COLLEGE POSSIBLE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: COLLEGE POSSIBLE (EIN 41-1968798)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-01-08
IRS object ID: 201830089349300918
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-01-08T14:17:48-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	450250958	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Eide Bailly LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Minneapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	554027033	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411968798	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	College Possible Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COLL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6512889455	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	540 Fairview Ave N No 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	St Paul	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55104	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jim McCorkell	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6512889455	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-01-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Deb Nelson CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01264758	PTIN
Phone	6122536500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-01-08	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	198.135.125.43	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-01-08	IPDt
IP Tm	14:17:15	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	D8A1E5117AA53286D53F57459EBB2DE5C7CA50FC	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C2F93E997884607275CF0BC09EAA2E8662D9DCFA	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jim McCorkell	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	540 Fairview Ave N No 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	St Paul	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$19,338,825	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.collegepossible.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To help promising low-income youth prepare for and earn admission to college and graduate.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	512	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	154	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$11,975,202	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$18,924,033	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$185,466	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$346,725	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$22,390	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$39,667	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,028	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$12,133	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,194,086	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$19,298,292	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,471,443	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,241,717	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,782,393	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,170,944	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,149,322	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,642,387	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$16,391,039	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$551,699	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,907,253	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,863,993	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,385,051	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,681,069	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,265,453	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,182,924	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,119,598	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	College Possible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit making college admission and success possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$12,761,477	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$346,725	RevenueAmt
Desc	College Possible helps promising, low-income students become college graduates. In FY2017, College Possible served nearly 30,000 students; launched a new transformational growth approach called "Catalyze, and joined forces with major philanthropists across the country to continue to achieve stellar results for the students we serve. 98% of College Possible students earn admission to college. Our students are twice as likely to enroll in a four-year college compared to their low income peers, and about twice as likely to graduate once they get there. Overall, this ultimately makes our students FOUR TIMES as likely to earn a college degree as similar low-income students.Continued on Schedule O.College Possible produces unmatched results:* High school juniors have raised their ACT/SAT scores from the bottom 15th percentile to the 46th percentile of test takers, putting college admission within reach. In 2016-17, student ACT/SAT scores increased 24 percent.* 84.4 percent of 2017 high school seniors enrolled in college the fall immediately following high school graduation, compared to 49 percent fall enrollment for all low-income students (National Center for Education Statistics, 2013). 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.* Starting all students on the college-going track early. College Possible coaches and high school seniors deliver College Prep Talks for younger students to foster early college planning and preparation.* 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, 2017 at College Possible's six sites are as follows:Minnesota High school students served: 7,046Area high schools served: 26ACT score increase achieved by juniors: 27 percentSeniors admitted to college: 97 percentCollege students served: 3,341Students who immediately enroll in college: 83.7 percent (Class of 2017, as of 10.20.17)Students renewing FAFSA: 80 percentGreater Milwaukee, WI High school students served: 3051Area high schools served: 14ACT score increase achieved by juniors: 17 percentSeniors admitted to college: 98 percentCollege students served: 1,232Students who immediately enroll in college: 83.5 percent (Class of 2017, as of 10.20.17)Students renewing FAFSA: 91 percentGreater Omaha, NEHigh school students served: 2,569Area high schools served: 10ACT score increase achieved by juniors: 22 percentSeniors admitted to college: 99 percentCollege students served: 785Students who immediately enroll in college: 89.1 percent (Class of 2017, as of 10.20.17)Students renewing FAFSA: 93 percentGreater Portland, ORHigh school students served: 1,841Area high schools served: 6ACT score increase achieved by juniors: 25 percentSeniors admitted to college: 98 percentCollege students served: 479Students who immediately enroll in college: 84.6 percent (Class of 2017, as of 10.20.17)Students renewing FAFSA: 85 percentGreater Philadelphia, PAHigh school students served: 1,244Area high schools served: 8SAT score increase achieved by juniors: 24 percentSeniors Admitted to College: 98 percentStudents who immediately enroll in college: 84.2 percent (Class of 2017, as of 10.20.17)College students served: 476Students renewing FAFSA: 93 percentGreater Chicago, ILHigh school students served: 963Area high schools served: 5SAT score increase achieved by juniors: 26 percentSeniors Admitted to College: 99 percentStudents who immediately enroll in college: 81.2 percent (Class of 2017, as of 10.20.17)College students served: 195Students renewing FAFSA: 81 percent Pilot Programming:College PointHigh school students served: 4,576Tech-Connected High School Program - MNHigh school students served: 321Area high schools served: 32Seniors Admitted to College: 89 percentStatewide Initiative - PDXHigh school students served: 74 (juniors)Area high schools served: 7CatalyzeCollege students served: 1303Students renewing FAFSA: 90 percent	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$12,761,477	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	512	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Bonnie Christensen	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6512889455	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	540 Fairview Ave N Suite 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	St Paul	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55104	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Laura Gillund
Chair	0.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Smith
Vice Chair	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Millie Acamovic
