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Internationals Network for Public Schools Inc

EIN 03-0547067 · Long Island City, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF INTERNATIONALS NETWORK FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ("INTERNATIONALS OR "INTERNATIONALS NETWORK") IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR RECENTLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS BY GROWING AND SUSTAINING A STRONG NATIONAL NETWORK OF INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS, WHILE BROADENING ITS IMPACT BY SHARING PROVEN BEST PRACTICES AND INFLUENCING POLICY FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS ON A NATIONAL SCALE. ITS VISION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL RECENT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION THAT PREPARES THEM FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, THEREBY OPENING DOORS TO THE AMERICAN DREAM.

Income
$5.9 million
Spending
$4.2 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
19.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 57%
Employees
25
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$241,162, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 19.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 59% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $378,293 spent. NEW SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONALS CONTINUED PROVIDING TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS TO LEADERS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL STAFF IN NEWLY DEVELOPING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN FY25, INTERNATIONALS SUPPORTED PLANNING AND EARLY IMPLEMENTATION WORK FOR NEW SCHOOLS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FALL 2025 IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AND NEW YORK CITY-THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST 6-12 MODEL AND ITS FIRST SCHOOL IN THE SOUTHWEST. STAFF IN NEW ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, NETWORK CONVENINGS, AND NATIONAL PD OFFERINGS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP RETREAT, INTERVISITATIONS, AND REGIONAL INSTITUTES.INTERNATIONALS ACADEMIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY CONTINUED RECEIVING TARGETED COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS DURING THEIR EARLY DEVELOPMENT YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTNERED WITH NEW DISTRICT AND SCHOOL-BASED TEAMS THROUGH ITS LEARNING NETWORK STRUCTURE, INCLUDING PROJECT SOARING, TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY TO WELCOME AND SERVE NEWCOMER MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. INTERNATIONALS CONTINUED EXPLORING ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COLLABORATIONS NATIONWIDE.
  2. $3.1 million spent. PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONALS CONTINUED TO OFFER A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ACROSS ITS NATIONAL NETWORK SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES, WITH SUSTAINED FOCUS ON THE REGIONAL HUBS IN NYC, CA, AND DC/MD/VA. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STAFF REFINED EXISTING WORKSHOPS AND CREATED NEW OFFERINGS ALIGNED WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SCHOOLS-INCLUDING RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES SUPPORTING THE UNPRECEDENTED INFLUX OF NEWCOMER MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED DIRECT SUPPORTS FOR SCHOOL AND ACADEMY TEAMS AS WELL AS NETWORK-WIDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FACILITATED INTERVISITATIONS, WORKING GROUPS, AND SUMMER INSTITUTES.IN NYC, INTERNATIONALS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS TO PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER STAFF. REGIONAL SUPPORTS IN DC/MD/VA AND THE BAY AREA INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, AND SCHOOL-BASED WORKSHOPS. AS PART OF ITS EXPANDED LEARNING NETWORK, INTERNATIONALS ENGAGED EDUCATORS FROM NON-NETWORK SCHOOLS IN SUMMER INSTITUTES, SCHOOL VISITS, AND PD CONFERENCES. THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP RETREAT BROUGHT TOGETHER SCHOOL AND ACADEMY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INCLUDED THE ROLLOUT OF HELLO.AI, INTERNATIONALS' AI-SUPPORTED TOOL FOR DEVELOPING PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM. INTERNATIONALS ALSO EXPANDED EFFORTS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA-INCLUDING STUDENT OUTCOMES, GRADUATION TRENDS, AND EDUCATOR FEEDBACK-TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ITS IMPACT AND IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS AND LEADERS.
  3. $13,789 spent. MODEL DISSEMINATIONINTERNATIONALS EXPANDED ITS MODEL DISSEMINATION WORK BY PARTNERING WITH DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS OUTSIDE ITS FORMAL NETWORK. SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN TAILORED SCHOOL-BASED WORKSHOPS, DISTRICT-WIDE PD SESSIONS, VISITS TO INTERNATIONALS SCHOOLS, AND NETWORK-WIDE EVENTS SUCH AS SUMMER INSTITUTES AND THE FALL PD CONFERENCE. EDUCATORS FROM MORE THAN 40 SCHOOLS ENGAGED WITH THE LEARNING NETWORK, REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONALS' REACH.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED DEVELOPING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES-INCLUDING NEWCOMER TOOLKITS, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING RESOURCES, AND CURRICULUM VIDEOS-TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE. THESE DISSEMINATION EFFORTS CONTINUE TO INTRODUCE SCHOOLS TO THE INTERNATIONALS APPROACH AND MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES IN FUTURE YEARS.
  4. $35,206 spent. POLICY AND ADVOCACYINTERNATIONALS CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, COALITIONS, AND ADVOCACY PARTNERS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR IMMIGRANT AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS ADVOCACY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ITS ADVANCEMENT AND ADVOCACY TEAM, DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT IN NATIONAL COALITIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL NEWCOMER NETWORK AND THE DIPLOMA COALITION.INTERNATIONALS DEVELOPED AND RELEASED NEWCOMER-FOCUSED RESOURCES-INCLUDING THE NEWCOMER WELCOME KIT AND LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE FOR SERVING NEWLY ARRIVED STUDENTS-AND PUBLISHED ITS SECOND SERIES OF LEARNING BRIEFS ON PROJECT-BASED LEARNING. THESE BRIEFS AND RESOURCES WERE WIDELY SHARED AT CONFERENCES AND CONVENINGS INCLUDING AERA, CABE, ASCD, AND THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.ADDITIONALLY, INTERNATIONALS PARTNERED WITH RESEARCHERS FROM INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS WESTED AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TO BUILD A RESEARCH BASE AROUND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. FEDERAL AND STATE EDUCATION LEADERS-INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM OELA AND THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS-VISITED INTERNATIONALS SCHOOLS TO LEARN ABOUT THE MODEL AND EXPLORE ITS POTENTIAL FOR BROADER APPLICATION ACROSS DISTRICTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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