Classical Charter Schools
Donations deductibleClassical Charter Schools' network
11 people10 organisationsi11 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (10) 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
11 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Elghanayan Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Adrian Tonge | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Arnaud Camu | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bryan Lawrence | Treasurer - Joined May 2025 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Maher | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kathryn Moore Heleniak | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Murphy | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mariel Jenkins Taylor | Treasurer - Resigned July 2024 | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Torres | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen Baldwin | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Veena Malpani | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana Meza | Instructional Coach | since 2018 |
| Alex Newman | Instructional Coach | since 2019 |
| Andre Harris | Dean of Students | 2023 |
| Areiel Laifer | School Director | 2024 |
| Ariel Amaya | School Director | since 2021 |
| Christian Gibbs | Director of Business (As of 2/18) | since 2018 |
| Christopher Emmerson-Pace | Instructional Coach | since 2018 |
| Danilda Perez | Dean | since 2022 |
| David Lucey | Director of Data | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Boak | Instructional Coach | 2020 |
| Erin Linnehan | School Director | since 2021 |
| Francesca Febbbraro | Instructional Coach | 2022 |
| Jacqueline Davis | Director of Curriculum & Instruction | since 2020 |
| Jacqueline Davis Director of | Curriculum and Instruction | since 2018 |
| John Macapagal | Business Manager | 2018 |
| Leah Epstein | Director of Special Services | since 2018 |
| Leena Gyftopoulos | School Director | since 2018 |
| Lester Long | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| London Edwards-Johnson | School Director | 2025 |
| Paul Tryon | School Director | since 2019 |
| Rebecca Ellen Geary | School Director | since 2018 |
| Rebecca Scognamiglio | School Director - Resigned July 2023 | since 2020 |
| Samuel Gradess | School Director | since 2023 |
| Vivian Cassaberry-Furby | Director of Business | since 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Long | Executive Director | 40 | $420k | $27k | |
| Jacqueline Davis | Dir of Curriculum & Inst | 40 | $227k | $28k | |
| Vivian Cassaberry-Furby | Director of Business | 40 | $185k | $11k | |
| Christopher Emmerson-Pace | Instructional Coach | 40 | $153k | $17k | |
| Samuel Gradess | Director of Strategy | 40 | $149k | $17k | |
| Erin Linnehan | School Director | 40 | $141k | $34k | |
| David Lucey | Director of Data | 40 | $137k | $33k | |
| London Edwards-Johnson | School Director | 40 | $135k | $17k | |
| Jake Elghanayan | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| James Maher | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Veena Malpani | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Mariel Jenkins Taylor | Treasurer - Resigned July 2024 | 3 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Baldwin | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn Moore Heleniak | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Murphy | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Adrian Tonge | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Robert Torres | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Arnaud Camu | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Bryan Lawrence | Treasurer - Joined May 2025 | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Classical Charter Schools
- EIN
- 460625647
- Address
- 977 Fox St, Bronx, NY, 10459-3320
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Classical charter schools prepares k-8th grade students in the south bronx to excel in college-preparatory high schools. Through a classical curriculum and highly structured setting, students become liberated scholars and citizens of impeccable character who achieve proficiency in and advanced mastery of new york state performance standards. (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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Lester Long (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedCHARTER SCHOOLSouth Bronx Classical Charter School VRelatedCHARTER SCHOOLSouth Bronx Classical Charter School Vi Fka Stradford Prep
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames Maher
≥8years on the filingsKathryn Moore Heleniak
≥8years on the filingsKevin Murphy
≥8years on the filingsStephen Baldwin
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
- $142.8m
- Total liabilities
- $125.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $16.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.6m
- Program service revenue
- $35.9m
- Employees
- 409
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42.9m | $41.3m | $1.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.