The Partnership for After School Education

Name

The Partnership for After School Education

Legal name

Partnership for After School Education

Website

https://pasesetter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Afterschool Professional Development and Youth Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

ECE Leadership & Administration Training (Directors/Owners/Supervisors) (EDACAIAD), Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

Keywords

• Afterschool professional development
• Youth services network
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Summer learning programs
• STEM enrichment curricula

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: PASE is a nonprofit organization that funds its operations primarily through individual donations and institutional grants. The organization states that its network and most offerings are free to the community, made possible by donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

PASE is a nonprofit support organization that provides free professional development events, leadership training, summer learning fellowships, STEM curricula support, outcomes assessment tools, and a community network to afterschool professionals and youth-serving community-based organizations in New York City. The organization operates as a resource hub, training provider, and convener rather than a direct service deliverer to youth. Its offerings are organized across seven initiative areas: College Prep & Success, Summer Learning, Leadership, STEM, Youth Outcomes, Global Learning, and Principles & Practices.

Product overview

The Partnership for After School Education (PASE) is a nonprofit organization that serves as a support network for afterschool professionals rather than a traditional software product company. PASE operates as a platform of interconnected initiatives and resources organized around seven core areas: College Prep & Success, Summer Learning, Leadership (including Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management and Executive Leadership Series for Small Agencies), STEM (including Taking Root and KidzMath/KidzScience curricula), Youth Outcomes (including the Afterschool Youth Outcomes Inventory), Global Learning, and Principles & Practices. The organization offers professional development events (179 events annually), supports 7,500 afterschool professionals, and impacts 100,000 NYC youth. Key offerings include training programs like Summer Teaching Fellows, research series connecting practitioners with academic research, and assessment tools like the CPPAT and Youth Outcomes Inventory. The organization also disseminates various guides, curriculums, and resources for the afterschool field.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College Prep & Success Initiative Initiative that strengthens college preparedness and success programs in afterschool settings by providing community-based organizations with resources to support students through their college transfer journeys.
• Summer Learning Initiative Initiative that expands summer opportunities to decrease learning loss during critical months and ensure academic readiness in September, encompassing the Summer Teaching Fellows program.
• Summer Teaching Fellows Program that recruits, trains, supervises, and pays stipends to college students who provide academic support and enrichment to summer programs in underserved NYC neighborhoods.
• Boys of Color in Afterschool: Protective Practices Institute Intensive institute focused on building protective practices that support boys of color and other vulnerable youth in afterschool settings, including training, technical assistance, and a citywide summit.
• Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management Three-month course in nonprofit leadership and management developed with Baruch College's Colin Powell School and Austin W. Marxe School, preparing the next generation of afterschool leaders.
• Executive Leadership Series for Small Agencies Roundtable discussion program for Executive Directors of small youth-serving organizations with budgets of $500,000 or less to plan for agency future, share resources, and build partnerships.
• Taking Root: Strengthening STEM in Afterschool Program designed to expand the capacity of afterschool programs to provide STEM programming by developing a core group of STEM Master Trainers and Champions across 31 afterschool sites.
• AfterSchool KidzMath and AfterSchool KidzScience Enrichment Curricula Mathematics and science enrichment programs designed specifically for use in out-of-school settings, created by the Center for the Collaborative Classroom and disseminated through PASE's practitioner training.
• Afterschool Youth Outcomes Inventory (Second Edition) PASE-developed assessment tool for afterschool programs to incorporate outcomes measurement into their programs, identifying and measuring youth outcomes across multiple domains.
• College Prep Programming Assessment Tool (CPPAT) Self-assessment tool for programs focusing on indicators of college prep programming effectiveness for middle and high school youth.
• PASE Explorers Global learning program offering activities for 4th-6th grade youth to experience global learning through local exploration, including neighborhood mapping, digital photography, and oral presentations.
• Research Series Research dissemination initiative connecting afterschool professionals with leading researchers, featuring presentations on youth development practices and their implications for afterschool programs.
• Charting the Path to College Transfer Guide Guide empowering CBO college advisors to support students on their college transfer journeys, focusing on five key success factors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,500 afterschool professionals supported in FY 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Planned Parenthood of New York CityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019Collaboration to implement an organizational capacity building program focused on sexual and reproductive health in afterschool environments. Program ran June 2019 - March 2020 with 2-3 afterschool agencies selected to participate.
• Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College of New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPASE partnered with the Colin Powell School to relaunch the Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management program, a comprehensive three-month course in nonprofit leadership for youth program professionals.
• LanditminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Landit, an innovative technology platform, to provide a personalized leadership development playbook for women in PASE programs. Made possible through Morgan Stanley funding, serving a cohort of 27 women participants.
• Baruch College Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Baruch College to deliver the Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management course, bringing academic rigor and professorial expertise to afterschool leadership development.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Henry Street Settlement: NYC-based human-services nonprofit offering youth, education, and afterschool programs on the Lower East Side — directly comparable as a NYC CBO running afterschool and youth development programming that interacts with PASE's network.

Direct peers

• National AfterSchool Association (NAA): National professional association for the afterschool field, providing PD, advocacy, and resources to afterschool practitioners — directly comparable in offering PD, networking, and standards to a professional member community, though at national scale.
• ExpandED Schools: NYC-focused nonprofit that partners with schools and community organizations to provide expanded learning time, including afterschool programming — closely aligned mission of strengthening out-of-school learning and supporting program providers.
• The After-School Corporation (TASC): NYC-based nonprofit intermediary that works to expand and improve afterschool programs serving youth — directly comparable mission (afterschool quality, professional development, system-building) and similar geographic footprint to PASE.
• Goddard Riverside Community Center: NYC nonprofit providing afterschool, youth development, college prep, and education programs to under-resourced communities — directly comparable as a multi-program youth-services provider in PASE's same NYC geography and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth-development nonprofit operating afterschool programs, leadership curricula, and outcomes measurement — comparable in serving afterschool youth and offering STEM, college prep, and leadership programming at much larger scale.
• United Neighborhood Houses: NYC membership association of settlement houses and community centers that deliver youth, education, and afterschool services — comparable in supporting and convening NYC CBOs around youth-serving programs, though covering a broader human-services scope.
• The AfterSchool Alliance: National advocacy organization working to increase access to afterschool programs — comparable ecosystem role to PASE in promoting the afterschool field, though oriented toward federal policy rather than direct service.
• YMCA of Greater New York: Large NYC-based nonprofit delivering afterschool, youth development, and a wide portfolio of services — overlaps with PASE on afterschool programming, youth outcomes, and community-based service delivery for NYC youth.

Others

• New York City Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD): NYC municipal agency that funds and oversees the city's afterschool and youth services system — not a competing organization but the primary public funder/convener that PASE's network depends on for programming scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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