FAME
6031 BROAD STREET SUITE 200, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206 www.famefund.org

Total Revenue
$1,198,906
Total Expenses
$1,350,854
Net Assets
$8,745,370

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND EMBOLDEN AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH TO BECOME STUDENT AMBASSADORS OF TODAY, LEADERS OF TOMORROW AND STEWARDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION AT PARTICIPATING INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF NEED BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

FAME SCHOLARSHIP/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - FAME PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR 79 BRIGHT AND TALENTED AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS TO ATTEND PARTICIPATING COLLEGE PREPARATORY INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED, FAME ALSO PROVIDES TUTORING FREE OF CHARGE TO FAME SCHOLARS AND SUBSIDIZES THE COST OF BOOKS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES AS NECESSARY.

STEM PROGRAM - YEAR ROUND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) PROGRAMMING IN WHICH FAME SCHOLARS AND FAME ACADEMY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN HAND-ON ACTIVITIES AND COMPETE IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. THE STEM PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MENTORING FROM AREA COLLEGE STUDENTS MAJORING IN ENGINEERING AND OTHER STEM MAJORS.

FAME ACADEMY - FAME ACADEMY WAS INSTITUTED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SEEKING A HIGHER QUALITY EDUCATION WITHIN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA THE ACADEMIC FOUNDATION NECESSARY TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED THAT RECEIVE A RIGOROUS EDUCATION. THE FAME ACADEMY HELPS STUDENTS TO EXCEL WITHIN THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND EXPOSES THEM TO COLLEGES AND A VARIETY OF CAREER CHOICES. WITHIN THE FAME ACADEMY, STUDENTS ALSO TRAVEL 3 TIMES A YEAR, TWICE TO CITIES OUTSIDE OF PITTSBURGH AND ONCE TO A PARTNER BOARDING SCHOOL FOR AN OVERNIGHT, ONE-WEEK STAY. STUDENTS ATTEND ACADEMIC COURSES ON SATURDAYS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR SIX AND A HALF WEEKS DURING THE SUMMER.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Darryl WileyCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$86,027
Ken MarsilioTRUSTEE1$0
Michael Larson-EdwardsTRUSTEE1$0
Jeffrey McdanielTRUSTEE1$0
Gisele FettermanTRUSTEE1$0
Lori BrookinsTRUSTEE1$0
Melinda JacobsTRUSTEE1$0
Milton Mercer-Neale IiiTRUSTEE1$0
Dina ClarkTRUSTEE1$0
Nelson CooperTRUSTEE1$0
Angela BlantonTRUSTEE2$0
Divya AnnamrajuSECRETARY2$0
Ronald FrancisTRUSTEE2$0
Ann HooverVICE PRESIDENT2$0
Richard Reed JrTRUSTEE2$0
Susanna LeersTRUSTEE1$0
Linda Cawthon GriffinTRUSTEE2$0
Darlene Motley PhdTRUSTEE1$0
Reginald ColesTREASURER2$0
Vincent O JohnsonCHAIRPERSON4$0

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