Academy College Prep EIN 87-4035413

Academy College Prep

EIN  87-4035413 Higher education institution Atherton, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Guides low-income, first-generation students toward college success.
Leadership
Nicholas Ralston · Technical Product Manager · $129K
Money in and out
$267K revenue, $268K expenses
Bottom line
0% operating surplus

Guides low-income, first-generation students toward college success. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $267K in revenue, $268K in expenses, and $9K in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2025
Total revenue
$267K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$268K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$996
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.04 Management & general $0.96
Operating surplus
0%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +71% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
88%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Program spending
4%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$267K
FY2025▲ +48%
Expenses
$268K
FY2025▲ +29%
Total assets
$9K
FY2025▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$267K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$268K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$996
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B4%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $11K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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We work with students as they research colleges and complete college applications

$11Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAcademy College Prep
EINHdr · item D87-4035413
Principal addressHdr · item CAtherton, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.academycollegeprep.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Technical Product Manager
$129,014Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Product Manager
$77,049Pt VII · Sec A
$3,974Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicholas Ralston’s $129K as Technical Product Manager is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Nicholas Ralston$129,014$129,180
Nick Ralston$120,000
Michael Ralston$77,049
Nicholas Ralston$72,266
Sophia Jain$6,013
Lauren Van Stralen$3,974
Derek Jain$1,424

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$267K
Total revenueLn 12$267K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.04 Management & general $0.96
Program services4%$11K
Management & general96%$257K
Total functional expensesLn 25$268K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$9K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $9K · Operating expenses/yr $268K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $11K · Total expenses $268K
4%
Management & General
Management & general $257K · Total expenses $268K
96%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $268K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $238K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $267K · Total revenue $267K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $267K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $267K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $267K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $268K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $267K · Prior year $180K
+48%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $267K · Expenses $268K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9K · Total assets $9K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nicholas Ralston · Reported title Technical Product Manager · Highest reported compensation $129K · Total expenses $268K
48%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $236K · Total expenses $268K
88%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 4%
Overhead ratio 96%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 48%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$110K

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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)$267K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$180K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$153K 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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