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

College Aim INC FY2022 filing

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Guides public school students to and through college with financial aid advice and college connections. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $533K in revenue, $443K in expenses, and $268K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Higher education institution · Education
Location
Decatur, GA
Website
collegeaim.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2022)
Revenue
$533KFY2022
Expenses
$443K
Net assets
$268K
People
11
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 · $64K
Money in and out
$533K revenue, $443K expenses
Bottom line
+17% operating surplus
Financial scale & money flow · FY2022
Total revenue
$533K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$443K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$268K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Operating surplus
+17%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
81%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
82%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$533K
FY2022▲ +82%
Expenses
$443K
FY2022▲ +68%
Total assets
$437K
FY2022▲ +147%
Total liabilities
$169K
FY2022
Total revenue
$533K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$443K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$268K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$437K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

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 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$64,231Pt VII · Sec A
President and Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Aleinikoff’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 29th 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 · 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

3 program services account for $361K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

College Success; providing individualized support to college students through college graduation.

$189Kprogram expense
02

College Access; a partnering with public high schools to help students find the right postsecondary fit and enroll at technical two-year and four-year colleges.

$159Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy; a calling on federal and Georgia legislators college counselors and others to make structural changes so the paths to and through college are more equitable for our students and so many others.

$12Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$532K
Other revenue$790
Total revenueLn 12$533K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$363K
Management & general18%$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$169K
Total net assetsLn 32$268K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $337K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $443K · Less non-cash grants $42K · Cash operating expenses/yr $401K
10.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $363K · Total expenses $443K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $80K · Total expenses $443K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $443K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $403K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $532K · Total revenue $533K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $533K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $533K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $533K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $443K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $533K · Prior year $293K
+82%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $268K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $533K · Expenses $443K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $437K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $268K · Total assets $437K
61%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $437K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sam Aleinikoff · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $443K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $357K · Total expenses $443K
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 82%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$293K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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