Treasurer	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alex Ware thru Aug 2016
Treasurer	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Berstein
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Shannon Bins
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joanna Burleson
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kweilin Ellingrud
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sara Gavin
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marlene Ibsen
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeff Kutash
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrea Mokros
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joelle Murchison
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Scott Nelson
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeff Turner
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas Ranese Thru Aug 2016
Director	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jim McCorkell
Chief Executive Officer/Director	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$275,159	$0	$78,135
Bonnie Christensen
Director of Finance	40.00		Yes (X)	$108,362	$0	$30,952
Laura Liu
Chief Operating Officer	40.00			$190,399	$0	$53,579	Yes (X)
Traci Kirtley
Chief Program Officer	40.00			$143,683	$0	$34,390		Yes (X)
Wyneshia Foxworth
Executive Director - PA	40.00			$120,953	$0	$21,561		Yes (X)
Sara Dzuik
Executive Director - MN	40.00			$142,056	$0	$44,013		Yes (X)
Beth Giese
Senior Director of External Relations	40.00			$132,837	$0	$25,305		Yes (X)
Christine Poorman
Executive Director - IL	40.00			$117,339	$0	$25,242		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,230,788	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$313,177	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$189,176	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$4,694,206	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$14,040,651	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$401,631	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$18,924,033	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Consortium Fees	611710	$223,725	$223,725
Service Fees	611710	$123,000	$123,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$346,725	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$39,660	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$39,660	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$28,400	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$189,176	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$40,533	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$12,133	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$12,133	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,298,292	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$346,725	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$27,534	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$692,818	TotalAmt
Program Services	$207,242	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$364,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$120,758	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,497,210	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,639,573	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$931,737	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$925,900	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$217,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,187	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,029,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$790,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$119,715	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$760,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$586,967	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$94,569	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$78,807	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,565	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,097	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,125	TotalAmt
Management And General	$76,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,272	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$369,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$229,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$111,747	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,670	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$153,666	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,842	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,639	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$749,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$684,367	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,432	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$964,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$880,946	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,035	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$378,922	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$41,260	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$44,676	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$284,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$259,998	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,701	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,088	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,568	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Staff Acquisition,Train	$438,834	$378,035	$44,497	$16,302
Student Support Costs	$374,485	$374,485

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,391,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,761,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,847,169	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,782,393	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,419,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,807,252	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,489,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,348,932	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,703	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,163	BOYAmt
EOY	$329,220	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,734,020	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$888,788	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$675,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$845,232	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$986,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,044,712	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,863,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,385,051	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$981,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$990,327	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$553,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,257	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,869	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,681,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,265,453	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,822,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,921,725	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,360,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,197,873	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,182,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,119,598	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,863,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,385,051	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,907,253	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$29,421	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,902,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,747,298	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,612,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,975,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,550,033	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$55,787,388	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,902,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,747,298	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,612,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,975,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,550,033	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$55,787,388	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$12,146,748	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$43,640,640	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,892	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,479	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22,390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$39,660	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$159,605	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$55,946,993	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$878,602	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.78000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74950	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part II, Short Year Explanation:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	College Possible changed their year-end from August 31st to June 30th. Information reported for 2015 is for the ten month period of September 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$76,125	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$76,125	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part II-B, Line 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	College Possible paid Roger J Aronson, an outside consultant, $30,000 for lobbying in FY17. The organization also paid EBI Public Affairs, an outside consultant, $18,000 for lobbying in FY17. The organization also paid Wisconsin Capitol Solutions, an outside consultant, $28,125 for lobbying in FY17.