2025-12-10T09:47:12-05:00 2025-06-30 263838358 BRINKER SIMPSON & COMPANY LLC 1400 N PROVIDENCE RD BLDG 2 STE 20 MEDIA PA 19063 990 2024-07-01 222442433 PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES INC PHIL 2155466300 1500 JFK BLVD SUITE 312 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 JENNA RUBENDALL SENIOR GRANTS ACCOUN 2155466300 2025-12-08 true false LINDA A SCAFIRO CPA P01061217 6105445900 2025-12-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z F CHRISTOPHER GOINS 1500 JFK BLVD PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 3563800 false X WWW.ACADEMIESINC.ORG X 1982 PA TO PROVIDE CAREER-CONNECTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZING - SEE SCHEDULE O 15 15 32 110 0 2902156 3493894 0 37869 18118 0 2940025 3512012 139873 51857 0 1995110 2401842 20294 31110 225818 869642 1078476 3024919 3563285 -84894 -51273 2479813 2441786 756505 740052 1723308 1701734 X OUR MISSION IS TO BE AN INNOVATIVE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND PARTNERS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PHILADELPHIA'S YOUNG PEOPLE. false false 1830243 51857 CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. (PAI) HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HOUSED UNDER OUR CAREER-CONNECTED AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. PAI SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS IN PROGRAM DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, AS WELL AS INDUSTRY ORGANIZING AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PAI'S MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HOSPITALITY INITIATIVE, PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SETS OF SCAFFOLDED REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER CAREER EXPOSURE, AWARENESS, PREPARATION AND TRAINING. BRIDGE AND REGISTERED PRE- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS CREATE A CLEAR PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO WORK BY PREPARING STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE WORKFORCE, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION OR JOIN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AFTER GRADUATION. DATA SUPPORTS AND FRESHMAN SUCCESS INITIATIVES FOCUS ON INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHERS' USE OF DATA TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AS WELL AS BUILDING A STRONG 9TH GRADE FOUNDATION TO ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS. 40116 THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. HAS FOUR MEMORIAL FUNDS AND ONE ADDITIONAL FUND (FIVE IN TOTAL) FROM WHICH IT AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO GRADUATING SENIORS. THE MEMORIAL FUNDS ARE: THE RICHARD H. DELONE MEMORIAL FUND, THE PETER J. MERLINO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, THE CLINTON GIBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE JUSTIN W. GRIFFITHS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, A FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION, IS AWARDED TO PAI FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS/SCHOOLS, THE GOAL OF WHICH IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO: -(60% MINIMUM) FOR PAI STUDENTS SEEKING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCE FIELDS. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ASSIST STUDENTS WHO NEED FINANCIAL AID TO OBTAIN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE AWARD AMOUNTS VARY PER STUDENT. -(40% MAXIMUM): FOR PAI PROGRAMS TO AUGMENT THEIR TEACHING RESOURCES BY THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, TEACHING MATERIALS, SPECIAL SUPPLIES, ETC. THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT THEY ALREADY PROVIDE IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES. 1201547 TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IS KEY TO IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS NETWORK (MSSN) AND 9TH GRADE SUCCESS NETWORK (9GSN) STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON FOSTERING STUDENT SUCCESS IN CRITICAL TRANSITIONARY GRADE LEVELS. 3071906 true true false false false false false false false false false true false true true true true false false false false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 32 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false PA X JENNA RUBENDALL 2155466300 1500 JFK BLVD SUITE 312 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 IAN SLADEN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MONICA MOODY-WRENN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN W MUCHA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD BERNAL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK J EIDING MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK GOODMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN HICKS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KLEIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRETT MAYFIELD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARREN LIPSCOMB MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN J RAUSCHER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON REDFERN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 F CHRISTOPHER GOINS PRESIDENT & 35.00 X X 150162 0 16294 ARTHUR STEINBERG MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNA RUBENDALL SENIOR GRANT 35.00 X 0 0 0 150162 16294 1 false true false 168737 2732968 592189 3493894 18118 18118 51788 168737 51788 3512012 