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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,352,249
Total expenses
$14,263,298
Contributions and grants received
$10,329,043
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,010,954
Investment income
$12,252
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,482,933
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,644,765
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,838,168
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,787,692
Management and general expenses
$1,927,143
Fundraising expenses
$548,463
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,787,692

Program services were 82.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,145,417

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,844,645

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $338,981

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Fees

    total $3,010,954 · related or exempt $3,010,954

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,252 · excluded $12,252

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $222,229

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,145,417

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $222,229

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $506,234 · program services $226,783 · management and general $139,918 · fundraising $139,533

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,299,938 · program services $4,757,501 · management and general $374,307 · fundraising $168,130

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $788 · program services $680 · management and general $68 · fundraising $40

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $416,426 · program services $383,639 · management and general $24,417 · fundraising $8,370

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $571,037 · program services $492,605 · management and general $49,430 · fundraising $29,002

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $216,379 · program services $85,170 · management and general $131,209

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $393,837 · management and general $393,837

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $120,000 · management and general $48,000 · fundraising $72,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,431,318 · program services $3,044,053 · management and general $364,765 · fundraising $22,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $773,885 · program services $754,465 · management and general $17,123 · fundraising $2,297

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $464,291 · program services $333,210 · management and general $107,581 · fundraising $23,500

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $130,294 · program services $113,125 · management and general $10,821 · fundraising $6,348

  • 17 · Travel

    total $215,095 · program services $140,622 · management and general $74,427 · fundraising $46

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $60,965 · program services $15,806 · management and general $45,159

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,392 · management and general $13,392

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,470 · management and general $1,470

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,071 · program services $22,490 · management and general $2,257 · fundraising $1,324

  • 24a · Other expenses: Student activities and meals

    total $1,203,910 · program services $1,180,366 · management and general $23,544

  • 24b · Other expenses: Staff & Prof. development

    total $163,262 · program services $162,561 · management and general $701

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and subscription

    total $74,769 · program services $31,794 · management and general $42,300 · fundraising $675

  • 24d · Other expenses: Special Event Expnses

    total $69,644 · fundraising $69,644

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $110,293 · program services $42,822 · management and general $62,417 · fundraising $5,054

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $748,453 · end of year $216,282

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $946,300 · end of year $250,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,059,112 · end of year $4,782,854

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,302,501 · end of year $2,640,130

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $29,463 · end of year $30,873

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,105

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $18,206

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,369 · end of year $1,899

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $509,565 · end of year $560,895

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $5,000,000 · end of year $5,000,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $66,032 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,047,249 · end of year $3,671,514

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $575,701 · end of year $676,881

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $235,475 · end of year $235,475

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $566,599 · end of year $560,895

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,326,509 · end of year $7,261,094

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $413,262 · end of year $577,074

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Effective public education is essential to the success of a democratic society. Themission of Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) is threefold:1) Assist public schools in New York City and other communities in improving thequality of public education. Our professional experience and expertise help schoolsto create more productive environments in which students thrive academically,socially and emotionally. With our support, schools develop better leadership,better teaching and better systems of accountability;2) Based upon CEI's work with individual schools, advocate for policies andpractices that will lead to successful schools;3) Provide information to the public about the importance of quality publiceducation and the means of achieving it. To those ends, CEI assists large schools torestructure into sets of smaller learning communities, works with teams to createand develop charter schools, trains principals in effective leadership skills, andfacilitates collaboration between trad

Activities or mission (Part I)

To Support initiatives that will provide a quality education to children in NYC and Other communities

  • Community Schools - Community Schools organize resources so that academics, health, youth development, and family empowerment are integrated into the fabric of the school to support the whole child.CEI leads a network of 17 Community Schools in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan.The Four Core Features of a Community School Strategy are as follows:COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP AND PRACTICEFAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTEXPANDED LEARNING TIMEWELLNESS AND INTEGRATED SUPPORT

    Expenses $5,466,675

  • Public School Consulting- Includes customized services, technical assistance, school improvement planning and implementation, leadership development and content area support to superintendents, school leaders, teacher teams, coaches, teachers, and all members of the school community. By design, with aligment to the mission, with a renewed focus on equity and innovation, experienced team members work to build capacity to create the model schools their children need to succeed. Service is delivered in a multitude of modalities including mentoring and coaching, facilitated professional learning in small and large groups, modeling and delivering leadership development and pedagogical support in all content areas tp ensure for improved teaching and learning with measured improvements in student achievement and all areas of the school community.

