ACCESS YOUTH ACADEMY

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RENATO PAIVA

Phone

8588605688

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

ACCESS YOUTH ACADEMY, founded in 2006, is a community nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $1.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $2.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 27% operating deficit.

Mission

TO TRANSFORM LIVES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH SQUASH. AYA USES THE SPORT OF SQUASH AS A CATALYST TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,649,683 Revenue: $151,861

Founded in 2006, Access Youth Academy is an after-school life-skill and academic enrichment program for low-income San Diego youth aged 10-24+ designed to foster equal access to higher education...

Founded in 2006, Access Youth Academy is an after-school life-skill and academic enrichment program for low-income San Diego youth aged 10-24+ designed to foster equal access to higher education, healthy lifestyle habits, and post-college graduation employment.We believe every child should have equal access to achieve their full potential.Access Youth Academys mission is to transform the lives of underserved youth through academic enrichment, health and wellness, social responsibility, critical thinking, and leadership development using the sport of squash as a catalyst.Access Youth Academy students are low-income as defined by Federal standards. Most currently come from high-need neighborhoods in Southeastern San Diego and strive to be the first in their families to attend college. Barriers to success include poverty, food insecurity, neighborhood violence, and family instability.Over 17 years, Access students have achieved a 100% high school graduation rate, a 100% college acceptance rate, secured over $10.8 Million in earned scholarships, and our student- athletes have won a total of 13 National Squash Titles. Access students have been accepted to and earned degrees from some of the nations top-rated schools including Columbia, Dartmouth, Amherst, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Trinity, Cornell, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCSD. Access program graduates have entered careers in biotechnology, structural engineering, cognitive science, medical fields, finance, and immigration law.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,458,619

Program Service Revenue $151,861

Investment Income $99,552

Other Revenue $19,994

TOTAL REVENUE $1,730,026

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $185,814

Salaries & Benefits $1,140,064

Fundraising Expenses $206,488

Program Expenses $1,649,683

Other Expenses $875,445

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,201,323

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,730,026	$1,781,291	0.0%
Expenses	$2,201,323	$2,206,839	0.0%
Net Income	$-471,297	$-425,548	+0.1%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$255,161

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RENATO PAIVA	Executive Dir.	50.00	Officer	$246,116	$9,045	$255,161
BLAIR SADLER	Director	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GREG SCHERMAN	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOE SAMMARTINO	Chair	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LYNELLE BOAMAH	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT ITO	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARY WALSHOK	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NANCY CHASE	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN SMITH	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HUGH DAVIES	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANAMICA RAI	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAY COLEMAN	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AMERICA SANCHEZ	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN TAYLOR	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KARLA RUIZ	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
REESE JARRETT	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAY LIEBOWITZ	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
IAN MAXWELL	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MERRITT	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE BLACK	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EDDIE WANG RODRIGUEZ	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRED HERNANDEZ	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TOM GILMAN	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID GALLUCCIO	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MIKE BROOKS	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ED DIAB	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,730,026	$2,201,323	$9,234,322	$-471,297
2024	$1,781,291	$2,206,839	$9,001,495	$-425,548
2023	$1,598,627	$1,764,778	$9,389,470	$-166,151
2022	$6,938,111	$1,483,527	$9,742,308	$5,454,584
2021	$1,221,754	$6,543,747	$4,330,454	$-5,321,993
2020	$1,030,455	$2,412,255	$3,988,384	$-1,381,800
2019	$665,229	$697,133	$2,431,528	$-31,904