HAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
HAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY (EIN 54-0659912)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-01
IRS object ID
202440929349300814
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-01T09:07:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN882730877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 CENTRAL PARK AVE STE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityVIRGINIA BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23462ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN540659912EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAMPTON ROADS ACADEMYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHAMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7578849152PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1739 ACADEMY LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWPORT NEWSCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23602ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRONALD DECHIRICOPersonNm
Person TitleASST HEAD OF SCHOOL CFO/COOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7578849152PhoneNum
Signature2024-03-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRONALDPersonFirstNm
Person LastDECHIRICOPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAMY DOSIKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00890743PTIN
Phone7574562400PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPETER W MERTZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1739 ACADEMY LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWPORT NEWSCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23602ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,746,721GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HRA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA CO-ED, PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT, DAY SCHOOL FOR GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 12ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$237,600PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$162,995CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$189,170PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$199,097CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,982,146PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,627,707CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,709,829PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$14,287,236CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$383,184PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,340,471CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,556,646TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$24,369,472TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,236,919TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,523,850TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,319,727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,845,622NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY, AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF SERVICE AND COMPASSION, PREPARES STUDENTS TO EXCEL INTELLECTUALLY, ARTISTICALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND MORALLY IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND IN LIFE.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,719,827ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,581,468GrantAmt
Revenue$12,958,050RevenueAmt
DescTHE HALLMARK OF HRA IS ITS CULTIVATION OF A COMMUNITY OF COMPASSION AND EXCELLENCE THAT NURTURES THE WHOLE STUDENT. NOW, IN THESE CHALLENGING YEARS AND BEYOND MORE THAN EVER, THIS COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A TOP QUALITY ACADEMIC PROGRAM, PERSONAL ATTENTION TO EACH STUDENT, AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS SAFE AND HEALTHY BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. EVERY STUDENT IS ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES, ACADEMIC AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR, FROM THE SCIENCE LABS, TO THE PLAYING FIELDS, TO THE STAGE. AT HRA, EACH STUDENT IS VALUED FOR, AND ENCOURAGED TO CULTIVATE THEIR INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS.DURING FY 2022-2023, HRA PROVIDED HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO 645 STUDENTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 135 OF THOSE STUDENTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$9,719,827TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee231EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RONALD DECHIRICOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7578849152PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1739 ACADEMY LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWPORT NEWSCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23602ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NATASHA ROSE
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEASA ANDERSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONDA BARBOSA
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BEAL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA DORNAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON PARKS HALE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE HANKINS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHAIE HEINATZ
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN HUTCHENS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILLIP C JONES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGG KLICH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISSA KNIES LANIER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANTLEE LEMMINK
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE LOCKWOOD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DRINA NORTHAM
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD PATTEN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRENT PATTERSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C LARRY POPE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORA RULE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICHOLAS SABLAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THAD SHELLY '71
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SHORT '83
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY L TANG
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN WEBER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN WINFIELD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER W MERTZ
HEAD OF SCHOOL60.00Yes (X)$296,190$0$24,531
RONALD DECHIRICO
ASST HEAD FOR FINANCE AND OPERATIONS60.00Yes (X)$170,000$0$17,161
ANGUS HENDERSON
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT40.00$111,534$0$11,527Yes (X)
BENJAMIN ROUS
HEAD OF US40.00$111,400$0$17,495Yes (X)
REBECCA BRESEE
DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT40.00$103,000$0$5,158Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$792,124TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$75,872TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$148,666GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,158,899AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,307,565TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION & FEES611600$12,359,379$12,359,379
AUXILIARY SERVICES611600$468,709$468,709
NAVIGATOR CLUB611600$73,923$73,923
PARENTS' ASSOCIATION611600$53,600$53,600

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,439TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,439RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,958,050TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$261,460TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$261,460ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,750SecuritiesAmt
Other$10,799OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$119,014SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$109,264SecuritiesAmt
Other$10,799OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$98,465TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$98,465ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$149,002GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$149,002TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$149,002RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDSDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$50,095TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$50,095ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$50,095OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,627,707TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,107,052RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$213,090ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,581,468TotalAmt
Program Services$1,581,468ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$507,882TotalAmt
Program Services$355,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,102,529TotalAmt
Program Services$4,211,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,891,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,413TotalAmt
Program Services$145,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$655,161TotalAmt
Program Services$390,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$264,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$549,407TotalAmt
Program Services$329,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,358TotalAmt
Management And General$68,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,093TotalAmt
Management And General$23,093ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,507TotalAmt
Management And General$10,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,401TotalAmt
Management And General$50,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$337,155TotalAmt
Management And General$335,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,237FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,477TotalAmt
Program Services$147,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$705,930TotalAmt
Program Services$705,930ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,106TotalAmt
Program Services$33,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,309TotalAmt
Management And General$52,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$889,262TotalAmt
Program Services$889,262ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,221TotalAmt
Management And General$120,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT PROGRAMS & SUPP$625,987$610,152$11,914$3,921
LUNCH PROGRAM$318,286$318,286
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$170,047$170,047
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$42,725$42,725

