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LEADING EDUCATORS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
LEADING EDUCATORS INC (EIN 45-1447048)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-15
IRS object ID
202521359349307622
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-15T13:47:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721088864PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAPORTE APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15100 VILLAGE WALK SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCOVINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70433ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN451447048EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEADING EDUCATORS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLEADBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5043009010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 N GREEN STREET 417AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHONG-HAO FUPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5043009010PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonBRUCE S PRENDERGAST MS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00151746PTIN
Phone9858925850PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHONG-HAO FUPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 N GREEN STREET 417AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$25,463,449GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LEADINGEDUCATORS. ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFOR MORE THAN A DECADE, LEADING EDUCATORS HAS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CONT'D ON SCH. O) PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES TO EDUCATORS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PARTNER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE TEACHING QUALITY; ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING AND PROVIDING A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee118TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,011,945PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$14,608,950CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,783,295PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,425,561CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$38PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$428,938CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,795,278PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,463,449CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,405,848PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$16,687,793CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$682,294CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,898,848PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,105,664CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,304,696PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,793,457CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$509,418PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,669,992CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$28,893,105TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$32,333,298TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$933,055TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,191,769TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$27,960,050NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$31,141,529NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLEADING EDUCATORS PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE CONDITIONS, TEACHING, AND LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS FURTHEST FROM OPPORTUNITY SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,975,957ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,425,561RevenueAmt
DescLEADING EDUCATORS PROVIDES UNMATCHED SUPPORT TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION, DEVELOP DYNAMIC TEACHING TEAMS AND ACCELERATE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. OUR CUSTOMIZED APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OFFER DIRECT SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS THAT STRENGTHENS THE CONDITIONS AND LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THEM. CHICAGO:CHICAGO COLLABORATIVE: LEADING EDUCATORS INTRODUCED A UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL HELPING TEACHERS IN TWENTY SCHOOLS ACROSS THREE DISTRICTS IN THE CHICAGO AREA DEVELOP THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF EQUITABLE TEACHING PRACTICES.GRAND RAPIDS:LEADING EDUCATORS CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP TRAINING PRINCIPLES AND TEACHER LEADERS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH ATTENDING NEARLY 120 DISTRICT, CHARTER AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS URBAN AREA. THIS TRAINING FOCUSED ON TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS, WHICH RESEARCH CONSISENTLY SHOWS IS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL LEVER FOR DRIVING STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND SUCCESSES.THE OUTCOMES ARE TO LEARN WAYS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO USE HIGH-QUALITY EQUITABLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PRACTICES, INCLUDING REMOVING BARRIERS AND ADJUSTING CURRENT INEQUITABLE STRUCTURES. CHARLESTON: IN ITS THIRD YEAR, CHARLESTON COUNTY HAS PARTNERED WITH LEADING EDUCATORS TO BOLSTER TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL IN MATH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) IN A GROUP OF "ACCELERATION SCHOOLS". PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ASSESSMENT SCORES AT ACCELERATION SCHOOLS WERE DECLINING BY 4-5 POINTS PER YEAR WHILE ALL OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT INCREASED BY 8-9 POINTS PER YEAR. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING EDUCATORS, AVERAGE YEARLY GROWTH FOR ACCELERATION SCHOOLS MATCHED THE GROWTH OF ALL OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT IN ELA AT 21 POINTS PER YEAR AND ACHIEVED DOUBLE THE GROWTH RATE OF OTHER SCHOOLS AT 13 POINTS PER YEAR IN MATH.NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYDOE):LEADING EDUCATORS' PARTNERSHIP WITH NYDOE, IN ITS SECOND YEAR, HAS ACHIEVED UNMITIGATED SUCCESS. IN LEADING EDUCATORS' SUPPORTED SCHOOLS, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PROFICIENT IN READING NEARLY DOUBLED FROM THE BEGINNING OF YEAR TO THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR ON INTERIM ASSESSMENTS. BALTIMORE: LEADING EDUCATORS' PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON THE SCIENCE OF READING PARTNERSHIP WITH BALTIMORE SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTED TO DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS PROFICIENCY.INNOVATION:LEADING EDUCATORS LAUNCHED OUR SCHOOL TEAM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) COLLABORATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEARNING ACCELERATOR WHERE TEAMS FROM 19 PILOT SCHOOLS BEGAN DEVELOPING PLANS TO TEST AND DRIVE AI-ENABLED PRATICES IN THEIR SCHOOLS. WE PARTNERED WITH EDLIGHT TO DEVELOP AN AI-ENABLED TEACHER COACHING APPLICATION AND DEVELOPED THE VALUE ADD OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING (VATT) FRAMEWORK TO INCLUDE AI AND EMBED TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED TEACHING AND/OR COACHING PRACTICES INTO FUTURE PROJECTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$15,975,957TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document115IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee118EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5043009010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 N GREEN STREET 417AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60607ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KARA HELANDER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BORAD5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY ALTMAN
