Nonprofit · EIN 84-4738834
RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $521,346 | $592,728 | -$71,382 | $984,175 | $43,627 | $940,548 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,029,579 | $752,188 | $277,391 | $1,038,034 | $25,332 | $1,012,702 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $595,004 | $282,398 | $312,606 | $752,827 | $19,984 | $732,843 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $489,245
- of which government grants
- $8,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $32,101
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$162
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $364,322
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $410,075
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,602
- Program services (functional)
- $580,621
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,107
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,038,034
- Total assets, end of year
- $984,175
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $43,627
- Net assets, end of year
- $940,548
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $940,548
- Gross receipts
- $541,238
- Employees
- 23
- Year formed
- 2019
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE HUFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| JAY FERGUSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TAMMY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| NINA COBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| TAMMY PEDERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE HUFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JAY FERGUSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KIRBY WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| NINA COBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| TAMMY PEDERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MIKE THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE HUFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JAY FERGUSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KIRBY WILCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| NINA COBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| TAMMY PEDERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MIKE THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 26 WILDWOOD WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901-1236
- In care of
- % MICHELE HUFF
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHELE HUFF, 26 WILDWOOD WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
- Signed the 990
- MICHELE HUFF, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (415) 305-1125
- Website
- WWW.RISEFORTHEKIDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CALL & METCALFE CPA'S
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 84-4738834 or by the name RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $188,812
- 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.Expenses $136,765
- 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.Expenses $58,017
- 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.Expenses $197,027
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-4738834
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $984,175
- Income (IRS master file)
- $541,238
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $521,346 | $592,728 | $984,175 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,029,579 | $752,188 | $1,038,034 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $595,004 | $282,398 | $752,827 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $412,259 | $367,052 | $436,798 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-4738834).
Questions about RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED is 84-4738834.
- Is RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED 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 RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHELE HUFF.
- Who are the officers and directors of RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RISE SCHOLARS INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $521,346, expenses of $592,728 and total assets of $984,175 at year end.
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