QUEST ACADEMICS
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $58K · expenses $56K · assets $3K
- EIN
- 83-3580927
- Address
- 409 CANNINGS LN, CHARLOTTE, NC 28262-1554
- NTEE code
- G48
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Fred T Balbuena (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Quest Academics provides efficient solutions to learning challenges Many people struggle to learn or help their children learn whether its reading developing organizational skills or developing cognitive functions Quest Academics offers two cutting edge programs to overcome these struggles
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Balbuena | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lori Balbuena (former) | Director | 2022 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Balbuena | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Balbuena | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Balbuena | Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $58,425 | $55,575 | $2,850 | $2,850 | $0 | $58,425 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $59,219 | $55,030 | $4,189 | $4,189 | $0 | $59,219 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $66,357 | $66,205 | $152 | $152 | $0 | $66,357 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,061 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 | $20,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “QUEST ACADEMICS” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $61 | 2023 | $20 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $55,575 spent · pay $22,297 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $22,297 | 40.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $17,671 | 31.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $8,800 | 15.8% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $4,275 | 7.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,532 | 4.6% | |
| Total | $55,575 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $55,030 spent · pay $25,953 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $25,953 | 47.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $23,710 | 43.1% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $2,016 | 3.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,689 | 3.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $1,662 | 3.0% | |
| Total | $55,030 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $66,205 spent · pay $27,637 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $27,637 | 41.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $23,527 | 35.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,799 | 7.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,840 | 5.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,564 | 5.4% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $2,838 | 4.3% | |
| Total | $66,205 | 100% |
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