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMMY CHANG
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA BROWN
STRATEGY & ADVOCACY CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY JOHNSON LEWIS
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NINA KONTOS
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART KAPLAN
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AYLON SAMOUHA
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAUDY JULES
GOVERNANCE & HUMAN CAPITAL3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE BOYERS
FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING CH3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHONG-HAO FU
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER47.00Yes (X)$292,375$0$23,191Yes (X)
DOUG BORCHARD
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMONE SENIOR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER42.25$177,465$0$30,218Yes (X)
LAKIMBRE BROWN
CHIEF OF NETWORKS40.00$218,311$0$13,833Yes (X)
LAURA MEILI
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER43.00$200,621$0$19,081Yes (X)
JAVIER CORTEZ
DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE40.00$120,942$0$10,210Yes (X)
DAVID SIGLER
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE45.00$156,347$0$29,394Yes (X)
MARQUES CELESTINE
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE40.00$149,141$0$29,022Yes (X)
KATHERINE GREEN MURPHY
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE40.00$147,726$0$29,536Yes (X)
REBECCA TAYLOR PERRYMAN
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE42.00$139,346$0$16,196Yes (X)
ALBERT KIM
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE40.00$153,499$0$11,247Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,755,773TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$211,928TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXELLENCE
800 N CHARLES STREET SUITE 400BALTIMOREMD21201CONSULTANCY$230,000
NONPROFIT HR SOLUTIONS LLC
1400 EYE STREET SUITE 500WASHINGTONDC20005HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES$170,242
PEER INSIGHT LLC
7708 RICHMOND HIGHWAYALEXANDRIAVA22306CONSULTANCY$148,315
RSM US LLP
1250 H STREET SUITE 700WASHINGTONDC20036ACCOUNTING SERVICES$138,082
EDSOLUTIONS
4 ORLY CTWEST WINDSORNJ08550CONSULTANCY$115,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$14,608,950AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,608,950TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE REVENUEDesc
Business611430BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,425,561TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,425,561RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,425,561TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$428,938TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$428,938ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,463,449TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$428,938ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,276,865TotalAmt
Program Services$577,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$681,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,231FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,414,246TotalAmt
Program Services$9,950,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,949,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$514,750FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$281,845TotalAmt
Program Services$232,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,577FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,699,566TotalAmt
Program Services$1,347,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$290,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,372FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,015,271TotalAmt
Program Services$783,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$196,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,429FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,189TotalAmt
Program Services$22,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$210FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,028TotalAmt
Program Services$89,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$836FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,369,758TotalAmt
Program Services$1,229,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,129,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,513FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,207TotalAmt
Program Services$116,665ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,959FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,134TotalAmt
Program Services$153,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,037FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,874TotalAmt
Program Services$9,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,110,807TotalAmt
Program Services$842,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,673FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$494,052TotalAmt
Program Services$374,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,637FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,718TotalAmt
Management And General$6,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,135TotalAmt
Management And General$63,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$223,749$170,501$47,328$5,920
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$100,505$100,505
OTHER EXPENSE$67,623$31,289$36,236$98
PRINTING AND PRODUCTION$35,910$35,704$206$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,975TotalAmt
Program Services$9,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,793,457TotalAmt
Program Services$15,975,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,135,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$682,294FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,103,873BOYAmt
EOY$9,943,610EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,723BOYAmt
EOY$190,793EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,968,511BOYAmt
EOY$10,785,679EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,509,022BOYAmt
EOY$2,305,911EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,736BOYAmt
EOY$183,589EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$185,076LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$182,555LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,240BOYAmt
