College Match

What it reported doing in 2024

College application support entails working with students selected for college match to improve their changes of admission into top 4-year colleges. College match partners with public and charter high schools in the los angeles county and is currently partnered with 31 such high schools. School counselors identify high-achieving low-income students during their first semester of junior year, and the identified students can then apply to join college match. Once accepted, students begin receiving college application support, which runs from the second semester of junior year through high school graduation. College match pairs students with college counselors to help prepare and submit applications, gives students access to academic tutors and additional optional sat tutoring, and takes students on college visits (typically about 15 visits per student), including a trip the east coast, where college match covers the cost of the visit for the low-income students.financial support entails working with students in college match to make attending the college of their choice affordable and attainable. This includes helping students apply for financial aid, identifying grants and scholarships, and providing students with the opportunity to receive scholarship awards specific to college match. All students attend a financial aid workshop, receive individual support from volunteers to help analyze financial aid offers so that they understand the impact of each college choice, and are eligible for nomination by their counselor for college match scholarships.college success support entails working with students in college match who enroll in college to ensure they have the assistance needed to be successful. Right now, college success support consists of making emergency funding available to students in college match attending college, as discussed further in schedule h, providing access to peer-to-peer networks that offer social connection and advice, and being available to respond to student needs. Further, college match has launched the career launch initiative. The plan is to have a dedicated team to build out the career support pipeline. This team will be responsible for implementing year-round career preparation workshops and experiences including, but not limited, to networking events, summer internships, and alumni support groups.college match's activities are led by its program team, comprised of the program director, the director of high school partnerships, and the director of college partnerships. The program team is responsible for identifying eligible high school students, coordinating college visits, and training volunteers.the director of high school partnerships is more specifically involved with working with the high schools that partner with college match. The director of college partnerships is more specifically involved with building relationships with college admissions offices and advocating on behalf of students in college match. The program director fulfills a more general role.additionally, each member of the program team is responsible for serving as a college counselor for a cohort of students in college match. Volunteer counselors work with the remaining students in college match during the college application process, while academic tutoring is outsourced to a third-party tutoring service.the program director hosts the financial aid workshop, which is also supported by volunteers. The program director also trains these volunteers, who then work with students to analyze financial aid packages received. Staff members analyze scholarship applications and process payments.students in college match meet with their counselors and tutors, as well as with volunteers advising on financial aid, at their high school or in other locations that are convenient, including over online video calls. College visits occur all over the country and any ongoing programs or outreach to students in college match attending college tak

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 0.7%; rating input score 1
• Program expense ratio: 52.6%; rating input score 53
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 99.3%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 147.33; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited