Public Charity

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC, of NEW HAVEN, CT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $54.9M in revenue, $50.9M in expenses, $98.8M in total assets. 131 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 651203744 NEW HAVEN, CT Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$54.9M
Total Expenses$50.9M
Total Assets$98.8M
Grant Records131
Funding Total$44.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR/ACTING TREASURER Andrew Boas
DIRECTOR Carrie Schindele
CHIEF OF SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOL Dumar Paden
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Rose
DIRECTOR Jennifer Mulhern
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER John Sharkey

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,937,500 9 grants
GENERAL
$7,126,000 7 grants
EDUCATION
$6,804,865 17 grants
POVERTY RELIEF
$5,740,000 3 grants
Unspecified
$2,000,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $54.9M $50.9M $98.8M
2024 $56.5M $51.1M $91.7M
2023 $41.9M $52.6M $43.9M
2022 $47.6M $51.6M $52.3M
2021 $64.4M $42.6M $52.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $64.4M to $54.9M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $98.8M.

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