EOY$2,521EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$8,921,195EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,893,105BOYAmt
EOY$32,333,298EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$582,189BOYAmt
EOY$696,326EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$33,838EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,866BOYAmt
EOY$461,605EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$933,055BOYAmt
EOY$1,191,769EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,519,219BOYAmt
EOY$20,472,527EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,440,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,669,002EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,960,050BOYAmt
EOY$31,141,529EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,893,105BOYAmt
EOY$32,333,298EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,669,992ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$488,513OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,827,656CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,416,468CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,694,804CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,011,945CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,458,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,409,823TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,827,656CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,416,468CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,694,804CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,011,945CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,458,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,409,823TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$23,545,212SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,864,611PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$665CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$428,938CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$429,717TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,623CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,900CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,363CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$52,886TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$56,892,426TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$36,781,506GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.57770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.63230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,276OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,477DepreciationAmt
Book Value$799BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$155,800OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$154,078DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,722BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,521TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED LEAVEDesc
Amt$461,605Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$461,605TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,974,936TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,974,936RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$488,513OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$488,513RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,463,449TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,793,457TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,793,457ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,793,457TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY AND HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS, THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE ACCOUTNING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ENTITY IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE INCLUDED IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DISCOUNTS ON LONG-TERM GRANTS 488,513.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHONG-HAO FU
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$292,375$0$0$0$0$0$11,695$0$11,496$0$315,566$0$0$0
LAKIMBRE BROWN
CHIEF OF NETWORKS$218,311$0$0$0$0$0$2,676$0$11,157$0$232,144$0$0$0
LAURA MEILI
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER$200,621$0$0$0$0$0$8,033$0$11,048$0$219,702$0$0$0
SIMONE SENIOR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$177,465$0$0$0$0$0$7,384$0$22,834$0$207,683$0$0$0
DAVID SIGLER
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE$156,347$0$0$0$0$0$6,572$0$22,822$0$185,741$0$0$0
MARQUES CELESTINE
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE$149,141$0$0$0$0$0$6,380$0$22,642$0$178,163$0$0$0
KATHERINE GREEN MURPHY
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE$147,726$0$0$0$0$0$6,463$0$23,073$0$177,262$0$0$0
ALBERT KIM
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE$153,499$0$0$0$0$0$2,757$0$8,490$0$164,746$0$0$0
REBECCA TAYLOR PERRYMAN
HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE$139,346$0$0$0$0$0$5,948$0$10,248$0$155,542$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SETTING OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND/OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BONCE COMPLETE, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BOARD CHAIR, AND CEO MEET WITH THE AUDITORS TO REVIEW THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IF NEEDED, REVISIONS ARE FLAGGED FOR AUDITORS AND LEADING EDUCATORS FINANCE TEAM. ONCE REVISIONS ARE MADE, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE AUDIT FOR BOARD APPROVAL. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR APPROVAL IN A FULL BOARD MEETING. AFTER THE AUDITED FINANCIALS ARE FINALIZED, THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE PREPARED. ONCE THE 990 IS DRAFTED, THE BOARD WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE 990. AFTER COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED, THE CEO SIGNS OFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE IS CIRCULATED TO EVERY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THIS INCLUDES COMPARISONS OF COMPENSATION PAYBANDS BASED ON MARKET DATA AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 871,605. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 800,681. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,164. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,680,450. IT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 225,783. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 207,411. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,115. TOTAL EXPENSES 435,309. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,135. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,796. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 39. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,970. PAYROLL/HR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 127,609. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 117,225. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,195. TOTAL EXPENSES 246,029.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DISCOUNTS ON LONG-TERM GRANTS -488,513.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.