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Assist Academy is an education nonprofit based in Sacramento, CA, formed in 2020. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $29K in revenue, $39K in expenses, and $717K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2020
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Sacramento, CA
Website
assistprograms.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$29KFY2025
Expenses
$39K
Net assets
$717K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  83-4105309 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sacramento, CA Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
an education nonprofit
Leadership
Jesse Arora · CEO · $24K
Money in and out
$29K revenue, $39K expenses
Bottom line
11% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$29K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$39K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$717K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.11 Management & general $0.89
Program efficiency
11%
of spending reaches programs▼ -89% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-36%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -252% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$29K
FY2025▼ -54%
Expenses
$39K
FY2025▼ -18%
Total assets
$864K
FY2025▲ +46%
Total liabilities
$147K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total revenue
$29K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$39K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$717K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$864K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B11%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAssist Academy
EINHdr · item D83-4105309
Principal addressHdr · item CSacramento, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jassistprograms.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jesse Arora’s $24K as CEO is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jesse Arora$24,000$43,250$90,614

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 $4K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Preschool and after school care

$4Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$23K · 79%
Other revenue$6K · 21%
Contributions & grants79%$23K
Other revenue21%$6K
Investment income$53
Total revenueLn 12$29K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.11 Management & general $0.89
Program services11%$4K
Management & general89%$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$39K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Total assetsLn 16$864K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$147K
Total net assetsLn 32$717K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $58K · Operating expenses/yr $39K
17.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $4K · Total expenses $39K
11%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $39K
89%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $39K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $63K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $23K · Total revenue $29K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $29K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $29K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $53 · Total revenue $29K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $39K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $29K · Prior year $62K
-54%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $543K · FY2025 $29K
-44%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $717K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $29K · Expenses $39K
-36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $864K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $717K · Total assets $864K
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $864K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jesse Arora · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $39K
62%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $26K · Total expenses $39K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 11%
Overhead ratio 89%
Revenue growth -54%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$79

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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)$29K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$62K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$543K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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