Academic Informer INC

Tax-deductible

Garland, TX501(c)(3)Since 2009EducationEIN 90-0495951Revenue $365K in FY2025

On file with the IRS4802 Sprucewood Ln, 75044-5816 · Garland, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2012Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We provide academic advising for students (primarily 8th grade through college). We meet families online, on school and college campuses, at community events, homeschool coops, in private homes, and in pop-up offices around the country. We evaluate each students situation to figure out what they need in order to graduate high school or college successfully. This often includes finding a new school or curriculum and connecting them to ongoing resources and extracurricular opportunities. We often guide them to vetted support services such as tutors, health practitioners, counselors and therapists, and educational specialist. For 12th grade and beyond, we assist individual students and families with college planning, selection, admissions, and scholarships. Our two big goals are helping families avoid taking on debt for college, and stopping students from exiting their educational pathway prematurely, especially at the high school level.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $170K a year · 43% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 71% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 71% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$603K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$365K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$252K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$518K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$365K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$177K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$365K
Expenses
$252K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$193K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$212K
FY2025$252K
Net assets
$518K
FY2025▲ +91%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$354K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$518K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $189K Management & general 25% · $63K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$38,823Pt VII · Sec A
$24,243Pt VII · Sec A
$15,426Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Lee’s $100K as Managing Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Katherine Lee$100,000$80,000$110,000$50,000$50,000
Mary Phasounnabane$38,823$31,344———
Kelsey Britt Lee$24,243$11,378———
Ying Phommavongsa Nunez$15,426$17,454———
Candace Barr—$3,934———
Sofia Rodriguez—$2,591———

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

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

Programs and updates

Guides students through academic challenges, college planning, and support services to ensure successful graduation and future goals.

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3 programs · $179K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Home School Oversight Services

We advise, support, guide, and maintain documents for homeschooled high school students. We assist in picking classes each semester that fulfill their state's graduation requirements. We perform a test analysis and provide testing guidelines and recommendations for test prep services.

$132Kprogram expense
02

College Admissions & Scholarships

We work with high school seniors to select colleges for admissions. We provide aptitude testing to guide them towards a major. We actively find or otherwise provide scholarships for graduating high school students.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Academic Assessments & Strategies

We provide one-on-one assessments and advising for students in high school and college. Our primary student is struggling academically. This may be due to learning differences, psychological issues, a change in family circumstances, or yet to be determined factors.

$19Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$346K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$252K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$518K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$603K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$346K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$603K
Net assetsLn 32$518K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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$60K$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$792K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$881K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$610K$603K
Net assetsLn 32$271K$518K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$301$301
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$50K$50K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$25$0$25$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$0$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$86K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$764$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$721$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$16K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$683$483$200$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K$189K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $365K$252K$113K$518K 990 PDF
FY2024 $405K$212K$193K$271K 990 PDF
FY2023 $425K$248K$176K$385K 990 PDF
FY2022 $390K$193K$197K$209K 990 PDF
FY2021 $177K$354K 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 $364,515 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,217$3,230
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $368,876$346,098
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,480$15,187
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $404,573$364,515
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,140$301
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,651$100,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,737$151,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $211,528$251,684
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $193,045$112,831
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $364,515 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,230
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,230
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $346,098 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$346,098
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,187 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,187
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $361,285 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$364,515
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,684 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $301$301
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,000 · Management $50,000 · Fundraising $0$100,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $25 · Fundraising $0$25
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,738 · Fundraising $0$3,738
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,103 · Fundraising $0$1,103
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $86,171 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,753 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,753
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,293 · Management $764 · Fundraising $0$3,057
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,165 · Management $721 · Fundraising $0$2,886
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,413 · Management $5,471 · Fundraising $0$21,884
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,197 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,197
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $483 · Management $200 · Fundraising $0$683
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,054 · Management $1,054 · Fundraising $0$2,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,778 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,778
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,608 · Management $63,076 · Fundraising $0$251,684
Part X · Balance sheet $1,121,013 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,091$34,470
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,430$42,443
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $793$1,800
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,605$21,954
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $769,847$1,020,346
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $22,178$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $880,944$1,121,013
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $602,000$600,000
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,173$2,529
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $610,173$602,529
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $270,771$518,484
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $880,944$1,121,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $518,484 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$364,515
XI-2 Total expenses$251,684
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$270,771
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,358
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$102,524
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$518,484

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