2026-04-01T19:55:46-05:00 2025-06-30 946214841 ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC 2700 CAMINO RAMON STE 350 SAN RAMON CA 945835004 990 2024-07-01 810615887 FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS RISING ABOVE FOUN 4153334222 PO BOX 192492 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94119 ELI KENNEDY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4153334222 2026-03-24 1 1 KATY BROWN P00650274 9257902600 2026-03-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STUDENTS RISING ABOVE ELI KENNEDY PO BOX 192492 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94119 7375856 0 X WWW.STUDENTSRISINGABOVE.ORG X 2003 CA SRA EMPOWERS STUDENTS FACING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO DEFINE AND FIND SUCCESS THROUGH EDUCATION, CAREER, AND IN LIFE, WITH COLLEGE COMPLETION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING THAT SUPPORTS THEM THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND INTO THE WORKFORCE. 13 13 60 175 0 0 4153042 4679738 170643 175013 638362 302490 0 0 4962047 5157241 1014167 951506 0 0 3851117 3473386 0 0 646219 786515 729602 5651799 5154494 -689752 2747 8459753 8725308 151971 53176 8307782 8672132 X SRA EMPOWERS STUDENTS FACING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO DEFINE AND FIND SUCCESS THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION, CAREER, AND IN LIFE. WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH EVERY PERSON CAN ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EQUITY. OUR COLLEGE COMPLETION AND WORKFORCE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING HELPS STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL BY GUIDING AND SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND INTO THE WORKFORCE. THIS PROGRAMMING CONSISTS OF THREE PILLARS: A ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING PROGRAM, A TECHNOLOGY-BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TOOL THAT PROVIDES AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND PARTNERS NATIONWIDE, AND A VIRTUAL ADVISING PROGRAM. 0 0 3456652 951506 175013 SRA'S COLLEGE COMPLETION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING HAS THREE ENTRY POINTS: RISING STARS, WHICH PROVIDES A ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING PROGRAM; STUDENTS ONLINE ACHIEVING RESULTS ("SOAR"), A VIRTUAL ADVISING PROGRAM; AND, THE SRA HUB, A TECHNOLOGY-BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TOOL THAT PROVIDES AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND PARTNERS NATIONWIDE. SRA'S RISING STARS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING AND MENTORING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN COLLEGE ACCESS, COMPLETION, AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT. EXPERIENCED COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORS COLLABORATE WITH STUDENTS FROM THEIR FINAL YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SOAR IS SRA'S VIRTUAL, COHORT-BASED ADVISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE COLLEGE PERSISTANCE AND GRADUATION RATES, ALONG WITH SUPPORT TOWARDS THE PATH TO CAREER-LADDER JOBS. EACH SOAR COHORT IS MATCHED WITH A COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISOR WHO FACILITATES THE COHORT'S MONTHLY, CURRICULUM-BASED HANGOUTS. COHORTS ARE ARRANGED BY SCHOOL YEAR, SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE THROUGH FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE TO GRADUATION. THE CURRICULUM FOSTERS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THROUGH COLLABORATIVE, DISCUSSION-BASED, AND STUDENT-CENTRIC APPROACHES. SOAR PROGRAMMING IS OFFERED TO STUDENTS BOTH THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AND ORGANIZATION-LED OUTREACH. THE SRA HUB IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TOOL DESIGNED TO WIDELY SHARE SRA'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE FROM MANY YEARS OF DELIVERY OF DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMMING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT IS AN ONLINE PLATFORM LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO REACH SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS NATIONWIDE, CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH FACILITATING A SENSE OF AGENCY AND SELF-ADVOCACY VITAL TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CAPITAL. THE RESOURCES OF THE SRA HUB ARE UTILIZED BY SRA'S RISING STARS AND SOAR ADVISING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND OTHER EDUCATORS. 3456652 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X JAY JAPRA SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 4153334222 PO BOX 192492 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94119 JULIUS ROBINSON BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLYN REISER VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HOUSTON SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK TROUTMAN TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA CAMPOAMOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLYN CLAUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 QUEEN DENCHUKWU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHOENICIA FITTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANASTASIA NOVOZHILOVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN PARLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN PORRAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIPTI SIRISINAHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA TOSCANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELI KENNEDY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 03/25) 50.