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. 132 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 651203744 NEW HAVEN, CT Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$54.9M
Total Expenses$50.9M
Total Assets$98.8M
Grant Records132
Funding Total$44.1M
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.

Where $100 goes at Achievement First Inc

How Achievement First Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$77
Educational, financial and management services to charter schools in connecticut, new york and rhode island
90% of program spending
$5
School grants
5% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 schools
$4
Improvement of educational experiences related to preparation and success in college, innovation in elementary school design, parent and community engagement and, sharing educational practices with traditional public and…
About 5% (cost not reported)
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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

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$24,306,867 76 grants
Education
$9,466,457 43 grants
Human & Social Services
$5,740,000 3 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$1,510,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$17,380 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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