VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 46-4366962)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-29
IRS object ID
202401209349300120
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)
Return2024-04-29T12:54:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN161092347PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464366962EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVERTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5857478911PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 HUMBOLDT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14609ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIE A LOCEYPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EDUCATION OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5857478911PhoneNum
Signature2024-04-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJULIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastLOCEYPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHELLE CAINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00150750PTIN
Phone5854231860PhoneNum
Preparation2024-04-24PreparationDt

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 OfficerJULIE A LOCEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 HUMBOLDT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14609ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,221,395GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.VERTUSSCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionVERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARES LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE. VERTUS IS A YEAR-ROUND PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL SERVING YOUNG MEN WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY STUDENT WILL EARN A REGENTS DIPLOMA AS WELL AS A TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE OR JOB CREDENTIAL THAT WILL ENABLE HIM TO SUPPORT HIMSELF. UPON GRADUATION, EACH STUDENT WILL CHOOSE THE POST-SECONDARY PATHWAY THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM; UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FURTHER TECHNICAL TRAINING, OR A GOOD JOB.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$5,273,953PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,945,266CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,310,638PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,189,879CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,046,731TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$479,343TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,167,252TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,689,600NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,879,479NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionVERTUS' MISSION IS TO PREPARE LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,767,586ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,864,876RevenueAmt
DescVERTUS PREPARES LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE, THROUGH:-CAREER PREPARATION: EVERY STUDENT EARNS THE CREDENTIALS TO GET A GOOD JOB IN ADDITION TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. AFTER GRADUATION, EACH STUDENT CHOOSES THE PATH THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM: COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OR STARTING A CAREER. VERTUS CONTINUES TO EXPAND IT'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM EACH YEAR; INVESTING IN THREE COUNSELORS AND MULTIPLE PROGRAMS TO HELP ENSURE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS.-PERSONALIZED CURRICULUM: EACH STUDENT HAS AN INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN TAILORED TO HIS ABILITIES AND INTERESTS AND LEARNS AT THE PACE THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM. SEMINAR ROOMS AND LEARNING LABS REPLACE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS. COMMUNITY SERVICE, ROBOTICS, RECORDING STUDIO, ENTREPRENEURS CLUB, PHOTOGRAPHY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND SPORTS KEEP ACTIVE BOYS ENGAGED AND BUILD REAL-WORLD SKILLS.-STRONG RELATIONSHIPS: EACH STUDENT BELONGS TO A SMALL LEARNING TEAM OF 12-18 STUDENTS, LED BY A FULL-TIME PRECEPTOR, WHO KEEPS EACH YOUNG MAN ON THE RIGHT PATH AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT ON THE TEAM. CONSISTENT CONTACT WITH STUDENT'S PARENTS/GUARDIANS INCLUDING THREE FAMILY CONFERENCE NIGHTS EACH YEAR HELP ENSURE PARENTS REMAIN ENGAGED IN THEIR SON'S EDUCATION.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMY BRISSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5855461840PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1280 EAST BROAD STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityROCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14614ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MICHAEL MANDINA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVAN GALLINA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
VICTORIA VAN VOOHIS
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DR FREDERICK JOHNSON
TRUSTEE - RESIGNED MAY 20231.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR CALVIN GANTT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR CAROL GARRETT
TRUSTEE - RESIGNED APRIL 20231.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEKEDRIAN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SPENCER ASH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK O'CONNELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE LOCEY
CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER40.00$147,500$0$11,015Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$147,500TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$11,015TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line121 HUMBOLDT ST LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11080 PITTSFORD-VICTOR RD SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14534ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesRENTServicesDesc
Compensation$428,395CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$58,310FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$880,633GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$302,601AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$42,212NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,241,544TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSTATE AND LOCAL PER PUDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,867,556TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$60,769TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$60,769ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$8,480FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$58,310ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$40,524FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$32,044TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$32,044ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$43,046GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$45,726CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,680TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$2,680RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,135,145TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,864,876RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$28,725ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,917TotalAmt
Program Services$128,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,085,991TotalAmt
Program Services$2,496,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$530,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,347FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,593TotalAmt
Program Services$62,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,572FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$318,016TotalAmt
Program Services$253,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,616FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,514TotalAmt
Program Services$221,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,530FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,911TotalAmt
Management And General$9,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,870TotalAmt
Management And General$110,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,514TotalAmt
Program Services$681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,062TotalAmt
Program Services$81,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,041FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,070TotalAmt
Program Services$131,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,281FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$546,761TotalAmt
Program Services$437,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,935FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,751TotalAmt
Program Services$114,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,855FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,771TotalAmt
Program Services$58,217ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,455FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT SERVICES$297,398$297,398
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS$187,409$185,702$1,536$171
STUDENT AND STAFF RECRU$131,640$130,773$780$87
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$127,717$102,174$22,989$2,554

