Excellence Community Schools Inc
Donations deductibleExcellence Community 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.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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Frost Chair | Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andra Ehrenkranz | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anthony Vernace | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kimberly Hartman | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kory Apton | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rishi Renjen | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aleisha Rodriguez | Director of Student Services | since 2019 |
| Alexandria Nestor | Instructional Specialist | since 2019 |
| Angelique Phillips | Director of Human Capital | since 2019 |
| AYA Taylor | Chief Operating Officer | 2025 |
| AYA Wakamatsu | Director of Development | since 2018 |
| Ayisha Garraway | Senior Human Resources Manager | 2022 |
| Charlene Reid | Co-CEO | since 2018 |
| Denniston Reid JR | Co-CEO | since 2019 |
| Gordon Keelen | Director of Facilities | since 2018 |
| Jacques Michel | Chief Real Estate Officer | since 2018 |
| Latoya Laury | Managing Director of Stude | since 2022 |
| Marquitta Speller | Chief Academic Officer | since 2022 |
| Marquitta Speller-Richardson | Chief Learning Officer | 2025 |
| Melanee Farrah | Director of Human Resources | since 2019 |
| Monica Rios | Regional Director of School Operations | since 2018 |
| Patrick Krause | Controller - Resigned 10/24 | since 2021 |
| Robert Horowitz | Director of Real Estate in | 2025 |
| Shawn Saroop | Senior Director Informational Technology | since 2022 |
| Tamara Forrest | Senior Human Resources Man | 2025 |
| Tanya Ghans | Chief Academic Officer (Thru Jan 2020) | since 2018 |
| Tisha Markette | Chief Academic Officer | since 2022 |
| Vikas Kaushal | Chief Financial Officer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlene Reid | Co-CEO | 50 | $788k | $57k | |
| Denniston Reid Jr | Co-CEO | 50 | $778k | $42k | |
| Vikas Kaushal | Chief Financial Officer | 50 | $409k | $22k | |
| Aya Taylor | Chief Operating Officer | 50 | $266k | $25k | |
| Marquitta Speller-Richardson | Chief Learning Officer | 50 | $263k | $37k | |
| Tanya Ghans | Chief Academic Officer | 50 | $180k | $12k | |
| Latoya Laury | Managing Director of Stude | 50 | $163k | $30k | |
| Shawn Saroop | Senior Director Informatio | 50 | $155k | $42k | |
| Tamara Forrest | Senior Human Resources Man | 50 | $152k | $20k | |
| Robert Horowitz | Director of Real Estate in | 50 | $131k | $18k | |
| Patrick Krause | Controller - Resigned 10/24 | 50 | $111k | $23k | |
| Joyce Frost | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kory Apton | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rishi Renjen | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kimberly Hartman | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Andra Ehrenkranz | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Vernace | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Excellence Community Schools Inc
- EIN
- 450522191
- Address
- 2000 Benedict Ave, Bronx, NY, 10462-4404
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Excellence community schools prepares young people in new york city and stamford to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. Excellence community schools accomplishes this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest of... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B122 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
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Joyce Frost (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJoyce Frost
≥8years on the filingsAndra Ehrenkranz
≥8years on the filingsAnthony Vernace
≥8years on the filingsKimberly Hartman
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
- $111.1m
- Total liabilities
- $82.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $28.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $9.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $30k
- Employees
- 71
- 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.Excellence Community 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
- 24 August 2001
- Registered agent
- Not stated