2026-09-15T13:29:43-04:00 2025-12-31 911753998 CALL & METCALFE CPA'S 690 DE LONG AVE STE 400 NOVATO CA 94945 990 2025-01-01 844738834 RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED RISE 4153051125 26 WILDWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 MICHELE HUFF PRESIDENT 4153051125 2026-08-27 GREGORY L CALL CPA P00096190 4158929001 2026-08-27 2025 MICHELE HUFF 26 WILDWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 541238 false X WWW.RISEFORTHEKIDS.ORG X 2019 CA TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AT HAMILTON SCHOOL TO REALIZE THEIR FULL PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN ARRAY OF TARGETED AND THOUGHTFUL CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES. 6 6 23 0 988256 489245 0 38237 32101 3086 0 1029579 521346 0 0 462160 410075 0 12107 290028 182653 752188 592728 277391 -71382 1038034 984175 25332 43627 1012702 940548 X TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AT HAMILTON SCHOOL TO REALIZE THEIR FULL PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN ARRAY OF TARGETED AND THOUGHTFUL CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROWTH MINDSET, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND HIGH ACHIEVEMENT. false false 188812 CHESS PROGRAM-RISE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND CHESS INSTRUCTION AND COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAMILTON K-8 STUDENTS. IN 2025, RISE SENT A TEAM OF 10 STUDENTS-FIVE BOYS AND FIVE GIRLS-TO THE US CHESS FEDERATION SUPERNATIONALS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, THE NATIONS'S LARGEST SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT AND AN EVENT HELD ONLY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. THE RISE HAMILTON TEAM EARNED 4TH AND 13TH PLACE FINISHES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS, AND TWO STUDENTS EARNED INDIVIDUAL MEDALS. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE CHESS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE SPORT, PARTICULARLY GIRLS AND LATINO STUDENTS. 136765 ATHLETICS PROGRAM-RISE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ORGANIZED ATHLETICS FOR HAMILTON STUDENTS, INCLUDING SOCCER, BASKETBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, VOLLEYBALL, AND TRACK AND FIELD. IN 2025, RISE'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING ESTABLISH A NOVATO SOCCER LEAGUE, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH MORE STRUCTURED AND COMPETITIVE GAME OPPORTUNITIES. RISE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER TEAM WENT ON TO WIN THE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT. THROUGH ITS ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, RISE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD TEAMWORK, CONFIDENCE, SPORTSMANSHIP, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND A STRONGER CONNECTION TO THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. 58017 RISE INTERVENTION-IN 2025 RISE EXPANDED ITS MATH INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO BEGIN IN FIRST GRADE, RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL LATER ELEMENTARY GRADES. THE CHANGE WAS MADE IN RESPONSE TO PERSISTENT CHALLENGES IN MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND STRONG FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS BEFORE STUDENTS DEVELOPED NEGATIVE OR FIXED ATTITUDES TOWARD MATH. RISE IDENTIFIED THE LOWER-PERFORMING 50% OF FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS AND PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED, ONE-TO-ONE MATH TUTORING. THE PROGRAM PRODUCED AN EXCEPTIONAL RESULT: EVERY PARTICIPATING STUDENT FINISHED THE YEAR AT OR ABOVE THE ACADEMIC LEVEL NEEDED TO ENTER SECOND GRADE. RISE ALSO CONTINUED ITS READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM AT THE SECOND-GRADE LEVEL, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO STUDENTS NEEDING ADDITIONAL HELP WITH LITERACY. 197027 DESPITE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AT HAMILTON K-8 THAT PREVENTED RISE FROM OPERATING ITS TRADITIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM, RISE SUCCESSFULY ADAPTED BY OFFERING A THREE-WEEK MINI-SUMMERHAWKS PROGRAM. STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-4 RECEIVED INTENSIVE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WITH 7-9 TUTORS IN THE CLASSROOM DURING TWO-HOUR BLOCKS, ALLOWING FOR PRIMARILY 1:1 OR 2:1 ACADEMIC SUPPORT. STUDENTS WORKED ON MATH FACT FLUENCY, READING, SIGHT WORDS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED IXL MATH SKILLS BASED ON DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-8 PARTICIPATED IN TWO-HOUR ACADEMIC BLOCKS SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TUTORS EACH DAY AND DEMONSTRATED MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF GROWTH IN MATH SKILLS DURING THE THREE-WEEK PROGRAM. RISE ALSO CONTINUED PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, MENTORING, SUPPLEMENTAL MATH INSTRUCTION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT AS STUDENTS PROGRESSED FROM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HAMILTON STUDENTS WITH THE INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ADULT RELATIONSHIPS, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. 197027 580621 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 23 true false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false CA X MICHELE HUFF 4153051125 26 WILDWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 X MICHELE HUFF PRESIDENT 25.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY FERGUSON TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMMY WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 NINA COBB DIRECTOR 7.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY PEDERSEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE THOMAS DIRECTOR 7.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 8000 481245 19892 489245 32263 32263 19730 19892 -162 -162 -162 521346 -162 32263 364322 364322 1759 1759 43994 43994 2602 2602 10953 10953 13078 971 12107 99 99 21387 21387 CHESS PROGRAM 38348 38348 GIVING TREE 25220 25220 RISE INTERVENTION PROGRAM 11511 11511 SCHOLARS PROGRAM 10439 10439 49016 49016 592728 580621 0 12107 140786 184934 897248 799241 1038034 984175 25332 43627 25332 43627 X 1012702 940548 1012702 940548 1038034 984175 -71382 -772 X false false false X 209133 412259 576402 988256 489245 2675295 209133 412259 576402 988256 489245 2675295 1351252 1324043 18602 38516 32263 89381 2764676 3086 0.47890 0.47720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AT HAMILTON SCHOOL TO REALIZE THEIR FULL PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN ARRAY OF TARGETED AND THOUGHTFUL CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROWTH MINDSET, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND HIGH ACHIEVEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C RISE INTERVENTION-IN 2025 RISE EXPANDED ITS MATH INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO BEGIN IN FIRST GRADE, RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL LATER ELEMENTARY GRADES. THE CHANGE WAS MADE IN RESPONSE TO PERSISTENT CHALLENGES IN MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND STRONG FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS BEFORE STUDENTS DEVELOPED NEGATIVE OR FIXED ATTITUDES TOWARD MATH. RISE IDENTIFIED THE LOWER-PERFORMING 50% OF FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS AND PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED, ONE-TO-ONE MATH TUTORING. THE PROGRAM PRODUCED AN EXCEPTIONAL RESULT: EVERY PARTICIPATING STUDENT FINISHED THE YEAR AT OR ABOVE THE ACADEMIC LEVEL NEEDED TO ENTER SECOND GRADE. RISE ALSO CONTINUED ITS READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM AT THE SECOND-GRADE LEVEL, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO STUDENTS NEEDING ADDITIONAL HELP WITH LITERACY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DESPITE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AT HAMILTON K-8 THAT PREVENTED RISE FROM OPERATING ITS TRADITIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM, RISE SUCCESSFULY ADAPTED BY OFFERING A THREE-WEEK MINI-SUMMERHAWKS PROGRAM. STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-4 RECEIVED INTENSIVE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WITH 7-9 TUTORS IN THE CLASSROOM DURING TWO-HOUR BLOCKS, ALLOWING FOR PRIMARILY 1:1 OR 2:1 ACADEMIC SUPPORT. STUDENTS WORKED ON MATH FACT FLUENCY, READING, SIGHT WORDS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED IXL MATH SKILLS BASED ON DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-8 PARTICIPATED IN TWO-HOUR ACADEMIC BLOCKS SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TUTORS EACH DAY AND DEMONSTRATED MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF GROWTH IN MATH SKILLS DURING THE THREE-WEEK PROGRAM. RISE ALSO CONTINUED PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, MENTORING, SUPPLEMENTAL MATH INSTRUCTION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT AS STUDENTS PROGRESSED FROM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HAMILTON STUDENTS WITH THE INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ADULT RELATIONSHIPS, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE COMPLETE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.RISEFORTHEKIDS.ORG