2026-03-26T14:36:18-05:00 2025-09-30 953001179 WINDES INC 2050 MAIN ST STE 1300 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2024-10-01 454985621 SCHOLARMATCH INC SCHO 4152371792 849 VALENCIA ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 KARLA V SALAZAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4152371792 2026-03-18 1 1 ELEANOR A LIVINGSTON CPA MST P00226461 9498529433 2026-03-18 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEVE BENNET 849 VALENCIA ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 4017284 0 X WWW.SCHOLARMATCH.ORG X 2012 CA SCHOLARMATCH SUPPORTS UNDERSERVED FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, PROVIDING VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALIZED ADVISING, TARGETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER MENTORING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE. 14 14 29 540 0 0 3834308 3819362 0 0 244214 190694 0 -19612 4078522 3990444 917144 1271663 0 0 2324516 2415536 0 0 705717 654287 727063 3895947 4414262 182575 -423818 7156890 6518604 357704 145833 6799186 6372771 X SCHOLARMATCH'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, PROVIDING VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALIZED ADVISING, TARGETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER MENTORING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE. 0 0 1796272 DESTINED FOR COLLEGE (COLLEGE ACCESS): OUR DESTINED FOR COLLEGE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ACCESS COUNSELING TO 1,058 LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLYING TO COLLEGE. STARTING THE SPRING OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, SCHOLARMATCH STUDENTS ARE MATCHED WITH A VOLUNTEER COLLEGE COACH WHO WORKS 1:1 WITH THEM FOR A FULL YEAR. VOLUNTEER COACHES RECEIVE ROBUST TRAINING FROM SCHOLARMATCH AND SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH ALL ASPECTS OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS - FROM CHOOSING WHERE TO APPLY, TO WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS, TO EVALUATING FINANCIAL AID. STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE ACCESS TO COLLEGE ACCESS WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. ON AVERAGE OUR STUDENTS SUBMIT 6 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND HAVE 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE. 1271663 1271663 SCHOLARS PROGRAM (COLLEGE SUCCESS): STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE DESTINED FOR COLLEGE PROGRAM BECOME ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES 246 STUDENTS. SCHOLARMATCH SCHOLARS ARE MATCHED WITH A PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE ADVISOR ON STAFF WHO PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ADVISING AND WILL RECEIVE UP TO $25,000 IN TARGETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT, EMERGENCY FUNDS, AND MORE. A TOTAL OF $1,271,663 WAS PROVIDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR. STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT THEIR WELLBEING, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND CAREER READINESS, AND MAY REQUEST TO BE MATCHED TO A VOLUNTEER CAREER COACH AS THEY CONTINUE THROUGH COLLEGE. 98% OF OUR SCHOLARS PERSIST ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS AND 80% OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE FULL SCHOLARMATCH PROGRAM GRADUATE WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THE AVERAGE GPA OF OUR SCHOLARS IS 3.31. 3067935 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X KARLA V SALAZAR 4152371792 849 VALENCIA ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 KAREN GRACE-BAKER CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LUZ GOMEZ VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICIA PERLA JD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AYANDA MAGWAZA CPA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE BENNET DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 PAIGE DELACEY DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 NEHA GUPTA ESQ DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 DR JULIE HUANG DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 ISAAC Y KIM DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 DR TERRANCE MAYES DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 JOSE MARTINEZ DIRECTOR (UNTIL 02/2025) 0.80 X 0 0 0 DR HEATHER MCCARTY DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 ESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ ESQ DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 DR GOURJOINE M WADE DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 BRANDON WONG DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 KARLA SALAZAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 199878 0 22915 MARY PHAM DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 X 132986 0 12662 DEVON WESSMAN-SMERDON MOORE SR. DIR. OF PROGRAMS AND COMPLIANCE 40.00 X 129327 0 5681 JULIE ANGULO DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 140401 0 21457 LISA LOPEZ DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ACCESS 40.00 X 109775 0 12950 712367 0 75665 5 0 1 0 0 33792 3785570 4700 3819362 190694 190694 7228 33792 26840 -19612 -19612 3990444 0 0 171082 1271663 1271663 232714 46543 69814 116357 1790777 1228358 232322 330097 71396 48769 9558 13069 169013 115376 22651 30986 151636 97491 20931 33214 649 649 83684 83684 338321 168509 40008 129804 76966 3455 57902 15609 38215 9383 26949 1883 6960 6960 90570 35770 30896 23904 24683 24683 STUDENT EVENTS & TRAVEL 52740 35910 7037 9793 STAFF & DONOR APPRECIAT 14275 6708 6566 1001 4414262 3067935 640610 705717 581862 432958 3366311 3273006 2125728 1678434 0 7477 45139 45139 0 0 1082989 1126729 7156890 6518604 357704 145833 357704 145833 X 2551570 3041391 4247616 3331380 6799186 6372771 7156890 6518604 -423818 -2597 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2451594 3420283 4352174 3834308 3819362 17877721 2451594 3420283 4352174 3834308 3819362 17877721 4979667 12898054 28023 11290 82737 237579 190694 550323 18428044 452264 0.69990 0.74690 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 45139 45139 0 0 X 4014687 -2597 26840 24243 3990444 0 3990444 4441102 26840 26840 4414262 0 4414262 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF TAX POSITIONS, SUCH AS ITS FILING STATUS AS TAX-EXEMPT, ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 26,840. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 26,840. TRIVIA NIGHT WITH A TWIST 41020 33792 7228 3333 3500 6055 3216 10736 41020 33792 7228 3333 3500 6055 3216 10736 26840 -19612 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 284 1271663 PART I, LINE 2: FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED VIA A DEBIT CARD IN WHICH STUDENTS PROVIDE RECEIPTS. FLEXIBLE FUNDING PROVIDED MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTING REQUEST AND IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY SENIOR DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KARLA SALAZAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 199878 0 0 0 0 0 7995 0 14920 0 222793 0 0 0 JULIE ANGULO DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 140401 0 0 0 0 0 5616 0 15841 0 161858 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 BYLAWS WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT AN INCREASE FROM 15 BOARD MEMBERS TO 17 TOTAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B OUR ACCOUNTING FIRM FORWARDED THE FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWED THE RETURN AND FORWARDED THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTING FIRM ADDRESSED THE QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS HAD BEFORE SUBMITTING FORM 990 TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS OUTLINE THE PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING AND ADDRESSING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, BOARD MEMBERS WILL BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND THE PROCEDURES IN THE BYLAWS WILL BE FOLLOWED. BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE BYLAWS AND INFORMED OF THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD AND THEY WILL BRING UP ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS - CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT: COMPENSATION WAS COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS, THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE SALARY AMOUNT, REACHED CONSENSUS, AND VOTED ELECTRONICALLY TO APPROVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 REQUEST THROUGH WRITING OR IN-PERSON TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.