Nonprofit · EIN 30-0878820
TRANSCEND INC
Tax-exempt · HASTINGS HDSN, NY 10706
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $33,899,215 | $30,187,081 | $3,712,134 | $50,449,209 | $1,310,713 | $49,138,496 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $32,502,730 | $30,378,040 | $2,124,690 | $45,991,941 | $1,375,780 | $44,616,161 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $31,035,655 | $29,279,893 | $1,755,762 | $42,304,588 | $1,118,560 | $41,186,028 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,949,211
- of which government grants
- $1,490,522
- Program service revenue
- $4,902,053
- Investment income
- $2,047,951
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $357,698
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $185,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,379,784
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,418,473
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $22,563,057
- Professional fundraising fees
- $60,000
- Legal fees
- $77,583
- Accounting fees
- $96,250
- Occupancy
- $7,419
- Travel
- $1,704,904
- Program services (functional)
- $26,576,824
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,634,021
- Fundraising (functional)
- $976,236
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $45,991,941
- Total assets, end of year
- $50,449,209
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,310,713
- Net assets, end of year
- $49,138,496
- Publicly traded securities
- $15,433,878
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $44,360,298
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,778,198
- Gross receipts
- $76,852,534
- Employees
- 136
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYLON SAMOUHA | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $432,349 | $68,761 |
| JEFFREY WETZLER | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 40 | $411,469 | $66,606 |
| ARIELLE KINDER | CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $269,295 | $55,703 |
| JOSH EDELMAN | CHIEF NETWORK OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $284,349 | $11,836 |
| VANESSA MENDOZA | COO, SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $226,876 | $61,276 |
| KATHLEEN BOWEN | CHIEF PORTFOLIOS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $249,099 | $32,201 |
| LAVADA BERGER | CHIEF PORTFOLIOS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $254,519 | $22,394 |
| JENN CHARLOT | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,552 | $43,632 |
| CYNTHIA ROBINSON-RIVERS | MANAGING PARTNER Key employee | 40 | $213,001 | $50,336 |
| ROSS LIPSTEIN | CHIEF PRODUCTS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,012 | $58,321 |
| TAINA TORRES | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,047 | $38,337 |
| NIKOLAUS NAMBA | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,314 | $43,648 |
| VANESSA RODRIGUEZ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGEL MORALES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STACEY CHILDRESS | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEB SAWCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROR SAXBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GISELE SHORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE TAVENNER | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADEOLA WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYLON SAMOUHA | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $399,821 | $31,872 |
| JEFFREY WETZLER | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $396,771 | $31,932 |
| ARIELLE KINDER | CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,465 | $29,045 |
| JOSH EDELMAN | CHIEF NETWORK OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $270,616 | $536 |
| DIEGO ARAMBULA | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,329 | $30,708 |
| JENNIFER CHARLOT | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $214,763 | $11,268 |
| TAINA TORRES | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,481 | $31,395 |
| KATIE BOWEN | CHIEF PORTFOLIOS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $224,086 | $167 |
| VANESSA MENDOZA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $114,445 | $9,631 |
| VANESSA RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGEL MORALES | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE TAVENNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROR SAXBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY CHILDRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB SAWCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD ROBINSON | DIRECTOR THRU 04/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GISELE SHORTER | DIRECTOR A/O 02/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADEOLA WHITNEY | DIRECTOR A/O 01/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY WETZLER | CO-FOUNDER/CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $350,161 | $31,064 |
| AYLON SAMOUHA | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $347,961 | $31,064 |
| EMILY RUMMO | PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $215,682 | $30,942 |
| ARIELLE KINDER | PARTNER, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $214,981 | $30,941 |
| DIEGO ARAMBULA | SENIOR ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,508 | $30,752 |
| JENNIFER CHARLOT | SENIOR ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,875 | $10,661 |
| ROSS LIPSTEIN | MANAGING PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,511 | $43,369 |
| VANESSA RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROR SAXBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY CHILDRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGEL MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN-CLAUDE BRIZARD | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE TAVENNER | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR BROWN | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 159 LINCOLN AVE, HASTINGS HDSN, NY 10706-2012
- In care of
- % JEFFREY WETZLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AYLON SAMOUHA, 159 LINCOLN AVENUE, HASTINGSONHUDSON, NY 10706
- Signed the 990
- AYLON SAMOUHA, CEO
- Phone
- (929) 265-7890
- Website
- WWW.TRANSCENDEDUCATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TRANSCEND SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE AND SPREAD EXTRAORDINARY LEARNING FOR ALL.
Program accomplishments
- TRANSCEND IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES REIMAGINE AND REDESIGN SCHOOLS SO EVERY YOUNG PERSON CAN THRIVE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMMUNITIES ARE RECOGNIZING THAT CLASSROOMS BUILT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AGE AREN'T PREPARING LEARNERS FOR WHAT'S NEXT. SCHOOLS MUST BE DESIGNED FOR CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR BOLD, LASTING CHANGE. FROM THIS WORK, WE DEVELOP AND SHARE TOOLS, RESEARCH, AND MODELS THAT HELP SCHOOLS EVERYWHERE MAKE THE LEAP TO EXTRAORDINARY LEARNING.Expenses $26,576,824 · grants $185,500 · revenue $4,902,053
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0878820
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $50,449,209
- Income (IRS master file)
- $76,852,534
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $33,899,215 | $30,187,081 | $50,449,209 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $32,502,730 | $30,378,040 | $45,991,941 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $31,035,655 | $29,279,893 | $42,304,588 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $36,384,149 | $19,319,117 | $40,245,682 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 30-0878820).
Questions about TRANSCEND INC
- What is the EIN of TRANSCEND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRANSCEND INC is 30-0878820.
- Is TRANSCEND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to TRANSCEND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRANSCEND INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TRANSCEND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRANSCEND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TRANSCEND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AYLON SAMOUHA.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRANSCEND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $432,349 (AYLON SAMOUHA, CEO).
- How much revenue does TRANSCEND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $33,899,215, expenses of $30,187,081 and total assets of $50,449,209 at year end.
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