College Track

What it says it does

SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLEGE TRACK IS A NATIONAL COLLEGE COMPLETION PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS FIRST-GENERATION SCHOLARS TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND BUILD LIVES FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITY, CHOICE, PURPOSE, AND POWER. COLLEGE TRACK PARTNERS WITH FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, WALKING WITH THEM FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION. FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, OUR 10 YEAR PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED THE ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL, AND PERSONAL SUPPORT SCHOLARS NEED TO COMPLETE COLLEGE AND PURSUE MEANINGFUL CAREERS. TODAY NEARLY 6,600 COLLEGE TRACK SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI ACROSS 13 COMMUNITIES AND ALMOST 300 COLLEGES ARE PROVING WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN TALENT MEETS OPPORTUNITY. TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS, WE ARE EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE EVERY SCHOLAR HAS THE CHANCE TO CREATE A LIFE FILLED WITH CHOICE, PURPOSE, AND POWER.

Income

$54.4 million

Spending

$47.1 million

Spent on programs

79%

Reserves

9.2 months of spending

Largest source of income

donations and private grants, 97%

Employees

292

Volunteers

28

Highest pay

$632,339, president & chief exe. officer

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

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

• Reserves

  28 of 35

  Spendable reserves would cover 9.2 months of spending.

• Debt

  16 of 20

  It owes 24% of what it owns.

• Living within its means

  15 of 15

  Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

• Income trend

  5 of 15

  Income fell 13% on the year before.

• Spending floor

  15 of 15

  78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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 25

  15 of 15 voting board members are independent.

• Conflict of interest policy

  15 of 15

  Has a written conflict of interest policy.

• Whistleblower policy

  8 of 8

  Has a written whistleblower policy.

• Record keeping policy

  7 of 7

  Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

• Board minutes

  5 of 5

  Keeps minutes of board meetings.

• Board sees the tax return

  10 of 10

  Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

• Pay set independently

  5 of 5

  Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

• Independent check of accounts

  15 of 15

  Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

• No reported misuse

  10 of 10

  Reports 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

Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.

Results it reports

• The program equipped 4,800 scholars to advance towards bachelor's degrees.Work delivered
• The program provided resources to an alumni network of 1,800 college graduates.Work delivered
• High school seniors graduated with an average GPA of 3.52.Change achieved
• 96% of seniors were accepted into at least one four-year college.Change achieved
• 96% of seniors matriculated to a two-year or four-year college.Change achieved
• The class of 2024 had an 86% college persistence rate.Change achieved
• 51% of scholars from the class of 2019 graduated with a bachelor's degree within five years.Change achieved

Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.

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

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   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 September 7, 2026.

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   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 September 30, 2026.

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   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 September 10, 2026.

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   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 September 7, 2026.

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   How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

   Recognized by the IRS since October 1997.

   Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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   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 7, 2026.

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