College Aim INC EIN 81-4120021 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

College Aim INC FY2021 filing

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Guides public school students to and through college with financial aid advice and college connections. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $293K in revenue, $263K in expenses, and $177K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Higher education institution · Education
Location
Decatur, GA
Website
collegeaim.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$293KFY2021
Expenses
$263K
Net assets
$177K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-4120021 Higher education institution Decatur, GA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Guides public school students to and through college with financial aid advice and college connections.
Leadership
Sam Aleinikoff · Executive Director · $50K
Money in and out
$293K revenue, $263K expenses
Bottom line
+10% operating surplus
Financial scale & money flow · FY2021
Total revenue
$293K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$263K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$177K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
+10%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
88%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
79%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$293K
FY2021
Expenses
$263K
FY2021
Total assets
$177K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$293K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$263K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$177K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$177K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCollege Aim INC
EINHdr · item D81-4120021
Principal addressHdr · item CDecatur, GA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcollegeaim.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MGA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Aleinikoff’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sam Aleinikoff$95,990$76,090$50,000
Sam Aleinikoff$70,000$64,231

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $208K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

College aim runs strategic programs to provide students with the necessary exposure and guidance to make it to and through college. The programs include college prep workshops, financial aid counseling, college visits, and college conferences.

$208Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$273K · 93%
Program service revenue$20K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$273K
Program service revenue7%$20K
Total revenueLn 12$293K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.01
Program services79%$208K
Management & general20%$52K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$263K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$177K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$177K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $177K · Operating expenses/yr $263K
8.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $208K · Total expenses $263K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $263K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $263K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $273K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $273K · Total revenue $293K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $293K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $20K · Total revenue $293K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $293K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $20K · Total expenses $263K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $293K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $177K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $293K · Expenses $263K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $177K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $177K · Total assets $177K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $177K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sam Aleinikoff · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $263K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $233K · Total expenses $263K
88%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$785K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$533K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$293K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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