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.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
14 listed
DR GREG JONES
CEO - CHICAGO ACADEMY
$290K
40 hrs/wk
TED CHRISTIANS
CEO - AMPLIFY
$223K
40 hrs/wk
SHAYNE EVANS
PRESIDENT
—
1 hrs/wk
DERRICK ROSS
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
CHANEL CONEY
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DINORAH LOZANO
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
TIMOTHY KNOWLES
SECRETARY - TERM
—
1 hrs/wk
LATONIA ARNOLD
CHIEF OF ORG EFFECTIVENESS
$187K
40 hrs/wk
CARMEN ECHEVARRIA
CHIEF OF STAFF
$168K
40 hrs/wk
RODNEY BLY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
$130K
40 hrs/wk
ZABRINA EMILIA CASANOVA
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE
$119K
40 hrs/wk
LINDSEY SCHMITZ
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ANALYT
$118K
40 hrs/wk
JOEL BULLOCK
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
$112K
40 hrs/wk
QUIANA CHAPPLE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - AMPLIFY
$108K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
PIVOTAL IMPACT LLC
CONSULTING SERVICES
Grants received
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Funded by
$538K from 6 funders · 8 grants · 2020–2024
$360K · 2 grants · 2021–2023
$83K · 1 grant · 2024
$55K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$20K · 1 grant · 2024
$10K · 1 grant · 2020
$10K · 1 grant · 2021