NonprofitsThe Academy Group

Education

The Academy Group

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$10.6M

Total expenses

$9.2M

Net assets

$1.3M

Grants received

$538K

8 grants

EIN

841737086

Tax year

2023

Mission

Fueled by the belief that talent is ubiquitous, the academy group unlocks opportunity for young people from the nation's most resilient communities to realize their full potential as economic, educational, and social change agents.

Programs

1 program

The amplify chicago (amplify) program is a wealth-building pathway integrating career, leadership, and entrepreneurship for 21 to 30- year-old young men and women from the most resilient communities that have been disproportionately impacted by violence, criminalization, economic disruption, and educational disinvestment.amplify's holistic approach to closing the opportunity gap is grounded in transformative relationships and designed to accelerate business, academic, social, and emotional growth. Through the intensive internship and apprenticeship model, participants earn industry credentials, build investment portfolios, address trauma, set personal and professional goals, and transition into career and entrepreneurial pathways.just like the academy, amplify proves that talent is ubiquitos.

Expenses: $1.2MGrants: $87K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$10.6M
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$2K
Total revenue$10.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.1M
Salaries & benefits$3.8M
Fundraising$342K
Other expenses$4.4M
Total expenses$9.2M
Total assets$1.8M
Net assets$1.3M

People

14 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DR GREG JONES

CEO - CHICAGO ACADEMY

Board

$290K

40 hrs/wk

TED CHRISTIANS

CEO - AMPLIFY

Board

$223K

40 hrs/wk

SHAYNE EVANS

PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

DERRICK ROSS

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHANEL CONEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DINORAH LOZANO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY KNOWLES

SECRETARY - TERM

Board

1 hrs/wk

LATONIA ARNOLD

CHIEF OF ORG EFFECTIVENESS

Staff

$187K

40 hrs/wk

CARMEN ECHEVARRIA

CHIEF OF STAFF

Staff

$168K

40 hrs/wk

RODNEY BLY

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$130K

40 hrs/wk

ZABRINA EMILIA CASANOVA

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE

Staff

$119K

40 hrs/wk

LINDSEY SCHMITZ

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ANALYT

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

JOEL BULLOCK

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Staff

$112K

40 hrs/wk

QUIANA CHAPPLE

PROGRAM DIRECTOR - AMPLIFY

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

PIVOTAL IMPACT LLC

CONSULTING SERVICES

$109K

Grants received

Showing 8 of 8

FromAmountPurposeYear
$83K
ADVANCING PHILANTHROPY
2024
$20K
ACCELERATOR GRANTS
2024
$160K
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
2023
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS ENHANCING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021

Funded by

$538K from 6 funders · 8 grants · 2020–2024

National Basketball Association

$360K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

Columbus Foundation

$83K · 1 grant · 2024

Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation

$55K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Redf

$20K · 1 grant · 2024

Charities Aid Foundation America

$10K · 1 grant · 2021

Details

EIN841737086
NTEE codeB11
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-07
Formed2019
Employees52
Volunteers5
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