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COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUNDATION

EIN 91-2036088 BELLEVUE, WA

Revenue 2023
$27,225,833
Expenses 2023
$27,027,495

Program services were 81.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B122
Classification
1000
Street
15500 SE 30TH PL STE 200

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

We provide a unique integrated system of supports and scholarships to inspire underserved, low-income students to finish high school, graduate from college and succeed in life.

  • Scholarship and College Programs: CSF seeks to reduce financial barriers low-income students face by awarding scholarships and providing student support throughout college. Through June 30, 2024, CSF has awarded 17,431 scholarships to 16,900 students, totaling more than $237 million. To date, 12,109 graduates have received a degree. CSF designs and markets scholarship application materials, develops selection processes, and creates scoring rubrics that consider variables required by the funder and include traditional and non-traditional selection criteria. CSF tracks its scholarship awards and scholars through a student data management system, while responding to individual scholar's financial situations and needs.

    Expenses $11,703,469 · Grants $6,789,750 · Revenue $7,751,692

  • College Readiness Programs: CSF provides career and college awareness and support from 7th grade through high school graduation. CSF also works with the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), school districts, and other college access providers to ensure low-income 7th and 8th graders are aware of Washington State's College Bound Scholarship. Our staff is school-based and work in close collaboration with teachers and guidance counselors. CSF also provides summer academic readiness programming through residential college experiences and offers workshops on the financial aid process, academic planning, college admissions process, and social networking skills.

    Expenses $9,814,399 · Revenue $7,290,285

  • Capacity Building: CSF partnered with small, community-based organizations throughout the state of Washington in an effort to ameliorate the negative effects of the COVID pandemic on high school students. Through competitive proposals, nearly 30 organizations were awarded grants focused on ensuring students would graduate and move into post-secondary education. Over 26,000 students were served via on-line and in person programs, with focus areas such as social emotional learning, career exploration and internships, parent and family experiences, STEM and student re-entry/GED.

    Expenses $628,403 · Grants $560,143

As filed on the 2023 return.

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.

  • James Dorsey

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $279,336
    From this org
    $252,233
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,103
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,756
    Bonus
    $2,477
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,833
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,270
    Filer's total
    $279,336

  • Michael Cheever

    Executive VP

    Total calculated
    $218,692
    From this org
    $196,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,840
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,852
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,070
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,770
    Filer's total
    $218,692

  • Rosemary Turner

    VP of Operation

    Total calculated
    $193,909
    From this org
    $176,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,690
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,219
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,877
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,813
    Filer's total
    $193,909

  • Kellie Nakano

    VP of Program

    Total calculated
    $179,092
    From this org
    $162,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,959
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,133
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,801
    Filer's total
    $179,092

  • Danette Knudson

    VP of Strategy

    Total calculated
    $177,405
    From this org
    $160,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,462
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,943
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,304
    Filer's total
    $177,405

  • Mary Thiesen

    Communication Dir.

    Total calculated
    $154,082
    From this org
    $138,244
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,838
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,244
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,051
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,787
    Filer's total
    $154,082

  • Juliet Schindler

    Public Affair Dir.

    Total calculated
    $153,084
    From this org
    $137,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,248
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,836
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,289
    Filer's total
    $153,084

  • Sarah Porter

    Finance Dir.

    Total calculated
    $139,927
    From this org
    $125,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,513
    Hours/week
    40

  • Senait Habte

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $130,464
    From this org
    $116,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,795
    Hours/week
    40

  • Yichun Chen

    Assistant Dir.

    Total calculated
    $120,369
    From this org
    $113,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,402
    Hours/week
    40

  • George Bridges

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James P Murphy

    Vice Chair/Trea

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Walter Impert

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Virginia Anderson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Neal Boling

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leona Dotson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sheri Flies

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stacie Foster

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Fukai

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nick Hailey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lorna Hernandez Jarvis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Hill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Hohimer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Jeffries

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erik Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

The first 25 listed. 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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $27,225,833
    Expenses
    $27,027,495
    Contributions
    $11,325,621
    Grants paid
    $7,349,893
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $32,385,020
    Expenses
    $27,299,796
    Contributions
    $8,945,215
    Grants paid
    $4,724,587

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
    $22,560,135
    Expenses
    $16,831,977
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,978,387

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,300,539
    Expenses
    $15,853,186
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,905,715

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,354,976
    Expenses
    $13,194,031
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,017,225

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,353,686
    Expenses
    $13,196,179
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,807,494

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,081,628
    Expenses
    $12,824,060
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,570,338

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $39,552,982
    Expenses
    $125,265,054
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,592,435

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $57,477,192
    Expenses
    $34,320,609
    Assets (EOY)
    $128,817,803

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $45,228,345
    Expenses
    $30,982,229
    Assets (EOY)
    $82,684,564

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,639,544
    Expenses
    $19,322,995
    Assets (EOY)
    $65,567,193

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $35,803,074
    Assets (EOY)
    $76,765,029

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.