Philadelphia Performing Arts A String Theory Charter School
Donations deductiblePhiladelphia Performing Arts A String Theory Charter School's network
6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
6 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Kuehnle Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Evelt Vertil | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Krista Alexander | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kristin Kubach | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ronald Pigliacelli | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Bradley Leach (also filed as William Leach) | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Capone | Chief Academic Officer | 2023 |
| Andrew Phillips | Dept Chair for School Design | since 2022 |
| Angela Ciccanti | Principal | since 2019 |
| Angela Puleio | CEO & Principal | since 2018 |
| Emily Walkiewicz | Principal | 2023 |
| Gina Knowles | Special Ed Director | since 2021 |
| Jennifer Sheeto | Psychologist | 2023 |
| Julia Viola | Vice Principal | since 2021 |
| Margery Covello | Dir. of Stud | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Puleio | CEO & Principal | 40 | $189k | $73k | |
| Jennifer Sheeto | Psychologist | 40 | $169k | $17k | |
| Gina Knowles | Special Ed Director | 40 | $145k | $70k | |
| Emily Walkiewicz | Principal | 40 | $142k | $75k | |
| Noelle Luccioni | Chief Academic Officer | 40 | $138k | $73k | |
| Geoffrey Hutton | Spec Ed Super | 40 | $136k | $72k | |
| Javier Kuehnle | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Bradley Leach | Vice Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Kubach | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Pigliacelli | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Evelt Vertil | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Krista Alexander | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Philadelphia Performing Arts A String Theory Charter School
- EIN
- 233040987
- Address
- 1600 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-1100
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Charter school providing students a content rich, adademically rigerous core knowledge education with a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly disiplined and caring environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B290 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Angela Puleio (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2000
- 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)
RelatedEMOString Theory SchoolsRelatedLESSORDemedici II CorporationRelatedLESSORDemedici Corporation
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJavier Kuehnle
≥8years on the filingsEvelt Vertil
≥8years on the filingsKrista Alexander
≥8years on the filingsKristin Kubach
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
- $84.9m
- Total liabilities
- $70.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $14.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.3m
- Program service revenue
- $51.5m
- Employees
- 380
- Volunteers
- 100
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Philadelphia Performing Arts: a String Theory Charter School likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 30 May 2000
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (6)
- Angela Puleio CEO
- Javier Kuehnle Governor
- Javier Kuehnle President
- Kristin Kubach Secretary
- Ronald Pigliacelli Treasurer
- William Bradley Leach Vice President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.