K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$22K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$18K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$6K$591$451
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$80K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$38K$38K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$1K$2K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$30K$22K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$33K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$9K$21K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K$288
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$29K$4K$231
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$965K$710K$136K$119K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$965K$235K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $852K$1.2M−$328K$899K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$143K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $849K$983K−$134K$832K 990 PDF
FY2021 $949K$861K$88K$966K 990 PDF
FY2020 $794K$962K−$167K$877K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,199,616 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $822,848$1,163,835
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,396$70,595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,910−$34,814
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $852,334$1,199,616
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $261,250$256,125
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $581,915$439,984
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $32,198$37,684
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $305,079$230,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,180,442$964,557
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$328,108$235,059
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,199,616 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$76,810
VIII-1e Government grants$87,480
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$999,545
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,460
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,163,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $70,595$70,595
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 eventsExcluded from tax −$35,997−$35,997
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,183$1,183
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $35,781$1,199,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $964,557 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $256,125$256,125
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 $87,238 · Management $13,421 · Fundraising $33,553$134,212
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $220,948 · Management $21,489 · Fundraising $16,272$258,709
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,151 · Management $2,154 · Fundraising $1,632$25,937
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,042 · Management $1,755 · Fundraising $1,329$21,126
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,001 · Management $591 · Fundraising $451$7,043
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,294$80,294
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $37,684$37,684
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,410 · Management $2,071 · Fundraising $3,085$6,566
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,250 · Management $6,394 · Fundraising $1,826$30,470
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,771 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $2,015$37,439
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,381 · Fundraising $20,566$29,947
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,833 · Management $1,492 · Fundraising $288$5,613
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,443 · Management $3,718 · Fundraising $231$33,392
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $709,593 · Management $136,032 · Fundraising $118,932$964,557
Part X · Balance sheet $1,171,566 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,586$486,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,028$51,038
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$50,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,877$51,085
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,382$6,629
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $468,386$526,538
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $937,259$1,171,566
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,565$37,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,565$37,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $772,524$935,253
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $126,170$198,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $898,694$1,133,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $937,259$1,171,566
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,133,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,199,616
XI-2 Total expenses$964,557
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$235,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$898,694
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,133,753

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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