Reach Leadership Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
REACH LEADERSHIP STEAM ACADEMY IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH IS DEDICATED TO BRIDGING THE SOCIOECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR UNDER-SERVED YOUTH. OUR DEDICATED AND HIGHLY TRAINED TEACHING STAFF IS COMMITTED TO PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND EQUIPPING THEM TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF A GLOBAL SOCIETY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING CONFIDENT, ARTICULATE LEADERS WHO WILL USE THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION IS THE UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT IF GIVEN THE PROPER TOOLS, ALL STUDENTS CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN THE MOST COMPETITIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. REACH BELIEVES THAT ALL STUDENTS MUST BE PREPARED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS AND THE CHOICE TO PURSUE IT AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS
- Income
- $12.4 million
- Spending
- $12.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 98%
- Employees
- 147
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $209,383, executive director/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $11.1 million spent. VISION: REACH BUILDS A COMMUNITY OF LEADERS THROUGH EQUITY, ENGAGEMENT, & EXCELLENCE, ONE HEART, ONE MIND, ONE SCHOLAR AT A TIME. AS A NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY, REACH LEADERSHIP STEAM ACADEMY (REACH) CULTIVATES AND EMPOWERS GLOBAL-LITERATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES TO BECOME INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS IN AN EVER-CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIETY. REACH BELIEVES IN A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO LEARNING THAT ENCOURAGES ALL STUDENTS TO BECOME COMPASSIONATE, INNOVATIVE, AND INTELLIGENT THINKERS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COMPETITIVE 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, REACH HAS CREATED A FOCUSED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT CULTIVATES STUDENTS' CHARACTERS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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