QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM (EIN 94-3348336)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-09
IRS object ID: 201733139349303253
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 D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-09T15:23:35-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	941254756	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOOD & STRONG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	275 BATTERY ST STE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN FRANCISCO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94111	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	943348336	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	QUES	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6503313280	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	445 SHERMAN AVENUE NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	PALO ALTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94306	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANA ROWENA MCCULLOUGH	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6503313280	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MAGA E KISRIEV	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01008919	PTIN
Phone	4157810793	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	12.201.129.210	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-11-07	IPDt
IP Tm	11:17:55	IPTm
IP Timezone	PS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	5842877416A6D95F0B8364F40B0DAD74975D8E11	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	FFC74CCD9668B0F87D493C80261F94F84E4E816A	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	ANA MCCULLOUGH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	445 SHERMAN AVENUE NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	PALO ALTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94306	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$15,057,150	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.QUESTBRIDGE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR TALENTED, LOW-INCOME YOUTH PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	36	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	7	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$725,611	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$11,042,686	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,643,000	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,009,427	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,099	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,428	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$496	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$609	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,371,206	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$15,057,150	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$211,108	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$365,540	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,715,963	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,008,166	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$293,729	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,255,691	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,956,407	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,182,762	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,330,113	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,188,444	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,727,037	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,128,919	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,965,556	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$184,824	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$294,424	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,944,095	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$15,671,132	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR TALENTED, LOW-INCOME YOUTH PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,264,800	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$316,709	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,643,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	QUESTBRIDGE LINKS HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL, SCHOLARSHIP, ENRICHMENT AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. QUESTBRIDGE PARTNERS WITH LEADING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WITH A SERIES OF OPPORTUNITIES FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THEIR FIRST JOB. ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO STUDENTS NATIONWIDE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE APPLICATION. IN 2016, 767 QUESTBRIDGE APPLICANTS WERE MATCHED WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AND OVER 1,750 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS WERE OFFERED ADMISSION TO ONE OF QUEST'S PARTNER SCHOOLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$469,635	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$48,831	GrantAmt
Revenue	$366,427	RevenueAmt
Desc	QUEST SCHOLARS NETWORK - THE QUEST SCHOLARS NETWORK CONNECTS QUEST SCHOLARS AND ENABLES THEM TO GET INVOLVED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. IN 2016, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 5,000 QUEST SCHOLARS AT 36 PARTNER COLLEGES. QUEST SCHOLARS SHARE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING QUESTBRIDGE NATIONAL MATCH FINALISTS WHO CHOSE TO ENROLL AT A QUESTBRIDGE PARTNER COLLEGE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,734,435	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	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	0	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	58	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	36	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	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANA MCCULLOUGH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6503313280	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	445 SHERMAN AVENUE NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	PALO ALTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94306	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
BILL BRADLEY
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM BRADY
DIRECTOR	1.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK BRUCATO
DIRECTOR	1.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONALD KENNEDY
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID MILLS
DIRECTOR	1.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ISABEL CESANTO SAFIE
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT STERNFELS
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANA MCCULLOUGH
CEO/BOARD CHAIR	40.00	Yes (X)	$191,667	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	25.00	Yes (X)	$113,337	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$305,004	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	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
All Other Contributions	$11,042,686	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$20,306	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$11,042,686	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	QUESTBRIDGE	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,009,427	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,009,427	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,009,427	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,428	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,428	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$609	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$609	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$609	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,057,150	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,009,427	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,037	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$365,540	TotalAmt
Program Services	$365,540	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,750	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,663,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,450,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$129,907	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82,435	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,381	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,894	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,451	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,271	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,200	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$239,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,859	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$108,639	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,172	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,784	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,426	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,610	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$845	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$674,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$567,437	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,527	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,854	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$70	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$212,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$639	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,716	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,806	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,160	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,459	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,172	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTREACH SERVICES	$405,450	$403,463	$933	$1,054
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$14,857	$13,197	$862	$798
BANK AND PAYROLL FEES	$12,329	$350	$11,922	$57
TRAVEL STIPEND AND REIM	$525	$525

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216	TotalAmt
Program Services	$216	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,330,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,734,435	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$301,949	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$293,729	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300	BOYAmt
EOY	$300	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,042,480	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,491,175	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,032	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,693,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,043,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,463	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$159,140	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$66,322	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,818	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$211,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$200,768	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,128,919	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,965,556	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$217,321	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,103	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$294,424	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,497,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,923,528	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$446,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$747,604	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,944,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,671,132	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,128,919	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,965,556	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$10,727,037	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$994,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$777,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$957,493	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$775,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,042,686	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,547,658	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,090,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,316,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,686,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,593,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,009,427	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,694,427	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,084,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,093,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,643,493	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,368,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,052,113	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,242,085	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$85,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$85,404	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,082,743	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,189,826	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,304,273	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,643,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$439,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,660,660	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,168,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,189,826	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,304,273	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,643,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$439,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,746,064	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$23,496,021	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,099	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,428	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,099	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,099	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,428	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,099	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$457	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$922	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$285	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$496	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$609	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,769	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,086,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,095,723	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,647,239	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,371,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,057,150	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,257,953	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.80310	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.61970	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00040	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00060	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 457. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 922. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 285. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 496. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 609.	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$159,140	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$66,322	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$92,818	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$92,818	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$77,103	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$77,103	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$15,057,150	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$15,057,150	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$15,057,150	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,330,113	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,330,113	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,330,113	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	QUEST QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, QUEST HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2105, MANAGEMENT EVALUATED QUEST'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT QUEST HAS MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
LAPTOP AWARDS	261	$108,875	ACTUAL COST
TRAVEL GRANTS: SUMMER SCHOOL, COLLEGE VISITS, COLLEGE PREP CONFERENCE	192	$102,387	ACTUAL COST
SUMMER SCHOOL AND SPECIAL PROGRAM TUITION & OTHER COSTS	56	$17,300	ACTUAL COST
FEES RELATED TO COLLEGE APPLICATIONS	42	$103,298	ACTUAL COST
STUDENT STIPENDS	48	$33,680	ACTUAL COST

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS WERE AWARDED AT THE CONFERENCE ITSELF OR AFTER ATTENDANCE. SUMMER SCHOOL AWARDS WERE MONITORED THRU CONTACT WITH THE STUDENTS AND COLLEGES DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM AND A STUDENT SURVEY AFTER THE PROGRAM. SUMMER SERVICE AWARDS WERE MONITORED THROUGH STAFF CONTACT AND REPORTING AT THE END OF THE AWARDEES' SUMMER PROJECTS. COLLEGE APPLICATION FEES WERE MONITORED THROUGH TRACKING APPLICATION RESULTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANA MCCULLOUGH	PersonNm
Title	CEO/BOARD CHAIR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$151,667	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$40,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$191,667	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ANA ROWENA MCCULLOUGH, BOARD CHAIR AND CURRENT CEO, IS MARRIED TO MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH, WHO IS PRESIDENT AND A BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM FORWARDS THE FORM 990 TO THE CEO AND CONTROLLER FOR REVIEW. THE CEO FORWARDS THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND TO FORWARD ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CEO. EITHER THE CEO OR THE ACCOUNTING FIRM ADDRESSES ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS AND EMPLOYEE SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE AND ANY DISCUSSION, S/HE WILL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE CEO AND HR DIRECTOR REVIEWED COMPENSATION WITH THE BOARD AND THEY APPROVED COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D).