2020-05-14T14:54:04-05:00 2019-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLP 225 S 6TH ST 2300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2018-07-01 411968798 COLLEGE POSSIBLE INC COLL 6512889455 755 PRIOR AVENUE NORTH NO 210 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 JIM MCCORKELL CEO 6512889455 2020-01-08 1 LAWRENCE H MOHR CPA P00447603 6128764500 38.88.188.75 2020-01-08 08:27:47 CS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 EDB264CAD7F9F6CD2E19D356927987B2A35A11B0 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X JIM MCCORKELL 755 PRIOR AVENUE NORTH NO 210 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 19153680 0 X WWW.COLLEGEPOSSIBLE.ORG X 1999 MN TO HELP PROMISING YOUTH FROM LOW INCOME BACKGROUNDS PREPARE FOR AND EARN ADMISSION TO COLLEGE AND GRADUATE. 15 14 723 124 0 0 19167435 18430727 345225 545350 91006 88698 -29841 1044 19573825 19065819 0 216790 0 0 13763533 14753742 0 0 2728162 4936150 5399375 18699683 20369907 874142 -1304088 14311022 13433633 1275936 1527309 13035086 11906324 X COLLEGE POSSIBLE IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION MAKING COLLEGE ADMISSION AND SUCCESS POSSIBLE FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THROUGH AN INTENSIVE CURRICULUM OF COACHING AND SUPPORT. 0 0 14261744 360350 THE MAJOR OUTCOMES OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE: - 19% OF HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS ACHIEVED AN INCREASED ACT/SAT TEST SCORE - 98% OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS SERVED WERE ADMITTED TO COLLEGE- 63.2% OF ENROLLED COLLEGE STUDENTS RENEWED FINANCIAL AID SPECIAL INITIATIVES - NAVIGATE - 99% OF PARTICIPATING SENIORS WERE ADMITTED TO COLLEGE - COLLEGEPOINT - 54% OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A RIGOROUS, SELECTIVE SCHOOL(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION) 1254059 216790 185000 CATALYZE BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADOPT AND INTEGRATE COLLEGE POSSIBLE'S PROVEN COLLEGE COACHING MODEL INTO THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE TO BETTER SUPPORT EVERY LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT ON CAMPUS, FROM MATRICULATION THROUGH GRADUATION. A CATALYZE PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO TAILOR THE COLLEGE POSSIBLE MODEL TO MEET THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. BY PARTNERING WITH COLLEGE POSSIBLE, CAMPUSES CAN ENHANCE THEIR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS AND CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP.IN 2016 WE STARTED PILOT PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA AT AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY, ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT/ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY. IN 2018-19, CATALYZE EXPANDED TO COE COLLEGE (IA), LUTHER COLLEGE (IA) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (OH). EACH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS HOSTS ON-CAMPUS COACHES WHO SUPPORT COLLEGE STUDENTS, FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, WITH COLLEGE POSSIBLE'S TRIED-AND-TRUE CURRICULUM AND COACHING. DATA FROM THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF CATALYZE HAVE SHOWN PROMISING RESULTS: CATALYZE STUDENTS AT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS HAVE SHOWN A 12% INCREASE IN ANNUAL RETENTION RATES COMPARED TO THE OVERALL PELL-ELIGIBLE POPULATION ON THE CAMPUS, AND CATALYZE STUDENTS HAVE A FALL-TO-FALL PERSISTENCE RATE OF 76%. 15515803 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 723 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN WI OR PA IL NY CT OH IA X X BONNIE CHRISTENSEN 6512889455 755 PRIOR AVENUE NORTH NO 210 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 STEPHEN SMITH CHAIR 0.80 X X 0 0 0 MILLIE ACAMOVIC VICE CHAIR & TREASURER 0.80 X X 0 0 0 JEFF BERSTEIN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SHANNON BINS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOANNA BURLESON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LORELLE ESPINOSA DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 AL FAN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SARA GAVIN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LAURA GILLUND DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MARLENE IBSEN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JEFF KUTASH DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ANDREA MOKROS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOELLE