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Achievement First Inc

Grantmaking foundation in New Haven, Connecticut · EIN 65-1203744

Total giving
$3.1MTax year 2025
Total assets
$99MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$4.3M2020
$4.3M2021
$5.9M2022
$4.3M2023
$2.9M2024
$3.1M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Elm City College Preparatory Inc$1.5M2021
Achievement First Brooklyn Schools$1.3M2021
Amistad Academy Inc$1.3M2021
Achievement First Rhode Island Inc$1.1M2021
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy$450K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.achievementfirst.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.