2021-08-17T15:54:08-05:00 2020-12-31 BDO USA LLP 100 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100175001 990 2020-01-01 043252955 PER SCHOLAS INC % DINO LIANOS PERS 7189918400 804 E 138TH STREET 2ND FLOOR BRONX NY 104541902 PLINIO AYALA President & CEO 7189918400 2021-08-17 true PLINIO AYALA 999009999 Paul Hammerschmidt P01384178 2128858000 2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PLINIO AYALA 804 E 138TH STREET 2ND FLOOR BRONX NY 104541902 25173315 false X WWW.PERSCHOLAS.ORG X 1994 MA to advance economic equity through rigorous training for tech careers, and to connect skilled talent to leading businesses. 24 24 295 1997 0 0 15906716 20458376 7937264 4525540 28038 31851 133566 157548 24005584 25173315 0 0 0 0 14642408 16588908 93750 106800 1527303 7485704 8110309 22221862 24806017 1783722 367298 16072174 23740240 4665366 11947322 11406808 11792918 X Per Scholas is a national organization that has been advancing economic mobility for 25 years. Through rigorous training, professional development, and robust employer connections, we prepare individuals traditionally underrepresented in technology for high-growth careers in the industry. We partner with leading employers to build more diverse talent pools, directly connecting our graduates to new career opportunities with leading employers, from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups. With campuses in 17 cities, Per Scholas has trained 14,000 individuals in tech skills at no cost to learners, building bridges to careers in technology. false false 19159441 0 3723028 VOCATIONAL TRAINING - Per Scholas is a national organization that has been advancing economic mobility for 25 years. Through rigorous training, professional development, and robust employer connections, we prepare individuals traditionally underrepresented in technology for high-growth careers in the industry. We partner with leading employers to build more diverse talent pools, directly connecting our graduates to new career opportunities with leading employers, from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups. With campuses in 17 cities, Per Scholas has trained 14,000 individuals in tech skills at no cost to learners, building bridges to careers in technology. Our immersive, cohort-based, and full-time training model consistently yields salary increases of four times our learners' pre-training wages. In addition, two random control trial studies have found that Per Scholas learners earn 30% more than their peers, are 50% less likely to rely on public safety net programs, and report higher levels of life satisfaction. Taken together, these successes amount to a return on investment to governments and communities of $8 for every $1 invested. Per Scholas is also actively partners with employers and integrates them into every facet of our activity. We are one of the only nonprofit organizations offering customized training models. With funding and oversight from employers, we work to tailor our curriculum to meet companies' specific hiring needs in terms of both hard technical skills and an introduction to company culture and value sets. Through our customized training practice, companies have paid us to help them source diverse new talent for their businesses. We have also begun to pilot paid placement/fee for hire relationships, in which employers pay Per Scholas for each Per Scholas graduate successfully hired by the employer. 895055 0 802512 SOCIAL VENTURES - Per Scholas' asset recovery operations, acts as a recycling business, offering a complete IT asset disposition solution. Finally, as a nonprofit social venture, we collect used equipment donated by corporations, government, and individuals, properly recycling the end-of-life equipment and reconditioning equipment with continued use. This activity creates valuable jobs while diverting thousands of tons of electronic waste from landfill disposal. 20054496 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 96 0 true 295 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 24 24 false false true false false false false true false false true true true true true true true true true true false CO FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI NH NJ NY NC OH PA VA WI X DINO LIANOS 7189918400 804 E 138TH STREET 2ND FL BRONX NY 104541902 X PLINIO AYALA PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.0 0.0 X 315890 0 13035 CAITLYN BRAZILL EVP - DEVELOPMENT 40.0 0.0 X 191332 0 7598 CONSTANTINE LIANOS CFO 40.0 0.0 X 177880 0 6650 MICHELLE PULLARO CAO 40.0 0.0 X 170845 0 6665 BRIDGETTE F GRAY EVP - PROGRAM 40.0 0.0 X 157903 0 12745 THERESA CHIN SR VP, IMPLEMENT STR. & CURR. 40.0 0.0 X 133986 0 3769 Damien J Howard SR. 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THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED FOR AND RECEIVED INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED IRS FORM 990 INFORMATION RETURNS, AS REQUIRED, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE RETURNS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SO REQUIRED. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED OR INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. X X X X X X X true Kenneth D Moore 32W 131 STREET APT 5W NEW YORK NY 10037 Grant writer false 106800 106800 NY X X false false false false false false false false false PLINIO AYALA PRESIDENT AND CEO 315890 0 0 0 0 0 9757 0 3278 0 328925 0 0 0 CONSTANTINE LIANOS CFO 177880 0 0 0 0 0 6650 0 0 0 184530 0 0 0 MICHELLE PULLARO CAO 170845 0 0 0 0 0 6665 0 0 0 177510 0 0 0 CAITLYN BRAZILL EVP - DEVELOPMENT 191332 0 0 0 0 0 7598 0 0 0 198930 0 0 0 BRIDGETTE F GRAY EVP - PROGRAM 157903 0 0 0 0 0 6514 0 6231 0 170648 0 0 0 Form 990, Part vi, section a, line 4: The organization amended its bylaws during the reporting period to revise the procedure regarding compensation of officers and staff, authority of its officers, duties of committees and composition of the standing committees. The organization's bylaws delegate to an Executive Committee the maximum authority permitted under applicable law to act when the Board of Directors is not meeting. This Committee is composed of the Chair of the Board and such other persons as are selected by the Chair of the Board. All members of the Executive Committee are also members of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part vi, section a, line 8b: COMMITTEES DO NOT KEEP MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RENOWNED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. DRAFT FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO AND THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN DRAFT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COMMENT OR MAKE INQUIRY BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES AND RELATED PARTIES. ANNUALLY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AND THE CFO COLLECTS, REVIEWS AND INFORMS THE PRESIDENT OF ANY CONFLICT. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MONITORS THE ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND/OR STUDY IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION. ONCE ESTABLISHED, THE CEO AND CFO'S COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS MAINTAINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.