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Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems

San Diego, CA · EIN 51-0618827 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems reported $10.6 million in revenue and $9.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.62 went to program services, $8.38 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 71.6% of the total. Government grants made up 26.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $175,349 (CEO/President). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 51% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.9M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.6%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.4%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
26.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
26.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
71.6%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$175,349$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.78%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
168
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.513.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 5100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$3.0M expenses · 33.0% of program spending · revenue $6.5M

Sales - assessment materials

$2.8M expenses · 30.6% of program spending

Program development:program development involved enhancements to topspro software, e-tests and continuing development of nedp. It also involved the development of new assessments and the re-validation of existing assessments for submission to octae for approval

$1.7M expenses · 18.6% of program spending · revenue $604K

Other adult literacy services

$1.6M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO/President
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$171,833$0$3,516$175,349
CFO/DIR OF RSCH
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$161,829$0$7,653$169,482
PROG DEL MGR
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$128,968$0$15,275$144,243
Dir. of IT
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$125,780$0$13,977$139,757
CA TRAINING MGR
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,610$0$11,879$139,489
Assess. Prog. Mgr.
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$117,619$0$20,816$138,435
Asst. Prog. Mgr.
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,149$0$4,722$120,871
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$112,279$0$0$112,279

16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $457K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$11M$9.9M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$11M$9.9M91.6%$8.6M$175,349
FY2024 ⓘ$10M$9.6M91.8%$7.8M$168,688
FY2023 ⓘ$8.2M$7.9M90.6%$6.7M$158,699
FY2022 ⓘ$8.1M$7.5M92.1%$6.4M$155,774
FY2021 ⓘ$6.8M$6.5M91.4%$6.4M$143,902
FY2020 ⓘ$7.0M$7.1M92.4%$6.0M$137,061

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 561
  • Volunteers Part I, line 65

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RA Software LLC
Programming consulting
$948,426

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems reported that 91.6% of its $9.9 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $175,349, for the role of CEO/President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems get its money?

Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 26.0% came from contributions and grants (including 26.0% from government grants) and 71.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Casas - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0618827 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631269349302913 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531089349301318 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440959349301459 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331089349300613 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241229349301204 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101209349301930 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0618827: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.