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School Empowerment Network Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 47-4058445 Website

Sen empowers local leaders to create high-performing schools centered around proven design principles, rigorous and engaging instruction, and caring relationships between students and staff.

School Empowerment Network Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,461,088
-16.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,520,922
+1.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$23,585
+9727.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,019,541
+14.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who School Empowerment Network Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

BrooklynNew York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $95K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Music on the Rise Ltd Brooklyn, NYTo fund the bronx high school for general support - unrestricted$7,350
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,461,088$6,520,922$7,019,541——$23,585
2024$2,935,026$6,457,111$6,128,948——$240
2023$2,539,439$5,946,482$5,474,022——$198
2022$2,017,683$5,109,543$4,300,071$7,3501$51
2021$1,341,715$2,904,770$2,504,976$95,0001$-636
2020$928,346$2,410,349$2,148,503——$-2,340
2019$431,658$2,000,244$2,704,314——$-934

About School Empowerment Network Inc

Based on IRS filings

School Empowerment Network Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $24K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

School Empowerment Network Inc is led by Alexander Shub, Director & CEO on every filing since 2019; 10 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexander Shub

    Director & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $228K (2019) → $275K (2025)

  • Michael Flynn

    Executive Director

    Program Director → Senior Director, 2021

    Senior Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2020) → $192K (2025)

  • Emily Scheneider - Krzys

    Executive Director

    Senior Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2022) → $199K (2025)

  • Daniel Pasette

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eduardo Contreras

    Director, Treasurer & COO

    Director & Treasurer → Director, Treasurer & COO, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2019) → $191K (2025)

  • Jessica Westermann

    Program Director

    Chief of Staff → Program Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $160K (2019) → $195K (2025)

  • Melinda Lopez

    Program Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2022) → $161K (2025)

  • Jamie Heilingoetter

    Program Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $147K (2023) → $161K (2025)

  • Mohamad Maarouf

    Program Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2024) → $165K (2025)

  • Aaron Thomas Green

    Program Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Clara Markowicz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Penn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Blacklow

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Starr

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lilibeth De Los Angeles

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yeimmy Torrez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Conforme

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Kardos

    Chief Strategy Officer

    Program Director → Chief Strategy Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $203K (2023) → $216K (2025)

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Adam Paredes (2019–2024) — Program Director
  • Former: Aaronthomas Green (2023) — Program Director
  • Former: Alex Fraiha (2022) — Director of R & D
  • Former: Matthew Frank (2022) — Program Director
  • Former: Rolandria Justice-Emenuga (2019–2021) — Engagement Lead
  • Former: Ryan Schetelick (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Carolyn Yaffe (2019–2020) — Senior Program Director
  • Former: Katherine Callaghan (2019–2020) — Program Director
  • Former: Carmilla Young (2019) — Program Director
  • Former: Erin Carstensen (2019) — Director

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

Alexander Shub — Director, CEO: $275KAlexander ShubDirector, CEO$275KLauren Kardos — Chief Strategy Officer: $216KLauren KardosChief Strategy Officer$216KEmily Scheneider - KRZYS — Executive Director: $199KEmily Scheneider - KRZYSExecutive Director$199KJessica Westermann — Program Director: $195KJessica WestermannProgram Director$195KMichael Flynn — Executive Director: $192KMichael FlynnExecutive Director$192KEduardo Contreras — Director, Treasurer/COO: $191KEduardo ContrerasDirector, Treasurer/COO$191KMohamad Maarouf — Program Director: $165KMohamad MaaroufProgram Director$165KAaron Thomas Green — Program Director: $162KAaron Thomas GreenProgram Director$162KJamie Heilingoetter — Program Director: $161KJamie HeilingoetterProgram Director$161KMelinda Lopez — Program Director: $161KMelinda LopezProgram Director$161K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $275K, to Alexander Shub (Director, CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about School Empowerment Network Inc

How large is School Empowerment Network Inc?

School Empowerment Network Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.5M.

What is School Empowerment Network Inc?

School Empowerment Network Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does School Empowerment Network Inc operate?

School Empowerment Network Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is School Empowerment Network Inc's EIN?

School Empowerment Network Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4058445. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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