EIN 36-3764476

Accelerate Institute

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
16
Year formed
1991
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Accelerate Institute is an organization focused on closing the achievement gap by creating high impact school leaders that accelerate student achievement.
Also known as...
The Alain Locke Initiative
Total revenues
$2,250,299
2023
Total expenses
$2,543,744
2023
Total assets
$978,286
2023
Num. employees
16
2023

Program areas at Accelerate Institute

Accelerate Institute is an organization whose mission is to enable every child to reach their full potential by partnering with high-performing schools to dramatically accelerate student achievement. The Institute is anchored by the following programs: the School Accelerator is designed to train school principals and their leadership team in high output management strategies and tactics to accelerate the academic achievement of underperforming schools; the Leadership Academy provides practical day-to-day strategies to improve leadership practice in schools for vice principals, assistant principals, and other leadership team members in order to improve teachers' instructional practice and positively impact academic outcomes; and Alain Locke Charter School, the organization's subsidiary.

Who funds Accelerate Institute

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan FoundationGeneral Charitable Operations$200,000
The Gies FoundationTo Create Transformational School Leaders To Ensure That Children Growing Up in Poverty Have Access To Great Schools.$75,000
Canning FoundationTo Further Program Services$75,000
...and 10 more grants received

Personnel at Accelerate Institute

NameTitleCompensation
Nora LigurotisChief Executive Officer$232,178
Katherine PillaiDirector of Finance and Operations$105,524
Keelin PhilippeSenior Director of Professional Learning$128,605
Erin SlackSenior Director of Curriculum and Instruction$112,700
Judy McGarveyTreasurer$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Accelerate Institute

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,082,415
Program services$194,790
Investment income and dividends$35,710
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,097
Net income from fundraising events$-64,713
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,250,299

Form 990s for Accelerate Institute

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-01-16990View PDF
2022-062023-02-23990View PDF
2021-062022-02-22990View PDF
2020-062021-04-12990View PDF
2019-062020-09-01990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Boston Partners in EducationBoston, MA$1,382,217
Grad CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$1,519,424
Yonkers Partners in EducationYonkers, NY$3,322,923
Midtown Educational Foundation (MEF)Chicago, IL$3,858,741
The Optima FoundationNaples, FL$3,488,835
High JumpChicago, IL$3,490,034
Degrees of ChangeTacoma, WA$2,336,948
Data update history
July 9, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from The Gies Foundation
June 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $205,000 from The Chicago Community Trust
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
150 N Michigan Ave 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
accelerateinstitute.org/ 
Phone
(312) 893-6600
Facebook page
AccelerateInstitute 
Twitter profile
@accelerateinst 
IRS details
EIN
36-3764476
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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