Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia
Pal achieves its mission of "cops helping kids," by providing free athletic, educational and cultural after-school and summer programming in more than 18 youth development centers across the city of philadelphia-each supervised by full-time philadelphia police officers. Pal seeks to reduce crime around our centers, improve character and educational outcomes among philadelphia's most at-risk youth.
Key facts about Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia
- EIN
- 23-1507837
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $11,094,672
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$11.1M
-5.3% YoY
Revenue
$3.1M
-16.4% YoY
Net Investment Income
$427K
+38.2% YoY
Expenses
$3.9M
-0.1% YoY
About Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia
Based on IRS filings
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $427K.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $142K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $142K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $11,094,672 | $11,714,526 | $10,946,693 |
| Revenue | $3,110,457 | $3,722,544 | $3,416,362 |
| Expenses | $3,944,651 | $3,949,469 | $3,312,221 |
| Net Investment Income | $426,799 | $308,833 | $232,509 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia is led by Gene Castellano, Board Director & Interim Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 75 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gene Castellano
Board Director & Interim Executive Director
Vice Chair → Interim Executive Director, 2024
Interim Executive Director → Board Director & Interim Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $113K (2025)
Erica Vanstone
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$3K (2025)
Cherelle Parker
Honorary President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Bethel
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick J. Ward
Chair
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Owens
Director of Committee & Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Adam K Thiel
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Buck
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David N. Watson
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Yadgaroff
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Behr
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ike Richman
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey P. Scarpello Esq.
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lara Price
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc M. Rayfield
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Nicoletti
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark S. Stewart Esq.
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Kornacki Esq.
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul K. Leary Jr. Esq.
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. Lee Roberts
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Pennacchia
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Ost
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert D. McCracken
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott H. Macpherson
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharla Feldscher
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Hess
Board of Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Curtis
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carl R. Pullen DO
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel G. Brogan
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Paterson
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Halperin
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Neary
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph P. Anton
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent E. Weaver
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Pacifico
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark S. Rabinowitz
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew P. Cabrey
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul G. Isenberg
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Slawson
Board of Director
Board of Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Board of Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Young
Board of Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew S. Zielinski
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Devito Esq.
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph A. Forkin
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Frank
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Jay Wells
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarvath Jones
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Kelly
Board of Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Binswanger
Board of Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Dwyer Harvard
Board of Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Tauber
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie Allman
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Burns
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Nakano
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francis McGorry
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Harmelin
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph P. Clancy
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lloyd Bucher
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lynch
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruben D. David
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor Rodin
Board of Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antoinette Robbins
Vice Chair
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernie Prazenica
Past Chair
Immediate Past Chair → Past Chairman, 2022
Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Bianchi
Past Chair
Board of Director → Past Chairman, 2022
Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank M. Correll Jr. Esq.
Co-Counsel
Counsel → Co-Counsel, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P. Pierce Esq.
Secretary & Co-Counsel
Secretary & Counsel → Secretary & Co-Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lyn Pierce Strickler
Vice Chair
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Innocenzo
Vice Chair
Board of Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert I. Tuteur Esq.
Past Chair
Board of Director → Past Chairman, 2022
Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald R. Rabena
Past Chair
Chairman of the Board → Immediate Past Chairman, 2022
Immediate Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvia T. Nisenbaum Esq.
Past Chair
Board of Director → Past Chairman, 2022
Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Giannini
Immediate Past Chair
Chair of the Board → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William W. Keffer Esq.
Vice Chair
Board of Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Conti
Treasurer
Vice Chair → Interim Treasurer, 2024
Interim Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maureen S. Rush Ms
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael O. Donnell
Commanding Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (74)
- Former: Jeffrey B. Hendrey (2020–2024) — Past Chairman
- Former: Michelle W. Singer (2020–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: Ruben D. David Pe (2020–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: April Thomas-Jones (2021–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Daniel Glackin (2022–2024) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Mo Rushdy (2022–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: Fran McGorry (2023–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: William J. Devito (2023–2024) — Board of Director
- Former: captain marc metellus (2024) — Commanding Officer
- Former: Brian Monihan (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Christopher Flood (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Daniel B Forman (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Danielle Outlaw (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Eric Paul (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Gino J Benedetti Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: James A. Matthews III Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: James F. McCabe (2020–2023) — Chairperson Emeriti
- Former: Jeffrey Kahn (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Jim Kenney (2020–2023) — Honorary President
- Former: Joan N Stern Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: John K. Binswanger (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: John Kelly (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Joseph Carlini (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Linda Madway Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Loretta M Kelly Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Maulin S Vidwans Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Michael F Beckett (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Michael F Mastrangelo (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Michael P Ross (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Ral De La Rosa (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Ric Harris (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Richard E. Meyers (2020–2023) — Chairperson Emeriti
- Former: Stephanie L. Smith (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Stephen A Cozen Esq. (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Victoria Yancey (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Vito Miriello (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Wendy Hamilton (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Wendy Krancer Twing (2020–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Anthony Stanley (2021–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Erin Dwyer (2021–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: William Mignucci Jr. (2021–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Captain Michael O'Donnell (2022–2023) — Commanding Officer
- Former: Derrick A. Roman (2022–2023) — Chairperson Emeriti
- Former: Maureen S Rush (2022–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: Oliver Badgio (2022–2023) — Board of Director
- Former: William A. Whiteside Jr Es (2023) — Chairperson Emeriti
- Former: CHARLES KENNEDYThru (2022) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: William A Whiteside Jr. Esq. (2022) — Chairpersons Emeriti
- Former: Athole G. Jacobi MD (2020–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Charles Kahn Jr. (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Christine M. Baron (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Dominic A. Folino (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Dominic J. Frederico (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Donald L. Heller (2020–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Gregory J. West (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: James E. Robinson (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Jim Moses (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: John J. Dougherty (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: John Sullivan (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Louis R. Pichini (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Matthew O. Elkes (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Maureen S. Rush Ms Cpp (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Robert J. Mindick (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Ronald Rubin (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Steven Head (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Sunny Li (2020–2021) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Theodore Qualli (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Thomas J. Raymond (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Tracy Carter Dougherty (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: William X. Hearn (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: A. J. Conti (2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Charles Kennedy (2021) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Daniel Veloric (2020) — Board of Director
- Former: T. Dianne Langford PhD (2020) — Board of Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $120K, to Katherine Owens (Director of Comm & Development). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia
How large is Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia?
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia reported $11.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
What is Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia?
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $11.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia operate?
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia's EIN?
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1507837. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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