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ASCEND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

EIN: 82-2660338Sanford, NCZIP: 27332
B29 - Education501(c)(3)

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL STUDENT LEADERS BY GROWING THEIR SELF-EFFICACY, INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING, AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE. ALA WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY APPLYING INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS, INCORPORATING STUDENT CULTURAL REALITIES, AND CULTIVATING STUDENT OWNERSHIP IN THE LEARNING COMMUNITY.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$7M$0$17.8M
2022$6.3M$0$18.3M

Compensation

2023

JUSTIN SMITH
Managing Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$130,530
CANDICE BROADUS-MCDOUGAL
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELANIE JACOBS
At Large Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIMBERLY GRICE
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONIQUE TORREZ
At Large Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROGER LINVILLE
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

JUSTIN SMITH
Managing Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$119,360
REX SCOTT
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DREW GOODSON
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIKE ISKANDAR
At Large Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON SMITH
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRANDY GRINDLE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

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