Shkolla Shqipe Ismail Qemali Inc

Shkolla Shqipe Ismail Qemali Inc is an Albanian-American educational nonprofit based in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) and has held federal tax-exempt status since July 2018, filed under EIN 83-1277246. In IRS records it is classified under Arts, Culture and Humanities as an educational and literary organization, with a focus area tied to cultural and ethnic awareness.

The school is named for Ismail Qemali, the figure who proclaimed Albanian independence in 1912 — a common namesake for Albanian community schools that teach language, literature, and heritage to children of the diaspora. Public IRS filings list three directors associated with the organization: Krenare Lumani, Zamira Lumani, and Ibrahim Collaku, each serving in an uncompensated volunteer capacity. The registered contact address is on Hollister Avenue in Madison, 53726.

Financially the entity is small. Form 990-PF filings aggregated by ProPublica and Instrumentl show it operating as a private foundation with modest assets, consistent with a volunteer-run community school rather than a staffed institution.

Day-to-day activity is shared through the school's Instagram account, @ssiq_madison, which is the main public-facing channel for families in the Madison area. The organization is included in the National Albanian Registry's directory of Albanian-American organizations alongside peer Albanian schools in cities such as the Bronx, reflecting its place within the broader U.S. network of shkolla shqipe community schools.