Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education
Donations deductibleRevenue
$11m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$17.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$7.9m
$17m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $9.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.4y av
Staff
474
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
15
named in Part VII
Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
4 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Fernando Reimers | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Earl Martin Phalen | President/Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Phalen | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steven Tucker | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Deckard | President - Summer Advantage | since 2020 |
| Andrea Robinson | Chief Academic Officer | since 2020 |
| Arely Benavides | Chief Operating Officer | 2023 |
| Cheryl L Shannon | Chief Growth Officer | 2023 |
| Eva Spilker | Director - Finance | since 2018 |
| Helen Dixon | Human Resources Manager | since 2018 |
| James Swift | VP Pla University | 2023 |
| Joann Gama | Chief Human Asset Officer | 2023 |
| Jose Luis De Leon | VP Virtual School | 2023 |
| Justin P Blackstone | National Director of Philanthropy | 2023 |
| Melissa Morris | Executive Director Academics | 2023 |
| Nicole Scott | General Counsel | since 2019 |
| Ruiquan JIN | Director - Development | since 2018 |
| Sheila Brillson | Director - Regional | 2018 |
| Taquoya McConnico | Director of Communications | since 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Spilker | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $277k | $17k | |
| Tarsha Calloway | Chief Advancement Officer | 40 | $224k | $19k | |
| Ruiquan Jin | Chief Strategy & Dev Offic | 40 | $208k | $7k | |
| Nicole Scott | General Counsel | 40 | $199k | $44 | |
| Andrea Robinson | Chief Academic Officer | 40 | $194k | $44 | |
| Amber Deckard | President - Summer Advantage | 40 | $172k | $19k | |
| Elizabet Garza | VP of Leader Development | 40 | $149k | $931 | |
| Stephanie Glenn | Regional Director | 40 | $127k | $44 | |
| Tamara Burns | Regional Director | 40 | $126k | ||
| Javier Dimas | VP of Operations & Enrollment | 40 | $126k | $9k | |
| Annelise Thurber | Director of Data & Accountability | 40 | $122k | $8k | |
| Ericka Anderson | Regional Director | 40 | $115k | $7k | |
| Catherine Kendrick | Director of HR Schools | 40 | $111k | $8k | |
| Jim Phalen | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Fernando Reimers | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Earl Martin Phalen | President/CEO | 40 | $0 | ||
| Steven Tucker | Director - Development | 5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
5 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263029129). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Steven Tucker | Board Member |
| Earl Martin Phalen | President |
| Michelle Reeves | Attorney |
| Terra Smith | Director |
| Eva Spilker |
About
- Legal name
- Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education
- EIN
- 263185485
- Address
- 1001 Marina Dr Apt 410, Quincy, MA, 02171-1521
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- To provide services to improve the educational performance and increase the life aspirations of children who are living in underpriviledged communities and are currently under-performing. To provide direct educational services, such as summer learning programs. To work with organizations to raise the academic achievements and life opportunities of children. To work with parents to increase... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Earl Martin Phalen (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2010
- 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)
RelatedEDUCATIONPhalen Leadership Academies IncRelatedWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT JOB TRAINING PROGRAM HELPING ADULTS (18 AND OLDER)Pla University Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEarl Martin Phalen
≥8years on the filingsSteven Tucker
≥4years on the filingsDr Fernando Reimers
≥4years on the filingsJim Phalen
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
- $7.9m
- Total liabilities
- $17m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $9.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $920k
- Program service revenue
- $10.1m
- Employees
- 474