2026-04-13T15:22:29-07:00 2025-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-07-01 208651702 College is Real Inc COLL 9256836662 550 Hartz Ave 200 Danville CA 94526 Bradley N Blake President 2026-04-13 true true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Bradley Blake 550 Hartz Ave 200 Danville CA 94526 1589867 false X https://www.collegeisreal.org/ X 2007 CA College Is Real's mission is to change the college-going culture in Richmonds high schools in order to uplift the community by having more of its students, who are mostly low-income people of color, attend and be the first in their families to graduate from college. 13 12 5 20 0 912596 1526700 0 23373 22913 -21027 -49706 914942 1499907 242440 624898 0 436848 499446 0 63144 179570 254428 858858 1378772 56084 121135 1133194 1248448 39224 33343 1093970 1215105 Our mission is to change the college-going culture in Richmonds high schools in order to uplift the community by having more of its students, who are mostly low-income people of color, attend and be the first in their families to graduate from college. false false 1180371 624898 In 2024-2025, College Is Real, Inc. (CIR) served over 450 high school students at Richmond's three public high schools (Richmond, De Anza and Kennedy) in Richmond, CA. Students are admitted to the CIR program after submitting an application, having an interview with the program director and meeting certain academic criteria. CIR's objective is to have a 100% high school graduation rate and 90-100% of its members accepted to four-year colleges. CIR provides academic counseling, after-school tutoring and study hall throughout the school year. CIR pays for SAT and ACT testing registration and college applications for those students who don't otherwise have sufficient personal or government funding. CIR provides college tours for its students as well as site visits to local companies. CIR also organizes and sponsors various community service activities for its members in order to give them the opportunity to "Give Back" to the community while helping strengthen their college applications. CIR awards scholarships to its graduating seniors depending upon which university or college they are attending. The scholarships typically average $2,000 per student and are awarded at the annual awards night. CIR also provides merit scholarships to its alumni attending college. There is also a College Success Program that helps ensure an effective transition for the students into freshman year and to persevere through to college graduation. 1180371 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 5 true false false false false false true false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false true true false false false CA X Strategic CFOs 9256836662 550 Hartz Ave 200 Danville CA 94526 Angelica Arriaga Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 132750 0 0 David Millstein COO 40.00 0.00 X X 80000 0 0 Bradley Blake President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dan Book Secy, Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Lopera Overton Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Destiney Norsouvanh Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tank Williams Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Samantha Suriano Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Omar Butler Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rodrigo Corona Flores Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Waldron Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Tuckness Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Telles Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Song Wendel Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 212750 1 false false false 0 268551 349742 908407 1526700 0 22913 22913 0 0 0 0 40254 268551 89960 -49706 0 0 0 1499907 22913 0 624898 624898 0 0 265500 183125 65100 17275 0 185250 185250 0 13654 6963 6277 414 35042 32238 2181 623 0 0 32762 32762 0 0 0 92442 85192 4750 2500 0 23809 5550 17069 1190 15495 11598 3122 775 0 1201 1201 0 0 0 0 0 0 2874 2503 371 Student fees, uniforms, transp 45403 45403 Golf tournament & gala expense 39861 39861 Other 581 154 292 135 0 1378772 1180371 135257 63144 876793 930248 0 0 53 32313 0 0 0 0 20745 31910 0 235603 253977 0 0 0 0 1133194 1248448 13238 16043 25986 17300 39224 33343 X 1093970 1215105 1093970 1215105 1133194 1248448 121135 X X true X false true false X 516944 527363 829976 912596 1526700 4313579 0 0 516944 527363 829976 912596 1526700 4313579 952345 3361234 386 400 1200 2597 3622 8205 0 0 4321784 0.77770 0.69920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false CIR Gala and Golf Tournament 308805 268551 40254 8760 77148 1052 3000 308805 268551 40254 8760 77148 1052 3000 89960 -49706 true 0 0 Scholarships 155 624898 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used All grants intended for the scholarship program are considered restricted. The Executive Director, the COO, and the other members annually compile a list of students who have been awarded scholarships. The scholarship checks are issued from these restricted grants. In addition to the scholarship checks, student fees are also deducted from these restricted grants. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b We provide a copy for their review. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 As required by the Nonprofit Integrity Act in California and IRS regulations, certain documents are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c We have 3 board members who assume responsibility.