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← COLLEGE POSSIBLE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COLLEGE POSSIBLE.

Totals

Total revenue
$34,574,024
Total expenses
$31,880,683
Contributions and grants received
$31,409,613
Grants paid
$727,560
Program service revenue
$2,766,287
Investment income
$419,120
Other revenue
-$20,996
Total assets, end of year
$28,111,265
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,745,931
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,365,334
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$25,659,401
Management and general expenses
$2,761,038
Fundraising expenses
$3,460,244
Program service expenses (Part III)
$25,659,401

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $724,375

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,808,251

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $21,876,987

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $577,229

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COPILOT PARTNERSHIP FEES

    total $1,198,079 · related or exempt $1,198,079

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP FEES

    total $1,027,208 · related or exempt $1,027,208

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $541,000 · related or exempt $541,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $419,120 · excluded $419,120

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,050

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $724,375

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $63,664

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$34,614 · excluded -$34,614

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $13,618 · excluded $13,618

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,618

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $727,560 · program services $727,560

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $927,915 · program services $733,981 · management and general $76,089 · fundraising $117,845

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $18,997,390 · program services $15,453,742 · management and general $1,543,467 · fundraising $2,000,181

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $536,412 · program services $458,398 · management and general $30,530 · fundraising $47,484

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,693,178 · program services $2,290,647 · management and general $157,564 · fundraising $244,967

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,509,515 · program services $1,231,844 · management and general $120,608 · fundraising $157,063

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $121,591 · management and general $121,591

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,307 · management and general $58,307

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $145,978 · management and general $145,978

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $18,298 · management and general $18,298

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,429,562 · program services $863,902 · management and general $126,389 · fundraising $439,271

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $255,621 · program services $29,870 · management and general $9,467 · fundraising $216,284

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,405 · program services $34,883 · management and general $1,379 · fundraising $2,143

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,998,708 · program services $1,815,436 · management and general $71,742 · fundraising $111,530

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $946,955 · program services $860,124 · management and general $33,990 · fundraising $52,841

  • 17 · Travel

    total $208,147 · management and general $208,147

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $54,648 · program services $51,683 · management and general $1,161 · fundraising $1,804

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,452 · program services $9,452

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $232,876 · program services $211,522 · management and general $8,359 · fundraising $12,995

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $135,189 · program services $110,636 · management and general $17,757 · fundraising $6,796

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT SUPPORT COSTS

    total $444,363 · program services $444,363

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF ACQUISITION & TRA

    total $357,453 · program services $331,358 · management and general $10,215 · fundraising $15,880

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $33,160 · fundraising $33,160

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,071,290 · end of year $1,814,309

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,284,494 · end of year $2,555,837

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,323,016 · end of year $8,256,459

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,624,047 · end of year $2,337,744

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $734,619 · end of year $565,582

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

    $2,640,569

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

    $1,398,298

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $591,124 · end of year $1,242,271

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,725,284 · end of year $9,719,134

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,297,316 · end of year $1,619,929

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,333,528 · end of year $1,625,932

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,225,047 · end of year $1,988,434

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $666,667 · end of year $333,333

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,461,940 · end of year $1,798,232

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,802,083 · end of year $6,488,697

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,161,925 · end of year $15,876,637

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

COLLEGE POSSIBLE IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION MAKING COLLEGE ADMISSION AND SUCCESS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS THROUGH AN INTENSIVE CURRICULUM OF COACHING AND SUPPORT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COLLEGE POSSIBLE IS MAKING COLLEGE ADMISSION AND SUCCESS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS THROUGH AN INTENSIVE CURRICULUM OF COACHING AND SUPPORT.

  • FLAGSHIP: SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $19,075,112 · Grants $727,560 · Revenue $810,833

  • CATALYZE: SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $1,416,918 · Revenue $749,500

  • CO-PILOT: SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $1,147,535 · Revenue $1,198,079

  • NATIONAL OFFICE SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE OPERATION.

    Expenses $4,019,836 · Revenue $7,875

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Al Fan

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Marlene Ibsen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Suzanne Rivera

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Andrea Mokros

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Doreen James Wise

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Fayneese Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Jennifer Rickard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Joelle Murchison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Manmeet Dhami

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dr Siva Kumari

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $379,572
    From this org
    $351,357
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,215
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $299,157
    Bonus
    $52,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,819
    Nontaxable benefits
    $396
    Filer's total
    $379,572
  • Ali Ayub

    SVP, TECH, DATA & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $262,261
    From this org
    $228,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,528
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,733
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,283
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,245
    Filer's total
    $262,261
  • Lavada Williams

    SVP, PEOPLE AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $207,936
    From this org
    $183,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,610
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,326
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,020
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,590
    Filer's total
    $207,936
  • Arvin Frazier

    SR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OMAHA

    Total calculated
    $170,925
    From this org
    $140,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,111
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,817
    Bonus
    $8,997
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,640
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,471
    Filer's total
    $170,925
  • Christine Poorman

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHICAGO

    Total calculated
    $151,637
    From this org
    $141,346
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,291
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,521
    Bonus
    $13,825
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,153
    Nontaxable benefits
    $138
    Filer's total
    $151,637
  • Catherine Marciano

    VP, PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $150,587
    From this org
    $133,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,433
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,154
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,357
    Filer's total
    $150,587
  • Scott Del Rossi

    VP, COLLEGE & CAREER SUCCESS

    Total calculated
    $151,795
    From this org
    $138,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,179
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,616
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,799
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,380
    Filer's total
    $151,795
  • John Chang

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR

    Total calculated
    $168,037
    From this org
    $145,826
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,211
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,476
    Bonus
    $10,350
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,490
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,721
    Filer's total
    $168,037

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

Answered no

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 5
SLT BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY A COMBINATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE.
PART I, LINE 6
SLT BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY A COMBINATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE.

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
21 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630289349301128

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