2026-07-14T09:31:39-05:00 2025-08-31 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 370 WOODCLIFF DRIVE SUITE 2A FAIRPORT NY 14450 990 2024-09-01 871464717 NATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL INITIATIVE NATI 6462476160 147 PRINCE STREET 3-54 BROOKLYN NY 11201 JESSICA KUPERBERG BOARD PRESIDENT 6462476160 2026-07-06 1 0 KATHERINE VANBRAMER P01523969 5854231860 2026-07-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JESSICA KUPERBERG 147 PRINCE STREET 3-54 BROOKLYN NY 11201 3481410 0 X WWW.NSSI.ORG X 2021 NY NSSI PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND CMOS TO PROVIDE HIGHLY ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE SUMMER SCHOOL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES A 4-5 WEEK SUMMER SCOPE CURRICULA, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. THE CURRICULA FOCUS ON POWER STANDARDS FROM THE GRADE LEVEL PRIOR TO PREVENT LEARNING LOSS AND ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING. NSSI FOCUSES ON TEACHER TRAINING. TEACHERS ATTEND A THREE-DAY PRE-SERVICE TRAINING FOLLOWED BY ONGOING WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WITH THEIR MENTORS. NSSI ALSO PROVIDES SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND ONGOING LEADER DEVELOPMENT. TEACHERS AND LEADERS LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER IN A COHORT-BASED MODEL, SHARPENING THEIR SKILLS AND PRACTICING NEW STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS. 5 5 9 5 0 0 250000 610000 3180810 2871410 0 0 0 0 3430810 3481410 0 0 0 0 2268619 1943061 0 0 557076 695512 1302588 2964131 3245649 466679 235761 3301632 3361604 357578 181789 2944054 3179815 X THE NATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL INITIATIVE, INC. ACCELERATES STUDENT LEARNING AND DEEPENS TEACHER PRACTICE THROUGH JOYFUL, ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS SUMMER PROGRAMS. 0 0 2149049 2871410 IN ITS SUMMER 2020 PILOT PROGRAM, NSSI EDUCATED 12,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-8. IN 2025, NSSI SERVED OVER 72,000 ACROSS 14 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. NSSI GUIDES LEADS AND TEACHERS IN RUNNING A 4-6 WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS, WITH ADDITIONAL INTENSIVE PRE-SERVICE TRAINING INSTITUTES FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND LEADERS, AS WELL AS WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS DURING THE FIVE WEEKS OF THE STUDENT PROGRAM. IN SUMMER 2025, NSSI SUPPORTED 2,968 TEACHERS AND 563 LEADERS ACROSS 14 STATES. THE NSSI PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS, WITH STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS VARIOUS GRADES AND SUBJECTS ON ASSESSMENTS GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE PROGRAM. IN 2025, THE AVERAGE CLASS SCORE IN K-8 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) INCREASED BY 12 PERCENTAGE POINTS ON A 100-POINT SCALE FROM PRE-ASSESSMENT TO POST-ASSESSMENT. ALL GRADES SHOWED IMPROVEMENT, WITH AVERAGE GAINS RANGING FROM SEVEN TO 18 POINTS. IN MATHEMATICS, THE AVERAGE CLASS SCORE IN BOTH K-8 AND HIGH SCHOOL INCREASED BY 16 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM PRE-ASSESSMENT TO POST-ASSESSMENT, ALSO ON A 100-POINT SCALE. AGAIN, ALL GRADES SHOWED IMPROVEMENT, WITH AVERAGE GAINS RANGING FROM 11 TO 34 POINTS. 2149049 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 94 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X CARL-ANTHONY WATSON 6462476160 147 PRINCE STREET 3-54 BROOKLYN NY 11201 CHRIS CERF BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD HUI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IAN ROWE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACKSON COLLINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DE'SHAWN WRIGHT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN F WILSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - RESIGNED 9/2024 40.00 X 211996 0 23000 NANCY LIVINGSTON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER- JOINED 9/2024 40.00 X 69004 0 0 KERI N HUBBARD CHIEF OF PROGRAM 40.00 X 235001 0 15479 CARL-ANTHONY WATSON CONSULTING CHIEF OPERATING 40.00 X 183949 0 7192 JEFFREY D FEINMAN CHIEF OF PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 X 173671 0 21497 CHERYL M KELLEY-HENDERSON ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ELA 