Public Charity

ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS

Based in BROOKLYN, NY, ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $137.6M in revenue, $138.9M in expenses, $542.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.0M.

EIN: 453957158 BROOKLYN, NY Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$137.6M
Total Expenses$138.9M
Total Assets$542.6M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$5.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS' (THE "SCHOOL") MISSION IS TO EQUIP EVERY STUDENT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. THE SCHOOL WILL SPAN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE 12TH GRADE AT MATURITY. FROM THE EARLIEST GRADES, STUDENTS WILL STEADILY BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION OF LEARNING HABITS, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE; EXCEL ACADEMICALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, MASTERING HIGH-LEVEL MATH AND SCIENCE; AND GRADUATE AS CONFIDENT YOUNG ADULTS, PREPARED TO SUCCEED AS COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS CITIZENS, AND AS LEADERS IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS.

Where $100 goes at Ascend Charter Schools

How Ascend Charter Schools divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
Ascend Charter Schools is a network of K-12 public charter schools serving 5,208 students in 17 schools across Brooklyn, new york's most populous borough
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 schools; 5,208 students; 17 schools
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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

TREASURER Anthony Rose
PRINCIPAL Christopher Zilinski
TRUSTEE Courtenaye Jackson-Chase
CO-CHAIR Emmanuel Fordjour
CO-CHAIR Gaby Ramos-Solomon
TRUSTEE Gamal Walker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$4,956,263 5 grants
General Support
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $137.6M $138.9M $542.6M
2024 $139.3M $139.0M $482.0M
2023 $147.5M $145.9M $424.8M
2022 $137.4M $135.7M $56.3M
2021 $130.1M $116.5M $45.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $130.1M to $137.6M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $542.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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