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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7172909

MISSION GRADUATES

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103

Financials

$13M$13M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MISSION GRADUATES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$13,006,222$12,976,152$30,070$5,060,716$1,469,044$3,591,672
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,887,470
of which government grants
$9,197,106
Program service revenue
$1,138,735
Investment income
$18,061
Net income from fundraising events
-$38,044
Other revenue
-$38,044

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$385,004
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$659,499
Other salaries and wages
$7,858,793
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,208,752
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$99,545
Travel
$162,793
Depreciation
$51,748
Program services (functional)
$10,340,719
Management and general (functional)
$1,556,437
Fundraising (functional)
$1,078,996

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,827,232
Total assets, end of year
$5,060,716
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,469,044
Net assets, end of year
$3,591,672
Land, buildings and equipment
$608,725
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,149,922
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,441,750
Gross receipts
$13,044,266
Employees
225
Volunteers
121
Year formed
1972
State of legal domicile
CA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EDWARD KAUFMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$213,254$26,094
NATALIE GUANDIQUECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Key employee
40$186,613$18,360
ANSON LOUIECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$178,323$14,943
ELI MORENOSENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES/OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$130,998$14,135
SUZANNE SHEEDYCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$129,366$4,488
CATHERINE MARROQUINSENIOR DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$109,576$15,753
LUIS COSTAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CAROL HUNTERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TARUN BHASINMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSEY BLASSMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH HOOKER BENTLEYMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
INDHIRA DEMORIZIMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN KEMPMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NAOMI MAHONEYMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS STRATFORDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REBECCA STEPHENSMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTEL MANTILLAMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
HATIM MANSORIMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3040 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-3419
In care of
% NARINA MARANYAN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
EDWARD KAUFMAN, 3040 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Signed the 990
EDWARD KAUFMAN, CEO
Phone
(415) 864-5205
Return prepared by
ATHERTON & ASSOCIATES LLP

