QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM (EIN 94-3348336)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-12
IRS object ID: 201203179349302865
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-12T18:04:07-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	941254756	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOOD & STRONG LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 FIRST STREET 14TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	SAN FRANCISCO	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94105	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	943348336	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	QUES	NameControl
Phone	6503313280	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 EVERETT AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	PALO ALTO	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94301	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID HUNTER	Name
Title	CEO	Title
Phone	6503313280	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TAMARA L BONGI	Name
PTIN	P01200780	PTIN
Phone	4157810793	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	DAVID HUNTER	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 EVERETT AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	PALO ALTO	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2644676	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.QUESTBRIDGE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1999	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR TALENTED, LOW-INCOME YOUTH PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	10	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	38	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	17	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	502005	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	775892	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1807500	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1865500	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	2543	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1700	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2281	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	1584	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2314329	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	2644676	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	113767	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	149707	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	994192	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1103092	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	600	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	226183	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	844952	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1109505	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1953511	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2362304	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	360818	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	282372	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1801916	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2092197	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	57771	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	65680	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1744145	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2026517	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR TALENTED, LOW-INCOME YOUTH PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	1617934	Expense
Grants	142957	Grants
Revenue	1865500	Revenue
Description	QUESTBRIDGE LINKS HIGH-ACHIEVING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL, SCHOLARSHIP, 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 2011, 321 QUESTBRIDGE APPLICANTS WERE MATCHED WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AND OVER 1,200 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS WERE OFFERED ADMISSION TO ONE OF QUEST'S PARTNER SCHOOLS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	279728	Expense
Grants	6750	Grants
Description	THE QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM CONNECTS QUEST SCHOLARS AND ENABLES THEM TO GET INVOLVED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE. IN 2011, THE PROGRAM SERVED 3,115 QUEST SCHOLARS AT 30 PARTNER COLLEGES. QUEST SCHOLARS SHARE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING QUESTBRIDGE NATIONAL MATCH FINALISTS WHO CHOSE TO ENROLL AT A QUESTBRIDGE PARTNER COLLEGE.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1897662	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	1	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	1	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	39	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	38	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	10	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6503313280	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 EVERETT AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	PALO ALTO	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94301	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
BILL BRADLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
TIM BRADY
DIRECTOR	0.30	X	0	0	0
FRANK BRUCATO
DIRECTOR	1.30	X	0	0	0
DONALD KENNEDY
DIRECTOR	0.30	X	0	0	0
DAVID MILLS
DIRECTOR	1.30	X	0	0	0
ISABEL CESANTO SAFIE
DIRECTOR	0.30	X	0	0	0
ROBERT STERNFELS
DIRECTOR	0.30	X	0	0	0
DAVID HUNTER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00	X	30000	0	235	X
ANA ROWENA MCCULLOUGH
BOARD CHAIR & DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS	40.00	X	100000	0	0	X
MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
PRESIDENT	30.00	X	88109	0	7236	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	218109	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	7471	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AID MAILING & FULFILLMENT	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2594 LEGHORN STREET	AddressLine1
City	MOUNTAIN VIEW	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94043	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	MAILING SERVICES AND PRINTING	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	134423	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	775892	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	38276	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	775892	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	QUESTBRIDGE	Description
Business Code	611710	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1865500	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1865500	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1865500	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1700	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,700	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount
REIMBURSEMENT	900099	1523	$1,523
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	61	$61

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1584	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2644676	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1865500	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$3,284	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	149707	Total
Program Services	149707	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	214949	Total
Program Services	37225	ProgramServices
Management And General	30235	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	147489	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	759391	Total
Program Services	638657	ProgramServices
Management And General	102392	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18342	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48777	Total
Program Services	41204	ProgramServices
Management And General	2334	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5239	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	79975	Total
Program Services	57457	ProgramServices
Management And General	11894	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10624	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24300	Total
Management And General	24300	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	155626	Total
Program Services	141212	ProgramServices
Management And General	10743	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3671	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4591	Total
Program Services	4591	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	107454	Total
Program Services	88009	ProgramServices
Management And General	12482	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6963	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	103657	Total
Program Services	102564	ProgramServices
Management And General	557	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	536	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	141364	Total
Program Services	96221	ProgramServices
Management And General	33254	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11889	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60100	Total
Program Services	53159	ProgramServices
Fundraising	6941	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	55210	Total
Program Services	49059	ProgramServices
Fundraising	6151	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	51	Total
Management And General	51	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5605	Total
Program Services	4107	ProgramServices
Management And General	990	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	508	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8074	Total
Program Services	2765	ProgramServices
Management And General	4967	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	342	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
OUTREACH TO STUDENTS	413524	413524
MEETINGS OF QSN CHAPTER	11912	11912

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18037	Total
Program Services	6289	ProgramServices
Management And General	4260	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7488	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2362304	Total
Program Services	1897662	ProgramServices
Management And General	238459	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	226183	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6029	BOY
EOY	5162	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	760547	BOY
EOY	882359	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42770	BOY
EOY	46525	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	948007	BOY
EOY	1093000	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31586	BOY
EOY	44685	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	36405	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	27039	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7052	BOY
EOY	9366	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5925	BOY
EOY	11100	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1801916	BOY
EOY	2092197	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	57771	BOY
EOY	65680	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	57771	BOY
EOY	65680	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1739636	BOY
EOY	1984534	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4509	BOY
EOY	41983	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1744145	BOY
EOY	2026517	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1801916	BOY
EOY	2092197	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	282372	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	805715	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1060069	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	445204	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	502005	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	775892	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3588885	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	910500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1511000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1501000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1807500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1865500	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7595500	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1716215	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2571069	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1946204	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2309505	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2641392	CurrentTaxYear
Total	11184385	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	164421	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	55486	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	15000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	20000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	254907	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	405223	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	845464	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	992810	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1136345	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1065597	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4445439	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	569644	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	900950	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	992810	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1151345	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1085597	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4700346	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	6484039	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2993	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8246	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8374	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2543	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1700	CurrentTaxYear
Total	23856	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2993	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8246	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8374	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2543	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1700	CurrentTaxYear
Total	23856	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2281	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1584	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3865	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1719208	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2579315	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1954578	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2314329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2644676	CurrentTaxYear
Total	11212106	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.57830	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.95670	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00210	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.00340	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	36405	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	27039	Depreciation
Book Value	9366	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	9366	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	2644676	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	2362304	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	282372	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	282372	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2644676	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F990	0	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	2644676	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	2644676	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2362304	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	2362304	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	2362304	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART X:	ReturnReference
Explanation	QUEST HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. 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. QUEST IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATION BY THE U.S. FEDERAL AUTHORITY FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2008 AND STATE TAX AUTHORITY FOR TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2007. QUEST FOLLOWS THE GUIDELINES OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ASC TOPIC 740-10 FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED QUEST'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT QUEST HAD 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 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (4 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance
LAPTOP AWARDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS	80	54300	0
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL, COLLEGE PREP CONFERENCES, AND COLLEGE TOURS	60	29386
SUMMER SCHOOL TUITION, BOOKS, AND HEALTH INSURANCE	23	59271
SUMMER SERVICE AWARDS	6	6750

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	RECIPIENTS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ACADEMIC MERIT.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	1	31108	FAIR MARKET VALUE
X	OFFICE FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT	1	7168	FAIR MARKET VALUE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	1	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS DONATED.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ANA MCCULLOUGH, BOARD CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH, PRESIDENT, ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM FORWARDS THE FORM 990 TO THE CEO AND CONTROLLER. 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	SURVEY OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCOPE.
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.