MURCHISON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SCOTT NELSON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DEANNA SINGH DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JEFF TURNER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JIM MCCORKELL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 286461 0 28657 BONNIE CHRISTENSEN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 113759 0 16532 LAURA LIU CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 232507 0 26472 TRACI KIRTLEY CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 173666 0 23772 SARA DZIUK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MN 40.00 X 152431 0 22555 JEN WEIKERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHL 40.00 X 127487 0 5755 JULIE MANCINI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PDX 40.00 X 116865 0 5037 BETH GIESE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATION 40.00 X 143385 0 19130 1346561 0 147910 7 0 1 0 0 718280 4150921 13561526 528339 18430727 CONSORTIUM FEES 611710 370750 370750 SERVICE FEES 611710 174600 174600 545350 90421 90421 1723 -1723 -1723 -1723 77490 718280 86138 -8648 -8648 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 9692 9692 9692 19065819 545350 0 89742 216790 216790 886953 266086 470085 150782 11400302 8838153 901687 1660462 334025 250322 23412 60291 1198700 974289 83242 141169 933762 700510 97188 136064 35331 35331 42494 42494 78625 78625 13865 13865 687538 378155 229589 79794 230457 36415 18208 175834 72493 64749 3181 4563 827202 738801 36331 52070 1281881 1144890 56300 80691 321534 261088 16077 44369 99113 85325 5340 8448 2414 2414 417041 372473 18316 26252 36673 32754 1611 2308 STAFF ACQUISITION & TRA 701592 606136 69016 26440 STUDENT SUPPORT COSTS 548867 548867 TAXES 2255 2255 20369907 15515803 2125942 2728162 2042090 2123464 7224808 5497191 26566 335 348960 337534 3207270 1631610 1009918 1575660 3658680 3899449 14311022 13433633 1148547 1219564 58826 0 68563 307745 1275936 1527309 X 5243621 5585181 7791465 6321143 13035086 11906324 14311022 13433633 -1304088 175326 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 9612846 11975202 17550033 19167435 18430727 76736243 9612846 11975202 17550033 19167435 18430727 76736243 8399383 68336860 29184 22390 39660 92056 90421 273711 7299 9692 16991 77026945 0.88720 0.90800 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME SCHEDULE A, PART II, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION FILED A SHORT PERIOD RETURN FOR THE 2015 FORM 990. THE INFORMATION IN COLUMN (B) IS FOR THE TEN-MONTH PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 TO JUNE 30, 2016. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 78625 0 0 78625 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: COLLEGE POSSIBLE PAID ROGER J ARONSON, AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, $30,000 FOR LOBBYING IN FY19. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PAID EBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, $18,000 FOR LOBBYING IN FY19. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PAID WISCONSIN CAPITOL SOLUTIONS, AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, $30,000 FOR LOBBYING IN FY19. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PAID WISCONSIN ETHICS COMMISSION, AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, $625 FOR LOBBYING IN FY19. 803987 130661 673326 2403283 1500949 902334 1575660 DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY 30000 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 4452 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 273293 307745 X 21023839 175326 1696556 86138 1958020 19065819 0 19065819 22152601 1696556 86138 1782694 20369907 0 20369907 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A MINNESOTA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A). THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. DURING FISCAL YEARS 2019 AND 2018, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT EARN ANY INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES, IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE INCURRED. THERE WAS NO SUCH LIABILITY AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE FOR TAX PURPOSES 86,138. