Propel America
Propel empowers young adults with the skills, credentials, experiences, and networks necessary to obtain a good job with opportunities for advancement and higher education.
Propel America at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,729,382
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,581,584
- -10.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $20,905
- -73.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,285,613
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Propel America funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Propel America gives
- Giving grew 300% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $63K (2020) to $788K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National-Louis University Wheeling, IL | Collaboration to build affordable academic pathways that allow young adults to attain an industry-recognized certification and employment with the ability to articulate those credits in pursuit of higher credentials and degrees, thereby expanding access to upwardly mobile careers in high-growth fields. | $250,000 |
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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 | $9,729,382 | $7,581,584 | $8,285,613 | — | — | $20,905 |
| 2024 | $9,989,475 | $8,440,970 | $7,822,167 | — | — | $78,735 |
| 2023 | $8,959,761 | $11,993,709 | $6,208,313 | $250,000 | 1 | $498 |
| 2022 | $3,722,000 | $4,976,091 | $5,418,550 | $787,879 | 1 | $12 |
| 2021 | $3,917,614 | $6,072,902 | $4,252,453 | $260,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $1,934,406 | $2,890,113 | $2,469,017 | $62,500 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $1,415,280 | $2,685,652 | $1,318,336 | — | — | — |
About Propel America
Based on IRS filings
Propel America is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Propel America is led by Chad Rountree, CEO & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 9 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chad Rountree
CEO & Director
Chief Program Officer → Chief Program Officer, CEO, Director A & O, 2022
Chief Program Officer, CEO, Director A & O → CEO & Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$220K (2021) → $302K (2025)
Paymon Rouhanifard
Chairman of the Board
Board Chair & Secretary → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Chairman of the Board, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Alexa Bonilla
Senior Director of Pre-Fellowship Programs
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $144K (2025)
Joseph Tollefson
Senior Director of Client Services
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$127K (2024) → $133K (2025)
Payal Kapadia
Senior Director of Program Delivery
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$166K (2025)
Debra Kurshan
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$209K (2020) → $253K (2025)
Claire Cosenze
Chief External Affairs Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$228K (2022) → $237K (2025)
John Childers
Vice President of Technology
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$176K (2022) → $189K (2025)
Kelly Morris
Vice President of Client Services
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$170K (2023) → $175K (2025)
Patricia Diaz-Andrade
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$246K (2024) → $242K (2025)
John Cozzi
Board Member
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2022
Director & Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John White
Board Member
Board Chair → Director, 2023
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Casey Leonetti
Board Member
Director A & O → Director, 2023
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Nelson
Board Member
Director A & O → Director, 2023
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Lee Haines
Board Member
Director A & O → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Burkhalter
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Lisette Nieves (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Julia Horn (2024) — Senior Director of Market Development & Strategy
- Former: Andrea Wolfe (2021–2023) — Chief Talent Officer
- Former: Stephanie Khurana (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Katherine Roger (2020–2022) — Vice President of Coaching
- Former: Taryn Campbell (2022) — Vice President of Program Design & Strategy
- Former: Erin Bendily (2020–2021) — Executive Director & Louisiana
- Former: Katharine Gallogly (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Taryn Fletcher (2020) — Executive Director & New Jersey
- Former: Sophia Pappas (2019) — Director & Treasurer
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 $302K, to Chad Rountree (CEO/Director). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Propel America
How large is Propel America?
Propel America reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.6M.
What is Propel America?
Propel America is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Propel America operate?
Propel America has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Propel America's EIN?
Propel America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1867782. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 17, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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