Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc
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Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc at a glance
In short: Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc gave $133K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $133K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $133,001
- -74.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $133,001
- -74.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $133,001
- Total assets
- $12,347,508
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Frankln ($133K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $523K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $133K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Frankln New Orelans, LA | Friends of franklin is a supporting organization of benjamin franklin high school | $133,001 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,347,508 | $17,076,326 | $15,853,898 | $133,001 | 1 | $446,411 |
| 2024 | $11,832,276 | $15,847,269 | $14,562,589 | $523,167 | 1 | $122,273 |
| 2023 | $8,997,007 | $14,695,665 | $13,565,255 | — | — | $3,796 |
| 2022 | $7,795,415 | $12,570,894 | $12,301,097 | — | — | $4,265 |
| 2021 | $7,499,376 | $10,995,038 | $11,200,205 | $1,050 | Total only | $9,741 |
| 2020 | $8,147,053 | $12,746,231 | $11,122,310 | — | — | $12,604 |
| 2019 | $6,531,266 | $11,358,015 | $11,220,325 | — | — | $15,640 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc
Based on IRS filings
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $133K. Net investment income was $446K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc is led by Alexander Jarrell, CEO on the 2025 filing; 5 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexander Jarrell
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$122K (2025)
Alea M. Cot
President & Past
Secretary & Treasurer → President, 2021
President → President & Past, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexis Parent-Ferrouillet
President
Member → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Deflis
Director of Student Support Services
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$108K (2024) → $102K (2025)
Donald Jackson
Assistant Principal
Operations Assistant Princ → Vice Principal, 2021
Vice Principal → Assistant Principal, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$104K (2019) → $136K (2025)
Andrea Perkins
CFO
On filings since 2023
34 hrs/week
$38K (2023) → $90K (2025)
John Parauka
Coord. of Student & Alumni Services
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
$16K (2025)
Charmaine Cooper Hussain
Secretary
Member → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd G. Ragusa
Board Member
Board Member → Member, 2023
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill E. Condon
Treasurer
Board Member → Member, 2023
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan L. Levy
Board Member
Board Member → Member, 2023
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean A. Blondell
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell W. Turnbough
Board Member
Board Member → Member, 2023
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Seymour
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaneika J. Dabney-Henderson
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Duncan
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy A. Malik
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer J. Kottler
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark G. Rubin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jawan Brown-Alexander
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy E. Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: David Ferris (2019–2024) — Assistant Principal
- Former: Brian Mora (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Anu Varadharajan (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Alex Jarrell (2024) — CEO
- Former: Kendall McManus-Thomas (2024) — Principal
- Former: Allen Square Jr. (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: John W. Nicklow PhD (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Patrick Widhalm (2019–2023) — Head of School
- Former: Dolly Malik (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Dominique Lang Verner (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Kim Nguyen (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Cathy Hightower (2023) — Teacher
- Former: Elizabeth Faul (2023) — Member
- Former: Allison Bent (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Richard M. Ireland Jr. (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Tandra Lemay (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Allen Miller (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Carlos Zervignon (2019–2021) — Board President
- Former: Min D. Yang (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Tyler (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Angele Delarge (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dominique Lang (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stacy Deitelzweig (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer G. Mann (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lester Alexander III (2019–2020) — Past President of the Board
- Former: Mark Baum (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Saundra Katz Levy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tania Tetlow (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Wayne Collier (2019) — Director & Alumni Association Representative
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $136K, to Donald Jackson (Assistant Principal). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc
How much does Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc give each year?
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc gave $133K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $523K across 1 grant.
How large is Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc?
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc reported $12.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.1M.
What is Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc?
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New Orleans, LA. It holds $12.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc operate?
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc has awarded grants in Louisiana.
What is Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc's EIN?
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3879970. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
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