Explore Schools Inc
Donations deductibleExplore Schools Inc's network
6 people5 organisationsi6 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reshma Patel Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brian Coad | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jana Reed | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lindsay Matovich | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Morty Ballen | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shawn Jenkins | Vice Chairperson | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dickens | Managing Director, Finance | since 2018 |
| AWO Busumsi | Managing Director of Schools & Programs | 2023 |
| Carolyn Mauer | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Carolyn Mauer COO from 102017 | Executive Officer From 1.2018 | 2018 |
| Christina Froeb | Superintendent From 7.1.2017 | since 2018 |
| Christina Froeb Thru 041423 | Superintendent | 2023 |
| Iheyinwa Duru | Chief of Staff | since 2019 |
| Jaime White | School Leadership Coach | 2019 |
| Jaime White School | Leadership Coach (Thru May 2020) | 2020 |
| Jessica Willm | Dir of Math Curriculum& Instruction | 2018 |
| Joana NGO | Managing Director, Operations | since 2019 |
| Karen Francois | Managing Director, Curriculum & Instruction | since 2021 |
| Keith Vigraham | Chief Strategy Officer | 2018 |
| Krista Jahn | Director of Early Childhood Instruction | since 2018 |
| Leah Shalev - Managing Director | Of Talent (Through 10.10.2017) | 2018 |
| Lindsay Malanga | Managing Director, School Support | since 2020 |
| Nadia Despenza | Managing Director of Schools & Programs | 2023 |
| Qtyashia Arrington | Sd of Community Partnership & Family Eng | 2023 |
| Rachel Modica-Russell | Managing Director, Talent | since 2020 |
| Rebecca Daverin | Chief Operating Officer | 2018 |
| Ryan Smith | Senior Director of Program Operations | since 2018 |
| Samuel Fragomeni | Chief Academic Officer | 2018 |
| Shawn-Ann Mullen | Chief Financial Officer | 2018 |
| Tracy Rebe-Bogulavsky | Assistant Superintendent | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Francois | Chief Executive Officer | 50 | $318k | $26k | |
| Tracy Rebe-Bogulavsky | Chief of School | 50 | $224k | $43k | |
| Efrat Kussell | Chief Academic Officer | 50 | $213k | $13k | |
| Awo Busumsi | Managing Director of School | 50 | $196k | $54k | |
| Veronica Woolley | Managing Director of Operations | 50 | $178k | $20k | |
| Tiffany Williams | Managing Director of Talent | 50 | $173k | $44k | |
| Jarren Kanze | Sr. Dir. of Special Populations | 50 | $160k | $27k | |
| Qtyashia Arrington | MD of Comm. Partnership & Family Eng. | 50 | $156k | $25k | |
| Reshma Patel | Chair, Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jana Reed | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Jenkins | Vice Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Coad | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Morty Ballen | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Matovich | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Explore Schools Inc
- EIN
- 263282250
- Address
- 20 Jay St Ste 211, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-8319
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To provide strategic planning, board governance, financial oversight, human resources, and other management support to a network of k-8 charter schools in under-served communities that provide students with the academic skills and critical-thinking abilities they need to succeed in a college-preparatory high school. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2008
- Principal officer
- Karen Annette Francois (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrian Coad
≥7years on the filingsJana Reed
≥6years on the filingsMorty Ballen
≥4years on the filingsReshma Patel
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
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $775k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $39k
- Program service revenue
- $4.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $11k
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 6
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.Explore Schools, Inc. 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: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 30 July 2008
- Registered agent
- Not stated