Above the Rest Academy

Tax-deductible

Ontario, CA501(c)(3)Since 2018Human ServicesEIN 83-1353003Revenue $389K in FY2025

On file with the IRSabovetherestacademy.com1119 S Milliken Ave Ste C, 91761-8108 · Ontario, CATax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate and assist youth and underserved individuals in developing technical skills to achieve employment. We provide career training, apprenticeship opportunities, & workforce development programs that help individuals develop technical skills & obtain sustainable employment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$389K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$376K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$389K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$389K
Expenses
$376K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$138K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$376K
Net assets
$318K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$318K

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 May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $368K Management & general 2% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$86,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samantha Teves’s $86K as President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Samantha Teves$86,000$76,500$73,000$36,000$5,250$9,711

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

Helps disadvantaged people find jobs.

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1 program · $368K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025, Above The Rest Academy continued providing career-focused training programs designed to prepare students for success in the barbering and cosmetology industries. Through both traditional instruction and apprenticeship opportunities, students gained hands-on experience while developing the technical and professional skills needed…

$368Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$389K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$376K
Ln 25
Programscol B$368K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$389K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$301K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$301K$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$318K$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$306K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$98K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26$26
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$47K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$480$480
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K$368K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $389K$376K$13K$318K 990 PDF
FY2024 $429K$304K$125K$306K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$364K$5K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $300K$244K$56K$175K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$138K$95K$119K 990 PDF
FY2020 $111K$25K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $389,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $93,967$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $326,812$378,840
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,769$10,421
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $428,548$389,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $199,034$198,903
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,831$177,544
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $303,865$376,447
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,683$12,814
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $389,261 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $378,840$378,840
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,421$10,421
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $389,261 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$389,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,447 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,000$86,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $98,201$98,201
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26$26
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,676$14,676
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $46,759$46,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,438$7,438
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,941$13,941
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,362$7,362
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,713$2,713
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $480$480
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,990$23,990
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,227$2,227
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,734$3,734
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,989$53,989
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,161 · Management $1,350$12,511
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $367,659 · Management $8,788 · Fundraising $0$376,447
Part X · Balance sheet $321,847 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $301,119$4,771
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$301,390
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,576$10,532
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,154$5,154
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,849$321,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,220$1,404
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,220$3,404
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $305,629$318,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $305,629$318,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,849$321,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $318,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$389,261
XI-2 Total expenses$376,447
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,814
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$305,629
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$318,443

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

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