2026-05-01T14:01:45-05:00 2025-06-30 721088864 LAPORTE APAC 111 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD 600 METAIRIE LA 700054958 990 2024-07-01 451447048 LEADING EDUCATORS INC LEAD 5043009010 220 N GREEN STREET 417 CHICAGO IL 60607 CHONG-HAO FU CEO 5043009010 2026-04-28 1 1 BRUCE S PRENDERGAST MS CPA P00151746 5048355522 2026-04-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHONG-HAO FU 220 N GREEN STREET 417 CHICAGO IL 60607 22369384 0 X WWW.LEADINGEDUCATORS. ORG X 2011 LA FOR 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. 10 10 125 10 0 0 14608950 14775112 10425561 7186904 428938 407368 0 0 25463449 22369384 0 0 0 0 16687793 16652553 0 0 876978 5105664 4455567 21793457 21108120 3669992 1261264 32333298 33524374 1191769 1121581 31141529 32402793 X LEADING 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. 0 0 15320554 7186904 LEADING 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. NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE: SCALING WHAT WORKSLEADING EDUCATORS COMPLETED A MULTI-YEAR NATIONAL RESEARCH STUDY EXAMINING THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PRACTICES MOST STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES ACROSS SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, THE STUDY ANALYZED MORE THAN FORTY DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS AND FOUND THAT SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING LEADING EDUCATORS' PROFESSIONAL LEARNING APPROACH ACHIEVED MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT LEARNING. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SAW GAINS EQUIVALENT TO APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL LEARNING, WITH MATH PERFORMANCE IMPROVING BETWEEN 8 AND 34 PERCENT AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IMPROVING BETWEEN 12 AND 18 PERCENT RELATIVE TO COMPARABLE SCHOOLS. AI/MATHEMATIC INNOVATION INITIATIVELEADING EDUCATORS EXPANDED ITS INNOVATION WORK THROUGH A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTING SCHOOL TEAMS EXPLORING RESPONSIBLE USES OF AI TO STRENGTHEN MATH TEACHING AND LEARNING ALIGNED TO SPECIFIC CURRICULAR MATERIALS. SELECTED PROJECTS FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING AI TOOLS INTO INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING, TEACHER COACHING, AND STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORTS. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS DEVELOPED PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR USING AI TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THE COLLABORATIVE IS HELPING EDUCATORS BUILD THE CAPACITY TO THOUGHTFULLY INTEGRATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE TEACHING AND SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS.STRATEGIC STAFFING AND TEACHER LEADERSHIP INITIATIVELEADING EDUCATORS PARTNERED WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC STAFFING MODELS DESIGNED TO EXPAND THE REACH OF EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE TEACHING TEAMS. LEADING EDUCATORS SUPPORTED DISTRICTS IN REDESIGNING TEACHING ROLES, DEVELOPING TEACHER LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES, AND IMPROVING INSTRUCTIONAL COLLABORATION WITHIN SCHOOLS. THESE EFFORTS ENABLE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION WHILE ADDRESSING EDUCATOR WORKFORCE CHALLENGES. EARLY IMPLEMENTATION HAS STRENGTHENED TEACHER COLLABORATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, POSITIONING SCHOOLS TO ACCELERATE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPSLEADING EDUCATORS CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO STRENGTHEN INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY THROUGH TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE SYSTEM-LEVEL ADVISING, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING, COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS, AND JOB-EMBEDDED LEARNING DESIGNED TO DEEPEN EDUCATOR EXPERTISE IN HIGH-QUALITY CURRICULUM AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES. BY SUPPORTING EDUCATORS ACROSS SCHOOLS WITHIN A DISTRICT, LEADING EDUCATORS HELPS BUILD SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING. THESE EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON ACCELERATING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED BY THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. 15320554 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 1 125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 5043009010 220 N GREEN STREET 417 CHICAGO IL 60607 ELISA VILLANUEVA BEARD EX-OFFICIO 3.00 X 0 0 0 KARA HELANDER BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA BROWN STRATEGY & ADVOCACY CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY JOHNSON LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 NINA KONTOS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 STUART KAPLAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 AYLON SAMOUHA BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDY JULES GOVERNANCE & HUMAN CAPITAL 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BOYERS FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING CH 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHONG-HAO