The Philadelphia Academies Inc

Organization Overview

The Philadelphia Academies Inc is located in Philadelphia, PA. The organization was established in 1983. According to its NTEE Classification (B30) the organization is classified as: Vocational & Technical Schools, under the broad grouping of Education and related organizations. As of 06/2022, Philadelphia Academies Inc employed 25 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Philadelphia Academies Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2022, Philadelphia Academies Inc generated $2.8m in total revenue. The organization has seen a slow decline revenue. Over the past 7 years, revenues have fallen by an average of (1.2%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $2.1m during the year ending 06/2022. As we would expect to see with falling revenues, expenses have declined by (5.7%) per year over the past 7 years. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT INDUSTRY INFORMED CAREER-CONNECTED LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR SCHOOLS THAT POSITION YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC.(PAI) HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HOUSED UNDER OUR CAREER-CONNECTED PROGRAMS. PAI SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING THE CAREER ACADEMY MODEL, AN APPROACH THAT SCHEDULES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AROUND A SPECIFIC CAREER PATHWAY. PAI SUPPORTS 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 HOSPITALITY INITIATIVE, PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SETS OF SCAFFOLDED REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER CAREER EXPOSURE, AWARENESS, PREPARATION AND TRAINING. BRIDGE PROGRAMMING CREATES A BRIDGE 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 THROUGH FRESHMAN ACADEMIES TO ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS.


SCHOLARSHIPS & CLASSROOM RESOURCES THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. HAS FIVE FUNDS FROM WHICH IT AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO GRADUATING SENIORS. THE RICHARD H. DELONE MEMORIAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF RICHARD H.DELONE, WHO DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE NATION THROUGH ADVOCACY,CONSULTING, AND ADVISING. HE WAS TIRELESS IN HIS EFFORTS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS FROM SCHOOL TO WORK. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO ONE (1) STUDENT WHO HAS SHOWN ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT OVER THREE YEARS IN THE ACADEMY AND WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,800 OVER FOUR YEARS. THE PETER J. MERLINO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IS IN MEMORY OF A FORMER ACADEMY COORDINATOR OF THE ACADEMY OF THE FITNESS, HEALTH PROMOTIONS & SPORTS EDUCATION AT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS THE DEVOTED HUSBAND OF OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, ILENE G. MERLINO, AS WELL AS A FATHER AND TEACHER. HE WAS DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR $1,250 OVER FOUR YEARS. THE CLINTON GIBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IS IN MEMORY OF MR. GIBSON, WHO WAS A DIRECTOR ON THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. BOARD. UPON HIS DEATH, HE PLACED A CODICIL IN HIS WILL FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO BE SET UP IN HIS MEMORY. THE AMOUNT OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS $750 AND DISTRIBUTED IN ONE LUMP SUM. THE JUSTIN W. GRIFFITHS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS IN MEMORY OF THE SON OF FORMER ACADEMIES BOARD MEMBER, JEFFREY W. GRIFFITHS. JUSTIN GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE WITH A DEGREE IN FINANCE IN 2012 AND FOLLOWED HIS DREAM TO START A CAREER ON WALL STREET. JUSTIN PUT HIS HEART INTO EVERYTHING HE ACCOMPLISHED FROM HIS FRIENDSHIPS TO HIS CAREER. HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS COMPASSIONATE AND CARING NATURE. TO JUSTIN, SUCCESS WAS IN HELPING THOSE AROUND HIM TO REACH THEIR GOALS AND OFFER CEASELESS SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR $4,000 OVER FOUR YEARS. THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, ESTABLISHED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S WILL IN 1790, IS A TRUST FUND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION AND AWARDED TO THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. ITS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO: - (60% MINIMUM) FOR ACADEMY STUDENTS SEEKING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCE FIELDS. THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH ACADEMY PROGRAMS WITHIN THIS CRITERIA. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ASSIST STUDENTS WHO NEED FINANCIAL AID TO OBTAIN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE AWARD AMOUNTS VARY PER STUDENT. - (40% MAXIMUM) FOR ACADEMY 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 CRAFTS, TRADES AND APPLIED SCIENCES.


CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC.(PAI) HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HOUSED UNDER OUR CAREER-CONNECTED PROGRAMS. PAI SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING THE CAREER ACADEMY MODEL, AN APPROACH THAT SCHEDULES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AROUND A SPECIFIC CAREER PATHWAY. PAI SUPPORTS 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 HOSPITALITY INITIATIVE, PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SETS OF SCAFFOLDED REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER CAREER EXPOSURE, AWARENESS, PREPARATION AND TRAINING. BRIDGE PROGRAMMING CREATES A BRIDGE 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 THROUGH FRESHMAN ACADEMIES TO ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS.


SCHOLARSHIPS & CLASSROOM RESOURCES THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. HAS FIVE FUNDS FROM WHICH IT AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO GRADUATING SENIORS. THE RICHARD H. DELONE MEMORIAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF RICHARD H.DELONE, WHO DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE NATION THROUGH ADVOCACY,CONSULTING, AND ADVISING. HE WAS TIRELESS IN HIS EFFORTS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS FROM SCHOOL TO WORK. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO ONE (1) STUDENT WHO HAS SHOWN ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT OVER THREE YEARS IN THE ACADEMY AND WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,800 OVER FOUR YEARS. THE PETER J. MERLINO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IS IN MEMORY OF A FORMER ACADEMY COORDINATOR OF THE ACADEMY OF THE FITNESS, HEALTH PROMOTIONS & SPORTS EDUCATION AT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS THE DEVOTED HUSBAND OF OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, ILENE G. MERLINO, AS WELL AS A FATHER AND TEACHER. HE WAS DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR $1,250 OVER FOUR YEARS. THE CLINTON GIBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IS IN MEMORY OF MR. GIBSON, WHO WAS A DIRECTOR ON THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. BOARD. UPON HIS DEATH, HE PLACED A CODICIL IN HIS WILL FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO BE SET UP IN HIS MEMORY. THE AMOUNT OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS $750 AND DISTRIBUTED IN ONE LUMP SUM. THE JUSTIN W. GRIFFITHS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS IN MEMORY OF THE SON OF FORMER ACADEMIES BOARD MEMBER, JEFFREY W. GRIFFITHS. JUSTIN GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE WITH A DEGREE IN FINANCE IN 2012 AND FOLLOWED HIS DREAM TO START A CAREER ON WALL STREET. JUSTIN PUT HIS HEART INTO EVERYTHING HE ACCOMPLISHED FROM HIS FRIENDSHIPS TO HIS CAREER. HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS COMPASSIONATE AND CARING NATURE. TO JUSTIN, SUCCESS WAS IN HELPING THOSE AROUND HIM TO REACH THEIR GOALS AND OFFER CEASELESS SUPPORT. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR $4,000 OVER FOUR YEARS. THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, ESTABLISHED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S WILL IN 1790, IS A TRUST FUND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION AND AWARDED TO THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. ITS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO: - (60% MINIMUM) FOR ACADEMY STUDENTS SEEKING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCE FIELDS. THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH ACADEMY PROGRAMS WITHIN THIS CRITERIA. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ASSIST STUDENTS WHO NEED FINANCIAL AID TO OBTAIN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE AWARD AMOUNTS VARY PER STUDENT. - (40% MAXIMUM) FOR ACADEMY 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 CRAFTS, TRADES AND APPLIED SCIENCES.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Jay Vazquez
President & CEO
$128,204
Ilene Merlino
Dir Of Finance & Admin
$105,311
John W Mucha
Treasurer
$0
Dr Chae Sweet
Vice Chair
$0
Ronald Bernal
Secretary
$0
Stephen J Rauscher
Chairperson
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$157,147
Related organizations$0
Government grants $1,007,211
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$1,637,826
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$2,802,184
Total Program Service Revenue$30,318
Investment income $25,914
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $1,964
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$40,211
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $2,820,169

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 10 grants that The Philadelphia Academies Inc has recieved totaling $802,673.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Wellington Management Foundation

Boston, MA

PURPOSE: See Part IV

$350,000
William Penn Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

PURPOSE: ECE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP SUPPORT

$192,573
William Penn Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

PURPOSE: PRE-APPRENTICESHIP IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES PROGRAM

$125,000
Wsfs Foundation

Wilmington, DE

PURPOSE: EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

$30,000
Schwab Charitable Fund

San Francisco, CA

PURPOSE: EDUCATION

$30,000
Strada Education Network Inc

Indianapolis, IN

PURPOSE: OPERATING SUPPORT

$30,000
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