College Access Now

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Guadalupe Torres

Phone

2064006886

Tax Period

2018-08-01 to 2019-07-31

College Access Now, founded in 2006, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2018. Revenue grew 19% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $1.8M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 11% operating deficit.

Mission

College Access Now (CAN) empowers students from low-income families to access, enroll, and graduate from college at rates equal to their more advantaged peers.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,177,654

High School Services:College Access Now provides a comprehensive college readiness and preparation program at eleven Seattle, Renton, Highline, and Federal Way public high schools to more than 2,300 juniors and seniors. Staff and AmeriCorps members are on-site at Franklin, Garfield, West Seattle, Chief Sealth International, Nathan Hale, Highline, Mount Rainier, Hazen, Lindberg, Todd Beamer, and Decatur High Schools Monday through Thursday providing group sessions each week and personalized advising on all aspects of the college prep, search, admissions, and enrollment process. The high-quality comprehensive curriculum includes a test prep course, personal essay writing workshops, campus visits, academic advising, FAFSA and scholarship application completion, and more.

Program 2

Expenses: $120,525

College Services:College Access Now provides individualized advising and coaching to over 1,000 college students with the goal of increasing retention, persistence, and graduation rates for students in college. This includes individual phone, email, text, and in-person advising sessions, workshops and events, actively connecting students with resources on their campus, assisting in FAFSA completion and other deadline-sensitive documents, and facilitating summer programs to assist students transitioning to college for the first time.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2018)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,612,156

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $9,546

Other Revenue $3,561

TOTAL REVENUE $1,625,263

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,343,972

Fundraising Expenses $292,155

Program Expenses $1,298,179

Other Expenses $432,412

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,796,429

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2018	2017	Change
Revenue	$1,625,263	$1,370,759	+0.2%
Expenses	$1,796,429	$1,956,969	-0.1%
Net Income	$-171,166	$-586,210	-0.7%

Key Indicators

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

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

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

$137,500

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Norm Bontje	Chair	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Trimarco	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Darrell Powell	Treasurer	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Judy Margrath	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Berk	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kate Cochran	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Austin Dahl	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Manmeet Dhami	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gloria Dixon	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jackie Fisher	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kendall Guthrie	Director	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Linda Hendricksen	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Betsy Herring	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ivan Machuca	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Guadalupe Torres	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer	$137,500	$0	$137,500

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
2019	$1,625,263	$1,796,429	$1,462,815	$-171,166
2018	$1,370,759	$1,956,969	$1,618,263	$-586,210