POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA
EIN 23-1507837 · Youth Development (O200)
What they do
PAL ACHIEVES ITS MISSION of "COPS HELPING KIDS," BY PROVIDING FREE ATHLETIC, EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL AFTER-SCHOOL and SUMMER PROGRAMMING IN MORE THAN 18 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY of PHILADELPHIA-EACH SUPERVISED BY FULL-TIME PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICERS. PAL SEEKS to REDUCE CRIME AROUND OUR CENTERS, IMPROVE CHARACTER and EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AMONG PHILADELPHIAS MOST AT-RISK YOUTH.
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They name their leaders75 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $834,194 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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KATHERINE OWENSDIRECTOR OF COMM & DEVELOPMENT
GENE CASTELLANOBD DIR./INTERIM ED THRU 12/24
ERICA VANSTONEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EFF 12/2024
MATTHEW P CABREYBOARD OF DIRECTOR
PAUL K LEARY JR ESQBOARD OF DIRECTOR
PAUL G ISENBERGBOARD OF DIRECTOR
PATRICK J WARDCHAIR
MICHAEL O DONNELLCOMMANDING OFFICER
MICHAEL J KORNACKI ESQBOARD OF DIRECTOR
MICHAEL A INNOCENZOVICE CHAIR
MAUREEN S RUSH MSVICE CHAIR
LLOYD BUCHERBOARD OF DIRECTOR EFF 2025
MARK S STEWART ESQBOARD OF DIRECTOR
MARK S RABINOWITZBOARD OF DIRECTOR
MARK NICOLETTIBOARD OF DIRECTOR
MARK LYNCHBOARD OF DIRECTOR
MARIA PACIFICOBOARD OF DIRECTOR
MARC M RAYFIELDBOARD OF DIRECTOR
LYN PIERCE STRICKLERVICE CHAIR
KENT E WEAVERBOARD OF DIRECTOR
SCOTT H MACPHERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
WILLIAM W KEFFER ESQVICE CHAIR
VINCENT GIANNINIIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
VICTOR RODINBOARD OF DIRECTOR
THOMAS YOUNGBOARD OF DIRECTOR
SYLVIA T NISENBAUM ESQPAST CHAIR
SUSAN SLAWSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
STEVE KELLYBOARD OF DIRECTOR
SHEILA HESSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
SHARLA FELDSCHERBOARD OF DIRECTOR
R LEE ROBERTSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
SARVATH JONESBOARD OF DIRECTOR
RUBEN D DAVIDBOARD OF DIRECTOR
ROY JAY WELLSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
RONALD R RABENAPAST CHAIR
ROBERT I TUTEUR ESQPAST CHAIR
ROBERT D MCCRACKENBOARD OF DIRECTOR
RICHARD OSTBOARD OF DIRECTOR
RAY PENNACCHIABOARD OF DIRECTOR
CHRIS BURNSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
DONALD PATERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
DENNIS BIANCHIPAST CHAIR
DENISE NAKANOBOARD OF DIRECTOR EFF 6/25
DAVID N WATSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
DAVID YADGAROFFBOARD OF DIRECTOR
DAVID BUCKBOARD OF DIRECTOR
DAVID BINSWANGERBOARD OF DIRECTOR
DANIEL G BROGANBOARD OF DIRECTOR
EILEEN BEHRBOARD OF DIRECTOR
CARL R PULLEN DOBOARD OF DIRECTOR
BERNIE PRAZENICAPAST CHAIR
ANTOINETTE ROBBINSVICE CHAIR
ANNIE ALLMANBOARD OF DIRECTOR EFF 6/25
ANDREW S ZIELINSKIBOARD OF DIRECTOR
ANDREW TAUBERBOARD OF DIRECTOR EFF 2025
ANDREA CURTISBOARD OF DIRECTOR
AJ CONTITREASURER
JENNIFER HARMELINBOARD OF DIRECTOR
KEVIN BETHELPRESIDENT
ADAM THIELBOARD OF DIRECTOR
KELLY FRANKBOARD OF DIRECTOR
JOSEPH P CLANCYBOARD OF DIRECTOR EFF 2025
JOSEPH P ANTONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
JOSEPH A FORKINBOARD OF DIRECTOR
JOHN P PIERCE ESQSECRETARY & CO-COUNSEL
JOHN NEARYBOARD OF DIRECTOR
LARA PRICEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
JEFFREY P SCARPELLO ESQBOARD OF DIRECTOR
JACK HALPERINBOARD OF DIRECTOR
IKE RICHMANBOARD OF DIRECTOR
HON CHERELLE PARKERHONORARY PRESIDENT
GARY DEVITO ESQBOARD OF DIRECTOR
FRANK M CORRELL JR ESQCO-COUNSEL
FRANCIS MCGORRYBOARD OF DIRECTOR
ERIN DWYER HARVARDBOARD OF DIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1949
- Location
- 3068 BELGRADE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19134-5019
- County
- Philadelphia
- In care of
- % ERICA VANSTONE
- Primary officer
- Erica Vanstone, Executive Director
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- September 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
- NTEE classification
- Youth Development (O200)
- IRS tax category
- Child and Youth Services
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes