Public Charity

INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS

INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS, of PHILADELPHIA, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $36.5M in revenue, $33.8M in expenses, $57.6M in total assets. 104 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $48.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 454720688 PHILADELPHIA, PA Primary & Elementary Schools NTEE: B24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36.5M
Total Expenses$33.8M
Total Assets$57.6M
Grant Records104
Funding Total$48.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS MANAGES A NETWORK OF CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH A CENTRAL OFFICE LOCATION WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. THE MISSION OF IMS IS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CATHOLIC EDUCATION TO NEARLY 4,000 CHILDREN OF ALL FAITHS IN UNDERSERVED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A NEW MODEL OF GOVERNANCE, FUNDING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE MEMBER SCHOOLS.

Where $100 goes at Independence Mission Schools

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

$86 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$86
Independence missions schools fiercely believes in thelife-changingimpact of catholic school education
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 14 schools
Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook
Add this to your website

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

BOARD MEMBER Anthony Cellucci
BOARD MEMBER Bernie Mccabe
BOARD MEMBER Bill Curtis
DEP. CHIEF OF SCHOOL Brian Kenneth Morton
CHAIR Brian Mcelwee
BOARD MEMBER Daniel Pickens

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$42,152,476 60 grants
General Support
$4,162,104 28 grants
Unspecified
$1,945,453 15 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $36.5M $33.8M $57.6M
2024 $34.1M $34.7M $52.2M
2023 $46.9M $33.0M $51.6M
2022 $38.2M $31.7M $39.2M
2021 $31.3M $27.8M $31.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $31.3M to $36.5M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $57.6M.

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

See the full picture for INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS

Complete financials, all 104 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 880,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
7-day free trial Cancel any time