Mission

MISSION GRADUATES (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT BENEFIT ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THE PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION, EQUIPPING THEM FOR FULFILLING CAREERS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN GENERATIONS. FOUNDED IN 1972, INITIALLY CALLED ST. JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL THRESHOLD CENTER, MISSION GRADUATES WAS FOUNDED BY A ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH MEMBER AS A TUTORING PROGRAM FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE AN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP. THREE DECADES LATER, THE ORGANIZATION CLARIFIED THEIR COMMITMENT TO GETTING MORE YOUTH INTO COLLEGE AS A MEANS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC EQUITY FOR PRIMARILY LATINO AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES BUT COMMITTED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED BY THE SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY BLACK, FILIPINO, AND ARAB FAMILIES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • BEACON CENTERS: ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO BEACON INITIATIVE AND CITY AND COUNTY FUNDERS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING MODEL THAT MEETS MORE THAN JUST THE ACADEMIC OR SOCIAL NEEDS OF YOUTH AT EVERETT MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT ALSO CREATES A SPACE FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP INTO LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BEACON CENTERS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO 27 SITES IN SAN FRANCISCO, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S SITES AT BESSIE CARMICHAEL, BRYANT, FLYNN, AND SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE EXISTING EVERETT BEACON. OVERLAYING THE PROGRAMMING OF THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMS, THE BEACON CENTERS IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL APPROACH BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE HUB OF SERVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND AFTER SCHOOL. THE BEACON CENTERS SERVED 895 YOUTH DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, AND EXPANDED THE LEARNING DAY BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS BUT ALSO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE FUTURE LEADERS CAN TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR EDUCATION, DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND BEGIN WORKING ON THEIR GOALS OF GRADUATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION.
    Expenses $4,308,141 · revenue $274,800
  • EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM (EDP):THE EDP PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER EDUCATION TO ALVARADO, CLEAVELAND, AND MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE THOMAS EDISON CHARTER ACADEMY, AND HELPS 875 STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND INCREASE LITERACY LEVELS, AS WELL AS SHORE UP ACADEMIC SKILLS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE BELOW GRADE IN SPECIFIC ACADEMIC COMPETENCIES. THE EDP EXTENDS THE LEARNING DAY TO ENSURE STUDENTS CAN TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND ACADEMIC SKILLS NECESSARY TO EXCEL. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FIVE CORE COMPONENTS: ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND GUIDED READING INTERVENTIONS; PROJECT-BASED ELECTIVES THAT INCORPORATE LITERACY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT EACH CYCLE; SPORTS AND RECREATION; COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER GROUP COHESION, BUILD SOCIAL SKILLS, AND MODEL RESILIENCY; AND AN EARLY COLLEGE AWARENESS CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES AND MOTIVATES CHILDREN TO PLAN FOR COLLEGE. THE ORGANIZATION JUST COMPLETED ITS THIRD YEAR AT JUNE JORDAN SCHOOL FOR EQUITY REACHING 89 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM REACHES THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC COMPETENCIES AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS, AND ENSURE MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE-READY.
    Expenses $3,295,201 · revenue $863,935
  • COLLEGE TO CAREER: COLLEGE CONNECT (CC): CC IS A FAMILY-BASED COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM THAT LAUNCHED IN SPRING 2008. CC ANNUALLY RECRUITS 25 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS LIVING OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE MISSION AND EXCELSIOR DISTRICTS OF SAN FRANCISCO WHO ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO ATTEND COLLEGE. CC PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE SUPPORT WITH ACT PREPARATION, MATH AND ENGLISH TUTORING, PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION COACHING, OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHOOSING THE BEST COLLEGE THAT MEETS THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC NEEDS, AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE WITH SUPPORT THROUGH GRADUATION. CURRENTLY, CC HAS 382 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 17 COHORTS; 252 ARE ALUMNI, 80 ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND 50 ARE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS. 96% OF CC SENIORS FROM THE CLASS OF 2025 ARE ATTENDING A 4-YEAR COLLEGE THIS FALL, WHICH IS NEARLY THREE TIMES THE CALIFORNIA STATE AVERAGE (29%). 95% OF CC STUDENTS PERSISTED INTO THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR OF COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 2024. 58% OF STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM GRADUATE WITHIN SIX YEARS OF COLLEGE ENTRY, TWICE THE RATE OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS OF 24%. THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENSURED THAT FINANACES ARE NOT A BARRIER TO COLLEGE. THEIR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALUMS RAISED OVER $6,637,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND APPLIED FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID. JOHN O'CONNELL COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER (JOCCC): JOCCC IS AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH JOHN O'CONNELL HIGH SCHOOL, TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, WHERE THE STAFF IS EMBEDDED WITH TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. BEING IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ALLOWS STAFF TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL POPULATION OF 483, USING THE CONTEXT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DISCUSS CAREER AND HIGHER EDUCATION ASPIRATIONS. THIS MODEL PROVIDES A MORE INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH THEIR FUTURE GOALS, AS OPPOSED TO A SEPARATE COLLEGE AND CAREER OFFICE THAT FEW STUDENTS UTILIZE. 88% OF THE GRADUATING JOCCC SENIORS WERE ACCEPTED INTO 2- AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.MISSION COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM (MCCP): MISSION COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM IS LOCATED ON THE MISSION HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS AND PROVIDES COLLEGE ACCESS PERSISTENCE PROGRAMMING TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY. STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO 421 STUDENTS IN WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS, COMPLETING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, SUBMITTING SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS, AND ENSURING STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE. IN-CLASS SUPPORT OCCURS THROUGH ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION (AVID), A COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN THE "ACADEMIC MIDDLE". FURTHER, MCCP PROVIDES COLLEGE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CAMPUS VISITS AND SUMMER RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC/LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
    Expenses $2,113,818 · grants $385,004
  • PARENT PARTNER PROGRAM:THE PARENT PARTNER PROGRAM INCREASES LATINO AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COLLEGE PROSPECTS BY NURTURING A STRONG CULTURE OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT TO 818 PARENTS ACROSS 14 SCHOOL SITES. THIS PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS THE ORANIZATION'S OTHER CORE PROGRAMS, ENSURING THAT PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, HOW THEY CAN BE PARTNERS IN SUPPORTING THEIR CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC GROWTH AND COLLEGE DREAMS, AND HOW TO ADVOCATE BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S NEEDS. THE PARENT PARTNER PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTS WITH TECHNOLOGY MENTORSHIP, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSES, ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE COACHING AND ADVOCACY PREPARATION, PARENT SUCCESS WORKSHOPS, GENERAL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CONSULTING SUPPORT, AND SCHOOL-WIDE MEETING AND PLANNING PREPARATION.
    Expenses $623,559

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7172909
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
1972
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,060,716
Income (IRS master file)
$13,044,266

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$12,458,388$12,862,652$4,827,232IRS
990June 2023$11,365,447$10,805,119$4,628,558IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about MISSION GRADUATES

What is the EIN of MISSION GRADUATES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MISSION GRADUATES is 23-7172909.
Is MISSION GRADUATES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
Are donations to MISSION GRADUATES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MISSION GRADUATES 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 MISSION GRADUATES due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MISSION GRADUATES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MISSION GRADUATES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EDWARD KAUFMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of MISSION GRADUATES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,254 (EDWARD KAUFMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does MISSION GRADUATES have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,006,222, expenses of $12,976,152 and total assets of $5,060,716 at year end.

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