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,361TotalAmt
Program Services$66,260ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,422FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,945,266TotalAmt
Program Services$4,767,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,078,797ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98,883FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,329,921BOYAmt
EOY$138,324EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,446,562EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,341BOYAmt
EOY$356,775EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,325BOYAmt
EOY$113,993EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,496,824LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,016,959LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,356BOYAmt
EOY$479,865EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,511,212EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,168,943BOYAmt
EOY$5,046,731EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,439BOYAmt
EOY$604,061EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,167BOYAmt
EOY$10,182EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,737BOYAmt
EOY$1,553,009EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$479,343BOYAmt
EOY$2,167,252EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,626,890BOYAmt
EOY$2,679,273EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,710BOYAmt
EOY$200,206EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,689,600BOYAmt
EOY$2,879,479EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,168,943BOYAmt
EOY$5,046,731EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,189,879ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$449,757OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$330,981DepreciationAmt
Book Value$118,776BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$735,327OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$504,947DepreciationAmt
Book Value$230,380BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$311,740OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$181,031DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130,709BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$479,865TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CASH IN ESCROW$100,000
RIGHT OF USE ASSETS - OPERATING$1,411,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,511,212TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITIES - OPERATINGDesc
Amt$1,553,009Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,553,009TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,221,395TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$86,250OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$86,250RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,135,145RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,135,145TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,031,516TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$86,250OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$86,250ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,945,266ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,945,266TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOOL STORE PURCHASES 45,726. FUNDRAISING EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 40,524.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOOL STORE PURCHASES 45,726. FUNDRAISING EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 40,524.

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 Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL DISSEMINATES ITS POLICY ON OUTREACH MATERIAL, APPLICATIONS AND ITS WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE SCHOOL IS A FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VERTUS GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$66,790GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$58,310CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$8,480GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,675RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$22,264FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$7,613EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,972OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$66,790GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$58,310CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$8,480GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,675RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$22,264FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,613EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,972OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$40,524DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$32,044NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIE LOCEYPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EDUCATION OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$143,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$4,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,015NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$158,515TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$38,931NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE BOARD APPROVES FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN SIGNED BY THE BOARD DESIGNEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CODE OF ETHICS DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES AND IS PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL UPON THEIR EMPLOYEMENT OR ASSOCIATION WITH THE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD THEIR INTEREST, WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING AND SENIOR STAFF SHALL DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY SENIOR STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER WITH INTERESTS SHALL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RECUSAL, OR THE CHAIR'S DETERMINATION NOT TO REQUIRE RECUSAL, SHALL BE MEMORIALIZED IN WRITING. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOARD MEMBERS VOTE ON TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD EXPECTS BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF TO DISCLOSE CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS WITH (A) ANY PERSON WITH WHOM VERTUS IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION, AND (B) ANY PERSON WHO HAS A SIGNIFICANT POSITION IN AN ENTITY WITH WHICH VERTUS IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SCHOOL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. COMPARABLE DATA IS USED BY THE BOARD WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE SCHOOL SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE SCHOOL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE LOCATED AT THE SCHOOL AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NOR HAVE THEY CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS.

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