EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC (EIN 26-3282250)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-12
IRS object ID: 202501339349300600
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-12T22:55:37-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	331374517	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 TICE BOULEVARD SUITE 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOODCLIFF LAKE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07677	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	263282250	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EXPL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3478757194	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN ANNETTE FRANCOIS	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3478757194	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SACHA RICHARDS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01378509	PTIN
Phone	2017129800	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-04-29	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	KAREN ANNETTE FRANCOIS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,912,689	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EXPLORENETWORK.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, BOARD GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND OTHER MANAGEMENT SUPPPORT SERVICES TO SCHOOLS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	45	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$37,972	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$38,341	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,710,523	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,874,348	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,748,495	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,912,689	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$15,533	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$277,177	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,653,633	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,664,650	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,081,091	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,091,718	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,750,257	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,033,545	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,762	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$120,856	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,605,035	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,975,279	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$475,675	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$966,775	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,129,360	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,008,504	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, BOARD GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND OTHER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO A NETWORK OF K-8 CHARTER SCHOOLS IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND CRITICAL-THINKING ABILITIES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN A COLLEGE-PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,436,615	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$277,177	GrantAmt
Revenue	$4,874,348	RevenueAmt
Desc	THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,886 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE NETWORK'S EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION IN BROOKLYN FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. TO REALIZE ITS MISSION, ESI PROVIDES VALUE-ADDED SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS WITHIN THE NETWORK THAT PROVIDE STUDENT IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,436,615	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	45	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	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	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAM WILDER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3472010744	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 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	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RESHMA PATEL
CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN JENKINS
VICE CHAIRPERSON	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN COAD
TREASURER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MORTY BALLEN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDSAY MATOVICH
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANA REED
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN FRANCOIS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	50.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$300,001	$0	$23,646
CAROLYN MAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- THRU FEB. 2024	50.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$254,222	$0	$41,536
TRACY REBE-BOGULAVSKY
CHIEF OF SCHOOL	50.00	0.00			$225,799	$0	$40,145	Yes (X)
AWO BUSUMSI
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL	50.00	0.00			$185,873	$0	$45,421		Yes (X)
TIFFANY WILLIAMS
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HR	50.00	0.00			$153,761	$0	$36,390		Yes (X)
JARREN KANZE SENIOR DIRECTOR
OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS	50.00	0.00			$160,199	$0	$20,488		Yes (X)
EUN MEE WILLM SENIOR DIRECTOR
OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH.	50.00	0.00			$157,116	$0	$28,513		Yes (X)
VERONICA WOOLLEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	50.00	0.00			$155,850	$0	$24,330		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,592,821	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$260,469	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	19	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ON RAMPS SERVICES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	307 7TH AVENUE SUITE 901	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$104,272	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$26,460	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$11,881	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$38,341	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE	Desc
Business	541610	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,874,348	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,874,348	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,874,348	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,912,689	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,874,348	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$269,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,844	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,333	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,333	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,041,723	TotalAmt
Program Services	$668,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$373,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,885,913	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,363,106	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$522,807	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,849	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$296,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$208,323	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,699	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$329,143	TotalAmt
Program Services	$228,805	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,338	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,059	TotalAmt
Management And General	$47,059	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,751	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$306,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,063	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$218,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,346	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,943	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,912	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,893	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,856	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,088	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,305	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194	TotalAmt
Management And General	$194	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,281	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,146	TotalAmt
Management And General	$40,146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$179,392	$160,816	$18,576
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$12,638	$8,785	$3,853
STUDENT SUPPORT	$6,622	$6,622
STORAGE	$5,389		$5,389

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,033,545	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,436,615	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,596,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,735	BOYAmt
EOY	$484,174	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$971	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,178	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$240,361	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$222,818	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,543	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,177,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,462,413	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,605,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,975,279	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$475,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$489,297	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$477,478	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$475,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$966,775	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	$1,129,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,008,504	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,129,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,008,504	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,605,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,975,279	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$120,856	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$63,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$762,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$38,341	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$961,231	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$63,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$762,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$38,341	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$961,231	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$40,717	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$920,514	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$2,930	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$964,161	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$21,472,409	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95470	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94980	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	REFUND - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,930.	ExplanationTxt

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$91,164	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$91,164	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$99,197	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$81,654	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,543	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$50,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$17,543	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM AFFILIATES	$979,534
RIGHT USE OF ASSET	$457,304
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$25,575

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,462,413	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$477,478	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$477,478	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,912,689	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,912,689	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,912,689	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,033,545	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,033,545	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,033,545	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ESI RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ESI HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. ESI IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2021.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOLS OF BROOKLYN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET STE 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	274092757	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$269,844	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	DEBT FORGIVENESS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STAFF SCHOLARSHIP	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	2	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$7,333	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SCHOOL ISSUES STAFF SCHOLARSHIPS BASED UPON COMPLETE AND APPROVED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS. THE APPLICATIONS REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE INTENDED USE OF FUNDS AND ATTEST THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE USED WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE TIMELINE. THE APPLICATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL. THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION (E.G., SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS, PAYMENT RECEIPTS, ETC.) TO VALIDATE THE FUNDS WERE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE AND MEET THE DISBURSED AMOUNT. IF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE NOT USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE AND/OR IF THE FULL AMOUNT WAS NOT USED, THE STAFF PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE TO RETURN ALL, OR THE APPLICABLE PORTION, OF THE FUNDS PER THE PROMISSORY AGREEMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KAREN FRANCOIS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$280,001	$0	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,508	$0	$14,138	$0	$323,647	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN MAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- THRU FEB. 2024	$254,222	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$41,536	$0	$295,758	$0	$0	$0
TRACY REBE-BOGULAVSKY
CHIEF OF SCHOOL	$208,799	$0	$12,000	$0	$5,000	$0	$9,750	$0	$30,395	$0	$265,944	$0	$0	$0
AWO BUSUMSI
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL	$185,873	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$45,421	$0	$231,294	$0	$0	$0
TIFFANY WILLIAMS
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HR	$148,761	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$7,100	$0	$29,290	$0	$190,151	$0	$0	$0
EUN MEE WILLM SENIOR DIRECTOR
OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH.	$142,116	$0	$10,000	$0	$5,000	$0	$6,292	$0	$22,221	$0	$185,629	$0	$0	$0
JARREN KANZE SENIOR DIRECTOR
OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS	$155,199	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$6,858	$0	$13,630	$0	$180,687	$0	$0	$0
VERONICA WOOLLEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	$155,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$23,130	$0	$180,180	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BOARD-APPROVED PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THEIR REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II),	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PRIOR TO ELECTION TO THE BOARD, AND THEREAFTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE, IN WRITING, ANY INTEREST SUCH TRUSTEE MAY HAVE IN ANY CORPORATION, ORGANIZATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION, AND ANY INTEREST SUCH TRUSTEE MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF A POSITION OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (COLLECTIVELY, A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"). DISCUSSIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION SHARES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY, AND THESE EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE IF AT ANY POINT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. IF A CONFLICT WERE TO ARISE, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM BOARD DISCUSSION AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DOES A MARKET ANALYSIS TO COMPARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITION SALARIES IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE APPROVAL FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROCESS LAST OCCURRED IN FY2024 AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.