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College For Certain Inc

  • Oakland, CA
  • Tax-exempt since April 2010
  • EIN: 27-1870108

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Single Organization Support (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$15.6M (2024)

Expenses
$17.1M (2024)

Total Assets
$237M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$222M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,606,421
Expenses
$17,099,007
Net Income
-$1,492,586
Net Assets
$14,512,599
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $13,920,363
89.2%
Investment Income $1,686,058
10.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $236,804,659
Total Liabilities $222,292,060
Net Assets $14,512,599
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mala Batra (President) $0 $293,453 $102,104
Mary Cha Caswell (Coo) $0 $240,904 $52,815
Michael Wimbish (Treasurer) $0 $226,394 $74,333

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990
Filed on July 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,046,860
Expenses
$12,641,481
Net Income
$2,405,379
Net Assets
$16,005,185
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $13,008,980
86.5%
Investment Income $2,037,880
13.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $240,332,090
Total Liabilities $224,326,905
Net Assets $16,005,185
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mala Batra (President) $0 $282,431 $89,833
Michael Wimbish (Treasurer) $0 $218,316 $62,734
Alisa Stanley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Cha Caswell (Coo) $0 $243,253 $54,240
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990
Filed on May 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,498,401
Expenses
$9,569,450
Net Income
$928,951
Net Assets
$12,262,099
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $10,429,865
99.3%
Investment Income $68,536
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $238,495,591
Total Liabilities $226,233,492
Net Assets $12,262,099
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mala Batra (President) $0 $272,803 $79,919
Michael Wimbish (Treasurer) $0 $202,033 $56,504
Alisa Stanley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Cha Caswell (Coo) $0 $219,013 $50,893
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,960,533
Expenses
$8,708,471
Net Income
$11,252,062
Net Assets
$11,333,148
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $7,735,677
38.8%
Investment Income $3,225
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $12,219,881
61.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,750
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $162,300,050
Total Liabilities $150,966,902
Net Assets $11,333,148
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mala Batra (President) $0 $263,355 $64,811
Michael Wimbish (Treasurer) $0 $122,644 $10,603
Esmeralda Loera (Secretary) $0 $76,799 $8,704
Mary Cha Caswell (Coo) $0 $214,169 $27,395
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990
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,842,429
Expenses
$8,127,084
Net Income
-$1,284,655
Net Assets
-$4,064,978
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,713,760
98.1%
Investment Income $128,669
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $104,940,896
Total Liabilities $109,005,874
Net Assets -$4,064,978
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mala Batra (President) $0 $280,103 $71,814
Michael Wimbish (Treasurer) $0 $126,780 $43,485
Esmeralda Loera (Secretary) $0 $65,069 $26,805
Mary Cha Caswell (Coo) $0 $235,094 $33,361
Paul Wetterholm Until May 2020 (Assistant Controller) $0 $102,527 $34,240
Jeanine Hawk Until Sept 2020 (Cfo) $0 $245,507 $49,609
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990
Filed on May 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,900,491
Expenses
$7,999,274
Net Income
-$1,098,783
Net Assets
-$2,780,323
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,713,758
97.3%
Investment Income $186,733
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $108,350,276
Total Liabilities $111,130,599
Net Assets -$2,780,323
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mala Batra (President) $0 $214,817 $57,043
Erik Brown (Treasurer) $0 $133,724 $36,651
Esmeralda Loera (Secretary) $0 $42,496 $18,510
Mary Cha Caswell (Coo) $0 $235,759 $29,340
Karen Draper (Controller) $0 $157,864 $35,762
Michael Wimbish (Director Of Finance) $0 $37,858 $12,180
Paul Wetterholm (Assistant Controller) $0 $99,088 $32,057
Jeanine Hawk (Cfo) $0 $24,981 $3,264
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990
Filed on June 3, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,810,321
Expenses
$8,026,674
Net Income
-$1,216,353
Net Assets
-$2,601,510
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,713,758
98.6%
Investment Income $96,563
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $111,657,065
Total Liabilities $114,258,575
Net Assets -$2,601,510
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Delphine Sherman Until 0318 (President) $0 $217,554 $51,302
Mary Cha Caswell Since 0318 (President) $0 $231,204 $29,242
Erik Brown (Treasurer) $0 $133,287 $35,253
Mala Batra Until 0318 (Secretary) $0 $107,851 $36,036
Casey Hoffman Since 0318 (Secretary) $0 $108,828 $23,578
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990
Filed on Jan. 23, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,744,077
Expenses
$7,848,384
Net Income
-$1,104,307
Net Assets
-$1,925,237
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,713,758
99.6%
Investment Income $30,319
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $115,153,459
Total Liabilities $117,078,696
Net Assets -$1,925,237
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Delphine Sherman (President) $0 $199,161 $43,937
Mala Batra (Secretary) $0 $119,404 $34,209
Erik Brown (Treasurer) $0 $128,677 $31,035

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990
Filed on Feb. 1, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,210,546
Expenses
$23,033,662
Net Income
-$19,823,116
Net Assets
-$6,115,430
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,203,687
99.8%
Investment Income $6,859
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $113,017,788
Total Liabilities $119,133,218
Net Assets -$6,115,430
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Erik Brown (Treasurer) $0 $115,309 $29,379
Delphine Sherman (President) $0 $142,640 $38,322
Mala Batra (Secretary) $0 $77,986 $22,373

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990
Filed on March 3, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,493,287
Expenses
$8,072,886
Net Income
-$1,579,599
Net Assets
$5,650,410
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,491,720
100.0%
Investment Income $1,567
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $101,310,658
Total Liabilities $95,660,248
Net Assets $5,650,410
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Erik Brown (Treasurer (Since April 2015)) $0 $0 $0
Delphine Sherman (President) $0 $126,020 $29,622
Mala Batra (Secretary) $0 $107,631 $18,900
Viraj Patel (President (July 2014 To April 2015)) $0 $211,545 $23,771
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990
Filed on Jan. 29, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,485,599
Expenses
$8,230,958
Net Income
-$1,745,359
Net Assets
$7,230,009
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,484,144
100.0%
Investment Income $1,455
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $103,895,281
Total Liabilities $96,665,272
Net Assets $7,230,009
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Cleveland (President Oct 2012 To Oct 2013) $0 $160,354 $22,825
Delphine Sherman (Cfo) $0 $80,295 $22,490
Mala Batra (Secretary) $0 $93,974 $16,935
Viraj Patel (President) $0 $57,344 $8,960
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990
Filed on Jan. 22, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,667,330
Expenses
$9,590,954
Net Income
-$2,923,624
Net Assets
$8,975,368
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $139,171
2.1%
Program Services $6,526,965
97.9%
Investment Income $1,194
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $106,078,230
Total Liabilities $97,102,862
Net Assets $8,975,368

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,806,976
Expenses
$6,876,258
Net Income
-$69,282
Net Assets
$11,898,992
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $241,033
3.5%
Program Services $6,564,265
96.4%
Investment Income $1,678
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $110,107,491
Total Liabilities $98,208,499
Net Assets $11,898,992

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,526,236
Expenses
$6,605,445
Net Income
-$79,209
Net Assets
$11,968,274
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,524,319
100.0%
Investment Income $1,917
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $112,578,433
Total Liabilities $100,610,159
Net Assets $11,968,274

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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