Mapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid counseling and resources. Mapping Your future's student-minded information portal and person-to-person financial loan counseling provides unbiased financial aid education to help students understand the student loan process, educational institutions enhance default prevention plans, and members find beneficial opportunities to guide students to financial success, while supporting the mission of the organization.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $262K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$252K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$194K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$252K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$252K
Expenses
$279K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$194K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$194K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2002.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $248K Management & general 11% · $31K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$101,280Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Mueller’s $101K as Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Mueller$101,280$101,280$101,280$101,280$92,303

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

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

Guides students and families through college and student loan processes with expert counseling and resources.

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1 program · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Mapping Your Future Provides

1. Career selection, early awareness, college planning, and money management resources; 2. Neutral content, encouraging students to look at all sources of free funding before committing to a student loan; 3. Online counseling to meet regulatory requirements, and beyond; 4. Secure and safe technology for convenient document transfer; 5.

$248Kprogram 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$262K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$279K
Ln 25
Programscol B$248K
Managementcol C$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$194K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$194K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$221K$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$221K$194K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$125K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$26K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K$10
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K$248K$31K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $252K$279K−$27K$194K 990 PDF
FY2024 $334K$355K−$21K$221K 990 PDF
FY2023 $293K$352K−$58K$242K 990 PDF
FY2022 $333K$375K−$43K$300K 990 PDF
FY2021 $484K$410K$73K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 $504K$234K$270K$270K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $251,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $65,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $260,863$246,205
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,709$5,578
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,572$251,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $161,893$150,227
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,766$128,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $354,659$278,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,087−$27,113
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,783 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $246,205$246,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,578$5,578
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $251,783$251,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,896 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $125,352 · Management $13,928$139,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,852 · Management $1,095$10,947
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,511$8,511
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,420$4,420
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,967$10,967
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,100$2,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,449 · Management $2,939$29,388
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,914$2,914
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,326$21,326
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,317$5,317
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,126$9,126
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,590 · Management $10$34,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,993 · Management $30,903 · Fundraising $0$278,896
Part X · Balance sheet $193,714 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,224$81,597
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $157,603$112,117
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $220,827$193,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $220,827$193,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $220,827$193,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $220,827$193,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $193,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,783
XI-2 Total expenses$278,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,113
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$220,827
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$193,714

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

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