Aim High for High School

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 1986EducationEIN 94-3296338

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To provide educational services through the operation of Aim High for High School (Aim High).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 351 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 95% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$271K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$6.2M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$20.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$6.2M
FY2024▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$12.3M
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$6.2M
Expenses
$6.5M
FY2024▼ -19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$6.6M
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$6.5M
Net assets
$20.8M
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$9.6M
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2022$20.4M
FY2023$20.5M
FY2024$20.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1998.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $4.1M Management & general 24% · $1.5M Fundraising 12% · $795K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former CEO
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CFO (thru 11/24)
$203,950Pt VII · Sec A
$157,203Pt VII · Sec A
COO (thru 07/24)
$157,115Pt VII · Sec A
Director of IT
$145,572Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Teaching and Learning
$128,258Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Programs
$120,604Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$109,854Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Chih’s $300K as Former CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Chih$300,000$310,309$283,086———
Matthew Reno$109,854$220,993$178,406$166,950——
Sandra Becker$203,950—————
Alexander Lee——$114,327$187,629——
Johnathan Thorton—$182,826————
Alec Lee to Jan 2022————$178,766—
Alec Lee—————$170,418
Alec L Lee JR——————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers educational services through its high school program.

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2 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Summer Program

The no-cost program is a five-week academic and summer enrichment program for middle school students. We cultivate spaces that are inclusive, empowering students to be resilient, and inspire curiosity and emotional well-being. Students engage in an innovative mix of stem, humanities and issues and choices.

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

Aspiring teacher program provides professional development for educators emphasizing culturally responsive pedagogy and restorative practices grounded in social justice. Teacher development skills in project-based learning lessons, creating a safe and engaging learning environment, serving the needs of multilingual students, and…

$473Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$795K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$911K
Total assetsLn 16$21.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$898
Total revenueLn 12$6.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$855K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$911K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$21.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
Net assetsLn 32$20.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5351
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$911K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.2M$19.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$21.3M$21.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K$271K
Net assetsLn 32$20.5M$20.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$685K$343K$343K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.6M$222K$614K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$78K$60K$4K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$162K$121K$12K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$331K$237K$44K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$193K$193K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$554K$66K$449K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$77K$60K$14K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$107K$44K$59K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$301K$177K$95K$28K
TravelLn 17$94K$88K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$73K$6K$63K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$376K$342K$26K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$4.1M$1.5M$795K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.2M$6.5M−$291K$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$8.0M−$1.4M$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.5M$7.8M$3.7M$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$5.7M$2.9M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.3M$4.2M$2.1M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2019 $12.3M$6.6M$5.6M$9.6M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,185,732 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,200,066
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,907,678
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$197,758
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,107,744
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,071,560$1,071,560
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,500$5,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $898$898
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $30$30
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,077,988$6,185,732
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,476,514 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $342,564 · Management $342,564$685,128
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,588,588 · Management $222,205 · Fundraising $614,198$3,424,991
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,613 · Management $4,251 · Fundraising $14,369$78,233
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $121,339 · Management $12,496 · Fundraising $28,250$162,085
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $236,762 · Management $44,240 · Fundraising $49,969$330,971
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,570$19,570
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $192,670$192,670
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,096 · Management $449,471 · Fundraising $38,377$553,944
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,759 · Management $14,298 · Fundraising $2,865$76,922
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,661 · Management $58,815 · Fundraising $4,810$107,286
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $177,428 · Management $95,492 · Fundraising $28,029$300,949
IX-17 TravelPrograms $88,416 · Management $3,143 · Fundraising $2,702$94,261
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,324 · Management $63,324 · Fundraising $3,660$73,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $341,658 · Management $26,289 · Fundraising $8,249$376,196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,132,208 · Management $1,548,828 · Fundraising $795,478$6,476,514
Part X · Balance sheet $21,094,826 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,018,601$855,465
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $459,536$55,565
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,305,156$589,707
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $116,382$76,644
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,157,893$19,462,909
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $276,822$54,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,334,390$21,094,826
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $572,983$216,334
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $276,995$54,713
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $849,978$271,047
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,303,575$11,419,585
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,180,837$9,404,194
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,484,412$20,823,779
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,334,390$21,094,826
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,823,779 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,185,732
XI-2 Total expenses$6,476,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$290,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,484,412
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$630,149
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,823,779

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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