WINSTON-SALEM ACADEMY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: WINSTON-SALEM ACADEMY INC (EIN 56-2108610)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-04-22
IRS object ID: 202521129349301972
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-04-22T15:32:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49503	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	562108610	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WINSTON SALEM ACADEMY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% LAURA KNAUFF	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	WINS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6162221700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5426 SHATTALON DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WINSTONSALEM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	271060000	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARMEN PALMER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6162221700	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-04-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jacob Cook	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01240455	PTIN
Phone	6167747000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-04-21	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CARMEN PALMER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5426 SHATTALON DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WINSTONSALEM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	271060000	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,461,137	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NHASCHOOLS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO OPERATE A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION BASED ON RIGOROUS TEACHING METHODS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY, AND BASIC MORAL VALUES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	195	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,388,784	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,416,333	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$23,909	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$9,804	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$35,000	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$35,000	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,447,693	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,461,137	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,119,618	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,630,490	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,283,033	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,775,504	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,402,651	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,405,994	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$45,042	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$55,143	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,046,755	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,321,816	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,870,832	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,090,750	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$175,923	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$231,066	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO OPERATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE BASED ON RIGOROUS TEACHING METHODS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY, AND BASIC MORAL VALUES. ENROLLMENT IS OPEN TO ALL APPROPRIATELY AGED CHILDREN WITHOUT REGARD TO GENDER, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, DISABILITY, AND/OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,237,388	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$44,470	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERATED AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ORGANIZED AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY. THE ACADEMY PROVIDES EDUCATION, AT NO COST TO THE PARENT, TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE ACADEMY OPERATES UNDER A CHARTER APPROVED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$443,586	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$334	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERATED A SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE ACADEMY OFFERS FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH FOR FAMILIES THAT QUALIFY. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED BY THE USDA FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $346,114.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,680,974	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAURA KNAUFF	PersonNm
Phone	6164644028	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3850 BROADMOOR AVENUE SE SUITE 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49512	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DERRICK BOONE SR
PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARMEN PALMER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIFFANY SPAINHOUR
TREASURER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERICA HINDSMAN
SECRETARY	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAYLOR HUTCHINS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NISA MCMILLAN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES INC	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3850 BROADMOOR AVENUE SE SUITE 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49512	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$8,615,792	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$9,416,333	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,416,333	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM	611600	$334	$334
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITY FEES	900099	$9,470	$9,470

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$9,804	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DISCRETIONARY SUPPORT	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$35,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$35,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$35,000	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,461,137	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$44,804	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,744,040	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,744,040	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,417	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$540,139	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$280,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$280,894	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$223,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$202,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$610,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$610,939	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,593	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,471	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$416,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$416,542	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,746	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,438	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,332,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,288,990	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,992	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,544	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,405	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD SERVICE	$443,586	$443,586
HUMAN RESOURCES	$430,089		$430,089
ENROLLMENT & PARENT RELATIONS	$301,506		$301,506
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT	$280,609		$280,609

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$303,896	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,405,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,680,974	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,725,020	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$444,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,511,885	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,497,822	BOYAmt
EOY	$666,139	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,792	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$26,576	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$26,576	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,046,755	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,321,816	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,599	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,178	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,858	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,849,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,058,293	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,870,832	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,090,750	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,350	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,716	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,923	BOYAmt
EOY	$231,066	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,046,755	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,321,816	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$55,143	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,576	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$26,576	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONTRACTED SERVICE FEE PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$2,058,293	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,058,293	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,426,137	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,426,137	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$35,000	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$35,000	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,461,137	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,370,994	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,370,994	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$35,000	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$35,000	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,405,994	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2:	THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFERENCE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B:	DISCRETIONARY SUPPORT: $35,000.
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B:	DISCRETIONARY SUPPORT: $35,000.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3:

THE SCHOOL'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS DISCLOSED ON ALL STUDENT APPLICATIONS AND PUBLISHED WITH OPEN ENROLLMENT ADVERTISEMENTS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. THE NOTICE OF ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY DURING THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THE SCHOOLS SOLICITATION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR CIRCULATION TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PARTICULARS AS TO COLUMN SIZE, PRINT, AND TYPE SPECIFIED BY THE IRS ARE MET OR EXCEEDED.

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID:

THE SCHOOL RECEIVES SUPPORT GRANTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3:	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ACADEMY HAS ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ("THE AGREEMENT") WITH NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES, INC. ("NHA") FOR THE PROVISION OF ALL EDUCATIONAL, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE ACADEMY. THE AGREEMENT WAS SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS PART OF THE CHARTERING PROCESS. PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, NHA RECEIVES ALL REVENUE ALLOCATED TO THE ACADEMY AS ITS MANAGEMENT FEE, FROM WHICH IT PROVIDES ITS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT AND REQUIRED UNDER THE ACADEMY'S CHARTER (I.E., ALL OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE ACADEMY IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE ACADEMY'S BOARD). THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX ARE THE EXPENSES PAID FROM THE FUNDS REMITTED UNDER THE NHA MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT EXPENSES EXCEED REVENUES, NHA COVERS THE SHORTFALL WITH AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION. THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DURING THE ACADEMY'S CHARTER PROCESS AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DURING THE ACADEMY'S EXEMPTION APPLICATION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:	A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW AND SIGNATURE PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. THE FORM 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:	THE ACADEMY'S BYLAWS REQUIRE THAT ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE BOARD OF THE CONFLICT AND THE CONFLICT WILL BE DULY NOTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES. THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY FUTURE DECISION MAKING ON THIS ISSUE. THE BOARD MAY TAKE FORMAL, CORRECTIVE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IF PROPER DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE NOT MADE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:	DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE ACADEMY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX:	THE ACADEMY'S FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF A MANAGEMENT FEE TO NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES (NHA) FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED, IN LINE WITH THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED AS PART OF THE CHARTERING PROCESS. THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX ARE THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY NHA ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL AND PAID USING THE FUNDS REMITTED BY THE ACADEMY UNDER MANAGEMENT FEE. UNDER THE NHA MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, NHA PROVIDES THE SCHOOL WITH ALL PERSONNEL REQUIRED (I.E. TEACHERS, SPECIALIZED AIDE, PRINCIPALS, OFFICE STAFF, ETC). THE SALARIES AND WAGES AND RELATED PAYROLL EXPENSES REPORTED IN THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES IN PART IX REFER TO THE COMPENSATION EXPENSES OF THESE NHA EMPLOYEES WORKING AT THE ACADEMY. LIKEWISE, ALL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX ARE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE OPERATION OF THE ACADEMY BY NHA.