YOUNG SCHOLARS KENDERTONCHARTER SCHOOL
EIN 46-3188964
What they do
YOUNG SCHOLARS KENDERTON CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE to ATTEND and SUCCEED IN THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS and COLLEGES. STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A FOUNDATION of LIFE SKILLS to BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS of THEIR COMMUNITIES. - to PREPARE STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE to ATTEND and SUCCEED IN THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS and COLLEGES, and to PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A FOUNDATION of LIFE SKILLS to BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS of THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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SHAKIRA SMITHSCHOOL DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL
JUSTIN WHEELERCFO OF SCHOLARS ACADEMIES
LARS BECKCEO OF SCHOLARS ACADEMIES
JANA WILCOX LAVINCOO OF SCHOLARS ACADEMIES
CAROLINE E FISHEROWCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, SA
AL MOTLEYDIRECTOR
CARMON HARVEYCHAIR
COURTNEY DISSTONDIRECTOR
DANA DWIRANTWIDIRECTOR
JAMES T EGANDIRECTOR
KAREN SMITHCHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER, SA
KEVIN KANDIRECTOR
MIRIAM SPECTORDIRECTOR
TOM REBARTREASURER
WAYNE WEISMANSECRETARY
About this charity
- Location
- 1500 W ONTARIO STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140
- County
- Philadelphia
- In care of
- WAYNE WEISMAN
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2015
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2015
- Tax preparer
- JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2019