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE FOR TAX PURPOSES 86,138. DREAM BIG 145040 126215 18825 228 2922 998 10170 RESULTS BY DEGREES 431349 407049 24300 6700 12874 16859 6 219381 185016 34365 3831 19987 11569 795770 718280 77490 228 13453 33859 38598 86138 -8648 1 DIRECT STUDENT AID 90 216790 PART I, LINE 2: COLLEGE POSSIBLE UTILIZES SALESFORCE TO MONITOR THE USE OF AWARDED DIRECT STUDENT AID. X X X X X 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 JIM MCCORKELL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR 253382 0 15793 0 17286 0 15660 0 12997 0 315118 0 0 0 LAURA LIU CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 193325 0 39182 0 0 0 13475 0 12997 0 258979 0 0 0 TRACI KIRTLEY CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 148775 0 24891 0 0 0 10821 0 12951 0 197438 0 0 0 SARA DZIUK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MN 142162 0 10269 0 0 0 9639 0 12916 0 174986 0 0 0 BETH GIESE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATION 125266 0 17957 0 162 0 6179 0 12951 0 162515 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 REVENUE IS ONE ELEMENT OF THE SLT BONUSES. PART I, LINE 6 NET EARNINGS IS ONE ELEMENT OF THE SLT BONUSES. X 16 349183 FMV X 88 13913 COST X SUPPLIES FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS 53 125188 COST X SCHOOL SUPPLIES 6 17265 COST X STUDENT PRIZES 133 14769 COST X OTHER SUPPLIES 7 8021 COST 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: COLLEGE POSSIBLE'S FLAGSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF STUDENTS' JUNIOR YEAR. AMERICORPS SERVICE MEMBERS, CALLED COACHES, SERVE FULL-TIME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. COACHES SERVE AS STUDENT MENTORS, RESOURCES AND ADVOCATES, BUILDING A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN WHICH STUDENTS EXCEL. COACHES LEAD MULTIPLE SMALL GROUP SESSIONS PER WEEK, WITH 10-20 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT A TIME. TYPICALLY THESE COACHES WILL SUPPORT 35-40 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, STUDENTS COMMIT TO PARTICIPATING IN AFTER-SCHOOL SESSIONS, COLLEGE FAIRS AND COLLEGE CAMPUS VISITS. THESE AFTER-SCHOOL SESSIONS ARE TWO HOURS EACH, TWICE PER WEEK, GIVING STUDENTS A CONSISTENT MEETING SCHEDULE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BUILD A SUPPORTIVE PEER GROUP, A KEY FACTOR TO STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS. EACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 320 HOURS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR, STUDENTS WORK WITH COACHES TO APPLY TO "BEST-FIT" SCHOOLS SCHOOLS THAT FIT THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEEDS. STUDENTS ALSO WORK WITH COACHES TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID THROUGH THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) AND BY COMPLETING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS. ONCE A SENIOR SELECTS THE SCHOOL THEY WILL ATTEND FOR THE FALL, THEY RECEIVE CONTINUED COACHING SUPPORT TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE COMPLEX ENROLLMENT PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES ACCEPTING AND MANAGING FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES, REGISTERING FOR CLASSES AND DEVELOPING A HOUSING AND/OR TRANSPORTATION PLAN. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AMERICORPS COACHES HELP FOSTER OUR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE BY PROVIDING INTENSIVE SUMMER BRIDGE SERVICES. EXTERNAL DATA SIGNALS THAT, WHILE MANY STUDENTS INTEND TO GO TO COLLEGE, SOMETHING HAPPENS TO PREVENT THEM FROM ENROLLING IN COLLEGE ON TIME AND, OFTEN, AT ALL. THIS PHENOMENON, CALLED "SUMMER MELT", ESPECIALLY IMPACTS STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS. SUMMER MELT CAN BE CAUSED BY A NUMBER OF BARRIERS INCLUDING: UNEXPECTED FEES, LACK OF ACCESS TO THEIR PARENT'S TAX FORMS, UNCERTAINTY ABOUT COURSES, IMPOSTER SYNDROME AND FAMILIAL PRESSURE TO CHOOSE ANOTHER PATH. COLLEGE POSSIBLE'S SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMING GIVES STUDENTS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AS PART OF A FOUR-HOUR WORKSHOP, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY TASKS FOR SUCCESSFUL ENROLLMENT IN AND MATRICULATION TO COLLEGE. BY PROVIDING THIS CRITICAL TRANSITION PROGRAMMING, COLLEGE POSSIBLE HELPS STUDENTS STAY FIRMLY ON THE PATH TO COLLEGE MATRICULATION. