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MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 52-2131742)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-04-07
IRS object ID
202510979349301246
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-04-07T14:25:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1950 NORTH GLEBE ROAD SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522131742EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023879830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE PEARCYPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023879830PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT WILLIAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345960PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVE PEARCYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,482,033GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MERIDIAN-DC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING IN OUR STUDENTS AND HELP THEM BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$162,470PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$299,141CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,827PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$20,530,373PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$14,506,134TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,998,296NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING IN OUR STUDENTS AND TO HELP THEM BUILD THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-RESPECT THROUGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS A NURTURING AND RIGOROUS K8 SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS LEARN THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S INCREASINGLY GLOBAL WORLD. WE HAVE SERVED THE WASHINGTON, DC COMMUNITY SINCE 1999 AND ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF PRIOR ACADEMIC RECORD, ABILITY, OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. WE HAVE A COLLABORATIVE, CHILD-CENTRIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO INTERACT WITH OUR VIBRANT CITY. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES AND FORMS OF EXPRESSION AND CAN SEE HOW THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR OWN LIVES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,417,204ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,947RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL RUSSELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023879830PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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STEVE PEARCY
SECRETARY, CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAHMIA RICHARDS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE BELTRAN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH WADE COLLINS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE HSIAO
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELDA MORAD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAYSON PEABODY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALI SAMIR
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW MCCREA
HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)$157,901$0$28,039
DURAY STEVENS
PRINCIPAL - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL40.00$126,363$0$2,279Yes (X)
MICHAEL RUSSELL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$127,764$0$12,970Yes (X)
NICOLE BLAIR-BARZEY
PRINCIPAL - MIDDLE SCHOOL40.00$140,413$0$22,720Yes (X)
DAKOTA SAUNDERS
TEACHER40.00$116,006$0$5,154Yes (X)
SELENA GONZALES-JONES
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$111,136$0$10,134Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K14IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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LUNCHERAS DI SI LLC
703 EDGEWOOD NEWASHINGTONDC20017FOOD SERVICE$630,231
DYNAMIC NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC
5067 LAKE CIRCLE WESTCOLUMBIAMD21044INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$496,345
TENSQUARE
818 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 1009WASHINGTONDC20006SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT$468,242
MZ THERAPEUTIC INC
4500 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20011SPED INSTRUCTION$198,255
DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD
11 M ST SE SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20003AUTHORIZER FEE$192,726
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K21CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$20,962,466GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$207,833AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER STUDENT FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,947RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,947TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$299,141TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$646OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$174,644ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,578FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$9,118,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$970,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,557FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$265,510ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$1,144,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,294FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$747,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,011FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,001TotalAmt
Management And General$18,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$318,622TotalAmt
Management And General$318,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,069,811TotalAmt
Program Services$1,957,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,758TotalAmt
Program Services$207,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,947FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,427TotalAmt
Program Services$271,601ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$905,827TotalAmt
Program Services$810,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,308FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,605TotalAmt
Program Services$126,605ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,347TotalAmt
Program Services$202,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,572FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$470,431TotalAmt
Program Services$418,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,648,656TotalAmt
Program Services$1,476,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,849FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,066TotalAmt
Program Services$94,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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OTHER STUDENT EXPENSES$703,572$703,572
CLASS SUPPLIES/EXPENSES$484,639$484,639
STAFFING EXPENSES$162,370$127,922$33,456$992
OTHER EXPENSES$97,188$83,811$12,871$506

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$18,417,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,192,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$127,002FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,071,334BOYAmt
EOY$372,844EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,944,222BOYAmt
EOY$7,590,954EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,833,754BOYAmt
EOY$828,748EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,058BOYAmt
EOY$107,006EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,793,941LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,968,961LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,374,253BOYAmt
EOY$15,824,980EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,720,848BOYAmt
EOY$1,779,898EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,040,469BOYAmt
EOY$26,504,430EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,063,742BOYAmt
EOY$1,216,499EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,229BOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,181,973BOYAmt
EOY$5,985,023EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,614,413BOYAmt
EOY$5,439,805EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,775,700BOYAmt
EOY$1,864,807EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,787,057BOYAmt
EOY$14,506,134EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,253,412BOYAmt
EOY$11,998,296EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,253,412BOYAmt
EOY$11,998,296EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,040,469BOYAmt
EOY$26,504,430EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$744,884ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,991,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,765,145DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,226,696BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,802,100OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,203,816DepreciationAmt
Book Value$598,284BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,824,980TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING, NET$1,762,772
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - FINANCING$17,126
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,779,898TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASES, NET OF CURRENT PORTIONDesc
Amt$1,864,807Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,864,807TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,482,033TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,482,033RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,482,033TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,737,149TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$20,737,149ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,737,149TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.ExplanationTxt

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 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL MERDIAN PCS IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF REV. PROC. 75-50.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVED AID FROM THE DC GOVERNMENT VIA THE DC OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION(OSSE), THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
MATTHEW MCCREA
HEAD OF SCHOOL$157,901$0$0$0$0$0$20,210$0$7,829$0$185,940$0$0$0
NICOLE BLAIR-BARZEY
PRINCIPAL - MIDDLE SCHOOL$140,413$0$0$0$0$0$9,699$0$13,021$0$163,133$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
DC REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2018
A5360011312018-12-12$7,500,000REFUND PRIOR ISSUE000
DC REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2020
B5360011312020-08-13$6,500,000TO REPAY TERM LOAN000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$1,318,027$7,500,000$7,500,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$996,681$6,500,000$6,500,00000Yes (1)Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctPrivate Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
A000000Yes (1)
B000000Yes (1)0.000000.000000.00000

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A00000000Yes (1)
B00000000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1AEXECUTIVE COMMITTEES. BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF WHICH SHALL BE SET IN A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD, MAY CONDUCT THE DAY-TO-DAY AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES COMMONLY INCIDENT TO AND VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE FORM IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, TREASURER, AND EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SCHOOL HAS A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" SECTION IN ITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WHICH EXPLAINS THE ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, REQUIREMENTS AND FRAUD PREVENTION DETAILS. THE SCHOOL CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES BY REQURING THAT ANY ARRANGEMENT WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REQUIRES IN ADVANCE A WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL (IF LESS THAN $10,000) OR OF BOTH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (IF MORE THAN $10,000). THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY GATHERS AND REVIEWS INDUSTRY SALARY BENCHMARKING DATA FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL POSITION, AND USES THIS DATA TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD'S MEETING MINUTES. SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY GATHERS AND REVIEWS INDUSTRY SALARY BENCHMARKING DATA FOR KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS, AND USES THIS DATA TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SUCH SALARY DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL FILES AND IN THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MERDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. POLICIES ARE PRINTED IN THE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

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