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GCSEN FOUNDATION

KINGSTON, NY · EIN 474484212 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B40 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · gcsen.com
revenue
$310K
expenses
$327K
net assets
$381K
employees
1
volunteers
10
program ratio
81%
mission · from form 990

ACCELERATE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION

profile · synthesized from sources

GCSEN Foundation advances social entrepreneurship in higher education through programs that support student and veteran entrepreneurs. It operates regional hubs in the U.S., Caribbean, Latin America, and Ireland/UK, offering education, mentorship, and acceleration services. The organization emphasizes a 4P Impact framework—People, Planet, Profit, Place—and partners with academic institutions to bridge learning with real-world enterprise development.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

4P Social Entrepreneurship Framework
Educational model promoting social entrepreneurship with focus on People, Planet, Profit, and Place
Regional Hub Programs
Localized initiatives in the U.S., Caribbean & Latin America, and Ireland/UK that deliver education, mentorship, and acceleration services
Veterans FastTrack Program
Accelerated training and certification program for veteran entrepreneurs, culminating in a Certificate of Completion
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Veteran Benefits and Reintegration Support 1 activity
    • Administering veteran entrepreneurship training programs
      Runs the Veterans FastTrack Program, providing training and awarding certificates of completion to participating veterans.
  • Youth Cultural and Educational Travel Programs 1 activity
    • Conducting international educational lectures
      Hosts annual lectures abroad, such as a collaboration with YouthReach in Ireland, targeting young adults who left school early.
  • Startup Acceleration & Business Growth Support 1 activity
    • Delivering capacity-building programs in entrepreneurship
      Organizes and implements structured initiatives across seven foundational areas—Innovation, Teaching and Learning, Community, Thought Leadership, Marketing, Capital Access, and Acceleration—to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Advancing social entrepreneurship in higher education
      Focuses on integrating and promoting social entrepreneurship within colleges and universities through institutional partnerships and academic programming.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$310K
Contributions & grants$289K93%
Program service revenue$21K7%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$327K
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$47K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$431K
Cash$23K
Investments$0
Liabilities$49K
Net assets$381K
Liquid reserves0.8 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -53.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ANTHONY M DIMARCO MANAGING DIRECTOR 40 $3K
board members · 6
  • EDWARD ROGOFF — TREASURER
  • IRENE LAVADO-CASLIN — DIRECTOR
  • J CALEB BOGGS III — SECRETARY
  • JACK MARIOTTI — DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL J CASLIN III — PRESIDENT
  • WILLIAM TOWELL — DIRECTOR
relationships · 5

Who they work with

  • SUNY New Paltz Business School Partner — Partners with SUNY New Paltz Business School to deliver entrepreneurship education.
  • Seton Hall University Partner — Collaborates with Seton Hall University on social entrepreneurship initiatives.
  • Strategic Advisory Board Network — Advisory group composed of leaders supporting GCSEN's seven pillars.
  • Ulster University Business School Partner — Collaborates with Ulster University Business School, leveraging Professor Mike Caslin's thought leadership in social enterprise.
  • YouthReach Partner — Collaborates with YouthReach to deliver educational programming for young adults who left school early in Ireland.
strategies · 2

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.

  • Framework-Guided Social Entrepreneurship Education
    methodology: framework_guided_education
    By structuring programming around a defined conceptual framework (such as the seven-pillar or 4P Impact models), we produce coherent, values-aligned social entrepreneurship education, because shared frameworks align pedagogy, assessment, and venture development around common principles of impact.
  • Learning-to-Practice Acceleration
    methodology: learning_to_practice_acceleration
    By providing coaching, mentoring, and business acceleration, we bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world implementation, because experiential translation increases the viability and impact of student-led social enterprises.