Academy for Urban School Leadership

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-4447457 Website

Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) is an education equity-focused nonprofit that works tirelessly with the belief that all students should have access to an excellent education right in their own neighborhoods.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.1M

+6.7% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$15M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,081,820$9,448,227$9,385,123
Revenue$10,429,338$9,535,591$10,302,671
Expenses$9,761,530$8,981,787$8,013,520
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$306,824$176,153$33,750
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$436K$872K$1M$2M1 grants20191 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DONALD FEINSTEINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$216KMICHAEL WHITMOREMANAGING DIRECTOR, TEACHING …$211KSHANE CATERINODIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$201KMARTIN GREENGENERAL MANAGER OF ADVISORY …$182KMARY MCKIERNANCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER$151KSHELBY HILDRETHCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$138KAMY JACKSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$133KANTIGONE BLACKWELLSENIOR DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS$126KKATHRYN PETERSONDIRECTOR, CHICAGO TEACHER RE…$119KULRIC SHANNONDIRECTOR, PARTNER ENGAGEMENT$118KCHRISTINE DIAZLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PARTNER$112K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRIAN DOYALFINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR5
CARDELLE SPANGLERCHAIR1.5
MARTIN KOLDYKECHAIR EMERITUS1
JACQUELINE JODLADVISORY SERVICES CO-CHAIR2
JAMES COWIEADVISORY SERVICES CO-CHAIR3
LINDSEY AXELVICE CHAIR & CO-CHAIR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS2
CHERI CARTERDIRECTOR0.1
CRAIG GOESELDIRECTOR0.5
GREG WASSONDIRECTOR2
MUNU GHANDIMARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS C1
ROBERT E KINGEMERITUS DIRECTOR5
STEVE PEMBERTONDIRECTOR1
ZAID ABDUL-ALEEMDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER CHUANGDIRECTOR1
ANNA PIEPMEYERDIRECTOR1
ANTHONY MILLERDIRECTOR0.25
DONALD FEINSTEINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$215,860
AMY JACKSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$132,635
ADAM CASEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40
MARY MCKIERNANCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER40$150,769
MICHAEL WHITMOREMANAGING DIRECTOR, TEACHING AND LEARNING40$211,037
SHANE CATERINODIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40$200,742
MARTIN GREENGENERAL MANAGER OF ADVISORY SERVICES40$182,019
SHELBY HILDRETHCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER40$138,203
ANTIGONE BLACKWELLSENIOR DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS40$125,559
KATHRYN PETERSONDIRECTOR, CHICAGO TEACHER RESIDENCY40$118,518
ULRIC SHANNONDIRECTOR, PARTNER ENGAGEMENT40$117,789
CHRISTINE DIAZLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PARTNER40$111,523

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

CHICAGO

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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