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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LEADING EDUCATORS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,795,278
Total expenses
$16,304,696
Contributions and grants received
$7,011,945
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,783,295
Investment income
$38
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$28,893,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$933,055
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,960,050
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,739,997
Management and general expenses
$4,171,093
Fundraising expenses
$393,606
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,739,997

Program services were 72.0% 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

    $7,011,945

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE REVENUE

    total $8,783,295 · related or exempt $8,783,295

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $38 · excluded $38

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,096,544 · program services $632,659 · management and general $449,559 · fundraising $14,326

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,042,849 · program services $7,002,144 · management and general $1,761,528 · fundraising $279,177

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $191,766 · program services $148,734 · management and general $37,268 · fundraising $5,764

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,330,004 · program services $996,452 · management and general $294,017 · fundraising $39,535

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $744,685 · program services $547,500 · management and general $175,844 · fundraising $21,341

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,592 · program services $18,293 · management and general $11,062 · fundraising $237

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $178,956 · program services $110,628 · management and general $66,898 · fundraising $1,430

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,030,934 · program services $1,255,492 · management and general $759,209 · fundraising $16,233

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $44,871 · program services $43,287 · management and general $585 · fundraising $999

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $144,845 · program services $90,723 · management and general $49,406 · fundraising $4,716

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,724 · program services $2,280 · management and general $73,444

  • 17 · Travel

    total $622,695 · program services $434,967 · management and general $185,601 · fundraising $2,127

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $344,879 · program services $240,906 · management and general $102,795 · fundraising $1,178

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,768 · management and general $30,768

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,599 · management and general $56,599

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $217,703 · program services $171,225 · management and general $39,966 · fundraising $6,512

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    total $71,549 · program services $150 · management and general $71,399

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PRODUCTION

    total $41,762 · program services $41,047 · management and general $715

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSING FEES

    total $2,458 · program services $2,458

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,513 · program services $1,052 · management and general $4,430 · fundraising $31

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $18,290,573 · end of year $19,103,873

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $191,686 · end of year $191,723

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,516,131 · end of year $5,968,511

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,081,724 · end of year $3,509,022

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $52,931 · end of year $110,736

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

    $345,065

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

    $335,825

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $40,007 · end of year $9,240

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,275 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $349,959 · end of year $582,189

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $314,321 · end of year $350,866

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,173,536 · end of year $20,519,219

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,346,511 · end of year $7,440,831

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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.

  • 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. 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.SKYLINE CURRICULUM: BUILDING UPON THE COLLABORATIVE FOUNDATION, LEADING EDUCATORS IS ASSISTING CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR SKYLINE CURRICULUM. THE SKYLINE CURRICULUM SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, BUILDS UPON GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS AND LEARNING SCIENCE TO UNIQUELY CONNECT WITH THE IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES OF CHICAGO STUDENTS.GRAND RAPIDS:LEADING EDUCATORS BEGAN 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 SECOND 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". ACCELERATION SCHOOLS ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT IS FOCUSED AND COHERENT. BY JUNE 2023 THE SCHOOL'S KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE ELA TEACHERS WILL TAILOR INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENTS' NEEDS BY USING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION CURRICULUMN TO GUIDE INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS THEREBY PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYDOE):LEADING EDUCATORS PARTNERED WITH NYDOE TO EVALUATE WITH HMH INTO READING AND NYC 6 ELA SHIFTS, FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HARLEM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, LEADING EDUCATORS HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS:- ABILITY TO LAUNCH AND PROVIDE SIDE BY SIDE COACHING IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS.- FACILITATE SCHOOL-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL MODELING TO BEST SUPPORT CURRICULUM CLARITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES.- TEACHERS ARE FEELING SUPPORT AND HAVE BEGUN TO IMPLEMENT ACTION STEPS PROVIDED BY THE LEADING EDUCATORS COACHING TEAM.- COLLECTING WALKTHROUGH AND IREADY DATA FROM DISTRICT.CINCINNATI:LEADING EDUCATORS HAS PARTNERED WITH CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CPS) TO:- FACILIATE DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR 2,000+ K-12 MATH AND LITERACY TEACHERS.- PROVIDE CPS TEACHERS WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE COACHING AND SUPPORT.- FACILITATE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO CPS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.- PROVIDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT TO CPS DISTRICT-LEVEL CURRICULUM MANAGERS.WITH GOALS TO:- INCREASE CPS ELA AND MATH TEACHERS' PROFICIENCY IN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES.- DEEPEN CPS ELA AND MATH TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR PRACTICES OF USING DAILY LESSON ACTIVITIES THAT ARE WELL SEQUENCED AND MOVE STUDENTS TOWARD MASTERY OF GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS PROMOTING THE PERSISTENCE OF STUDENTS.

    Expenses $11,739,997 · Revenue $8,783,295

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elisa Villanueva Beard

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kara Helander

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BORAD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jay Altman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tommy Chang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sheila Brown

    STRATEGY & ADVOCACY CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tiffany Johnson Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Nina Kontos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Stuart Kaplan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Aylon Samouha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Claudy Jules

    GOVERNANCE & HUMAN CAPITAL CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michelle Boyers

    FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING CH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Diana Gonzalez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kunjan Narechania

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Simone Senior

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,429
    From this org
    $171,193
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,236
    Hours/week
    42.25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,193
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,092
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,144
    Filer's total
    $202,429

  • Chong-Hao Fu

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $286,582
    From this org
    $265,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,162
    Hours/week
    47

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,420
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,545
    Filer's total
    $286,582

  • Lakimbre Brown

    CHIEF OF NETWORKS

    Total calculated
    $208,197
    From this org
    $195,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,068
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,129
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,843
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,225
    Filer's total
    $208,197

  • Laura Meili

    CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $194,567
    From this org
    $177,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,254
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,313
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,092
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,162
    Filer's total
    $194,567

  • Javier Cortez Hired 42023

    DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bethany Criss-June

    KEY EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $187,427
    From this org
    $177,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,114
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,313
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,114
    Filer's total
    $187,427

  • David Sigler

    HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $184,092
    From this org
    $153,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,578
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,514
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,123
    Filer's total
    $184,092

  • Marques Celestine

    HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $169,903
    From this org
    $139,959
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,959
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,977
    Filer's total
    $169,903

  • Katherine Green Murphy

    HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $170,031
    From this org
    $139,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,287
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,744
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,867
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,420
    Filer's total
    $170,031

  • Rebecca Taylor Perryman

    HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $160,668
    From this org
    $138,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,201
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,467
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,721
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,480
    Filer's total
    $160,668

  • Albert Kim

    HIGHLY PAID EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $145,595
    From this org
    $140,301
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,294
    Hours/week
    40

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 · 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE SETTING OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND/OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

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
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349309979

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