EIN 04-3331760

AppleTree Institute

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
206
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
AppleTree is an innovative nonprofit that develops and provides proven early childhood education programs to the most under-resourced three- and four-year-olds to close the achievement gap before children enter kindergarten.
Also known as...
Appletree Institute for Education Innovation
Total revenues
$21,905,586
2022
Total expenses
$18,849,993
2022
Total assets
$13,334,876
2022
Num. employees
206
2022

Program areas at AppleTree Institute

Ati is a Washington, dc-based nonprofit committed to providing young children with the social, emotional, and cognitive foundations they need to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Ati is achieving its mission in four, related ways: "research and Innovation" ati is a research organization that seeks to understand and address the teaching and learning challenges facing young children. As part of its ongoing research activities, ati in 2010 began development of a proprietary, comprehensive, and evidence-based instructional model, called every child ready, for three- and four-year-old children. Every child ready was developed with support from a us department of Education reading first grant, a five-year investing in Innovation grant (also from the us department of Education), as well as with funding from a number of major philanthropies. Over 20 schools in Washington, dc, Missouri, new york city, and Texas now use every child ready or its related products and services. Ati is constantly improving and refining every child ready based upon its real-world use in these schools as well as its own ongoing research and evolving best practices in the field of early Education. In addition, ati is a thought leader in its field, working with federal, state, and local policymakers and advocates to understand the conditions required to improve early-education outcomes. "direct Education of children" in school year 2021-2022, ati provided full-school management for approximately 600 three- and four-year-old students in Washington, dc, at achievement prep charter school, learn d.c. public charter school, perry street preparatory public charter school, rocketship rise public charter school, rocketship legacy public charter school, and rocketship infinity community public charter school. In addition, Appletree managed the early-education program at harmony dc public charter school. All of these schools use ati's every child ready instructional model. Ati's management contract with perry street preparatory charter school expired june 30, 2022, and it will no longer by managed by ati in subsequent school years. "support for other early-education schools" ati provided the every child ready instructional model to approximately 475 students at the six campuses of Appletree early learning public charter school (aelpcs) in school year 2021-2022. Ati also provided certain administrative services and grants and consulting services to aelpcs, and, in addition, leases and subleases facilities to aelpcs. Ati and aelpcs are related parties as they share common board members. Ati's expert staff of educators also supported other charter schools and community service organizations in Washington, dc, as well as charter schools in Missouri, new york city, and Texas. Ati provided these schools with every child ready curriculum and related products and services. "Texas open Education resource project" in spring 2021, the Texas Education agency notified ati that it had won an 8 million competitive grant to develop a texas-specific version of every child ready, to be used as an open Education resource (oer) made available free-of-charge to all schools in the state of Texas. The contract was executed august 21, 2021, with work expected to conclude by august 2023. As further described in footnote16 (subsequent events), Appletree's approach to the oer project changed in summer 2022, however, the project remains on track and on time. Upon completion of the project, Appletree anticipates there would be a significant expansion of its business activities in Texas as it supports schools that adopt the texas-specific version of every child ready.

Who funds AppleTree Institute

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR)Teacher Residency$80,000
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationEducation$75,000
The Forster-Connolly FoundationCharitable$75,000
...and 4 more grants received
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of EducationREPLICATING HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER PRESCHOOLS$1,296,775
Department of EducationCOMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT 0-5$311,026
Department of EducationDC OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM$113,872

Personnel at AppleTree Institute

NameTitleCompensation
William J McCarthyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$250,436
Alexander FeddouliChief Financial and Administrative Off.
Chavaughn BrownChief of Research and Innovation
Crystal HillChief People Officer
Jamie MilesVice President / Chief of Schools$93,573
...and 41 more key personnel

Financials for AppleTree Institute

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,712,686
Program services$14,398,721
Investment income and dividends$70
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$794,109
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$21,905,586

Form 990s for AppleTree Institute

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062022-02-28990View PDF
2020-062021-04-13990View PDF
2019-062020-01-30990View PDF
2018-062019-02-21990View PDF
2017-062018-01-19990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
June 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 23, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
May 13, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 12, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsChildhood education nonprofitsHousing and shelter organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Receives government fundingManagement and technical assistanceProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1801 Mississippi Ave Se
Washington, DC 20020
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
appletreeinstitute.org/ 
Phone
(202) 526-1503
Facebook page
AppleTreeDC 
Twitter profile
@appletreeinst 
IRS details
EIN
04-3331760
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B21: Nursery School, Early School Admissions, Kindergarten
NAICS code, primary
62422: Community Housing Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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