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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SCHOOL LEADER LAB.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,503,972
Total expenses
$1,328,449
Contributions and grants received
$2,930,955
Grants paid
$3,203
Program service revenue
$538,182
Investment income
$34,820
Other revenue
$15
Total assets, end of year
$3,858,209
Total liabilities, end of year
$272,870
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,585,339
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$885,118
Management and general expenses
$269,148
Fundraising expenses
$174,183
Program service expenses (Part III)
$885,118

Program services were 66.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,930,955

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COHORT FEES

    total $417,282 · related or exempt $417,282

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADVISOR/CONSULT. FEES

    total $104,250 · related or exempt $104,250

  • 2c · Program service revenue: COACHING FEES

    total $16,650 · related or exempt $16,650

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,820 · excluded $34,820

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $15 · excluded $15

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,103 · program services $3,103

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $100 · program services $100

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $193,390 · program services $133,440 · management and general $30,941 · fundraising $29,009

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $648,722 · program services $454,158 · management and general $104,687 · fundraising $89,877

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $23,803 · program services $16,570 · management and general $3,900 · fundraising $3,333

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,482 · program services $11,425 · management and general $3,914 · fundraising $2,143

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,361 · program services $44,229 · management and general $10,045 · fundraising $8,087

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,504 · management and general $1,504

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,599 · management and general $52,599

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $33,500 · fundraising $33,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $101,140 · program services $101,140

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $946 · program services $394 · fundraising $552

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,148 · program services $1,571 · management and general $14,459 · fundraising $1,118

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,369 · program services $680 · management and general $18,028 · fundraising $661

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,511 · management and general $14,511

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,421 · program services $24,738 · management and general $3,893 · fundraising $5,790

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $93,458 · program services $91,901 · management and general $1,458 · fundraising $99

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,866 · management and general $8,866

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $2,026 · program services $1,669 · management and general $343 · fundraising $14

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $433,060 · end of year $969,311

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,149,795 · end of year $2,785,410

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $37,833 · end of year $100,954

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,495 · end of year $786

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,025 · end of year $1,748

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,678 · end of year $31,620

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $199,714 · end of year $241,250

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,209,816 · end of year $3,202,339

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $383,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SCHOOL LEADER LAB SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND THEIR NETWORKS IN SUSTAINING AND GROWING HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS THROUGH ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS: LEADERS. SCHOOL LEADER LAB PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP BENCH BY DEVELOPING EXCEPTIONAL TEAMS MADE UP OF DIVERSE LEADERS REFLECTIVE OF ITS COMMUNITY'S STUDENTS AND BY BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR LEADER DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE PARTNER WITH LEADERS TO DISRUPT RACISM, INSPIRE STAFF, AND CHAMPION RIGOROUS LEARNING.

  • SCHOOL LEADER LAB WORKS TO TRAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL LEADERS (E.G., PRINCIPALS), WHO ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS. SCHOOL LEADER COHORT IS OUR 18-MONTH COHORT FOR DC-BASED PRINCIPALS, VICE PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, DEANS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, OR AN EQUIVALENT ROLE. SLC DEVELOPS EXCEPTIONAL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS SO THAT THEY INSPIRE STAFF, DISRUPT RACISM, AND CHAMPION RIGOROUS LEARNING.EXECUTIVE LEADER COHORT (EDEX) IS OUR NINE-MONTH, CROSS-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR LEADERS IN MANAGING, DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, HEAD, AND CHIEF-LEVEL ROLES AND ACCOMPLISHED PRINCIPALS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSITION INTO EXECUTIVE-LEVEL LEADERSHIP IN THE NEXT 1-3 YEARS. EDEX DEVELOPS HIGH-PERFORMING AND DIVERSE SYSTEMS LEADERS WITH THE KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO LEAD STRONG TEAMS IN CHIEF-LEVEL EXECUTIVE ROLES. TEACHER LEADER COHORT IS OUR NINE-MONTH, CROSS-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS TRANSFORMATIONAL CLASSROOM-BASED LEADERS SO THAT THEY EXERCISE LEADERSHIP ON THE TEAMS THEY LEAD WHILE REMAINING IMPACTFUL WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE GROUPS OF STUDENTS. AP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS OUR 10-MONTH COHORT THAT DEVELOPS DCPS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WHO ARE IN THEIR SECOND YEAR AND BEYOND. DC SCHOOL LEADER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CONVENES DC-AREA CHARTER AND DISTRICT PRINCIPALS MONTHLY TO BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER TO SUSTAIN AND THRIVE IN THEIR ROLES AND PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL VISITS FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES TO IMPLEMENT AT THEIR SCHOOLS. DELTASTRONG: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR PRINCIPALS CONVENES PRINCIPALS AND ASPIRING PRINCIPALS IN THE GREATER DELTA-AREA TO BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER TO SUSTAIN AND THRIVE IN THEIR ROLES AND PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL VISITS FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES TO IMPLEMENT AT THEIR SCHOOLS. RPSLA IS A 12-MONTH COHORT THAT DEVELOPS RPS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND NEW TO THE ROLE PRINCIPALS (IN YEARS 1-3). COHORT MEMBERS WILL GROW THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO NOTICE AND DISRUPT RACIST PRACTICES IN THEMSELVES, OTHERS, AND THEIR SCHOOLS AND INSPIRE THEIR TEAMS TO DRIVE RESULTS FOR STUDENTS.

    Expenses $885,118 · Grants $3,203 · Revenue $538,182

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tatiana Epanchin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelly Gleishman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joaquin Tomayo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Raymond Weeden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matt Bosch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Caldera

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gene Pinkard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erica Beal

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $213,643
    From this org
    $200,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,151
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,492
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,472
    Filer's total
    $213,643
  • David Ayala

    LEAD PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $195,856
    From this org
    $181,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,764
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,092
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,146
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,618
    Filer's total
    $195,856

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349308467

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