To ensure low-income and first generation college students graduate and achieve career aspirations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$422K 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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FY2024 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $170K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$422K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
21
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$257K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Feb 2017.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.0M Management & general 10% · $257K Fundraising 11% · $290K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $422K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$206,651Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$108,519Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Partnerships
$106,571Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Castillo Richmond’s $208K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Castillo Richmond$208,500$206,651$208,920$157,241$139,112
Kyle P Westbrook————$196,184
Blanca E Jara$145,460$108,519———
Christian D Perry$120,181————
Claudia Mercado—$106,571———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps low-income, first-generation students graduate and reach career goals.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

College & University ProgrammingPCC provides evidence-based programming and expert coaching and support to college and university teams that are working to reform institutional policy and practice to advance racial and socioeconomic equity in their student outcome measures.

$980Kprogram expense
02

Public Policy & AdvocacyPCC champions policies, stakeholder education, and builds coalitions of advocates on issues of college affordability, access, and accountability, to ensure that all students in Illinois, particularly low-income students, first generation college goers, and students of color, graduate from college and achieve their…

$606Kprogram expense
03

Public AwarenessPCC conducts and elevates data and research at the community, state, and institutional level to identify barriers and solutions to equitable degree completion, understand the student experience, and center the economic impact of improving college success rates across all geographies and student populations in Illinois.

$410Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Vivo FoundationFY2024$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 21 funders$1.7M
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $228K · 2020–2021
Richard J Daley CollegeFY2021$12,000
Governors State UniversityFY2021$12,000
Wilbur Wright CollegeFY2020$12,000
Harry S Truman CollegeFY2020$12,000
Kennedy-King CollegeFY2020$12,000
Malcolm X CollegeFY2020$12,000
Olive-Harvey CollegeFY2020$12,000
Harold Washington CollegeFY2020$12,000
Oakton Community CollegeFY2020$12,000
Moraine Valley Community CollegeFY2020$12,000
Kishwaukee CollegeFY2020$12,000
Elgin Community CollegeFY2020$12,000
College of DupageFY2020$12,000
Roosevelt UniversityIL · FY2020$12,000
National Louis UniversityIL · FY2020$12,000
Chicago State UniversityFY2020$12,000
Northern Illinois UniversityFY2020$12,000
College of Lake CountyFY2020$12,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$257K
Fundraisingcol D$290K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$192K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K$257K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$239K$186K$19K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$114K$200K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$36K$4K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$133K$104K$11K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$103K$11K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$159K$127K$24K$8K
TravelLn 17$27K$17K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$505
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$315K$300K$10K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$257K$290K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.3M$525K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$2.5M−$899K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.2M$400K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$1.8M$1.5M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.8M−$673K$1.4M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,643,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,596,773$1,589,583
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,557$54,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,250$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,620,580$1,643,762
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 $1,525,228$1,976,864
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $695,084$566,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,220,312$2,542,908
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $400,268−$899,146
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,643,762 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$158,287
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,431,296
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,589,583
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54,179$54,179
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,179$1,643,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,542,908 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $186,435 · Management $19,122 · Fundraising $33,463$239,020
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,112,798 · Management $114,132 · Fundraising $199,734$1,426,664
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,878 · Management $3,680 · Fundraising $6,440$45,998
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $104,087 · Management $10,676 · Fundraising $18,682$133,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,755 · Management $10,539 · Fundraising $18,443$131,737
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,896$30,896
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,000 · Management $7,108$9,108
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,803$14,803
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $127,212 · Management $23,852 · Fundraising $7,951$159,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,824 · Management $9,754$26,578
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,934$5,934
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,020 · Management $505$2,525
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $299,653 · Management $10,433 · Fundraising $5,341$315,427
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,758$1,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,995,596 · Management $257,258 · Fundraising $290,054$2,542,908
Part X · Balance sheet $2,684,047 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,903$89,039
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,484,041$1,325,475
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,710,000$1,064,654
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,573$13,048
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $263,410$191,831
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,749,927$2,684,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,510$18,061
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $332,977$238,692
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $423,487$256,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,131,390$1,029,239
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,195,050$1,398,055
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,326,440$2,427,294
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,749,927$2,684,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,427,294 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,643,762
XI-2 Total expenses$2,542,908
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$899,146
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,326,440
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,427,294

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