PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

JFK BLVD SUITE 1210, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-0000

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

EDWIN M QUEZADA, 1617 JFK BLVD SUITE 1210, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Signed the 990

EDWIN M QUEZADA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(215) 965-7945

Website

WWW.PASL.ORG

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

WE DEVELOP, ENGAGE, AND RETAIN PRINCIPALS AND SYSTEM LEADERS WHO TRANSFORM SCHOOLS, DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO PREPARE ALL PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.

Program accomplishments

• THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS (PASL) PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, RESULTS-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL AND SYSTEM LEADERS TO ACCELERATE LEARNING AND GROWTH FOR EVERY PHILADELPHIA STUDENT. WE INVEST IN PHILADELPHIA'S EDUCATION LEADERSHIP WITH THE CONVICTION THAT THIS INVESTMENT WILL YIELD DIVIDENDS FOR THE ALMOST 200,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO LIVE HERE. OUR RESEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES PROVIDE LEADERS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS TO ELEVATE PERFORMANCE AND ADVANCE EQUITY TO IMPROVE SCHOOL AND STUDENT OUTCOMES.THE NEUBAUER FELLOWSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, PASL'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, IS A TRANSFORMATIVE TWO-YEAR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR PRINCIPALS WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF IMPROVING PHILADELPHIA'S SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO ELEVATE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN SCHOOLS AND ACROSS THE CITY.USING A UNIQUE CROSS-SECTOR, COHORT-BASED APPROACH, FELLOWS RECEIVE BEST-IN-CLASS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD DEEP RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF OUTSTANDING PEERS WHO SHARE STRATEGIES AND PROBLEM-SOLVE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE TO SHARPEN PRINCIPALS' LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES AND PRODUCE MEASURABLE, MEANINGFUL RESULTS. THE COMPETITIVE FELLOWSHIP SELECTION PROCESS ENSURES A DIVERSE MIX OF TALENT AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ENHANCES THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE RIGOROUS COMPETENCY-BASED SELECTION PROCESS INCLUDES AN APPLICATION, INTERVIEWS, INSTRUCTIONAL ANALYSIS, DATA REVIEWS, AND SCHOOL VISITS. THE TWO-YEAR NEUBAUER FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM COMPONENTS: - AN INTENSIVE SIX-DAY SUMMER INSTITUTE IN YEAR 1 - QUARTERLY INSTITUTES TO BUILD CAPACITY IN SEVEN LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES: ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS; EQUITY; FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP; PROFESSIONAL LEARNING; SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS - INDIVIDUALIZED MONTHLY COACHING TO SUPPORT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND LEADERSHIP GROWTH - APPLICATION OF LEARNING TO A YEAR-LONG PROBLEM OF PRACTICE - OPPORTUNITIES TO HOST AND VISIT OTHER FELLOWS' SCHOOLS - INTIMATE "DINNERS WITH DECISION-MAKERS" WITH PROMINENT BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS WHO FACE COMPLEX, UNPREDICTABLE CHALLENGES AS A FORMAT TO LEARN LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM OTHER FIELDS - A $4,000 STIPEND OVER THE TWO YEARS OF THE FELLOWSHIP - ONGOING AND DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, CONNECTIONS, AND RESOURCES AS SENIOR FELLOWS (ALUMNI)THE NEUBAUER FELLOWSHIP HAS SERVED 173 SCHOOL AND SYSTEM LEADERS WHO COLLECTIVELY IMPACT NEARLY 100,000 STUDENTS EVERY DAY. BASED ON AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR'S MULTI-YEAR EVALUATION, WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: LEADER RETENTION - NEUBAUER FELLOWS ARE RETAINED AT HIGHER RATES IN THE SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL ROLE, SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THIS IS TRUE AFTER 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 YEARS. - NEUBAUER FELLOWS ARE MORE LIKELY TO MOVE INTO LEADERSHIP ROLES. STUDENT ATTENDANCE - SCHOOLS LED BY NEUBAUER FELLOWS HAD A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ATTENDING 95% OR MORE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS THAN SCHOOLS NOT LED BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. - PERCENTAGES INCREASED IN YEARS AFTER BEGINNING THE NEUBAUER FELLOWSHIP (COMPARED TO PRIOR YEARS). TEACHER PERCEPTIONS (TEACHER SURVEY QUESTIONS ALIGNED TO OUR LEADERSHIP LEVERS) - SCHOOLS LED BY NEUBAUER FELLOWS HAD A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS WITH MOST FAVORABLE PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS' COMMUNICATION OF MISSION AND VISION, TALENT MANAGEMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT, AND EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS. - PARTICIPATION IN PASL PROGRAMS APPEARS TO IMPROVE TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS. STRATEGIC TEACHER RETENTION - NEUBAUER FELLOWS RETAIN TEACHERS STRATEGICALLY. THEY HAVE HIGHER RETENTION OF HIGHER-PERFORMING TEACHERS AND LOWER RETENTION OF LOWER-PERFORMING TEACHERS. - NEUBAUER FELLOWS HAD HIGHER RETENTION RATES FOR "DISTINGUISHED" TEACHERS IN YEARS DURING/AFTER THE FELLOWSHIP THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED BASED ON PRIOR RATES. THE MOST RECENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH DATA SHOWED THAT SCHOOLS LED BY NEUBAUER FELLOWS, ON AVERAGE, DEMONSTRATED HIGHER PERFORMANCE ON MANY METRICS AND SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ACADEMIC GROWTH WHEN COMPARED TO SCHOOLS LED BY NON-NEUBAUER FELLOW LEADERS.
