Contigo Ed Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Contigo Ed was born out of a desire to ensure all students, regardless of their backgrounds and the schools they attend, are advised by highly trained, skilled, and effective educators helping them thrive and reach their fullest potential.Drawing upon the collective years of experience of the diverse team, Contigo Ed has not only helped its clients and their students see and realize this vision but also experienced it firsthand - the power and transformative life changing effect having viable postsecondary pathways can be! This is what fuels our work every day and our desire for the collective impact we can all have on the students we are entrusted to support and serve. Indeed, whatever's next, we're with you now!
- Income
- $5.7 million
- Spending
- $2.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $251,266, founder & 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: 68 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 53% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 181% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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)
- $1.8 million spent. Contigo Ed champions and drives equitable postsecondary expectations and opportunities for all students. Contigo Ed was born out of a desire to ensure all students, regardless of their backgrounds and the schools they attend, are advised by highly trained, skilled, and effective educators helping them thrive and reach their fullest potential. Drawing upon the collective years of experience of the diverse team, Contigo Ed has not only helped its clients and their students see and realize this vision but also experienced it firsthand - the power and transformative life changing effect having viable postsecondary pathways can be. Contigo Ed is fueled by the team's desire to achieve the collective impact Contigo Ed can have on all the students it is entrusted to support and serve.Contigo Ed's work generally falls into two categories:(1) Cultivating communities of educators through customized workshops, training and support to build a culture of postsecondary success. Contigo Ed provides customized and comprehensive professional development workshops, training and support to teachers, administrators, school counselors and advisors in all aspects of postsecondary access and success and leadership development. Contigo Ed offers live workshops that can be delivered and accessed either virtually or in-person. Each workshop includes a pre-workshop consultation with the participants and post-workshop follow-up with the participants. Contigo Ed's workshops for school counselors and advisors discuss student postsecondary pathways, college match and fit, college affordability and transition. Contigo Ed's workshops for school district administrators focus on school district vision setting, data-driven analysis and strategic planning. Contigo Ed's activities relating to customized training and support to build a culture of postsecondary success furthers Contigo Ed's' educational and charitable exempt purposes. Contigo Ed's activities relating to customized training and support to build a culture of postsecondary success are funded by individual contributions and grants from private foundations. We expect activities relating to cultivating communities of educators through customized training and support to teachers, administrators, school counselors and advisors to constitute approximately 50% of Contigo Ed's program activities and expenses.(2) Consulting services that serve to embolden leaders through comprehensive data analysis and strategic planning. Contigo Ed offers strategic consulting to school districts, State Education Departments, philanthropic organizations and nonprofits using a multi-phased approach with distinctive "key" activities and deliverables at each phase of a comprehensive strategic project planning process. Working in close collaboration and partnership with clients, Contigo Ed assesses the Client's current processes in preparing every student for postsecondary access and success, ranging from seeking a higher education degree to an industry-accepted credential aligned with high-demand jobs paying a living wage. Contigo Ed works to define the current and necessary resources critical to achieving the client's objectives, establishes interim progress indicators toward the Client's students' postsecondary outcomes and goals, and creates a set of strategic actions that include key recommendations with aligned processes incorporating critical programming structures essential for success. Contigo Ed's consulting services relating to data analysis and strategic planning for school districts, State Education Departments, philanthropic organizations and nonprofits furthers Contigo Ed's' educational and charitable exempt purposes. Contigo Ed's consulting services activities for school districts, State Education Departments, philanthropic organizations and nonprofits are funded by individual contributions and grants from private foundations. We expect consulting services activities for school districts, State Education Departments, philanthropic organizations and nonprofits to constitute approximately 50% of Contigo Ed's program activities and expenses.
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 January 2023.
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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