Nonprofit · EIN 72-1409800
FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $56,637,622 | $60,298,541 | -$3,660,919 | $42,417,310 | $2,689,733 | $39,727,577 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $55,918,621 | $51,175,516 | $4,743,105 | $50,215,943 | $7,037,054 | $43,178,889 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $53,651,836
- of which government grants
- $53,295,656
- Program service revenue
- $1,551,567
- Investment income
- $1,448,624
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$14,405
- Other revenue
- -$14,405
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,165,934
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,185,688
- Other salaries and wages
- $24,525,976
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $31,415,663
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $576,943
- Accounting fees
- $709,140
- Occupancy
- $2,769,239
- Travel
- $155,801
- Depreciation
- $157,514
- Program services (functional)
- $54,024,338
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,027,091
- Fundraising (functional)
- $247,112
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $50,215,943
- Total assets, end of year
- $42,417,310
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,689,733
- Net assets, end of year
- $39,727,577
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,015,699
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,277,113
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $39,727,577
- Gross receipts
- $80,439,789
- Employees
- 536
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- LA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABRINA PENCE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $217,028 | $34,963 |
| REBEKAH CAIN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $133,382 | $26,877 |
| SIVI DOMANGO | CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $133,014 | $21,159 |
| AVA LEE | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,077 | $21,737 |
| LASHANDA GENTRY | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $127,033 | $18,643 |
| KIRSTEN FEIL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,722 | $21,107 |
| SCOTT SHIREY | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $124,210 | $19,014 |
| DIONE SINGLETON | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,570 | $22,523 |
| CARRIE BEVANS | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,548 | $17,289 |
| DONNA CAVATO | CHIEF STRAT ADV OFFICER Officer | 40 | $101,227 | $13,271 |
| BRITTNEY RICHARDSON | CHIEF HR OFFICER Officer | 40 | $37,955 | $3,087 |
| MALANA MITCHELL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HUBBARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH CRAWFORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA MORTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BARBIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM T HENRY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DESIREE KEYS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIERNAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHELLE RHODES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLIE TURNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES WEST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABRINA PENCE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $199,078 | $31,578 |
| REBEKAH CAIN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $131,893 | $25,058 |
| CLAUDIA BARKER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $140,458 | $12,973 |
| SIVI DOMANGO | CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $129,067 | $20,024 |
| TOM SHEPLEY | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $138,595 | $10,312 |
| AVA LEE | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,557 | $20,475 |
| KIRSTEN FEIL | DIRECTOR OF TEACHING & LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,002 | $19,962 |
| MAYA WYCHE | CHIEF TALENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $128,480 | $8,635 |
| SCOTT SHIREY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,461 | $13,227 |
| DIONE SINGLETON | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,801 | $9,162 |
| CARRIE BEVANS | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,161 | $7,873 |
| DAVID BARBIER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HUBBARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH CRAWFORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM T HENRY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DESIREE KEYS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIERNAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALANA MITCHELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA MORTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHELLE RHODES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK STEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLIE TURNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES WEST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 N BROAD ST STE 207, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119-5578
- In care of
- % CARMEN ROCHELLE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MALANA MITCHELL, 300 N BROAD STREET SUITE 207, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119
- Signed the 990
- SABRINA PENCE, CEO
- Phone
- (504) 267-9038
- Website
- FIRSTLINESCHOOLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LAPORTE APAC
Mission
FIRSTLINE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND INSPIRE GREAT OPEN ADMISSIONS PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW ORLEANS WITH A VISION THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, FULFILLING CAREERS, AND A HEALTHY LIFE BY NURTURING STUDENTS IN MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT.
Program accomplishments
- FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS, INC. (FIRSTLINE) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1998 TO SERVE AS THE CHARTERING GROUP FOR ARTHUR ASHE CHARTER SCHOOL (ASHE) FORMERLY KNOWN AS NEW ORLEANS CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (NOCMS). FIRSTLINE WAS ALSO GRANTED CHARTERS BY THE LOUISIANA BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (LDOE) AND THE ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (OPSB) TO OPERATE SAMUEL J. GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL (GREEN) BEGINNING IN THE 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR, PHILLIS WHEATLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (WHEATLEY) BEGINNING IN THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR, AND LANGSTON HUGHES ACADEMY (HUGHES) BEGINNING IN THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR.IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, GREEN, ASHE, WHEATLEY, AND HUGHES SERVED THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS, AS UPDATED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FOR THE FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025 STUDENT COUNT:GREEN - 518 STUDENTSASHE - 790 STUDENTSWHEATLEY - 791 STUDENTSHUGHES - 792 STUDENTSExpenses $54,024,338 · grants $8,165,934 · revenue $1,551,567
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-1409800
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $42,417,310
- Income (IRS master file)
- $80,439,789
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $56,637,622 | $60,298,541 | $42,417,310 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $55,918,621 | $51,175,516 | $50,215,943 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $60,437,770 | $51,169,316 | $25,158,781 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 72-1409800).
Questions about FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC
- What is the EIN of FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC is 72-1409800.
- Is FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MALANA MITCHELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $217,028 (SABRINA PENCE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $56,637,622, expenses of $60,298,541 and total assets of $42,417,310 at year end.
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