Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$11,440,184

Total expenses

$11,227,670

Contributions and grants received

$567,173

Grants paid

$12,000

Program service revenue

$10,802,209

Investment income

$28,448

Other revenue

$42,354

Total assets, end of year

$10,940,099

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,983,540

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,956,559

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$9,289,954

Management and general expenses

$1,693,843

Fundraising expenses

$243,873

Program service expenses (Part III)

$9,289,954

Program services were 82.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SPECIAL EDUCATION: ACHIEVEKIDS OPERATES TWO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN PALO ALTO AND EAST SAN JOSE. WE SERVE OVER 110 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS FROM FOUR BAY AREA COUNTIES. ACHIEVEKIDS PROVIDES DYNAMIC AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT, ACHIEVEKIDS SPECIALIZES IN CREATING LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL, LEARNING, AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. OUR DEDICATED TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM, AND SPEECH THERAPISTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM BECOMES A SKILLFUL PROBLEM SOLVING GROUP THAT INSTRUCTS AND GUIDES STUDENTS TOWARD GREATER INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE, ENABLING A PATH TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE. WASC ACCREDITED, ACHIEVEKIDS IS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION, WHERE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY LEARNS AND GROWS. ACHIEVEKIDS IS A MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.CAPSES.COM, OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.ACHIEVEKIDS.ORG.HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS: WE USE A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, BLENDING BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FIELDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO DEVELOP HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULA AND TEACHING APPROACHES. OUR PROGRAM IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO EACH STUDENT, AND OUR APPROACHES ARE FOCUSED ON POSITIVE PRACTICES, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCING COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. WE ARE A DATA-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS BASED ON DATA SYSTEMS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROW. THROUGH THIS MULTI-FACETED APPROACH, THE GOAL IS TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO RETURN TO FIND SUCCESS BEYOND OUR DOORS. THIS CAN LOOK DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT STUDENTS, AND INCLUDES RETURNING TO THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL OR A LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT, OR FINDING POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, AND HELP STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF: BOTH SCHOOLS ARE COMPOSED OF EXPERIENCED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS FROM VARYING DOMAINS. SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, VOCATIONAL AND TRANSITION COORDINATORS, AND PROGRAM COUNSELORS MAKE UP OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND ENCOMPASS OUR COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO HELPING MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.

  Expenses $8,532,719 · Revenue $9,633,646

• BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: ACHIEVEKIDS IS COMMITTED TO A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY LEARNING. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT HAS PROFESSIONALS FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD (MFT'S, MSW'S, LPCC'S) AND BEHAVIOR ANALYTICS (BCBA'S AND THOSE TRAINING TOWARDS BCBA). THIS DIVERSE SET OF PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTISE ALLOWS US TO ADAPT AND MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. USING A VARIETY OF EVIDENCED-BASED THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES, MH AND ABA THERAPISTS CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY. THERAPISTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH CLASSROOMS TO ENSURE A CONSISTENT APPROACH WITH MEASURED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL LEARNING. DATA DRIVEN, WE INFORM OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS WITH THE COLLECTION OF A VARIETY OF DATA POINTS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL.

  Expenses $607,938 · Revenue $969,708

• TRANSITION: TRANSITION STARTS FROM THE DAY WE MEET A STUDENT AND FAMILY. HELPING PREPARE A STUDENT WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR LIFE-LONG SUCCESS. THE ACHIEVEKIDS TEAM APPROACHES HELPING MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, A FOCUS ON ENHANCING NEEDED HARD AND SOFT SKILLS, AND BY HELPING IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP TOOLS NECESSARY TO NAVIGATE CHALLENGES THE STUDENT IS EXPERIENCING. IN ADDITION, ACHIEVEKIDS HAS A WELL-DEVELOPED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES COURSEWORK, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB COACHING, JOB PLACEMENTS, AND INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR EXPERIENCE.VOCATIONAL PROGRAM: THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND WORK EXPERIENCE (CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - WORKABILITY 1 PROGRAM) FOR STUDENTS FROM AGES 14 TO 22, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SPECIFIC LEVEL OF CAPABILITY. AS A VITAL PART OF ACHIEVEKIDS' CURRICULUM, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROVIDES A POSITIVE, ENCOURAGING, AND HIGHLY STRUCTURED PROGRAM AFFORDING STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN VALUABLE WORK AND LIFE SKILLS.COACHING FOR SUCCESS: STUDENTS WORK CLOSELY WITH A JOB COACH ON A JOB. THEIR JOB COACH TRAINS THE STUDENTS, COACHES AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK AT THE SITE, WORKS WITH THE JOB MANAGER AROUND WHAT SKILLS MAY NEED REFINING, AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK TO CLASSROOMS FOR INTEGRATION OF SKILLS. AS A STUDENT BEGINS TO DISPLAY MASTERY, JOB COACHES PHASE OUT TO FOSTER INDEPENDENCE IN SKILLS.SKILLS FOR SPECIFIC SOCIAL SITUATIONS: VOCATIONAL EDUCATION GIVES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP CORE JOB SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM INTERACT WITH THE TYPICAL WORKFORCE; DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS; LEARN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY RAISE AWARENESS OF HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN THRIVE IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT.

  Expenses $149,297 · Grants $12,000 · Revenue $198,855

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

7 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202411359349312751

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.