    Expenses $2,788,508

  • Other programs - include school improvement activities through our field supportservices, grant funded academic and enrichment services such as NYC Immigrant andCASA funded enrichment and NYC DYCD Summer Rising, which are all consistent with themission of the Organization. The Organization is now a lead agency with contractsfor two NYC Community Schools. This citywide school improvement strategy supports services delivered by the lead agency, community partners and the school community.This organization's mission is aligned to this initiative and with a focus onacademic improvement, provides comprehensive support in all areas, aligned with thetraditional school day, coordinating all programs and services, and infuses itsphilosophy, with a focus on equity and innovation, to develop model communityschools in all neighborhoods. The Community Schools program supports the wholechild and the childs family, with learning both inside and outside of the classroom. The Organization supports the staffing to identify and coordinate all partnerships,delivery of direct academic and enrichment service including elements of ProjectBOOST, professional learning for school staff as well as all partners and theirstaff, the greater school community including parents. The lead agency works toseamlessly bridge the school day with before, during, and after school support tothe entire school community with strong measurable outcomes in all areas of childdevelopment, community, family engagement and academic achievement. This is amulti-year contract with the NYC Department of Education with potential for growthin the future.1) META/Meridian - CEIs Meridian (formerly META) program is funded by an Assistancefor Arts Education (AAE) $6M five-year grant awarded in 2021 by the Office ofElementary and Secondary Education of the United States Department of Education.Meridian is a professional learning program for K-5 teachers of students withdisabilities in New York City (NY), Rochester (NY), San Juan (PR), Baltimore (MD)and Bridgeport (CT). The program builds on the success of the Organizations ETAprogram and expands its scope by utilizing an art integrated, differentiatedcurriculum, and providing teachers with workshops, PLC sessions and modeling. Thecurriculum includes innovative projects in music and visual art that teach literacy and math and strengthen SEL skills. There are six versions of every project andmaterials include, curriculum maps, lessons, implementation slide decks, modelingvideos, resources, and materials, and supporting documents. Meridian also includes(1) training classroom teachers to be teacher leaders in arts integration and tofacilitate PLC sessions; (2) hosting national annual conferences to disseminate thework; and (3) building a digital repository of all curricular materials.2) Charter Schools - Given the history of the Organization and its foundersinfluence in the development of Charter School Law, Charter School Support remainsone of the main programs of the Organization.Following several cycles of federal funding sunsetting, the Organization continuesto support charter Boards and school leaders via school-based contracts and grantfunding to become highly effective and grow successful charter schools in three keyareas:Educational SuccessOrganizational SoundnessFaithfulness to Charter and LawWith alignment to the mission and continued focus on school transformation, theOrganization continues to support the development of new charters, lead the renewalof charters, and explore and lead the expansion of charter schools. TheOrganization continues its support of struggling charter schools with schoolimprovement planning and implementation. With several long-term whole school reformprojects and multiple short-term engagements, the Organization continues its focus on leadership development, supporting improved performance as well as compliancewith autonomy to achieve continuous academic improvement with alignment to publicschool accountability in all areas. The Organizations team of experts work closelywith Charter School leadership and Boards in all areas of the NYS performanceframework: student performance, teaching and learning, culture, climate and studentand family engagement, financial condition, financial management, Board oversightand governance, organizational capacity, mission and key design elements,enrollment, retention and retention, and legal compliance.

    Expenses $1,629,701

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Kohlhagen

    CEO, President

    Total calculated
    $293,058
    From this org
    $262,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $262,500
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,558
    Filer's total
    $293,058

  • Alexandra Leff

    Dir of Arts

    Total calculated
    $195,998
    From this org
    $174,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,998
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,998
    Filer's total
    $195,998

  • Virgina Connelly

    Exec Dir Sch Trans

    Total calculated
    $162,750
    From this org
    $162,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,750
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $162,750

  • Nicholas Overton

    Dir. of Soft Dev

    Total calculated
    $159,492
    From this org
    $149,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,812
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,680
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,812
    Filer's total
    $159,492

  • ReedCynthia T

    CFO - Former

    Total calculated
    $136,796
    From this org
    $118,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,254
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anthony Orzo

    Dir. of Prof. Ser

    Total calculated
    $134,400
    From this org
    $134,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Widlund

    Dir. Career & tech

    Total calculated
    $127,091
    From this org
    $127,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8
    Hours/week
    40

  • PierceCarleen

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $123,879
    From this org
    $123,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2
    Hours/week
    40

  • Seymour Fliegel

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Duff

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judy Roth Berkowitz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gail Badillo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony Coles

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pedro Ramos

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ruchi Hazaray

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Sancho

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Sussman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allan McLennan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 September 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202642549349300719

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