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,734,020	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$888,788	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$845,232	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$845,232	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Deferred compensation liability	$30,000
Capital lease obligation	$33,338
Deferred rent liability	$52,531

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$115,869	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$21,013,746	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$29,421	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,645,500	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,674,921	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$19,338,825	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$40,533	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$40,533	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$19,298,292	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$18,077,072	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,645,500	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$40,533	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,686,033	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$16,391,039	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$16,391,039	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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. The Organization is not 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.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Special event expenses netted with revenue for tax purposes. -40,533.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Special event expenses netted with revenue for tax purposes. 40,533.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Dream Big Event	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$217,576	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$189,176	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$28,400	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$548	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$5,472	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$23,511	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$11,002	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$217,576	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$189,176	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$28,400	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$548	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$5,472	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$23,511	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$11,002	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$40,533	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$12,133	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jim McCorkell
Chief Executive Officer/Director	$198,959	$0	$59,052	$0	$17,148	$0	$42,150	$0	$35,984	$0	$353,293	$0	$16,538	$0
Laura Liu
Chief Operating Officer	$163,990	$0	$25,650	$0	$759	$0	$11,181	$0	$42,398	$0	$243,978	$0	$0	$0
Traci Kirtley
Chief Program Officer	$126,186	$0	$16,787	$0	$710	$0	$8,811	$0	$25,579	$0	$178,073	$0	$0	$0
Sara Dzuik
Executive Director - MN	$120,248	$0	$21,136	$0	$672	$0	$8,393	$0	$35,620	$0	$186,069	$0	$0	$0
Beth Giese
Senior Director of External Relation	$121,050	$0	$11,106	$0	$681	$0	$5,527	$0	$19,778	$0	$158,142	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 4b	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Board of Directors has a non-qualified 457(F) deferred compensation plan in place for CEO, Jim McCorkell. On June 30, 2017 the plan balance was $30,000; however, none of this was vested and Mr. McCorkell had no ability to access the funds in fiscal year 2017. IRS rules require including the entire plan balance as Deferred Compensation on Schedule J, Part II, Column C, despite the fact that none of it was actually paid to Mr. McCorkell and none of it is under his control. He may eventually receive that compensation in the future, if he meets certain standards set by the board of directors. The board of directors approved $15,000 during fiscal year 2017 which is included in Schedule J, Part II, Column B(iii). This compensation was reported in a previous year as deferred compensation as noted in Column (F), but is required to be shown as taxable compensation in the year of receipt. Schedule J, Part III, Column B represents the total taxable compensation reported to Mr. McCorkell on his Form W-2 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016 - $275,160.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	24	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$347,578	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	Miscellaneous gifts	Desc
Contribution	394	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$54,053	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 2	Catalyze is College Possible's new partnership strategy aimed at bringing near-peer coaching to significantly more students nationwide. This new approach builds the capacity of colleges and universities to adopt and integrate the College Possible model into their infrastructure to better support every low-income or first-generation student on their campus. During the initial phase (2016-17 academic year), we partnered with four institutions and continued to operate under College Possible's direct service model. We also invited college students who did not participate in our high school program to join College Possible for the first time. The objective was to evaluate whether our near-peer coaching model could be just as effective for those who did not have the high school program experience. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, we will shift towards the full Catalyze model, with institutional staff taking ownership over key elements of the program. During 2016-17, four institutions participated in the Catalyze Program: Augsburg College, the College of Saint Benedict, Saint John's University, and Saint Cloud State University (SCSU). Over the course of the year, eight coaches served 294 newly recruited students and 483 students recruited into College Possible during high school. Early data analyzed in October 2017 shows that students receiving College Possible support have an annual retention rate higher than their peers by about 8 percent. In some cases, retention rates for College Possible students are even higher than those of the general student body, leveling the playing field across income differences.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b	The Board of Directors may act by and through such committees as may be specified in resolutions approved by a majority of the total number of directors. Committees are subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The Form 990 will be reviewed by the Director of Finance and Chief Executive Officer. The board will receive the Form 990 via e-mail. The board will review the Form 990 and authorize management to sign it on the organization's behalf.
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 Operations Manager 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 exists 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 compensation committee reviews comparable compensation data for nonprofit CEO's/Executive Directors as well as pre-determined performance metrics for the organization's CEO.
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.