Lowell Alumni Association

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The Lowell Alumni Association (LAA) maintains and enhances relationships that serve and support our alumni, students, school and the Lowell community.1. Scholarships: The LAA awards a number of scholarships each year to graduating seniors. Most scholarships are one-time awards, although a few are multi-year awards. The LAA Scholarship Committee solicits applications from graduating seniors and selects awardees, sometimes in consultation with Lowell High School faculty/staff.2. ADVOCACY: THE LAA ENGAGES IN PUBLIC ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL'S CONTINUED EXISTENCE AS AN ACADEMIC PUBLIC MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL WITH OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS TO SERVE STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO.3. Reunions: The LAA encourages alumni to hold regular class reunions and provides support to class reunion committees.4. Grants and gifts: Upon application by Lowell faculty, staff and coaches, and with approval of the LAA Board of Directors, the LAA makes grants and gifts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $275K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$452K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$809K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$892K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$809K
FY2025▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$865K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$892K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$720K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$704K
FY2024$924K
FY2025$892K
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$8.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1984.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $718K Management & general 11% · $97K Fundraising 9% · $76K

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

39 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$15,121Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terence Abad’s $15K as Executive Dir. is at the 12th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Terence Abad$15,121$46,296$84,345$79,045$62,458$67,919

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects alumni, students, school, and community to foster support and enhance relationships.

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3 programs · $718K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grants Program/AwardsTwice each year, we solicit grant requests from Lowell faculty, staff and coaches to fund projects that supplement Lowell High Schools academic and extracurricular programs.

$350Kprogram expense
02

ScholarshipsEach year, the Lowell Alumni Association solicits applications for our college scholarship program from graduating seniors. Our Scholarship Committee then reviews those applications, conducts interviews and makes final selections of recipients in May.

$247Kprogram expense
03

Programs ServicesThe Lowell Alumni Association communicates regularly with our more than 33,000 alumni, former faculty and other friends of Lowell High School. We also supported and facilitated a significant number of class reunions this fiscal.

$121Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $4.4M · 2019–2024
Lowell High SchoolFY2024$342,092
Unitemized GrantFY2024$246,883
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,778
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,800
Lowell High SchoolFY2023$358,394
Unitemized GrantFY2023$235,261
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,600
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,224
Lowell High SchoolFY2022$201,584
Unitemized GrantFY2022$195,070
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,606
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,900
Lowell High SchoolFY2021$733,649
Unitemized GrantFY2021$485,473
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,225
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,000
Lowell High SchoolFY2020$285,039
Unitemized GrantFY2020$255,300
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$809K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Money outPt IX
$892K
Ln 25
Programscol B$718K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$436K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$452K
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$226K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$809K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$379K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$436K
Accounts receivableLn 4$13K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.7M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$452K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$6.1M$5.8M$4.8M$4.9M$4.7M
Given inLn 1b$34K$235K$80K$179K$73K
SpentLn 1d–1f$390K$250K$248K$449K$196K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$672K$436K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.8M$8.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$332K$452K
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$8.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$342K$342K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$254K$254K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$16K$48K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$1K$4K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$10K$15K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$174$174
Office expensesLn 13$24K$3K$16K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$66K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$892K$718K$97K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $809K$892K−$82K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $1.9M$924K$936K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $1.4M$704K$669K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $1.1M$1.5M−$415K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $787K$720K$66K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $865K$1.2M−$378K$6.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $809,074 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $719,119$484,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,727$95,104
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,080,781$226,298
I-11 Other revenue$3,050
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,860,627$809,074
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $612,479$596,553
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,182$86,534
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,545$208,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $924,206$891,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $936,421−$82,474
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $809,074 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$484,622
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,087
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$484,622
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,104$95,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $219,208$219,208
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,090$7,090
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,050$3,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,104 · Excluded from tax $229,348$809,074
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $891,548 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $342,092$342,092
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $254,461$254,461
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,092 · Management $48,273 · Fundraising $16,091$80,456
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,215 · Management $3,647 · Fundraising $1,216$6,078
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,100$8,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,507 · Management $14,577 · Fundraising $54,604$78,688
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $174$174
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,479 · Management $16,409 · Fundraising $4,398$24,286
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,199$25,199
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,448$4,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,724 · Management $1,842$67,566
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $717,769 · Management $97,470 · Fundraising $76,309$891,548
Part X · Balance sheet $9,116,031 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,206$56,896
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $560,383$379,286
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$13,120
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,772,050$8,657,100
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$4,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,443,639$9,116,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$164,337
X-18 Grants payable$287,561
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $332,457$451,898
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,125,186$2,859,828
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,985,996$5,804,305
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,111,182$8,664,133
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,443,639$9,116,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,664,133 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$809,074
XI-2 Total expenses$891,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,474
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,111,182
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$632,294
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,131
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,664,133

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