EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

O50

Classification

2000

Street

26401 EMERY RD STE 100

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• LEADS (LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT SERIES) PROGRAM: LEADS IS A MULTI-DAY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE COVER CORE TOPICS THAT HELP STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO COLLABORATE, THINK CRITICALLY, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND CREATIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS WHILE COLLABORATIVELY WORKING TOGETHER. SESSIONS ARE TYPICALLY HELD OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, FOR 2-3 HOURS EACH DAY. THE FLEXIBLE, INTENSIVE PROGRAM DELIVERY HELPS SCHOOLS TO MORE EASILY WORK LEADS INTO THEIR SCHOOL DAY, WHILE IMMERSING STUDENTS IN 21ST CENTURY LEARNING.

  Expenses $43,113 · Revenue $33,610

• CHAMBER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: CHAMBER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE FIVE-DAY, SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMS HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. EACH DAY HAS A DIFFERENT THEME (E.G., GOVERNMENT DAY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY) AND ELA PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO STUDENTS OVER CORE RELATED TOPICS, INCLUDING TEAMWORK, NETWORKING, AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS. FOLLOWING THE TRAINING SESSION EACH DAY, A PANEL OF EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY HOLD QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS WITH THE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE, GIVING THEM A REAL-WORLD TASTE OF WHAT WE TEACH THEM EARLIER, AS WELL AS AN AWARENESS OF MANY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $41,304 · Revenue $32,200

• PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM (PREVIOUSLY CALLED TRANSITIONS PROGRAM):THE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE DURING IMPORTANT PIVOT POINTS DURING THEIR EDUCATION (USUALLY FROM 5-6TH GRADE, 7-8TH GRADE, AND 8-9TH GRADE, BUT ALSO FOR OTHER GRADES UPON SCHOOL REQUEST). THE PROGRAM WILL DELIVER SKILLS SPECIFICALLY NEEDED FOR THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, LIFE BALANCE AND GOAL SETTING TO NAME A FEW. (AVAILABLE IN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE, AND A REENTRY FACILITY)

  Expenses $536,253 · Revenue $418,051

• CONFERENCE: ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP SERIES FOR STUDENTS AND/OR EDUCATORS THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS TOOLS TO COMBAT STRESS, ANXIETY, UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR IN A TIME OF INCREASED STRESS AND ANXIETY THAT IS DRAMATICALLY IMPACTING EDUCATORS.

  Expenses $272,351 · Revenue $212,319

• LEAD WITH AN IDEA / LEAD WITH EMPATHY: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAM TAUGHT FROM THE LENS OF AN EMPATHETIC LEADER DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO IMPROVE DEI EFFORTS DISTRICT-WIDE

• REENTRY: ELA'S REENTRY PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS THEY TRANSITION BACK INTO SOCIETY. THROUGH INTENSIVE GROUP AND/OR INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMMING, ELA FACILITATORS TEACH JUVENILE OFFENDERS THE LEADERSHIP AND SOFT SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE BECOME THEIR VERY BEST SELVES AND PREPARE FOR POSITIVE FUTURES DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THEY CURRENTLY FACE. THE GROUP SESSIONS COVER ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT THESE YOUTH WILL NEED TO SET GOALS, CHANGE THEIR MINDSETS, ADJUST THEIR ATTITUDES AND HABITS AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM AS THEY MOVE OUT OF JAIL, PRISON OR DETENTION FACILITIES BACK TO THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENTS. ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR OWN ACTION PLAN AND LIFE MAP TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESSFUL REENTRY AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM.

• CAMP LEAD:COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENRICH SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT COMBATS SUMMER LEARNING LOSS BY HELPING STUDENTS FRESHEN THEIR ACADEMICS WHILE LEARNING IMPORTANT LIFE/WORK SKILLS. WE ALSO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PREPARATION FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $135,248 · Revenue $105,436

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,259,128

  Expenses

  $1,369,476

  Contributions

  $451,759

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,596,639

  Expenses

  $1,208,419

  Contributions

  $695,089

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,136,297

  Expenses

  $960,698

  Contributions

  $431,405

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $909,772

  Expenses

  $581,648

  Assets (EOY)

  $666,396

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $505,298

  Expenses

  $546,544

  Assets (EOY)

  $301,487

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $620,089

  Expenses

  $626,848

  Assets (EOY)

  $337,269

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $646,517

  Expenses

  $538,765

  Assets (EOY)

  $344,874

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $622,410

  Expenses

  $537,215

  Assets (EOY)

  $251,358

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $486,573

  Expenses

  $523,111

  Assets (EOY)

  $147,564

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $402,937

  Expenses

  $346,805

  Assets (EOY)

  $179,853

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $283,481

  Expenses

  $251,437

  Assets (EOY)

  $117,804

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $219,868

  Expenses

  $199,691

  Assets (EOY)

  $100,541

• 2012 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $177,328

  Expenses

  $139,300

  Assets (EOY)

  $58,742

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2010

Tax period

1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010

Principal officer

Flora Brett

Mailing address

3401 Enterprise Parkway Suite 340Beachwood OH 44122

Website

effectivela.com

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• ALABAMA RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

  $240,462

  2024 · SUPPORT

• ALABAMA RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

  $186,346

  2023 · SUPPORT

• ALABAMA RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

  $167,426

  2022 · CD GRANT

• T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC

  $150,000

  2023 · MULTIPLE

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $60,800

  2025 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC

  $50,000

  2025 · MULTIPLE

• T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC

  $50,000

  2024 · MULTIPLE

• AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

  $30,000

  2023 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY

  $28,500

  2022 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

  $22,500

  2024 · TO SUPPORT ELA'S IN PERSON PROGRAMS WHICH TEACH ESSENTIAL SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING & LEADERSHIP SKILLS, INCLUDING SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING, SOCIAL AWARENESS, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION & GOAL-SETTING.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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