NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS INC

EIN: 461192687 501(c)(3) Education

RALEIGH, NC

Total Revenue
$25,019,187
Total Expenses
$22,426,717
Total Assets
$18,494,062
Net Assets
$16,282,111
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2013
Legal Domicile
NC
Principal Officer
EKATERINA STRUETT
Phone
9194426300
Tax Period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS INC, founded in 2013, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $25.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 15% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $22.4M left a modest 10% surplus.

Mission

COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS ("CAC") IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGE ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. WE ENSURE LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE, AND UNDERREPRESENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVE THE GUIDANCE AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY AND PURSUE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. WE BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, THE SUREST PATH, WE BELIEVE, TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $19,631,635 Revenue: $788,562

LAUNCHED IN 2005 WITH JUST 14 ADVISERS SERVING 2,500 STUDENTS IN VIRGINIA, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 950,000 STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS WITH A CAC ADVISER HAVE SINCE ENROLLED IN EITHER...

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LAUNCHED IN 2005 WITH JUST 14 ADVISERS SERVING 2,500 STUDENTS IN VIRGINIA, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 950,000 STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS WITH A CAC ADVISER HAVE SINCE ENROLLED IN EITHER A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. CAC IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO REACHING ITS GOAL OF SUPPORTING 1 MILLION STUDENTS IN ACCESSING A COLLEGE EDUCATION BY THE ORGANIZATION'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR IN 2025-26. EARLY INVESTMENT IN VIRTUAL ADVISING (SINCE 2015), HYBRID ADVISING (SINCE 2019), AND CHATBOT-POWERED ADVISING (SINCE 2020) HAS HELPED SOLIDIFY CAC'S EXPERTISE IN OFFERING NIMBLE, ADAPTABLE, AND INTEGRATED ADVISING MODELS TO ADDRESS THE WIDE-RANGING NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS TODAY.

Program 2

CAC ALSO HELPS STUDENTS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER COLLEGE ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS. CAC BELIEVES THAT EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEANS THAT 100% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DESERVE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE SO THEY CAN...

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CAC ALSO HELPS STUDENTS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER COLLEGE ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS. CAC BELIEVES THAT EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEANS THAT 100% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DESERVE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE SO THEY CAN IDENTIFY THEIR BEST CAREER PATH. CAC PROVIDES WHOLE-SCHOOL, WRAP-AROUND COLLEGE AND CAREER SERVICES TO ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES EVEN BEFORE SENIOR YEAR, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON A SMALL COHORT OF TOP-PERFORMING, COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS. CAC'S "BEST MATCH/BEST FIT" MODEL MEETS STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE, HELPING THEM TO IDENTIFY AND MATRICULATE AT INSTITUTIONS THAT REPRESENT A GOOD ACADEMIC MATCH AND A GOOD FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL FIT, SO THEY ARE WELL PREPARED TO PERSIST AND GRADUATE WITH MINIMAL DEBT.ROUGHLY 90% OF THE SENIORS CAC SERVES GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ABOUT HALF WILL ENROLL IN COLLEGE IN THE IMMEDIATE FALL SEMESTER AFTER GRADUATION. SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF OF THESE STUDENTS MATRICULATE AT A 4-YEAR COLLEGE. WITHIN FIVE YEARS, ANOTHER 7-8% OF THOSE HS GRADUATES EVENTUALLY ENROLL IN COLLEGE AND MOST ATTEND A TWO-YEAR INSTITUTION.

Program 3

IN THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR, CAC PARTNERED WITH 33 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO TRAIN AND PLACE 801 CAC ADVISERS IN NEARLY 800 HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS 16 STATES. COLLECTIVELY, OUR ADVISERS SERVED ABOUT...

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IN THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR, CAC PARTNERED WITH 33 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO TRAIN AND PLACE 801 CAC ADVISERS IN NEARLY 800 HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS 16 STATES. COLLECTIVELY, OUR ADVISERS SERVED ABOUT 225,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-11, MOST OF THEM SENIORS. CAC ADVISERS ALSO PROMOTE ECONOMIC MOBILITY BY ESTABLISHING A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE AT THESE SCHOOLS POSITIVELY AFFECTING MORE THAN 800,000 STUDENTS THEY ENROLLED THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE, ABOUT TWO IN EVERY THREE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. CLOSE TO 40% OF CAC SERVED SCHOOLS ARE IN EITHER URBAN AREAS OR SUBURBS AND TOWNS, WHILE THE REST ARE CONSIDERED RURAL. STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS INCLUDED: 45% HISPANIC, 29% WHITE, NON-HISPANIC; 18% BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 4% ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER; 3% MULTI-OR BIRACIAL; AND 1% NATIVE AMERICAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE. LAST YEAR ALONE, CAC ADVISERS HELPED THESE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO SECURE OVER $1 BILLION IN FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

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

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $23,809,919
Program Service Revenue $788,562
Investment Income $420,706
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $25,019,187

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $12,903,842
Salaries & Benefits $4,832,473
Fundraising Expenses $864,425
Program Expenses $19,631,635
Other Expenses $4,690,402
TOTAL EXPENSES $22,426,717

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $25,019,187 $21,730,726 +0.2%
Expenses $22,426,717 $15,603,077 +0.4%
Net Income $2,592,470 $6,127,649 -0.6%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
12
Independent Members
12
Employees
52
Volunteers
12

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
6
$1,083,291
Total Directors
9
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
STEVEN DENNING MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVEED DIGGS MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
HOLDEN THORP MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MC BELK PILON MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANDRE DUA MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARC NOE MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANNELIESE OLSON MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ELLEN WEISS MEMBER 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
PETER GRAUER CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
EKATERINA STRUETT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$283,399 $22,287 $305,686
LAURIE J REINHARDT-PLOTNIK CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$219,168 $12,057 $231,225
JEFFERSON PARKER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$200,562 $23,297 $223,859
TOBI KINSELL CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$174,146 $12,683 $186,829
CARY CLAIBORNE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00
Officer
$121,561 $14,131 $135,692
ROBERTA SORENSEN CONTROLLER 40.00
Highest
$145,218 $15,999 $161,217
ARIEL NORRIS REGIONAL DIRECTOR 40.00
Highest
$133,741 $21,303 $155,044
SHAMEEK ROBINSON REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NORTHEA 40.00
Highest
$120,335 $11,673 $132,008
MICHAEL COBB SENIOR DIRECTOR - IMPACT & EVALUATION 40.00
Highest
$112,719 $5,053 $117,772
JENNIFER DEGUZMAN SENIOR DIRECTOR - PARTNERSHIPS 40.00
Highest
$108,512 $16,037 $124,549
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 No data No data No data No data
2024 $25,019,187 $22,426,717 $18,494,062 $2,592,470
2023 $21,730,726 $15,603,077 $15,598,224 $6,127,649
2022 $30,525,715 $25,103,916 $28,872,669 $5,421,799
2021 $21,685,877 $25,101,492 $20,327,206 $-3,415,615
2020 $23,265,455 $26,664,963 $21,991,590 $-3,399,508
2019 $26,671,590 $23,802,726 $21,978,541 $2,868,864
2018 $9,508,236 $18,289,102 $18,129,428 $-8,780,866
2018 $9,508,243 $18,326,171 $18,125,520 $-8,817,928
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