18118 51857 51857 206861 45727 76984 84150 1734620 1685585 757 48278 72104 63532 2323 6249 231374 203946 8136 19292 156883 138356 6135 12392 22602 22602 123613 39877 83736 31110 31110 115929 69391 45776 762 54813 53113 1700 143003 127775 5042 10186 140089 125170 4941 9978 4758 4758 13338 11917 470 951 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 405275 405275 COMMUNICATIONS 34691 30997 1224 2470 CLASSROOM MATERIALS 19076 19076 EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 1289 312 977 3563285 3071906 265561 225818 547944 297160 672706 610632 287743 754673 47402 109404 181273 187131 299690 150053 443055 332733 2479813 2441786 164864 280650 3301 3283 130640 117305 457700 338814 756505 740052 X 873798 895335 849510 806399 1723308 1701734 2479813 2441786 X -51273 21135 8564 X false true X true false X 1386649 2645037 3004746 2902156 3493894 13432482 1386649 2645037 3004746 2902156 3493894 13432482 1437391 11995091 30889 27878 12664 37869 18118 127418 25 25 13559925 280291 0.88460 0.85940 X PART II, LINE 10 25 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT 150053 F 150053 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 332733 332733 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION-NET CURR. 205708 CURRENT- OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION 133106 338814 X 3533147 21135 21135 3512012 3512012 3554721 3554721 8564 8564 3563285 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2025. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEARS REPORTED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B IMPUTED INTEREST ON OPERATING LEASE 8,564 X X X true ANNUAL EVENT 220525 168737 51788 34722 11226 5840 220525 168737 51788 34722 11226 5840 51788 false SCHOLARSHIPS/APPRENTICESH 18 51857 X false false false false false false false false false F CHRISTOPHER GOINS PRESIDENT & CEO 150162 3433 12861 166456 FORM 990 PART I QUESTION 1 ALL IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS SUCCESS AND CAREER/POSTSECONDARY READINESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. (PAI) HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HOUSED UNDER OUR CAREER-CONNECTED AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. PAI SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS IN PROGRAM DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, AS WELL AS INDUSTRY ORGANIZING AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PAI'S MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HOSPITALITY INITIATIVE, PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SETS OF SCAFFOLDED REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER CAREER EXPOSURE, AWARENESS, PREPARATION AND TRAINING. BRIDGE AND REGISTERED PRE- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS CREATE A CLEAR PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO WORK BY PREPARING STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE WORKFORCE, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION OR JOIN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AFTER GRADUATION. DATA SUPPORTS AND FRESHMAN SUCCESS INITIATIVES FOCUS ON INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHERS' USE OF DATA TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AS WELL AS BUILDING A STRONG 9TH GRADE FOUNDATION TO ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. HAS FOUR MEMORIAL FUNDS AND ONE ADDITIONAL FUND (FIVE IN TOTAL) FROM WHICH IT AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO GRADUATING SENIORS. THE MEMORIAL FUNDS ARE: THE RICHARD H. DELONE MEMORIAL FUND, THE PETER J. MERLINO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, THE CLINTON GIBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE JUSTIN W. GRIFFITHS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, A FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION, IS AWARDED TO PAI FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS/SCHOOLS, THE GOAL OF WHICH IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO: -(60% MINIMUM) FOR PAI STUDENTS SEEKING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCE FIELDS. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ASSIST STUDENTS WHO NEED FINANCIAL AID TO OBTAIN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE AWARD AMOUNTS VARY PER STUDENT. -(40% MAXIMUM): FOR PAI PROGRAMS TO AUGMENT THEIR TEACHING RESOURCES BY THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, TEACHING MATERIALS, SPECIAL SUPPLIES, ETC. THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT THEY ALREADY PROVIDE IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD (ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD) AND MANAGEMENT BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED AND FILED. ONCE FINALIZED THE 990 IS GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS.THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE CEO IS REVIEWED BASED ON HIS ANNUAL WORK PLAN THAT HE SUBMITS TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIRPERSON, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THEM WITH WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B STAFF ARE REVIEWED BASED ON OUR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS. THIS PROCESS WAS IMPLEMENTED IN JULY 2008 AND IS MAINTAINED IN EACH STAFF MEMBERS PERSONNEL FILE. THE MANAGEMENT TEAM (KEY EMPLOYEES) ARE REVIEW BY THE CEO WITH WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 IMPUTED INTEREST ON OPERATING LEASE 8,564