Organizations Filed Purposes:
BY 2040, 1 MILLION OF OUR NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE LEADERS WORKING ON OUR COMMUNITIES' TOUGHEST CHALLENGES.
"LEAD FOR AMERICA FELLOWSHIP: LEAD FOR AMERICA'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES YOUNG LEADERS AGES 21-30 IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR NON-PROFITS IN THEIR HOMETOWNS OR HOME STATES, USUALLY IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. FOR ITS 2019 CYCLE, LEAD FOR AMERICA'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECEIVED 1,800+ REGISTRATIONS AND 800+ COMPLETED APPLICATIONS FROM 250+ COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 54 SELECTED FELLOWS ARE SERVING 46 COMMUNITIES IN 21 STATES, AND OVER 50% OF FELLOWS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 65% ARE WOMEN OR GENDER NON-CONFORMING, 43% ARE PELL-GRANT ELIGIBLE, AND 31% ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE 2019 COHORT INCLUDES MARINE CORPS VETERANS, TRUMAN SCHOLARS, UDALL SCHOLARS, AND DIVISION 1 ATHLETES. 100% OF FELLOWS ARE SERVING IN COMMUNITIES OR REGIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY LIVED. BEFORE THE TWO YEAR FELLOWSHIP BEGINS, LEAD FOR AMERICA HOSTS AN IN-PERSON ONE MONTH SUMMER TRAINING TO CULTIVATE THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SKILLS TO ENSURE FELLOWS CAN BOTH MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP, AND BUILD THE CAPABILITIES TO BECOME A TRANSFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKER IN THE LONG TERM. IN 2019, LEAD FOR AMERICA HOSTED OVER 60 SPEAKERS AT ITS TWO TRAINING LOCATIONS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY, WHICH INCLUDED ENTREPRENEURS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, ACADEMICS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, AND ORGANIZERS SPEAKING ABOUT THE POWER OF LOCALLY ROOTED AND SYSTEMS ORIENTED CHANGEMAKING. AFTER THE CATALYST INSTITUTE, 95% OF SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE CATALYST INSTITUTE TO OTHERS. THE FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES A LIVING SCHOLARSHIP EQUAL TO THE LIVABLE WAGE OF THE HOST COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THREE ALL-FELLOW RETREATS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO YEARS, AND ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SEED FUNDING FOR FURTHERING PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS. TO DATE, 96% OF HOSTS RANK THEIR FELLOWS IN THE TOP 10% OF ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES, 92% SEE THEIR FELLOW AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY, 93% OF FELLOWS REMAIN COMMITTED TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR THE LONG TERM, AND 100% OF FELLOWS HAVE REMAINED IN THEIR PLACEMENTS SINCE BEGINNING."
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Joseph Nail | CEO, DIRECTO | 60 | $17,575 |
| Reed Shafer-Ray | COO | 60 | $15,465 |
| Adriana Loson-Ceballos | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Fagan Harris | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Fernandes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chike Aguh | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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