Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,948,466 to it, the largest being THE NEUBAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($4,300,867). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.3M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $8.9M
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders Inc does
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.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
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'…
$2,090,875 spentof which $100,554 as grants$367,750 earned by the program62% of program spendingInstructional 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).
$543,453 spent16% of program spendingOur 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.
$448,021 spentof which $10,000 as grants13% of program spendingLeaders 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.
$282,850 spent8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,365,199.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $896k to $1.6M (+82%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
91% of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Edwin M Quezada
Exec. Dir./president
Board chair
Joseph Neubauer
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $172k → $1.5M.
6 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 94% · 2020 100% · 2021 41% · 2022 54% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
65% of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC
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In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
19%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC?
- PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,948,466 to it, the largest being THE NEUBAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($4,300,867). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $8,948,466 in grants to PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC?
- THE NEUBAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,300,867 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCHOOL LEADERS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing