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Partnership for After School Education Inc

EIN 13-3976066 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak49 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$2.2 million
Spending
$2.3 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 89%
Employees
33
Volunteers
27
Highest pay
$190,876, ceo

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

Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 66% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 18 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. $685,476 spent. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND STEAM:LEADERSHIP IN AFTERSCHOOL: PASE RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD. PASE STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS SEEKING TO OVERCOME ONGOING LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES EXACERBATED BY RACIAL INEQUITY, THE PANDEMIC, AND FUNDING BARRIERS. PASE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR CURRENT ROLES WHILE HONING THEIR STRENGTHS AND DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS TO TAKE ON MORE ADVANCED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE FUTURE.PASE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH THE COLIN POWELL SCHOOL FOR CIVIC AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TO HOST EMERGING LEADERS IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: A COURSE FOR YOUTH PROGRAM PROFESSIONALS, GUIDING A COHORT OF NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE THREE-MONTH COURSE IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. WE ALSO CONVENE ANNUALLY A COHORT OF EXECUTIVE LEADERS FOR SMALL AGENCIES, FOCUSING ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS LEADING ORGANIZATIONS WITH BUDGETS UNDER $500,000. IN RECENT YEARS, SOME OF THESE AGENCIES RECEIVED PASS-THROUGH GRANTS COURTESY OF THE CHARLES HAYDEN FOUNDATION AND RECEIVE MENTORSHIP AND CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FROM THE PASE NETWORK.STEM: STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH): PASE CONTINUES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD TO PROVIDE QUALITY STEM OPPORTUNITIES BY EXPLICITLY FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING STEM IDENTITIES, FOSTERING STEM LEADERS WITHIN PROGRAMS, AND PROMOTING BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES, THROUGH OUR STEM IN AFTERSCHOOL SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS.
  2. $498,020 spent. SUMMER LEARNING AND FISCAL SPONSORS:SUMMER LEARNING: SINCE 2001 PASE HAS GIVEN YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS THE HELP THEY NEED TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT SUPPORT THEM ACADEMICALLY, PROMOTE LITERACY, BUILD INTEREST IN LEARNING, AND TEACH ESSENTIAL SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, AND CREATIVITY. PASE ANNUALLY HOSTS OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, SUPERVISING, AND PAYING STIPENDS TO A COHORT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN EDUCATION CAREERS AND PLACING THEM IN SUMMER PROGRAMS TO INCORPORATE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENTS INTO CAMP ACTIVITIES.
  3. $398,796 spent. COLLEGE PREP & SUCCESS:COLLEGE PREP AND SUCCESS: PASE FOCUSES ON COLLEGE PREP WITH A 5TH THROUGH 16TH GRADE PERSPECTIVE ENSURING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PREPARED FOR, ADMITTED TO, AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. THIS WORK INCLUDES BOLSTERING STAFF CAPACITY AND STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONS' COLLEGE PREP, PERSISTENCE, AND SUCCESS PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) IN OUR NETWORK AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. PASE PUBLISHED A COLLEGE TRANSFER GUIDE TO SUPPORT CBO PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTS IN TRANSFER WORK. PASE ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL CBO/COLLEGE FAIR AND FORUM TO BRING TOGETHER CBO PROFESSIONALS AND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS STAFF, WORKING TO BUILD ROBUST PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
  4. $202,262 spent. GLOBAL LEARNING:GLOBAL LEARNING: SINCE 2010, PASE'S GLOBAL LEARNING INITIATIVE HAS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE AS THEY DEVELOP INTO GLOBAL CITIZENS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, PASE STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY OF THE AFTERSCHOOL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT GLOBAL LEARNING WITH YOUTH, HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ACCESS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES, TO PARTICIPATE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY, AND TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN THEIR SOLE CONNECTION TO THE LARGER WORLD AND TO UNDERSTANDING THEIR HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURES IN A LARGER CONTEXT. IN TODAY'S WORLD, THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX GLOBAL ISSUES, EXPOSURE TO AND COMFORT WITH CULTURES OTHER THAN ONE'S OWN, AND THE ABILITY TO WORK IN GROUPS SKILLS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED AND SHARPENED IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE CRITICAL TO YOUNG PEOPLES' OVERALL SUCCESS.YOUTH OUTCOMES: YOUTH OUTCOMES IN AFTERSCHOOL: PASE UNDERSTANDS THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING AFTERSCHOOL AGENCIES' CAPACITY TO SELECT, MEASURE, AND COMMUNICATE YOUTH OUTCOMES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE BOTH TO THE YOUTH THEY SERVE AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. PASE HAS SET THE EXPECTATION OF HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE FIELD, AND AS SUCH, YOUTH OUTCOMES ARE USED AS A LENS THROUGH WHICH PASE PROVIDES ALL OF OUR WORK. PASE BUILT UPON OUR YOUTH OUTCOMES WORK TO DESIGN THE CBO PROFILES, HELPING AGENCIES BETTER COMMUNICATE THEIR IMPACT TO FURTHER THEIR STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY. PASE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUTH AGENCIES IN UNDERSTANDING, MEASURING, AND COMMUNICATING THEIR IMPACT ON THE YOUTH THEY SERVE. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN AFTERSCHOOL: IN ADDITION TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR MAJOR INITIATIVES, PASE PROVIDES TRAININGS ON BROADER TOPICS AS WELL AS OFFERINGS SPECIFIC TO THE YOUTH-SERVICES SECTOR.

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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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