FU CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 47.00 X X 320000 0 21249 MELANIE DUKES BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SIMONE SENIOR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 42.25 X 206265 0 41025 LAKIMBRE BROWN CHIEF OF NETWORKS 40.00 X 217681 0 15533 LAURA MEILI CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 43.00 X 211982 0 21085 JAVIER CORTEZ DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE 40.00 X 183070 0 33365 LAKITA MCKINNEY HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 162417 0 7660 DANIEL OBREGON HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 203474 0 5350 KATHERINE GREEN MURPHY HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 152065 0 32784 MARISHLA WINTERS HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 178161 0 33131 ALBERT KIM HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 161146 0 20692 1996261 0 231874 10 0 1 0 NONPROFIT HR SOLUTIONS LLC 1400 EYE STREET SUITE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES 193413 RSM US LLP 1250 H STREET SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 150653 FINN PARTNERS 1675 BROADWAY10TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 IT CONSULTING 122900 FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXELLENCE 800 N CHARLES STREET SUITE 400 BALTIMORE MD 21201 CONSULTANCY 115000 4 14775112 14775112 SERVICE REVENUE 611430 7186904 7186904 7186904 407368 407368 22369384 7186904 0 407368 X 1306024 563474 724934 17616 12250555 9848563 1734787 667205 308063 258241 34890 14932 1743219 1407978 253486 81755 1044692 815196 182635 46861 58932 25881 32680 371 126084 55373 69917 794 2230110 979402 1236664 14044 276986 268687 3045 5254 63465 29772 33693 79659 2446 77213 690216 484108 193075 13033 585770 410852 163858 11060 2521 2521 72763 72763 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 155322 110819 40770 3733 OTHER EXPENSE 52994 36299 16470 225 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 30748 143 30605 PRINTING AND PRODUCTION 22411 21035 1311 65 7586 2285 5271 30 21108120 15320554 4910588 876978 9943610 8350271 190793 10785679 13760386 2305911 2292350 183589 177955 185076 185076 2521 0 8921195 8942692 0 720 32333298 33524374 696326 381012 33838 288618 461605 451951 1191769 1121581 X 20472527 17822448 10669002 14580345 31141529 32402793 32333298 33524374 1261264 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3416468 26694804 7011945 14458950 14775112 66357279 3416468 26694804 7011945 14458950 14775112 66357279 27703355 38653924 38 38 38 428938 407368 836420 3900 21363 25263 67218962 38844749 0.57500 0.57770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 29276 29276 0 155800 155800 0 0 ACCRUED LEAVE 451951 451951 X 22369384 0 22369384 0 22369384 21108120 0 21108120 0 21108120 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 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHONG-HAO FU CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 320000 0 0 0 0 0 8593 0 12656 0 341249 0 0 0 SIMONE SENIOR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 206265 0 0 0 0 0 8600 0 32425 0 247290 0 0 0 LAKIMBRE BROWN CHIEF OF NETWORKS 217681 0 0 0 0 0 3145 0 12388 0 233214 0 0 0 LAURA MEILI CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 211982 0 0 0 0 0 8600 0 12485 0 233067 0 0 0 JAVIER CORTEZ DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE 183070 0 0 0 0 0 7639 0 25726 0 216435 0 0 0 MARISHLA WINTERS HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 178161 0 0 0 0 0 7768 0 25363 0 211292 0 0 0 DANIEL OBREGON HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 203474 0 0 0 0 0 4182 0 1168 0 208824 0 0 0 KATHERINE GREEN MURPHY HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 152065 0 0 0 0 0 6687 0 26097 0 184849 0 0 0 ALBERT KIM HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 161146 0 0 0 0 0 6509 0 14183 0 181838 0 0 0 LAKITA MCKINNEY HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE 162417 0 0 0 0 0 6509 0 1151 0 170077 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE SETTING OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND/OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE 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 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE IS CIRCULATED TO EVERY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 390,960. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 493,655. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,606. TOTAL EXPENSES 890,221. IT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 280,862. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 354,636. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,028. TOTAL EXPENSES 639,526. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 202,884. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 256,176. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,909. TOTAL EXPENSES 461,969. PAYROLL/HR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 104,696. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 132,197. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,501. TOTAL EXPENSES 238,394. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.