40.00 X 112143 0 3963 MADELINE LEVINE SR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 179891 0 19198 ELEANORE K BRIDGES SENIOR DIRECTOR, ELA 40.00 X 151423 0 1562 JESSICA WAGNER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OPERAT 40.00 X 132937 0 8516 ROBERT HAWKE SENIOR DIRECTOR, MATH 40.00 X 171842 0 12775 1621857 0 113182 10 0 1 0 0 610000 610000 INSTITUTIONAL REVENUE 611110 2871410 2871410 2871410 3481410 2871410 0 0 X 904946 342731 251123 311092 776068 776068 40630 40630 96121 83100 7655 5366 125296 103424 13197 8675 9636 9636 925965 608954 165878 151133 89939 3381 77865 8693 4129 2465 1664 89089 89089 8059 6652 849 558 25103 20721 2644 1738 SEMINARS AND TRAINING 111814 40403 4227 67184 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 33275 27466 3505 2304 MISCELLANEOUS 5579 3965 1281 333 3245649 2149049 539524 557076 3217845 479039 40733 2830810 43054 51755 3301632 3361604 357578 181789 357578 181789 X 2944054 2879815 300000 2944054 3179815 3301632 3361604 235761 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1829862 1390000 250000 610000 4079862 1829862 1390000 250000 610000 4079862 1396806 2683056 4079862 10209095 0.65760 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE FIRST YEAR AS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WAS A SHORT YEAR FROM MARCH 2021 THROUGH AUGUST 2021. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 3481410 0 3481410 0 3481410 3245649 0 3245649 0 3245649 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS AND IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KERI N HUBBARD CHIEF OF PROGRAM 235001 0 0 0 0 0 14100 0 1379 0 250480 0 0 0 STEVEN F WILSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - RESIGNED 9 211996 0 0 0 0 0 23000 0 0 0 234996 0 0 0 MADELINE LEVINE SR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 179891 0 0 0 0 0 17989 0 1209 0 199089 0 0 0 JEFFREY D FEINMAN CHIEF OF PARTNERSHIPS 173671 0 0 0 0 0 21497 0 0 0 195168 0 0 0 CARL-ANTHONY WATSON CONSULTING CHIEF OPERATING 183949 0 0 0 0 0 7192 0 0 0 191141 0 0 0 ROBERT HAWKE SENIOR DIRECTOR, MATH 171842 0 0 0 0 0 10698 0 2077 0 184617 0 0 0 ELEANORE K BRIDGES SENIOR DIRECTOR, ELA 151423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1562 0 152985 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE NATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL INITIATIVE (NSSI) PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND CMOS TO PROVIDE HIGHLY ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE SUMMER SCHOOL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES A 4-5 WEEK SUMMER SCOPE CURRICULA, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. THE CURRICULA FOCUS ON POWER STANDARDS FROM THE GRADE LEVEL PRIOR TO PREVENT LEARNING LOSS AND ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING. NSSI FOCUSES ON TEACHER TRAINING. TEACHERS ATTEND A THREE-DAY PRE-SERVICE TRAINING FOLLOWED BY ONGOING WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WITH THEIR MENTORS. NSSI ALSO PROVIDES SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND ONGOING LEADER DEVELOPMENT. TEACHERS AND LEADERS LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER IN A COHORT-BASED MODEL, SHARPENING THEIR SKILLS AND PRACTICING NEW STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO SUBCOMMITTEES, JUST THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING. IT WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REMINDED OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OR OTHER COMPLIANCE MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS BENCHMARKED AGAINST INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AS WELL AS JUXTAPOSING THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT INDIVIDUAL CANDITATES BRING TO EACH ROLE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 VIA ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 608,954. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 165,878. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 151,133. TOTAL EXPENSES 925,965. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO RECOMMEND AND APPOINT AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM TO ASSIST WITH PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDING DISCLOSURES THAT CONFIRM A CLEAR AND APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION.