College Track
College Track reported $54.4 million in revenue and $47.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.50 went to program services, $13.01 to management and general costs and $8.49 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $632,339 (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXE. OFFICER). 96 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 79% 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 $47MFor 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 $54M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$95.32 $53M
- Government grants$1.20 $664K
- Investment income$3.48 $1.9M
Other revenue was negative: −$1.1M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.5% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $632,339 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.34% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 96 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
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 expenseIn FY25, College Track's program equipped 4,800 scholars to advance towards bachelor's degrees, and provided resources to a growing alumni network of 1,800 college graduates. Our class of 2025 high school seniors had an average gpa at graduation of 3.52, with 96% accepted into at least one four-year college and 96% matriculating to a two-year or four-year college. 86% college persistence rate for class of 2024. 51% of College Track scholars from the class of 2019 have graduated with a bachelor's degree within five years, more than 2.5 times the national average for first-generation college…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXE. OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $598,106 | $0 | $34,233 | $632,339 |
| CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $294,346 | $0 | $29,367 | $323,713 |
| CHIEF OF EDUCATION UNTIL AUG. 2024 Key employee, 25.40 hrs/week | $283,585 | $0 | $31,977 | $315,562 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $286,134 | $0 | $18,088 | $304,222 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $266,592 | $0 | $18,419 | $285,011 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, SITE STRATEGY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $252,989 | $0 | $30,293 | $283,282 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,495 | $0 | $42,322 | $271,817 |
| VP OF COMM, PR & BRAND STRATEGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,117 | $0 | $39,037 | $213,154 |
96 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from College Track (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b15 · 15 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 5292
- Volunteers Part I, line 628
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KOYA LEADERSHIP PARTNERS LLC Recruiting services | $222,117 |
| ATTAIN CONSULTING GROUP LLC Salesforce- ed cloud implementation | $154,489 |
| JESSICA LASKY CATERING LLC Annual benefit catering services | $100,205 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
57 private foundations reported grants to College Track totaling $4.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from College Track's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for College Track, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of College Track's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, College Track reported that 78.5% of its $47.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.0% to management and general and 8.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does College Track pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation College Track reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $632,339, for the role of PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXE. OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does College Track get its money?
Of $54.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is College Track a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3279613 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 202631209349300128 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501159349301345 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411239349301811 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310769349300216 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230849349301403 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120859349301612 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3279613: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.