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,512TotalAmt
Management And General$14,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,375FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,287,236TotalAmt
Program Services$9,719,827ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,560,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,533FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,259,618BOYAmt
EOY$3,508,598EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$794,551BOYAmt
EOY$1,254,772EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$570,007BOYAmt
EOY$341,566EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,173BOYAmt
EOY$26,173EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,615BOYAmt
EOY$102,363EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$29,475,855LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,887,571LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,578,189BOYAmt
EOY$16,588,284EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,233,266BOYAmt
EOY$2,476,286EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,227BOYAmt
EOY$71,430EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,556,646BOYAmt
EOY$24,369,472EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$798,484BOYAmt
EOY$881,376EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,077,404BOYAmt
EOY$1,902,953EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,472BOYAmt
EOY$106,341EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,232,559BOYAmt
EOY$633,180EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,236,919BOYAmt
EOY$3,523,850EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,043,324BOYAmt
EOY$17,684,131EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,276,403BOYAmt
EOY$3,161,491EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,319,727BOYAmt
EOY$20,845,622EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,556,646BOYAmt
EOY$24,369,472EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,340,471ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$185,424NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,317,943BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$415,871ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$144,542InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$337,250OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,541,106EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,736,087BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,665ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$418,309InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,317,943EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,071,284BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$152,737ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$533,640InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$21,574OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,736,087EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,042,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$101,751ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$130,470InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$203,100OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,071,284EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,503,671BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,492InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,042,163EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,723OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$70,723BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,810,872OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,427,410DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,383,462BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,310,661OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$560,567DepreciationAmt
Book Value$750,094BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,283,599OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$899,594DepreciationAmt
Book Value$384,005BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,588,284TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,208,570TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$185,424NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$185,424RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,023,146RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$23,093InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,581,468OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,604,561RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,627,707TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,682,675TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,682,675ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$23,093InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,581,468OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,604,561ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,287,236TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF STUDENT CLUBS AND SIMILAR GROUPS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ACADEMY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF VARIOUS DONOR-RESTRICTED INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, OPERATING REVENUE AND GROWTH FOR SCHOOL FUTURE. THE PERCENTAGE REPORTED FOR PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS INCLUDES AMOUNTS THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY AS WELL AS ACCUMULATED EARNINGS ON SUCH AMOUNTS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ACADEMY AND THE FOUNDATION ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME FROM REGULARLY CONDUCTED TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE FILED. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES THE TAX POSITIONS REFLECTED IN THE ACADEMY'S TAX FILINGS AND DOES NOT BELIEVE ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST AT JUNE 30, 2023 OR 2022.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 1,581,468.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 1,581,468.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE POLICY IS PRINTED ON ALL LITERATURE AND PRINT ADS USED FOR MARKETING AND SOLICITATION, AS WELL AS ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE ACADEMY'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FUNDS THROUGH THE EANS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT THAT COVID-19 HAS HAD, AND CONTINUES TO HAVE, ON NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THE STATE.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeNEED BASED FINANCIAL AIDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient158RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$1,581,468NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOKValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTUITION REDUCTIONNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL FINANCIAL AID IS BASED ON NEED. APPLICANTS SUBMIT PROOF OF INCOME (E.G. FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS) WITH FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION. FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY A NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE. SINCE THE AID IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF TUITION REDUCTION RATHER THAN CASH, ONCE AN APPLICANT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE, NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PETER W MERTZ
HEAD OF SCHOOL$281,190$0$0$0$15,000$0$14,814$0$9,717$0$320,721$0$0$0
RONALD DECHIRICO
ASST HEAD FOR FINANCE AND OPERATIONS$160,000$0$10,000$0$0$0$8,647$0$8,514$0$187,161$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE HEAD OF SCHOOL IS PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE WHICH IS TREATED AS A TAXABLE BENEFIT. CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE ALSO PAID ON HIS BEHALF AND TREATED AS A NONTAXABLE BENEFIT BECAUSE THE MEMBERSHIP'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS BUSINESS-RELATED. ANY PERSONAL EXPENSES RELATED TO USE OF THE CLUB ARE PAID BY HIM DIRECTLY TO THE CLUB.
PART I, LINE 7THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S BONUS WAS DISCRETIONARY AND BASED ON THE SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE DURING THE COVID SCHOOL YEAR.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3HRA OFFICIALLY DISCONTINUED ITS INTERNATION OUTREACH PROGRAM IN 2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES FORM 990 PREPARED BY A QUALIFIED, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN THE EVENT THE SCHOOL IS IN NEED OF GOODS AND SERVICES THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY AN ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY WHICH A TRUSTEE IS PART OF, IT IS ALWAYS DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD LEVEL AND ADDITIONAL BIDS ARE OBTAINED. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE MADE KNOWN OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON IT. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MEMBER SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE HEADMASTER IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HE IS EVALUATED USING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS) GUIDELINES AND HIS CONTRACT IS ISSUED USING NAIS COMPARATIVE DATA AND GUIDELINES. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS' SALARY IS DETERMINED LIKE ALL SALARIES OF EVERY EMPLOYEE, BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES A SALARY POOL BASED ON A PERCENTAGE TO BE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST ALL THE EMPLOYEES. THE HEAD OF SCHOOL APPROVES THE FINAL SALARIES OF THE EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES AND TRUSTEES UPON REQUEST.

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