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA BUGAYONG INTERIM CEO (THRU 03/25); COO 50.00 X 182708 0 5413 LAURA CASHION DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (THRU 05/25) 50.00 X 138900 0 0 LEONARD MEDLOCK DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT INNOVATION 50.00 X 159700 0 0 WILLIAM MOCK DIR. OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 50.00 X 126283 0 7922 DENA VONGCHANH DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 01/25) 50.00 X 112297 0 4120 VELI S WALLER DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 50.00 X 106409 0 769 826297 0 18224 6 0 1 0 0 4679738 370598 4679738 HUB AND SOAR INCOME 624100 175013 175013 175013 256941 256941 2264164 2218615 45549 45549 45549 5157241 175013 0 302490 951506 951506 311528 104138 41389 166001 2799746 1839374 673790 286582 123787 80139 30119 13529 238325 149396 55082 33847 46418 46418 27566 27566 230547 65539 89566 75442 5281 1097 401 3783 69198 41236 20802 7160 222399 132695 44461 45243 23417 16405 2035 4977 19874 14224 3490 2160 31148 17348 9800 4000 STUDENT PROGRAM EXPENSE 39817 39817 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 6090 3706 1636 748 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE 5877 32 5068 777 CULTIVATION EVENT 1970 1970 5154494 3456652 1051623 646219 1669523 1152096 304017 930124 8 11415 117025 151335 39900 39900 0 0 6369180 6480338 8459753 8725308 151971 53176 151971 53176 X 7434794 7696317 872988 975815 8307782 8672132 8459753 8725308 2747 361603 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6200767 4432039 4035870 4153042 4679738 23501456 6200767 4432039 4035870 4153042 4679738 23501456 4444965 19056491 195003 262493 232625 285266 256941 1232328 13725 13725 1000 1000 24748509 656222 0.77000 0.62450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39900 39900 0 0 X 5512942 361603 21664 383267 5129675 27566 27566 5157241 5148592 21664 21664 5126928 27566 27566 5154494 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM PAYING FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND BY THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE UNDER SECTION 23701(D). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR SUCH TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EACH YEAR, MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS WHETHER ANY MATERIAL TAX POSITION THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ANY POSITION THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN IS SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL AUTHORITY AND HENCE DOES NOT NEED TO BE MEASURED OR DISCLOSED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 0 0 DIRECT SCHOOL EXPENSES REIMBURSED TO OR PAID ON BEHALF OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR TUITION, ROOM & BOARD, LIVING EXPENSES, TECHNOLOGY, TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION, BOOKS, MEDICAL/DENTAL, OTHER STUDENT EXPENSES 324 799976 6000 FAIR MARKET VALUE LAPTOPS AND OTHER COMPUTERS DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES PAID TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR STUDENT INCENTIVES & INTERNSHIP SUPPORT 251 145530 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AS DESCRIBED BELOW: (1) DIRECT SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR TUITION, ROOM & BOARD, ETC.: STUDENTS MAKE REQUESTS FOR PAYMENTS OR REIMBURSEMENTS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVISORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADVISORS ARE EXPECTED TO USE GOOD JUDGMENT IN ALLOWING SUCH EXPENSE REQUESTS. REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM, WHO CONFER WITH ADVISORS AS APPROPRIATE, PRIOR TO APPROVAL. DISBURSEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. EXPENSES PAID ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS ARE TYPICALLY MADE BY CREDIT CARD PAYMENT BY ADVISOR. ALL SUCH CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR CONTROLLER FOR APPROPRIATE SUPPORT. (2) DIRECT SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR PROGRAM INCENTIVES & INTERNSHIP SUPPORT: PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO STUDENTS FOR PROGRAM INCENTIVES & INTERNSHIP SUPPORT UNDER STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF ESTABLISHED MILESTONES. THE TEAM MEMBER OR MANAGER IMPLEMENTING THE PARTICULAR PROGRAM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE PAYMENT REQUESTS, WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE MANAGER OF THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM. DISBURSEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CONTROLLER OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANGELA BUGAYONG INTERIM CEO (THRU 03/25); COO 182708 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5413 0 188121 0 0 0 LEONARD MEDLOCK DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT INNOVATION 159700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159700 0 0 0 X 5 364598 PUBLICLY TRADED EXCHANGE X LAPTOP 1 6000 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THIS NUMBER REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, THE BOARD TREASURER, AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR. A COPY OF A COMPLETED DOCUMENT IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A DETAILED "STATEMENT OF INTERESTED TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS DEFINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THESE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY BOARD LEADERSHIP AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOR ACCURACY AND ANY POTENTIAL INTERESTED TRANSACTIONS. IF A TRANSACTION POSES A POTENTIAL "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" UNDER SRA BOARD POLICIES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW THE TRANSACTION AND APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ITS CONSUMMATION AS PROVIDED BY THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. COMPARABLE SURVEY DATA PROVIDED FROM AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY RESEARCH FIRM IS USED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT IS MAINTAINED. IF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REQUIRED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS. DATA FROM AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM IS USED TO GUIDE THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION FOR SUCH OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THERE WERE NO SUCH INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. REQUESTS FOR SUCH INFORMATION CAN BE MADE ONLINE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OR BY MAIL.