College Aim INC FY2024 filing

Decatur, GA · Higher education institution · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
▲ +30% vs prior year
Spent
$994K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$497K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 2024 (IRS tax year 2023).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/22/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
17 funders, incl. The Goizueta Foundation INC
$1.1M in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
75% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↑ +30% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCollege Aim INC
EINHdr · item D81-4120021
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CDecatur, GA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jcollegeaim.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.00
Program services75%$743K
Management & general25%$250K
Fundraising$14
Total functional expensesLn 25$994K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +30%
Expenses
$994K
FY2024▲ +38%
Operating surplus
+3%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
71%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
75%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$512K
FY2024▲ +53%
Total liabilities
$15K
FY2024
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$512K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$510K
Total assetsLn 16$512K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$15K
Total net assetsLn 32$497K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$968K · 95%
Program service revenue$48K · 5%
Other revenue$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants95%$968K
Program service revenue5%$48K
Other revenue1%$6K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$109K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $510K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $994K · Less non-cash grants $133K · Cash operating expenses/yr $861K
7.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $743K · Total expenses $994K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $250K · Total expenses $994K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14 · Total expenses $994K
<0.01%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $5 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $665K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $968K · Total revenue $1.0M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $109K · Total revenue $1.0M
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $48K · Total revenue $1.0M
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.0M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $48K · Total expenses $994K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $785K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $497K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $994K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $512K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $497K · Total assets $512K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $512K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sam Aleinikoff · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $994K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $707K · Total expenses $994K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 25%——
Fundraising cost ratio <0.01%——
Revenue growth 30%——
Legal fee ratio 0.6%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$76,090Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
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

Mission and programs

Guides public school students to and through college with financial aid advice and college connections.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $743K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

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

$407Kprogram 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.

$316Kprogram 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.

$20Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.7M+48% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.0M$994K+30% 990 PDF
FY2023 $785K$718K+47% 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$443K+82% 990 PDF
FY2021 $293K$263K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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