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SCHOLARMATCH INC

EIN 45-4985621 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Revenue 2024
$3,990,444
Expenses 2024
$4,414,262

Program services were 69.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B82
Classification
1000
Street
849 VALENCIA ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SCHOLARMATCH'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, PROVIDING VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALIZED ADVISING, TARGETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER MENTORING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SCHOLARMATCH SUPPORTS UNDERSERVED FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, PROVIDING VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALIZED ADVISING, TARGETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER MENTORING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE.

  • DESTINED FOR COLLEGE (COLLEGE ACCESS): OUR DESTINED FOR COLLEGE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ACCESS COUNSELING TO 1,058 LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLYING TO COLLEGE. STARTING THE SPRING OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, SCHOLARMATCH STUDENTS ARE MATCHED WITH A VOLUNTEER COLLEGE COACH WHO WORKS 1:1 WITH THEM FOR A FULL YEAR. VOLUNTEER COACHES RECEIVE ROBUST TRAINING FROM SCHOLARMATCH AND SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH ALL ASPECTS OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS - FROM CHOOSING WHERE TO APPLY, TO WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS, TO EVALUATING FINANCIAL AID. STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE ACCESS TO COLLEGE ACCESS WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. ON AVERAGE OUR STUDENTS SUBMIT 6 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND HAVE 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE.

    Expenses $1,796,272

  • SCHOLARS PROGRAM (COLLEGE SUCCESS): STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE DESTINED FOR COLLEGE PROGRAM BECOME ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES 246 STUDENTS. SCHOLARMATCH SCHOLARS ARE MATCHED WITH A PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE ADVISOR ON STAFF WHO PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ADVISING AND WILL RECEIVE UP TO $25,000 IN TARGETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT, EMERGENCY FUNDS, AND MORE. A TOTAL OF $1,271,663 WAS PROVIDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR. STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT THEIR WELLBEING, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND CAREER READINESS, AND MAY REQUEST TO BE MATCHED TO A VOLUNTEER CAREER COACH AS THEY CONTINUE THROUGH COLLEGE. 98% OF OUR SCHOLARS PERSIST ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS AND 80% OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE FULL SCHOLARMATCH PROGRAM GRADUATE WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THE AVERAGE GPA OF OUR SCHOLARS IS 3.31.

    Expenses $1,271,663 · Grants $1,271,663

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Karen Grace-Baker

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Luz Gomez

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Perla JD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ayanda Magwaza CPA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Bennet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Paige Delacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Neha Gupta Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Julie Huang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Isaac Y Kim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Terrance Mayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Jose Martinez

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 02/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Heather McCarty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Esteban Rodriguez Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Gourjoine M Wade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Brandon Wong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Karla Salazar

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $222,793
    From this org
    $199,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,915
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,878
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,995
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,920
    Filer's total
    $222,793
  • Mary Pham

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $145,648
    From this org
    $132,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,662
    Hours/week
    40
  • Devon Wessman-Smerdon Moore

    SR. DIR. OF PROGRAMS AND COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $135,008
    From this org
    $129,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,681
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julie Angulo

    DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $161,858
    From this org
    $140,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,457
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,401
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,616
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,841
    Filer's total
    $161,858
  • Lisa Lopez

    DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ACCESS

    Total calculated
    $122,725
    From this org
    $109,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,950
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,990,444
    Expenses
    $4,414,262
    Contributions
    $3,819,362
    Grants paid
    $1,271,663
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,078,522
    Expenses
    $3,895,947
    Contributions
    $3,834,308
    Grants paid
    $917,144
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,434,883
    Expenses
    $2,993,103
    Contributions
    $4,352,174
    Grants paid
    $683,619

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,582,533
    Expenses
    $3,399,629
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,261,004
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,582,533
    Expenses
    $3,399,629
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,261,004
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,786,437
    Expenses
    $4,795,413
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,074,760
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,012,178
    Expenses
    $4,665,189
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,645,079
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,822,021
    Expenses
    $3,616,689
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,757,702
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,167,468
    Expenses
    $2,616,422
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,515,326
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,860,265
    Expenses
    $2,111,262
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,978,998
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,836,864
    Expenses
    $1,006,655
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,177,892
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $768,624
    Expenses
    $787,682
    Assets (EOY)
    $322,680

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.