Public Charity

LEAD ACADEMY

LEAD ACADEMY, of GREENVILLE, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.0M in revenue, $5.9M in expenses, $16.7M in total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $177K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270264738 GREENVILLE, SC Secondary & High Schools NTEE: B25 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$5.9M
Total Assets$16.7M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$177K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, FOR LIFE-LONG SUCCESS THROUGH A STRUCTURED, CARING ENVIRONMENT OF HIGH ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS; TO EDUCATE SERVANT LEADERS THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP EACH STUDENT IN SEVEN KEY AREAS: LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, CHARACTER, TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IDENTITY.

Where $100 goes at Lead Academy

How Lead Academy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$69 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$69
Lead Academy is committed to developing well-rounded student leaders through rigorous academics, character development, and experiential learning
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,402 hours; 196 organizations
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Courtney Burnett
MEMBER Michana Talley
TREASURER Milton Shockley
SECRETARY Paige Helms
MEMBER Paul Thompson
MEMBER Ross Robinson

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$111,731 5 grants
Education
$65,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.0M $5.9M $16.7M
2024 $5.7M $5.9M $16.8M
2023 $5.5M $5.6M $17.3M
2022 $4.6M $5.0M $17.5M
2021 $4.8M $4.9M $18.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $6.0M (+25%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.7M.

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