Nonprofit · EIN 20-3443231
ACCESS ACADEMIES
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,261,904 | $2,127,394 | $134,510 | $6,935,593 | $0 | $6,935,593 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,354,843 | $2,535,457 | -$180,614 | $6,641,810 | $0 | $6,641,810 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,283,557 | $2,383,124 | -$99,567 | $6,615,713 | $482 | $6,615,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,210,971
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $50,933
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,285
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $863,792
- Other salaries and wages
- $643,323
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $643,323
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,332
- Depreciation
- $170
- Program services (functional)
- $1,782,002
- Management and general (functional)
- $113,748
- Fundraising (functional)
- $231,644
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,641,810
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,935,593
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,935,593
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,598,503
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,798,093
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $137,500
- Gross receipts
- $2,278,036
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 24
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY WILLIAMS | PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 33 | $133,419 |
| CHRISTOPHER J SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RICH THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| GUS GAST | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAI Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MATHIAS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RONNIE WEISS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIANNA TOBIAS | MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ANGELA CARR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAN COLLART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| PAT ERB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| AVI GOLDFARB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| NICOLE JOBE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JULIE LABONTE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MYRON MINNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DR TIFFANY PATTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIAN MEHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| THOMAS WHEELAND | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL PETTUS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 33 | $134,083 |
| CHRISTOPHER J SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RICH THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| GUS GAST | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MATHIAS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RONNIE WEISS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIANNA TOBIAS | MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ANGELA CARR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAN COLLART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| PAT ERB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| AVI GOLDFARB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| NICOLE JOBE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JULIE LABONTE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MYRON MINNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DR TIFFANY PATTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| THOMAS WHEELAND | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL PETTUS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 33 | $124,548 |
| JOHN C VATTEROTT | EMERITUS CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN V MEHAN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CHERYL PETTUS | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT ERB | MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUS GAST | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| THOMAS WHEELAND | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MATHIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN G SIMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ANGELA CARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| NIKKI DOUGHTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DR TIFFANY PATTON | PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIANNA TOBIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| NICOLE JOBE | GOVERNANCE COMMITTE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3500 LINDELL FITZGERALD HALL 211, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TOM WHEELAND, 3500 LINDELL BLVD FITZGERALD HALL, 200, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103
- Signed the 990
- TOM WHEELAND, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- Phone
- (314) 898-0430
- Website
- WWW.ACCESSACADEMIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHMERSAHL TRELOAR & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROPEL UNDERSERVED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND ON TO COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS WITH ENRICHMENT, COUNSELING AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTED STUDENTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH STUDENT SUPPORT, FINANCIAL AID, AND PROGRAMMING NEEDS; AS WELL AS FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS AT POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS SEVERAL ST. LOUIS AREA PRIVATE, COLLEGE-PREP HIGH SCHOOLS.Expenses $1,782,002 · grants $863,792
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3443231
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,935,593
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,278,036
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,261,904 | $2,127,394 | $6,935,593 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,354,843 | $2,535,457 | $6,641,810 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,283,557 | $2,383,124 | $6,615,713 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,694,695 | $1,943,777 | $6,715,871 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3443231).
Questions about ACCESS ACADEMIES
- What is the EIN of ACCESS ACADEMIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACCESS ACADEMIES is 20-3443231.
- Is ACCESS ACADEMIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to ACCESS ACADEMIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ACCESS ACADEMIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ACCESS ACADEMIES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACCESS ACADEMIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ACCESS ACADEMIES?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names TOM WHEELAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACCESS ACADEMIES?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $133,419 (SHELLY WILLIAMS, PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ACCESS ACADEMIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,261,904, expenses of $2,127,394 and total assets of $6,935,593 at year end.
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