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TRANS FORMATIVE SCHOOLS INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 921285371 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B05 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · transformativeschools.org
revenue
$191K
expenses
$179K
net assets
$16K
employees
0
volunteers
30
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

(a) To advocate for systemic societal change through education in order to help trans youth thrive because they feel loved, safe and seen; (b) To build resilient learning environments and form a community of educators, students and families-touched-by-transness; (c) To provide student support services and afterschool programming focused on academic support and enrichment, social-emotional learning, community building, student-led activism projects, affinity and allyship groups and identity exploration; (d) to support the eventual founding and flourishing of schools that will center transness and social justice; (e)to conduct any and all lawful activities that may be useful in accomplishing the foregoing activities as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time in their sole and absolute discretion, except as restricted in the Bylaws of the Corporation

profile · synthesized from sources

Trans formative Schools is a New York City-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting trans youth through education, community building, and advocacy. It provides a free afterschool program for trans, queer, and gender-expansive students ages 9 to 15, focusing on academic support, social-emotional learning, and identity exploration. The organization also works toward founding a trans-centered middle school and supports broader systemic change in education through research and organizing.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Free Afterschool Program
Free afterschool programming for trans, queer, nonbinary, and gender-expansive students ages 9 to 15, offering academic support, enrichment, social-emotional learning, community building, and identity exploration.
Trans Middle School Initiative
Effort to found a trans-centered middle school that integrates rigorous academics with progressive education practices, identity affirmation, and liberation-centered pedagogy.
Trans Youth Participatory Action Research
Trans-led research initiatives engaging youth in studying and advocating for systemic changes in education to better support trans and gender-expansive students.
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Youth and Community Research Initiatives 1 activity
    • Conduct trans-led youth participatory action research
      Conducts research initiatives led by trans youth through participatory action frameworks to build trans community power and inform educational and social justice practices.
  • School-Specific Educational Support 1 activity
    • Deliver K–6 and early childhood education in NYC schools
      Provides instructional leadership and direct education services in early childhood and elementary grades (K–6) across public, charter, and private schools in New York City.
  • Human Rights & Peace Education Curriculum 1 activity
    • Develop and distribute social justice curricula
      Creates and freely distributes interdisciplinary, project-based curricular units that integrate STEAM, humanities, social-emotional learning, and activism to advance social justice in educational settings.
  • Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Elevate transgender youth voices in education
      Centers, celebrates, and protects transgender youth by amplifying their voices and leadership within educational spaces and programming.
  • Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Support Services 1 activity
    • Operate free afterschool program for trans, queer, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth
      Provides a free afterschool program for trans, queer, nonbinary, and gender expansive middle school students (ages 9–15) focused on social-emotional learning, identity exploration, community building, academic support, and student-led activism.
  • Educator Training in Equity and Inclusion 1 activity
    • Provide professional development for educators on gender and social justice
      Offers workshops and consulting services for teachers in New York City and nationally on gender identity, intersectional marginalizations, and implementing social justice curricula; also provides gender and sexuality training for early childhood professionals through the New York State Early Childhood Professional Development Institute.
  • Independent and Charter K-12 Schools 1 activity
    • Support founding of liberation-centered middle school
      Provides leadership and support toward establishing a middle school open to all students that emphasizes liberation, rigorous academics, identity exploration, and joyful learning environments.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$191K
Contributions & grants$191K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$179K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$100K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$16K
Cash$16K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$16K
Liquid reserves1.1 mo
2 years on record · 2023–2024 · YoY revenue +129.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Alaina Daniels Executive Director 100 $50K
Ro Pena Program Director 40 $50K
board members · 11
  • Anuja Ankola-Rochetti — Board Member
  • Bex Fine-Firesheets — Board Member
  • Brandon Smith — Board Member
  • Fer Salinas-Quiroz — Board Member
  • Katie Colon — Board Member
  • Lea Cook — Board Member & Teacher
  • Mimi Shelton — Board Member
  • Olivia Blake — Board Member
  • Raina Bien — Board Chair
  • Tamara Czyzyk — Board Member
  • Tiffany Jade Munroe — Board Member
relationships · 5

Who they work with

  • Bank Street School for Children Partner — Multiple team members have served as educators and leaders at this institution, indicating an ongoing professional relationship.
  • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Government — Mimi Shelton serves as National HIV Behavior Surveillance Trans Project Coordinator, indicating a formal role within this agency.
  • NYC Heritage of Pride Partner — Hosts the afterschool program at its location in the West Village
  • New York State Early Childhood Professional Development Institute Partner — Laleña Garcia works as a Gender and Sexuality Trainer for this organization, delivering training programs.
  • Tufts University Partner — Dr. Fer Salinas-Quiroz is an Assistant Professor and leads the SOGIE Laboratory at Tufts, indicating institutional affiliation.
strategies · 3

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.

  • Community-Driven Systemic Transformation
    methodology: transformative_school_model
    By building trans-led schools and scaling transformative educational models, we create systemic change in how society supports trans youth, because institutionalizing affirming, community-controlled education shifts cultural norms and produces sustainable, replicable models of belonging and safety.
  • Liberatory, Activist-Oriented Pedagogy
    methodology: education_for_collective_liberation
    By integrating rigorous academics with social justice activism and transformational resistance, we equip students to challenge systems of oppression, because linking learning to collective liberation increases critical consciousness, agency, and long-term engagement in equity work.
  • Trans-Centered, Identity-Affirming Education
    methodology: trans_led_education
    By centering trans, queer, and gender-expansive identities in curriculum and leadership—using trans-led, co-constructed teaching models—we foster belonging, academic engagement, and resilience, because shared identity and cultural relevance increase safety, validation, and learning outcomes.