- Revenue 2023
- $4,352,816
- Expenses 2023
- $4,183,213
Program services were 72.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B99
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 11726 SAN VICENTE BLVD STE 212
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).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
READY TO SUCCEED (RTS) IS A NON PROFIT EMPOWERING FOSTER YOUTH IN COLLEGE TO PREPARE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD AND BUILD PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT. WE DO THIS THROUGH A UNIQUE, MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OUR RTS STUDENTS WITH PERSONALIZED CAREER ADVISING, ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS AND PLACEMENT IN PAID INTERNSHIPS. UPON COMPLETION OF OUR PROGRAM, RTS SCHOLARS HAVE THE SKILLS, RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO LAUNCH THEIR CAREERS AND PURSUE THEIR DREAMS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO EMPOWER FOSTER YOUTH IN COLLEGE TO GRADUATE AND LAUNCH MEANINGFUL CAREERS.
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THE RTS CAREER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IS A HOLISTIC, FOUR-YEAR CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES AND SUPPORTS EACH RTS SCHOLAR'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS, WITH THE GOAL OF EMPOWERING THEM TO LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL CAREERS. SCHOLARS JOIN THE RTS PROGRAM AS RISING SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS AND ARE ASSIGNED A PERSONAL CAREER NAVIGATOR AND ADVISOR WHO STAYS WITH THEM THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION AND ONE FULL YEAR OF POST-GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT. THIS ADVISOR IS OFTEN THE FIRST TRUSTED ADULT AND ROLE MODEL FOR OUR STUDENTS. EACH ADVISOR GUIDES THEIR SCHOLARS THROUGH ALL THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO DRIVE OUR STUDENTS' CAREER SUCCESS INCLUDING: 1:1 COACHING AND CAREER WORKSHOPS; NETWORK BUILDING THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF 500+ PROFESSIONALS; SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THROUGH MONTHLY COMMUNITY BUILDING AND WELLNESS EVENTS AND ACCESS TO A ROBUST RESOURCE NETWORK TO ADDRESS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS; INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT AND JOB SEARCH SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WITH A $5,000 STIPEND TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS FOR ALL ACTIVE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN YOUTH PERSISTING IN AND GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE, AND SECURING CAREER TRACK JOBS.
Expenses $2,167,106 · Grants $857,754
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CAREER ACCELERATOR FOR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE CAREER ACCELERATOR FOR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2021 AND WAS GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE RIC AND SUZANNE KAYNE FOUNDATION. THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND CAL STATE AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS AND PURSUE CAREERS IN BUSINESS OR STEM RELATED INDUSTRIES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE CAREER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR FOSTER YOUTH WITH THE ADDITION OF A LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Expenses $724,062 · Grants $655,540
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THE YAC SCHOLARS (YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL): ARE A GROUP OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES SELECTED BY THE SNAP FOUNDATION WHO ARE PURSUING CAREERS IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. THE RTS/YAC PROGRAM PROVIDES THE YAC MEMBERS WITH PERSONALIZED CAREER COACHING, ACCESS TO THE RTS NETWORK OF PROFESSIONALS, INDUSTRY FOCUSED WORKSHOPS AND JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE. YAC SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM FOR ONE YEAR AND GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO BEGIN OR CONTINUE THEIR CAREER JOURNEYS IN CREATIVE FIELD.
Expenses $123,702
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PROJECT DORM ROOM: THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DORM ROOM ESSENTIALS TO INCOMING FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER FOSTER YOUTH STUDENTS AT SEVERAL CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND CURRENTLY AT ONE OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTION, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS RECEIVE LIVING SUPPLIES SUCH AS BED SHEETS, BATH TOWELS, TOILETRIES, HANGERS, LAMPS, AND COLLEGE SWAG TO HELP MAKE THEIR MOVE-IN EXPERIENCE LESS BURDENSOME. WE ALSO PROVIDE GIFT CARDS TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL ITEMS WORTH OVER $500 TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BEGIN THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEY FEELING SUPPORTED AND CARED FOR. BEYOND PROVIDING THE MOVE-IN SUPPLIES, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP STUDENTS PHYSICALLY MOVE THEIR ITEMS AND BELONGINGS INTO THEIR DORM ROOM, AND PARTICIPATE IN PACKING AND SENDING CARE PACKAGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE PROGRAM ALSO SERVES AS A RECRUITING PIPELINE FOR FOSTER YOUTH TO JOIN THE RTS PROGRAM DURING THE SOPHOMORE YEAR OF THEIR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES.
Expenses $21,709 · Grants $16,631
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Todd KesslerTODD KESSLER
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Elizabeth FriedmanELIZABETH FRIEDMAN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karen Kehela SherwoodKAREN KEHELA SHERWOOD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Natalie CatalanNATALIE CATALAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tania SusterTANIA SUSTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Emmanual BentonEMMANUAL BENTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jon GimbelJON GIMBEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eddie ValcinEDDIE VALCIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deanne YamamotoDEANNE YAMAMOTO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Harriet ZaretskyHARRIET ZARETSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karen JonesKAREN JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Romi LassallyROMI LASSALLY
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $148,944
- From this org
- $122,894
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,050
- Hours/week
- 40
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Patrick McCabePATRICK MCCABE
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $68,994
- From this org
- $67,794
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,200
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $4,352,816
- Expenses
- $4,183,213
- Contributions
- $4,327,631
- Grants paid
- $1,529,925
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,548,021
- Expenses
- $2,851,054
- Contributions
- $4,549,383
- Grants paid
- $598,627
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,235,730
- Expenses
- $1,841,246
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,450,992
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $435,478
- Expenses
- $446,093
- Assets (EOY)
- $763,363
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,106,956
- Expenses
- $716,326
- Assets (EOY)
- $842,998
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $607,031
- Expenses
- $251,613
- Assets (EOY)
- $374,647
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.
Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2018
- Tax period
- 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
- Principal officer
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Patrick McCabePATRICK MCCABE
- Mailing address
- 1514 17TH ST NO 205SANTA MONICA CA 90404
- Website
- Something was entered that is not a web address, so it is not shown.
As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.
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
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$760,250
2024 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 general support
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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CCF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FUND
$80,000
2023 EDUCATION
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS
$50,000
2024 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$33,500
2023 EDUCATION
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 11 November 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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.