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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,932,092
Total expenses
$15,186,775
Contributions and grants received
$3,926,598
Grants paid
$6,793,801
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6,964,574
Other revenue
$40,920
Total assets, end of year
$73,675,569
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,460,844
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$71,214,725
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,854,483
Management and general expenses
$3,700,119
Fundraising expenses
$632,173
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,854,483

Program services were 71.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,588

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $96,256

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,826,754

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $1,369,592 · excluded $1,369,592

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $34,150,587

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $28,555,605

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,594,982

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,594,982 · excluded $5,594,982

  • 11a · Other revenue: SCHOLARSHIP REFUNDS

    total $40,920 · excluded $40,920

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $40,920

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,793,801 · program services $6,793,801

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,015,485 · program services $422,990 · management and general $311,071 · fundraising $281,424

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,963,129 · program services $2,341,356 · management and general $467,814 · fundraising $153,959

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $44,303 · program services $33,431 · management and general $9,285 · fundraising $1,587

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,233 · program services $78,558 · management and general $10,675

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $298,561 · program services $208,835 · management and general $58,000 · fundraising $31,726

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $495,447 · management and general $495,447

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $533,939 · management and general $533,939

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $778,134 · program services $169,513 · management and general $573,010 · fundraising $35,611

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $65,571 · program services $14,284 · management and general $48,286 · fundraising $3,001

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $141,158 · program services $30,751 · management and general $103,947 · fundraising $6,460

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $233,022 · program services $50,763 · management and general $171,595 · fundraising $10,664

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $519,189 · program services $400,900 · management and general $61,159 · fundraising $57,130

  • 17 · Travel

    total $59,511 · program services $43,511 · management and general $14,995 · fundraising $1,005

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $39,566 · program services $28,929 · management and general $9,969 · fundraising $668

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,333 · program services $7,969 · management and general $1,222 · fundraising $1,142

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $60,636 · management and general $60,636

  • 24a · Other expenses: G&A CONTRIBUTED SERVICE

    total $791,571 · program services $172,440 · management and general $582,904 · fundraising $36,227

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $125,169 · program services $27,268 · management and general $92,173 · fundraising $5,728

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $66,323 · program services $14,448 · management and general $48,840 · fundraising $3,035

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES & SUPPLIES

    total $61,316 · program services $13,358 · management and general $45,152 · fundraising $2,806

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,378 · program services $1,378

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $285,627 · end of year $1,418,219

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,126,982 · end of year $10,729,254

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $609,212 · end of year $2,729,913

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $174,049 · end of year $317,606

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $145,146 · end of year $231,739

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $618,853

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $556,812

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,555 · end of year $62,041

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $57,992,018 · end of year $56,503,376

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,062,474 · end of year $1,683,421

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $217,934 · end of year $539,862

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,309,322 · end of year $1,920,982

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $52,090,646 · end of year $50,953,614

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,805,161 · end of year $20,261,111

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM'S (DC CAP'S) PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENTS TO ATTEND AND GRADUATE COLLEGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENTS TO ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.

  • PARTNERSHIPS: THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS (UP) PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED TO MATCH DC STUDENTS WITH UNIVERSITIES THAT COLLABORATE WITH DC CAP TO PAIR INTENSIVE SUPPORT (ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL, AND PERSONAL) WITH A COHORT COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE FROM ENTRY THROUGH GRADUATION. LAUNCHED IN 2019 WITH A SINGLE UNIVERSITY PARTNER, THE UP PROGRAM WAS INFORMED BY EVIDENCE FROM NOTABLE COLLEGE SUCCESS ORGANIZATIONS. NOW ENTERING THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, DC CAP PARTNERS WITH 13 HIGH-PERFORMING, FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS THAT SHARE DC CAP'S COMMITMENT TO INCREASING ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION RATES FOR DC STUDENTS. WITHIN THE PROGRAM, UNIVERSITIES COLLABORATE WITH DC CAP TO RECRUIT AND SELECT SCHOLAR COHORTS, PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND, HIGH-INTENSITY RETENTION SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC SERVICES, AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO ENSURE DC STUDENTS PERSIST AND EARN THEIR DEGREES WITH LITTLE TO NO DEBT. DC CAP MATCHES SCHOLARS WITH PARTNER INSTITUTIONS AND COMPOUNDS FUNDING FROM DC CAP SCHOLARSHIPS, ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, FEDERAL PELL GRANTS, AND DC TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS (DC TAG) TO OFFSET EDUCATIONAL COSTS. ONCE SCHOLARS MATCH WITH INSTITUTIONS, THE UP PROGRAM REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT FROM BOTH SCHOLARS AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS. DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, SCHOLARS MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR DC CAP ADVISORS AND ENGAGE IN UNIVERSITY-LED ADVISING, COHORT MEETINGS, AND CAMPUS PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BOTH ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY RELATIONSHIPS OFTEN INCLUDE FORMAL ENGAGEMENT FROM THE ADMISSIONS, FINANCIAL AID, AND HOUSING OFFICES, IN ADDITION TO STUDENT AFFAIRS AND EVEN THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.BY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENSURE COLLABORATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THE COLLEGE JOURNEY, THE UP PROGRAM CONNECTS INSTITUTIONS TO HIGH-ACHIEVING COHORTS OF SCHOLARS FROM ACROSS DC AND MAXIMIZES THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM DC CAP SCHOLARSHIPS, INSTITUTIONAL AID, AND FEDERAL STUDENT AID. THE RESULT IS INCREASED POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS FOR DC STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO EARN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.

