Nonprofit · EIN 94-3348336
QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Tax-exempt · PALO ALTO, CA 94303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,254,682 | $10,739,922 | $514,760 | $22,056,568 | $590,290 | $21,466,278 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,308,024 | $10,251,525 | $1,056,499 | $21,622,865 | $671,347 | $20,951,518 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $992,884
- Program service revenue
- $9,800,050
- Investment income
- $461,748
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $342,796
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $320,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,955,425
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,332,186
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,848
- Travel
- $484,719
- Program services (functional)
- $8,961,896
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,565,185
- Fundraising (functional)
- $212,841
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,622,865
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,056,568
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $590,290
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,466,278
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,726,194
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $740,084
- Gross receipts
- $11,254,682
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA ROWENA MALLARI | CEO/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $315,712 |
| MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| BILL BRADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| TIM BRADY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| FRANK BRUCATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| DENMARK WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAVID MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| ISABEL CESANTO SAFIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT STERNFELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JUAN ENRIQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA ROWENA MALLARI | CEO/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $320,000 |
| MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| BILL BRADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| TIM BRADY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| FRANK BRUCATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| DENMARK WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAVID MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| ISABEL CESANTO SAFIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT STERNFELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JUAN ENRIQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 51847, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-0725
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANA ROWENA MALLARI, PO BOX 51847, PALO ALTO, CA 94303
- Signed the 990
- ANA ROWENA MALLARI, CEO
- Phone
- (650) 331-3280
- Website
- WWW.QUESTBRIDGE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOOD & STRONG LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3348336 or by the name QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
- 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
QUESTBRIDGE IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT WITH A MISSION TO CONNECT HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL, CAREER, AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- QUESTBRIDGE IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT WITH A MISSION TO CONNECT HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL, CAREER, AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES. FROM OUR FOUNDING OVER 30 YEARS AGO, QUESTBRIDGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, GEOGRAPHY, OR ACADEMIC INTEREST. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT STRONG AND DYNAMIC FUTURE LEADERS WHO WILL DRIVE INNOVATION AND IMPACT IN EVERY SECTOR OF SOCIETY. IN 2024, QUESTBRIDGE SUPPORTED OVER 8,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ALL 50 STATES ON THEIR PATH TO A TOP COLLEGE, AND OVER 30,000 SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI AS THEY NAVIGATE COLLEGE AND CAREER.Expenses $8,777,659 · grants $252,162 · revenue $9,800,050
- QUEST SCHOLARS NETWORK - THE QUEST SCHOLARS NETWORK CONNECTS QUEST SCHOLARS AND ENABLES THEM TO GET INVOLVED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. IN 2024 QUESTBRIDGE SUPPORTED OVER 30,000 SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI AS THEY NAVIGATE COLLEGE AND CAREER.Expenses $184,237 · grants $90,635
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 | Not 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
- 94-3348336
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,056,568
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,254,682
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,254,682 | $10,739,922 | $22,056,568 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,308,024 | $10,251,525 | $21,622,865 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,373,048 | $8,434,811 | $20,139,220 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-3348336).
Questions about QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM
- What is the EIN of QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM is 94-3348336.
- Is QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM 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 QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANA ROWENA MALLARI.
- Who are the officers and directors of QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $315,712 (ANA ROWENA MALLARI, CEO/BOARD CHAIR).
- How much revenue does QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,254,682, expenses of $10,739,922 and total assets of $22,056,568 at year end.
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