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Propel America

BOSTON, MA

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Total revenue

$8.4M

Total expenses

$7.8M

Net assets

$9.8M

Grants received

$24.8M

71 grants

EIN

831867782

Tax year

2024

Mission

Propel america empowers students with the skills, experiences, credentials and networks they need to move from high school to a well-paying job within one year, with opportunities for advancement and higher education.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.1M
Program service revenue$1.3M
Investment income$79K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$8.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.4M
Salaries & benefits$5.0M
Fundraising$663K
Other expenses$1.4M
Total expenses$7.8M
Total assets$10.0M
Net assets$9.8M

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHAD ROUNTREE

CEO/DIRECTOR

Board

$307K

40 hrs/wk

DEBRA KURSHAN

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$258K

40 hrs/wk

PAYMON ROUHANIFARD

BOARD CHAIR

Board

$60K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN COZZI

DIRECTOR/TREASURER

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

JOHN WHITE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

CASEY LEONETTI

DIRECTOR

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

JEFF NELSON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

LISETTE NIEVES

DIRECTOR THRU 8/2024

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

WENDY LEE HAINES

DIRECTOR A/O 7/2024

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

PATRICIA DIAZ-ANDRADE

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Staff

$246K

40 hrs/wk

CLAIRE COSENZE

CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER

Staff

$240K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN CHILDERS

VP OF TECHNOLOGY

Staff

$185K

40 hrs/wk

KELLY MORRIS

VP OF CLIENT SERVICES

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

ALEXA BONILLA

SR. DIR. OF PRE-FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

Staff

$139K

40 hrs/wk

JOSEPH TOLLEFSON

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES

Staff

$127K

40 hrs/wk

JULIA HORN

SR. DIR. OF MARKET DEV. & STRATEGY

Staff

$120K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS (CHCP

TUITION FOR STUDENT FELLOWS

$887K

VCHIEF

CHIEF OF STAFF

$112K

Grants received

Showing 71 of 71

FromAmountPurposeYear
ECMC FOUNDATION
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
$445K
LOUISIANA EDUCATION: 2015-2025 PROGRAM
2024
NEW PROFIT INC
$375K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2024
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
$250K
Grant, Supporting Expansion of a Jobs-First Higher Education Model in Healthcare
2024
FIDELITY NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT
$200K
STRATEGIC PLAN
2024
OPPORTUNITYWORK INC
$138K
TO BUILD GREATER ENDORSEMENT OF STARS (PARTICULARLY YOUNG ADULTS OF COLOR IN OUR REGIONS) IN HEALTHCARE, PROPEL AMERICA WILL ENSURE ITS PROGRAM GRADUATES ARE SUCCESSFULLY EARNING THEIR CREDENTIAL AND LANDING FULL-TIME ROLES AS MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIANS, SO THEY ARE ON A PATH OF UPWARD MOBILITY AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT WHILE BUILDING A MORE REPRESENTATIVE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE.
2024
THE CERES FOUNDATION INC
$75K
SUPPORT FOR ITS MEDICAL ASSISTANT CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMS IN LOS ANGELES
2024
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$6M
EDUCATION
2023
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$1.0M
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$885K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$510K
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
2023
THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR
$500K
JOBS-FIRST HIGHER EDUCATION
2023
Walton Family Foundation Inc
$500K
To support Propel America to enhance the operational and organizational model to serve more learners, more efficiently and enable system-level conditions that increase demand for alternative pathways.
2023
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
$445K
LOUISIANA EDUCATION: 2015-2025 PROGRAM
2023
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
$250K
Supporting Expansion of a Jobs-First Higher Education Model in Healthcare
2023
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
$250K
Developing Alternative Pathways to Healthcare Careers
2023
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
$250K
DAF - Education
2023
NEW SCHOOLS FUND
$200K
LEARNING DIFFERENCES
2023
SOUTH WARD ALLIANCE
$187K
TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
2023
FIDELITY NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT
$150K
TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
2023
BETH AND RAVENEL CURRY FOUNDATION
$100K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
CAMDEN EDUCATION FUND INC
$100K
POST SECONDARY
2023
EDUCATION LEADERS OF COLOR INC
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
THE MAI FAMILY FOUNDATION
$100K
CHARITABLE
2023
PHILADELPHIA WORKS INC
$85K
JOB- TRAINING
2023
THE CERES FOUNDATION INC
$75K
SUPPORT ROLLOUT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANT FELLOWSHIP IN LOS ANGELES
2023
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$949K
EDUCATION
2022
THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR
$750K
JOBS-FIRST HIGHER EDUCATION
2022
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
$612K
LOUISIANA EDUCATION: 2015-2021 PROGRAM
2022
THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$510K
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
2022
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
$500K
DAF - Education
2022
ECMC FOUNDATION
$500K
CAREER READINESS
2022
GATES FOUNDATION
$250K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2022
THE MAI FAMILY FOUNDATION
$200K
CHARITABLE
2022
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$175K
For general support
2022
FIDELITY NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT
$150K
TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$150K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$100K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
THE ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD FOUNDATION
$100K
PATHWAYS - INVESTMENT TO CREATE PATHWAYS TO FAMILY WAGE-EARNING JOBS IN LOS ANGELES
2022
BETH AND RAVENEL CURRY FOUNDATION
$100K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
THE TOWNSEND FOUNDATION INC
$100K
PROVIDE CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE FOR LO
2022
THE CERES FOUNDATION INC
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
DRAPER RICHARDS KAPLAN FOUNDATION
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
CAMDEN EDUCATION FUND INC
$50K
Post-secondary grant
2022
SKILLUP COALITION
$46K
TRAINING PROVIDERS/SCHOLARSHIPS.
2022
THE PROVIDENT BANK FOUNDATION
$25K
PROPEL AMERICA HEALTHCARE PATHWAYS
2022
Boston Foundation Inc
$10K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2022
BARNABAS HEALTH INC
$8K
SPONSORSHIPS
2022
HEALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
TENACRE FOUNDATION
$940K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
$500K
DAF - Education
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$484K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$484K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$250K
For general support
2021
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$75K
For continued development of partnerships with employers and higher education institutions
2021
CHARTER FUND INC
$50K
COLLEGE AND ALUMNI SUCCESS
2021
Boston Foundation Inc
$25K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2021
CAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY
$25K
ALLOCATION
2021
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
$528K
LOUISIANA EDUCATION: 2019-2020 INITIATIV
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$300K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
$260K
DAF - Education
2020
Walton Family Foundation Inc
$250K
To pilot and scale a new program that sets high school students on a path to an upwardly mobile first job
2020
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$175K
FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
2020
DRAPER RICHARDS KAPLAN FOUNDATION
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
NEW PROFIT INC
$100K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2020
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc
$100K
To enable students to gain credentials and income on concurrent basis, changing predominant model of education-before-work
2020
Boston Foundation Inc
$25K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$525K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$200K
FOR LAUNCHING A UNIFIED SYSTEM OF CAREER NAVIGATION, JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND ONGOING EDUCATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
2019
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$100K
EDUCATION
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$200K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018

Funded by

$24.8M from 37 funders · 71 grants · 2018–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$3.0M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$2.1M · 3 grants · 2019–2023

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

$2.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Eric And Wendy Schmidt Fund For

$1.3M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

$1.0M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Ecmc Foundation

$1000K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN831867782
NTEE codeB30
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-04
Formed2018
Employees47
Volunteers6
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