Propel Charter Schools - East
Donations deductiblePropel Charter Schools - East's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Surma | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bernard E Carter (also filed as Bernard Carter) | Vice-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bryan Lewis | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Fair | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donald Huber (also filed as Don Huber, Don Huber) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Evon Walters | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heidi Bartholomew | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Kinville | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Wright | Chief Financial Officer | since 2020 |
| Bethany Thomas | Principal | since 2022 |
| Charles Daane | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Sandra Gough | Principal | 2018 |
| Tina Chekan | Superintendent, CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Sunseri | Principal | 40 | $131k | $55k | |
| Kathleen Williamson | Teacher | 40 | $104k | $47k | |
| Kelli McCall | Assistant Principal | 40 | $103k | $33k | |
| David Fair | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bernard E Carter | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Bartholomew | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Evon Walters | Secretary/Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Kinville | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donald Huber | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brendan Surma | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Cancilla | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Coleen Davis | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tina Chekan | Superintendent, CEO | 5 | $0 | $221k | $84k |
| Beth Wright | Chief Financial Officer | 4 | $0 | $136k | $20k |
About
- Legal name
- Propel Charter Schools - East
- EIN
- 200593113
- Address
- 3447 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203-2150
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Charter school for students in grades Kindergarten through Eighth. Propels mission is to catalyze the transformation of public education so that all children have access (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B29 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Tina Chekan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedEducationPropel Charter School - McKeesportRelatedEducationPropel Charter School - MontourRelatedEducationPropel Schools IncRelatedEducationPropel Charter School - Sunrise
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrendan Surma
≥8years on the filingsDavid Fair
≥8years on the filingsDonald Huber
≥8years on the filingsEvon Walters
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.1m
- Total liabilities
- $8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $646k
- Program service revenue
- $7.2m
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 11