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE POSSIBLE CONTINUES TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE CAREER AS THEY WORK TOWARD GRADUATION AND WORKFORCE ENTRY. COLLEGE COACHES ARE HIGHLY TRAINED TO ASSIST WITH THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS FACE WHEN NAVIGATING HIGHER EDUCATION. THEY PROVIDE TARGETED, PROACTIVE SUPPORT TO FOSTER COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, PERSISTENCE AND GRADUATION BY ADDRESSING COMMON ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS TO STUDENTS' COLLEGE SUCCESS. COACHES CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION. IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, COLLEGE POSSIBLE FOCUSES ON: * IDENTIFYING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. NATIONALLY, 240,000 LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, BUT DON'T GO (GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CENTER ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, 2013). COLLEGE POSSIBLE SERVES LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WHO HAVE COLLEGE POTENTIAL BUT LACK THE TOOLS TO APPLY. * PROVIDING ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS. IN HIGH SCHOOL, INTENSIVE ACT/SAT TEST PREPARATION ENSURES THAT STUDENTS' SCORES REFLECT THEIR TRUE APTITUDE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE COLLEGE ADMISSION OPPORTUNITIES WHILE IMPROVING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PREPARATION. ONCE IN COLLEGE, WE SUPPORT STUDENTS IN IDENTIFYING MAJORS, COURSES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS THAT WILL LEAD TO COLLEGE SUCCESS. * INCREASING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND IMPROVING COLLEGE ADMISSION RATES. COLLEGE POSSIBLE PROVIDES INTENSIVE ADMISSIONS CONSULTING TO HELP STUDENTS COMPETE WITH THEIR MORE AFFLUENT PEERS, CHOOSE COLLEGES THAT ARE THE BEST FIT FOR THEM AND ENROLL IN THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE. * ENSURING FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS. COLLEGE POSSIBLE HELPS STUDENTS IDENTIFY SCHOLARSHIPS, COMPLETE THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AID PROCESS AND SECURE WORK-STUDY POSITIONS ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION TO HELP THEM MANAGE AND MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. * BUILDING AND SUSTAINING PEER NETWORKS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SUPPORT. RESEARCH SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF PEER SUPPORT IN BOTH PREPARING FOR AND SUCCEEDING IN COLLEGE. COLLEGE POSSIBLE HELPS STUDENTS BUILD AND EXPAND SOCIAL NETWORKS TO PROVIDE THIS SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THEIR PURSUIT OF A COLLEGE DEGREE. * LEVERAGING EXISTING NETWORKS OF SUPPORT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COLLEGE POSSIBLE WORKS CLOSELY WITH OTHER MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS CREATING A PIPELINE OF SERVICES AND LIMITING DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. PROGRAM RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019 ARE AS FOLLOWS: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED: 5,383 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS SERVED: 72 TEST SCORE (ACT / SAT) INCREASES ACHIEVED BY HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS: 19% HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ADMITTED TO COLLEGE: 98% COLLEGE STUDENTS SERVED: 9,474 COLLEGE STUDENTS RENEWING FINANCIAL AID: 63.2% SPECIAL INITIATIVES NAVIGATE COLLEGE POSSIBLE CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND OUR PROGRAMING. IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN AREAS WHERE WE ARE BASED, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A TECH-CONNECTED MODEL FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, IN GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. AFTER A TWO-YEAR PILOT IN MINNESOTA, SIMILAR PROGRAMING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN OREGON AND WISCONSIN. RURAL COMMUNITIES AND NONMETROPOLITAN AREAS ACROSS THE U.S. ARE NOT IDENTICAL, AND THE SOLUTIONS TO INCREASED COLLEGE ACCESS MUST BE ADAPTABLE. IN MINNESOTA, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A PURELY TECH-CONNECTED COACHING MODEL, IN WHICH COACHES ENGAGE SELECTED STUDENTS THROUGH EMAIL, TEXT, SOCIAL MEDIA, DISCUSSION BOARDS AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. IN OREGON AND WISCONSIN, EACH SITE HAS DEVELOPED A SPECIFIC BLEND OF STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, UTILIZING BOTH TRADITIONAL IN-PERS+B24ON, NEAR-PEER COACHING METHOD AND TECH-CONNECTED APPROACHES. COLLEGE POSSIBLE COACHES TRAVEL TO EACH PARTNER SCHOOL TO MEET IN-PERSON WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS AND ALSO MEET VIRTUALLY WITH EACH STUDENT. STUDENTS SERVED: 563 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS SERVED: 50 SENIORS ADMITTED TO COLLEGE: 99% COLLEGEPOINT STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS ARE OFTEN STEERED TOWARD LESS-DEMANDING COLLEGES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. THIS UNDERMATCHING CAN RESULT IN LOWER GRADUATION RATES, AND, LONG-TERM, CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON ECONOMIC INEQUALITY. IN 2014, COLLEGE POSSIBLE WAS INVITED TO JOIN A COMMUNITY OF COLLEGE ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS CONVENED BY BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE. THE COLLEGEPOINT TECH-CONNECTED COACHING MODEL WAS LAUNCHED WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-AND MODERATE-INCOME STUDENTS WHO APPLY TO RIGOROUS, SELECTIVE SCHOOLS. COLLEGEPOINT STUDENTS SERVED: 7,185 COLLEGEPOINT STUDENTS WHO ULTIMATELY ENROLLED IN A RIGOROUS, SELECTIVE SCHOOL: 54% FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE BUDGET & OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE THE FORM 990 AND REVIEW. THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE TO AUTHORIZE MANAGEMENT TO SIGN IT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEHALF AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. EMPLOYEES COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AS PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO INITIALLY, THEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED. STAFF FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE INITIALLY, THEN BY THE COO AND CEO IF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED. PERSONS WITH IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RECUSED FROM PARTICIPATION IN DECISIONS AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES WITH WHOM A CONFLICTING INTEREST EXIST MAY BE UNDERTAKEN ONLY IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVED: 1. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED, 2. THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTION, 3. A COMPETITIVE BID OR COMPARABLE VALUATION EXISTS, AND 4. THE BOARD CHAIR OR A DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THEREOF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. DISCLOSURE IN THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CEO (OR IF SHE OR HE IS THE ONE WITH THE CONFLICT, THEN TO THE BOARD CHAIR), WHO SHALL BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD CHAIR OR THE BUDGET AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. DISCLOSURE INVOLVING DIRECTORS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE BOARD CHAIR (OR IF SHE OR HE IS THE ONE WITH THE CONFLICT, THEN TO THE BOARD VICE-CHAIR), WHO SHALL BRING THESE MATTERS TO THE BOARD OR A DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THEREOF. THE BOARD OR A DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THEREOF SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS JUST, FAIR, AND REASONABLE TO COLLEGE POSSIBLE. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD, OR THE DESIGNATED COMMITTEE, ON THESE MATTERS WILL REST IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND THEIR CONCERN MUST BE THE WELFARE OF COLLEGE POSSIBLE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS HIRED REGULARLY (MOST RECENTLY IN 2016) TO DETERMINE THE MARKET RATE FOR THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. ANNUALLY, THE HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR NONPROFIT CEO'S/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AS WELL AS PRE-DETERMINED PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. 1. FOLLOWING THE 2016 MARKET RATE STUDY, THE CEO'S BASE SALARY INCREASES FOR 2017 AND 2018 WERE DETERMINED BY ASSESSING PERFORMANCE AGAINST ANNUAL GOALS THAT WERE SET BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CEO AND THE HR COMMITTEE, COMPARING THE SALARY AGAINST THE MARKET RATE DATA ('AGED' BY 3% EACH YEAR), AND THEN THE HR COMMITTEE USED DISCRETION TO CHOOSE AN INCREASE. 2. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A SALARY INCREASE FOR THE CEO TAKING EFFECT AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, 2018. 3. THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROCESS INCLUDED AN OUTLINE OF ACTIONS REQUIRED BY THE HR COMMITTEE, MATERIALS/SPREADSHEETS USED BY THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS, AND E-MAIL INSTRUCTION FROM THE CHAIR OF THE HR COMMITTEE TO THE COO CONVEYING THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD VOTE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO USES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE MARKET RATE FOR THE COO AND CPO COMPENSATION PACKAGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDIT REPORT AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON COLLEGE POSSIBLE'S WEBSITE. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT CHANGED DURING THE TAX YEAR.