2026-05-13T14:36:43-06:00 2025-12-31 474306215 Mullins PC 7625 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda MD 20814 990 2025-01-01 831204471 LEAD Africa % Anita Farsad LEAD 6493791154 222 Central Park South STE 15 New York NY 100191408 ANITA FARSAD Executive Director 6493791154 2026-05-13 true JOHN MULLINS P01429307 2027706371 2026-05-13 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LEAD Edu Anita Farsad 222 Central Park South Ste 15 New York NY 100191408 4073536 false X www.leadedu.org X 2018 DE LEAD Edus mission is to establish, support, and grow programs that empower a generation of ethical, empathetic, and entrepreneurial leaders. We develop leaders through a holistic combination of education, sports, and leadership training delivered by locally-led LEAD Hubs. 4 3 4 3 0 0 1218436 4064180 0 26594 9356 0 1245030 4073536 1082994 1111075 0 255758 272952 0 80841 155050 173473 1493802 1557500 -248772 2516036 1025217 3491700 353083 303530 672134 3188170 LEAD Edus mission is to establish, support, and grow programs that empower a generation of ethical, empathetic, and entrepreneurial leaders. We develop leaders through a holistic combination of education, sports, and leadership training delivered by locally-led LEAD Hubs. false false 1271860 1111075 LEAD Hubs: LEAD Edu supports a network of independently run LEAD Hubs that combine high-quality education, elite sport training, and leadership development to empower youth in underserved communities. In 2025, LEAD Edu provided grants totaling $ 1,111,075 to two partner organizations. Funds are disbursed according to an annual budget approved by a local governing Board. These grants supported operating expenses, academic and football programming, teaching and coaching staff, nutrition, infrastructure improvements, extracurricular activities, and capital projects. In 2025, for capital projects we continued construction of a boy and staff dormitory in Liberia. Grants: LEAD Monrovia Football Academy (Liberia) $961,768 LEAD Morocco $99,980 This total also includes $49,327 in donated sports equipment. 40373 LEAD Global Network: LEAD Edu supported 8 alumni from LEAD Hubs to pursue secondary and post-secondary education opportunities in the United States by covering essential incidental costs such as visa processing, airfare, technology, and living adjustment expenses. All students were selected through a competitive internal review process and received full scholarships from their host institutions. For most, this marked the first time they had traveled internationally. LEAD Edu also supported 11 alumni from LEAD Hubs to pursue post-secondary education at local universities in Liberia. These investments ensure that high-potential young leaders can access life-changing educational opportunities and continue their leadership development globally, advancing our mission to equip youth to lead in their communities and beyond. Amount: $27,981 (Global Youth Network - secondary) $12,392 (University support, both in the U.S. and Liberia) Total: $40,373 36764 LEAD Learning: LEAD Edu launched a pilot to adapt Harvard EASEL Labs SEL Kernels to the Moroccan context and our LEAD Learning leadership framework. This contextualized program, renamed as Waves of Leadership in Morocco, builds critical leadership skills such as self-regulation, empathy, and goal-setting through play-based learning and is poised for scale through the public sector in 2030. Since 2015, we have adapted the leadership course taught at our Liberian and Moroccan Hubs to meet the needs of the worlds youth more broadly focusing our lessons on innovation, empathy, perseverance and more. LEAD Learning has delivered its flagship leadership course to more than 135,000 children through a combination of in person delivery and low cost mobile technology. 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As of year end, The Organization had no unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions in its information return that would qualify for either recognition or disclosure in its financial statements.The Organizations policy would be to recognize interest and penalties on tax positions related to its unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the financial statements. Through year end, there have been no matters that would have resulted in an accrual for interest and/or penalties. true Middle East and North Africa Grant making Grant making 961768 Sub-Saharan Africa Grant making Grant making 99980 1061748 1061748 Sub-Saharan Africa Education 99980 Middle East and North Africa Education 961768 false false false false false false X Sports Equipment 49327 FMV false false false Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Form 990 was reviewed by Board member Mr. Albert prior to submission and deemed accurate and acceptable. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Any potential conflicts of interest are disclosed and addressed during quarterly board meetings, in accordance with the organizations written conflict of interest policy. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Organization determines compensation using Guidestars compensation benchmarks and market research to ensure salaries are competitive and appropriate for the organizations size, scope, and geographic cost of living. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 No documents available to the public General explanation attachment LEAD Hubs Operational Support: LEAD Edu provides operational support to its network of locally-led Hubs in Liberia and Morocco, including strategic planning, programmatic design, access to global partners, cross-Hub knowledge sharing, and standardized policies and tools that ensure consistent, high-quality programming across Hubs. LEAD Learning: Since 2015, LEAD has delivered leadership development programming at LEAD Hubs in Liberia and Morocco. The flagship curriculum has been adapted to meet the needs of the worlds youth more broadly, focusing our lessons on innovation, empathy, perseverance, and more. To date, LEAD Learning has reached more than 135,000 children. LEAD is simultaneously scaling the program in partnership with global corporations, place-based organizations, and school districts worldwide.