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ASCEND LEARNING INC

BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 331200239 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B99 · Education · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$19.6M
expenses
$18.1M
net assets
$15.1M
employees
122
volunteers
9
program ratio
83%
mission · from form 990

ASCEND PROVIDES CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

profile · synthesized from sources

ASCEND LEARNING INC provides education, management, and facility development services to charter schools. Based in Brooklyn, NY, the organization supports charter school operations through administrative and infrastructure-related services. Its work is focused on improving institutional capacity within the public charter school sector.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Education Services for Charter Schools
Provides academic programming support, curriculum development, and instructional leadership to partner charter schools
Facility Development Services
Supports charter schools in acquiring, developing, and managing school facilities and infrastructure
Management Services
Offers operational management including HR, finance, and administrative systems to charter school networks
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Charter School Facilities Support 1 activity
    • Providing charter schools with education, management, and facility development services
      Offers comprehensive support to charter schools, including educational programming, operational management, and facility development.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$19.60M
Contributions & grants$2.31M12%
Program service revenue$16.93M86%
Investment income$157K1%
Other revenue$203K
expenses
Total expenses$18.11M
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$10.93M
Grants paid out$1.45M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$17.72M
Cash$7.58M
Investments$0
Liabilities$2.59M
Net assets$15.13M
Liquid reserves5.0 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +3.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 11
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RECY DUNN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - THRU 5/2025 40 $344K
MARYANN LI PRESIDENT 40 $305K
KATHERINE MCGRATH GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $285K
DANIQUE DAY CHIEF OF SCHOOLS 40 $268K
ANASTASIA MICHALS SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS 40 $224K
DANA EVANS-MULLER MANAGING DIR. OF SAFETY & FACILITIES 40 $205K
DARIELLE PETRUCCI MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS 40 $197K
ZONYA HICKS MANAGING DIR. OF PEOPLE OPERATIONS 40 $193K
AGAJA REDDY MANAGING DIR. OF MARKETING 40 $174K
EDISON DE LA CRUZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40 $142K
GERARD ADORE FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0 $141K
board members · 9
  • BROOKE DANIELS — DIRECTOR
  • CELESTE HERRERA — DIRECTOR
  • DANIEL PARRA — DIRECTOR
  • ISABEL GEATHERS — CO-CHAIR
  • KEMI AKINSANYA-ROSE — DIRECTOR
  • PETER MAY — TREASURER
  • SELINA IP — CO-CHAIR
  • SHANNON KETE — DIRECTOR
  • SYDNEY THOMAS — DIRECTOR - THRU 3/2025
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • charter schools Partner — Provides education, management, and facility development services to charter schools.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Integrated School Support
    methodology: integrated_school_support
    By providing coordinated education, management, and facility development services, we strengthen both the operational and academic capacity of charter schools because integrated support addresses systemic constraints holistically.