  Expenses $2,090,875 · grants $100,554 · revenue $367,750
• INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A ONE-YEAR PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS PHILADELPHIA PRINCIPALS WITH A FOCUS ON FOUNDATIONAL TEACHING AND LEARNING BEST PRACTICES TO DRIVE RESULTS FOR STUDENTS. PASL PARTNERS WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT NETWORK (ANET) TO PROVIDE PRINCIPALS WITH MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING. DURING THE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS: - SET GOALS, WORK TOWARDS THEM, AND MEASURE PROGRESS AGAINST CORE ACADEMIC GOALS. - DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES AROUND COACHING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, AND DATA USE FOR SCHOOL-WIDE ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. - BUILD YOUR COACHING, PLANNING/FACILITATION, AND DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS AND THEN TURN KEY LEARNINGS TO DEVELOP YOUR OWN STAFF. - DEVELOP A DIVERSE NETWORK OF PRINCIPAL COLLEAGUES TO LEARN FROM AND ALONGSIDE. - PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING: - A TWO-DAY IN-PERSON PROGRAM - MONTHLY IN-PERSON SESSIONS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR (3 HOURS EACH). - ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN 1.5 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING FROM A DESIGNATED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP COACH (ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL).
  Expenses $543,453
• OUR SENIOR FELLOW PROGRAMMING OFFERS A RANGE OF POST FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SCHOOL AND SYSTEM LEADERS. THESE INCLUDE: SENIOR FELLOW INSTITUTESAT PASL, OUR NEUBAUER FELLOWS ARE FELLOWS FOREVER. WE OFFER SENIOR FELLOWS FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING CONTINUOUS LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN ONGOING STUDENT AND SCHOOL GROWTH.AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND INFORMED BY FEEDBACK FROM SENIOR FELLOWS ON OUR PRACTITIONER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE ARE OFFERING SENIOR FELLOW INSTITUTES, A SERIES OF MULTIPLE-SESSION LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ADDRESS TOPICS IDENTIFIED BY SENIOR FELLOWS AS RELEVANT, TIMELY, AND NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR PRACTICE. SENIOR FELLOW INSTITUTES SEEK TO BALANCE ONE-OFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FULL-YEAR LEARNING ARCS, PROVIDING CONNECTED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER AND CAN BE EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A SEQUENCE.
  Expenses $448,021 · grants $10,000
• LEADERS OF LEADERSDEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, THE 2025-2026 LEADERS OF LEADERS PROGRAM REIMAGINES THE ROLE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, MOVING FROM COMPLIANCE TO A COACHING APPROACH.WITH A SYSTEMS-THINKING APPROACH THAT DRIVES PLANNING AND FACILITATION, LEADERS OF LEADERS PROVIDES SENIOR LEADERS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA COACHING STRATEGIES ESSENTIAL FOR PRINCIPALS' DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, SENIOR LEADERS IMPLEMENT A CONSISTENT APPROACH TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TO MAXIMIZE THEIR IMPACT IN DEVELOPING THE PRINCIPALS THEY MANAGE.
  Expenses $282,850

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.

IRS record

EIN

82-5484855

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

2018

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B90)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,107,369

Income (IRS master file)

$4,260,050

Filing history

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 82-5484855).

Questions about PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS

What is the EIN of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS is 82-5484855.

Is PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.

Are donations to PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS 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 PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS 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 PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS 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 PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EDWIN M QUEZADA.

Who are the officers and directors of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $253,000 (EDWIN M QUEZADA, EXEC. DIR./PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,260,050, expenses of $4,021,758 and total assets of $2,107,369 at year end.

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