A CALL TO COLLEGE

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1991

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RANDALL ANSTINE

Phone

7406707424

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

A CALL TO COLLEGE, founded in 1991, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $3.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 6% compared to the prior year. The organization ran a surplus of $2.0M, a strong 54% operating margin.

Mission

ACTC'S MISSION IS TO ASSURE EVERY NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS STUDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE AND COMPLETE EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. WORKING WITH THE NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT AND STUDENTS, ACTC PROMOTES EARLY AWARENESS FOR POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION; PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS; PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING FOR COLLEGE AND NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS; PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN COMPLETING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS AND SUBMITTING THE FAFSA (FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID); PLANNING TO PROVIDE RETENTION ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $352,227 Revenue: $118,629

THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROGRAMMING AT ALL LEVELS. IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025, 213.5 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE PROVIDED BY 69 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS TEACHER PARTNERS TO SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. 89.8% OF THE FRESHMEN, JUNIORS AND SENIORS ATTENDING NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL AND C-TEC PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE OF OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ADVISING APPOINTMENTS; ACT TEST REGISTRATION, PREPARATION AND COMPLETION; EVENING COLLEGE-RELATED WORKSHOPS; AND SCHOLARSHIP GRANT APPLICATIONS.

Program 2

Expenses: $238,124 Revenue: $39,543

THE EARLY AWARENESS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES YOUNGER STUDENTS TO ASPIRE TO AND BE INFORMED ABOUT COLLEGE BY SPONSORING TARGETED ACTIVITIES FOR ALL 2ND, 4TH, 6TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE NEWARK CITY...

THE EARLY AWARENESS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES YOUNGER STUDENTS TO ASPIRE TO AND BE INFORMED ABOUT COLLEGE BY SPONSORING TARGETED ACTIVITIES FOR ALL 2ND, 4TH, 6TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE NEWARK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 100% OF STUDENTS LEARNING IN-PERSON PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025, 1,489 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE PROVIDED BY 206 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS TEACHER PARTNERS TO SUPPORT EARLY AWARENESS PROGRAMMING.

Program 3

Expenses: $883,968 Revenue: $94,526

THE ALUMNI AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS NEEDS BASED COLLEGE EXPENSES FOR GRADUATES OF NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS. IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025, 22.5 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE PROVIDED BY 33 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS TEACHER PARTNERS TO SUPPORT ALUMNI PROGRAMMING. IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025, NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS GRADUATES WERE AWARDED GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: 327 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED $595,290 IN LAST DOLLAR GRANTS; 16 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED $195,936 IN MARION D. WETZEL A CALL TO COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS; 6 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED $3,000 IN JANE MCCONNELL A CALL TO COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS; AND 1 STUDENT WAS AWARDED $3,000 IN LOUIS A. MITCHELL A CALL TO COLLEGE SCHOLAR ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP.A CALL TO COLLEGE [ACTC] CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE MARION WETZEL TRUST, PARK NATIONAL BANK TRUSTEE [TRUST] WHEREIN THE TRUST IS A TYPE III NON-FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, AS DESCRIBED IN REG. 1.509(A)-4(I), OF ACTC. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COLLABORATION IS TO FURTHER THE SUPPORT OF THE DR. MARION D. WETZEL SCHOLARSHIP WHICH FUNDS NEEDS BASED COLLEGE EXPENSES FOR GRADUATES OF NEWARK [OHIO] HIGH SCHOOL. A CALL TO COLLEGE [ACTC] HAS BEGUN PLANNING A COLLABORATION WITH NEWARK CAMPUS TO ADD A NEW RETENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING COLLEGE STUDENTS.

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $594,370

Program Service Revenue $188,300

Investment Income $2,816,269

Other Revenue $64,398

TOTAL REVENUE $3,663,337

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $906,209

Salaries & Benefits $654,847

Fundraising Expenses $10,720

Program Expenses $1,474,319

Other Expenses $137,863

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,698,919

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$3,663,337	$3,889,137	-0.1%
Expenses	$1,698,919	$1,599,402	+0.1%
Net Income	$1,964,418	$2,289,735	-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

259

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

$117,910

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
SARAH WALLACE	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FAITH PHILLIPS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JUDY FRANKLIN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARGARETTA MATHIS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHASE GHILONI	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MEGAN EVANS 1124-82024	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DIANE DELAWDER	CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PRESCOTT J KOEBEL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS ASH	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GARY WALTERS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTIAN ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA MENZER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M CUMMISKEY	VICE CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RANDALL ANSTINE	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID L LEWIS	VICE CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL R SAYRE 82124-123124	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TARA HOUDESHELL	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$100,139	$17,771	$117,910

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
2024	$3,663,337	$1,698,919	$20,463,689	$1,964,418
2023	$3,889,137	$1,599,402	$18,506,252	$2,289,735
2022	$1,414,931	$1,216,160	$16,213,702	$198,771
2021	$2,883,190	$1,116,313	$16,016,141	$1,766,877
2020	$2,528,067	$942,887	$14,243,235	$1,585,180
2019	$1,943,870	$1,024,576	$12,674,082	$919,294