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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FOUNDATION FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,881,796
Total expenses
$1,888,201
Contributions and grants received
$870,875
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,010,921
Total assets, end of year
$5,149,797
Total liabilities, end of year
$920,037
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,229,760
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,300,375
Management and general expenses
$369,770
Fundraising expenses
$218,056
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,300,375

Program services were 68.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $54,436

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $816,439

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $611,738

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $58,085

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $553,653 · excluded $553,653

  • 11a · Other revenue: NET ASSETS RELEASED FR

    total $309,200 · related or exempt $309,200

  • 11b · Other revenue: IN-KIND REVENUE: GOODS

    total $143,242 · related or exempt $143,242

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $4,826 · related or exempt $4,826

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $457,268

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $295,725 · program services $242,144 · management and general $20,608 · fundraising $32,973

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $503,798 · program services $412,515 · management and general $35,108 · fundraising $56,175

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $113,783 · program services $84,333 · management and general $17,421 · fundraising $12,029

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,322 · program services $52,217 · management and general $4,515 · fundraising $7,590

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $158,525 · program services $2,700 · management and general $66,727 · fundraising $89,098

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,250 · program services $18,461 · management and general $6,744 · fundraising $7,045

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $142,069 · program services $116,335 · management and general $19,271 · fundraising $6,463

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,693 · program services $51,391 · management and general $249 · fundraising $53

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $35,575 · management and general $35,575

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,773 · management and general $12,773

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $212,786 · program services $212,786

  • 24b · Other expenses: SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES

    total $60,500 · program services $60,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: IT SERVICE

    total $9,152 · program services $7,688 · management and general $1,132 · fundraising $332

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM CONSULTANTS

    total $6,900 · program services $6,900

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $188,350 · program services $32,405 · management and general $149,647 · fundraising $6,298

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $929,852 · end of year $1,177,326

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $225,800

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $537,132

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $132,798 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $57,424 · end of year $51,851

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

    $222,129

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

    $43,451

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,358 · end of year $178,678

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,794,752 · end of year $2,779,424

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $425,386

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $139,326 · end of year $134,039

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $178,490 · end of year $785,998

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,804,553 · end of year $4,097,695

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,615 · end of year $132,065

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FCE'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FIRST-GENERATION, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR FROM EAST PALO ALTO, CA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WHO GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. FCE WAS FOUNDED OUT OF A DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL AND ECONCOMIC CONDITIONS OF EAST PALO RESIDENTS. FCE'S BELIEF WAS EDUCATION IS A POWREFUL TOOL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

  • COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAMBELIEVING THAT HIGH EXPECTATIONS LEAD TO HIGH ACHIEVEMENT, FCE HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO PURSUE ADVANCED ACADEMIC WORK, SO THEY ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE. UNDER THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM, STUDENTS RECEIVE TUTORING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE PLANNING AND COUNSELING, PLUS FINANCIAL AID, AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION GUIDANCE. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF FCE'S STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. EIGHTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF THEM COMPLETE COLLEGE WITHIN SIX YEARS. FCE HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP THE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND SELF-CONFIDENCE TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $664,567

  • COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMRECOGNIZING THAT GETTING STUDENTS INTO COLLEGE IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP, FCE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH COLLEGE TO ENSURE THAT THEY GRADUATE WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. THE COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH MENTORING, SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CAREER COUNSELING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS TO ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLETE THEIR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION.

    Expenses $307,122

  • COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMTHE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OFFERS COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP OFFSET THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDING A COLLEGE EDUCATION. SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH ARE FUNDED BY INDIVIDUAL AND FOUNDATION DONORS, PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING THAT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS COMPLETE COLLEGE WITHIN SIX YEARS.

    Expenses $228,134

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIPTIONMETA SUMMER ACADEMY PROGRAMTHE META SUMMER ACADEMY PROGRAM PROVIDES EXTERNS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS BY BEING PART OF A DYNAMIC WORKFORCE. EXTERNS WORK CLOSELY WITH META'S MENTORS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES TO GAIN REAL-WORLD WORK EXPERIENCE AND ON-THE-JOB SKILLS THAT WILL HELP PROPEL THEM INTO SUCCESSFUL CAREERS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SUCCESS, STABILITY, AND MOBILITY THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY CAREER EXPLORATION IN THE TECH INDUSTRY.STUDENT AND FAMILY EVENTSFCE BRINGS THEIR ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF STAFF, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TOGETHER TO MEET EACH OTHER AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES OF THE STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY THE PROGRAMS OFFERED. THESE EVENTS ALSO INCLUDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, DONORS AND ALUMS THAT BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN ITS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $100,552

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shelly Willig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janice Brody

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Pishny

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Andrews

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Rubin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joyce Latu-Fahamokioa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leigh Winter Martin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marissa McGee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Boyce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul J Collins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leila Jere

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Paul Resnick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Devin Gaines

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nadia Johnson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jose Gutierrez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Owusu

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jill Parker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Richert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Evan Warner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donna Chandra

    DIR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth Wells

    EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $180,200
    From this org
    $180,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,200
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $180,200
  • Asra Hussain

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $115,525
    From this org
    $115,525
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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

None.

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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
2024
Filed
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601279349302375

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