Assist Academy FY2020 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 2020EducationEIN 83-4105309Revenue $543K in FY2020

On file with the IRSassistprograms.org3835 N Freeway Blvd Ste 250, 95834-1955 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Oct 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preschool and after school care

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $189K a year · 39% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $79
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 2 voting members
Fine: 1 of 2 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$543K
Spent
$236K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$283K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$543K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$335K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$29K
Expenses
$236K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$39K
Net assets
$283K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$433K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$717K

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $236K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO & President
$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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Assist Academy is an education nonprofit based in Sacramento, CA, formed in 2020.

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1 program · $236K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Coaching and after school care

$236Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$79

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$543K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Money outPt IX
$236K
Ln 25
Programscol B$236K
Owns and owesPt X
$283K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Total revenueLn 12$543K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$283K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$37K
Total assetsLn 16$0$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$25K
Net assetsLn 32$0$283K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$157K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$975$975$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$61K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$236K$236K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $29K$39K−$10K$717K 990 PDF
FY2024 $62K$48K$14K$448K 990 PDF
FY2023 $335K$436K−$100K$433K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$771K$756K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$222K$168K$602K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $543K$236K$308K$283K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $543,483 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$323,133
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$220,350
I-12 Total revenue$543,483
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$173,706
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$62,243
I-18 Total expenses$235,949
I-19 Revenue less expenses$307,534
Part VI · Governance 1 of 2 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $543,483 across 1 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $543,483 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $323,133 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $220,350$543,483
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,949 across 4 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,079 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$157,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,627 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,627
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $975 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$975
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,268 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$61,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,949 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$235,949
Part X · Balance sheet $307,533 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $270,124; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$37,409
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$307,533
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$24,801
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$24,801
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$282,732
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$282,732
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$307,533
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $282,732 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$543,483
XI-2 Total expenses$235,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$307,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$282,732

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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