    Expenses $6,052,504 · Grants $4,479,738

  • COUNSELING: THE DC CAP SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO COLLEGE FOR DC STUDENTS BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES, FAMILY CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TUITION COSTS. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $4,000 PER YEAR ARE AWARDED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC MERIT AND ARE RENEWABLE FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS.DC CAP RENEWS SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY, CONTINGENT ON STUDENTS MAINTAINING COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FINANCIAL NEED, AND SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS. BY STRATEGICALLY INVESTING IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND ALIGNING RESOURCES WITH STUDENTS' NEEDS, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS DC STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS AND CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED COLLEGE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES ACROSS THE CITY.

    Expenses $3,754,478 · Grants $1,562,256

  • THE WARD 7 & 8 SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES TARGETED STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING TO INCREASE COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FROM DC'S WARDS 7 AND 8. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC MERIT, ENSURING SUPPORT REACHES STUDENTS WHO STAND TO BENEFIT MOST.THE PROGRAM OFFERS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS, RENEWABLE FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS, ALONG WITH TARGETED SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY STUDENTS FROM THESE COMMUNITIES. STUDENTS RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM DC CAP ADVISORS THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEY, WITH A FOCUS ON PERSISTENCE AND DEGREE COMPLETION. BY BRIDGING FINANCIAL GAPS AND PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT, THE WARD 7 & 8 SCHOLARS PROGRAM EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND CREATE A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

    Expenses $851,988 · Grants $707,500

  • GEAR UP: GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP) IS A DISCRETIONARY FEDERAL GRANT PROJECT, WHICH ENCOURAGES APPLICANTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, TO ASSIST THE STUDENTS IN OBTAINING A SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND PREPARING FOR AND SUCCEEDING IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. DC CAP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND FRIENDSHIP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, IS A SUBGRANTEE WHO DELIVERS THIS PROGRAM TO OVER 8 MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN WARDS 7 AND 8. GEAR UP PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF SERVICES, INCLUDING: MENTORING, COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING, SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) SUPPORT.

    Expenses $195,513 · Grants $44,307

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ted Leonsis

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Pinkie Dent Mayfield

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ronald Abramson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeremy Blank

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Muriel Bowser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Bradley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Butler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ted Colbert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Del Guercio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark D Ein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lewis D Ferebee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raul J Fernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Flagel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald E Graham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert P Kogod

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony A Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Antoinette Mitchell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W Russell Ramsey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine B Reynolds

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nikki Reid

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tamika L Tremaglio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Canada

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amry Junaideen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Waldo

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $289,370
    From this org
    $281,304
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,066
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,304
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,066
    Filer's total
    $289,370

  • Tosha Lewis Hughes

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,239
    From this org
    $189,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,751
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,488
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,849
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,902
    Filer's total
    $202,239

  • Kya Dixon

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $167,010
    From this org
    $154,263
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,747
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,463
    Bonus
    $9,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,728
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,019
    Filer's total
    $167,010

  • Daronna Jones

    VP OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $136,972
    From this org
    $124,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,572
    Hours/week
    40

  • Matthew Avery

    DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $112,585
    From this org
    $108,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,969
    Hours/week
    40

  • Adam Elshazli

    INTERIM DIRECTOR OF STEM

    Total calculated
    $107,644
    From this org
    $100,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,088
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, ERIC WALDO, PRESIDENT/CEO, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $30,000, TOSHA LEWIS HUGHES, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $20,000, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $9,800, AND DARONNA JONES, VP OF PROGRAMS, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $8,260, MATTHEW AVERY, DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $5,433 AND ADAM ELSHAZIL, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF STEM RECEIVED A BONUS OF $6,740.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511349349304076

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