MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 52-2131742)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-15
IRS object ID
202311359349302306
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-05-15T08:15:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 NORTH GLEBE ROAD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522131742EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEDIE ASHTONPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023879830PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstEDIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastASHTONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT WILLIAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345960PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-10PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEDIE ASHTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,629,497GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MERIDIAN-DC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING IN OUR STUDENTS AND HELP THEM BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$13,990,484TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,517,544TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING IN OUR STUDENTS AND TO HELP THEM BUILD THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-RESPECT THROUGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS A NURTURING AND RIGOROUS K8 SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS LEARN THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S INCREASINGLY GLOBAL WORLD. WE HAVE SERVED THE WASHINGTON, DC COMMUNITY SINCE 1999 AND ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF PRIOR ACADEMIC RECORD, ABILITY, OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. WE HAVE A COLLABORATIVE, CHILD-CENTRIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO INTERACT WITH OUR VIBRANT CITY. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES AND FORMS OF EXPRESSION AND CAN SEE HOW THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR OWN LIVES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$17,062,675ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,848RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1JEFF COOPERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023879830PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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EDIE ASHTON
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PEARCY
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAHMIA RICHARDS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH WADE COLLINS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN DUIGUID
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE HSIAO
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAYSON PEABODY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN RIVAS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALI SAMIR
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW MCCREA
HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)$148,425$0$31,064
JEFF COOPER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER15.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA DEFINO
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES40.00$129,049$0$2,547Yes (X)
SHELLEY ANDERSON
PRINCIPAL - MIDDLE SCHOOL40.00$125,000$0$147Yes (X)
DURAY STEVENS
PRINCIPAL - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL40.00$120,500$0$1,264Yes (X)
MICHAEL RUSSELL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$120,300$0$2,511Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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LUNCHERAS DI SI LLC
703 EDGEWOOD NEWASHINGTONDC20017FOOD SERVICE$721,540
TENSQUARE
818 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 1009WASHINGTONDC20006SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT$692,525
ALIGN STAFFING
1501 ST PAUL ST SUITE 110BALTIMOREMD21202STAFFING SUPPORT$621,191
EAGLE BANK
7830 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD 3RD FLOORBETHESDAMD20814BUILDING LOANS$446,420
YOUNG & WELL LLC
932 HUNGERFORD DR SUITE 18AROCKVILLEMD20850SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES$430,770
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$18,619,352GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,917AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER STUDENT FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,848RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,848TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$538TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$538ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,842OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$2,380ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,460TotalAmt
Program Services$151,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,366FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,546,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$890,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,461FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$227,926ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,127FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,361,615ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$160,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,715FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$76,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$711FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$692,326TotalAmt
Program Services$553,861ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,939TotalAmt
Program Services$19,951ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,132TotalAmt
Program Services$156,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,027ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,630,433TotalAmt
Program Services$1,409,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,875TotalAmt
Program Services$10,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,062TotalAmt
Program Services$271,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,533FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,044TotalAmt
Program Services$218,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,212,527TotalAmt
Program Services$1,078,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,495FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,430TotalAmt
Program Services$15,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$287,232TotalAmt
Program Services$198,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,179FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$506,825TotalAmt
Program Services$451,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,740,754TotalAmt
Program Services$1,543,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,405FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,744TotalAmt
Program Services$158,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER STUDENT EXPENSES$1,167,674$1,167,674
CLASS SUPPLIES/EXPENSES$413,329$413,329
STAFFING EXPENSES$34,360$30,468$3,607$285

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,803TotalAmt
Program Services$2,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$563ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,279,768TotalAmt
Program Services$17,062,675ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,109,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,379FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,034,073BOYAmt
EOY$623,910EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,938,791BOYAmt
EOY$4,186,253EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$949,627BOYAmt
EOY$1,220,161EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,087BOYAmt
EOY$57,883EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,316,579LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,799,618LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,738,137BOYAmt
EOY$18,516,961EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,000BOYAmt
EOY$74,824EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,835,715BOYAmt
EOY$24,679,992EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$952,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,361,843EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$872EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,060,272BOYAmt
EOY$6,371,760EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,977,802BOYAmt
EOY$5,783,069EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,990,484BOYAmt
EOY$13,517,544EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,845,231BOYAmt
EOY$11,162,448EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,845,231BOYAmt
EOY$11,162,448EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,835,715BOYAmt
EOY$24,679,992EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$650,271ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$4,732NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$27,780OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,807,775OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,000,295DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,807,480BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,506,532OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$799,323DepreciationAmt
Book Value$707,209BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,272OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,272BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,516,961TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,624,765TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$4,732NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$4,732RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,629,497RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,629,497TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,307,548TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$27,780OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$27,780ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,279,768ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,279,768TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD PLEDGE EXPENSE 27,780.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc75500ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL MERDIAN PCS IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF REV. PROC. 75-50.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVED AID FROM THE DC GOVERNMENT VIA THE DC OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION(OSSE), THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 7AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, MERIDIAN PCS IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF REV. PROC. 75-50.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATTHEW MCCREAPersonNm
TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$148,425BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
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$31,064NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$179,489TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

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

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$683,068$7,500,000$7,500,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$172,141$6,500,000$6,500,00000Yes (1)Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A000000Yes (1)
B000000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

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

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE FORM IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, TREASURER, AND EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SCHOOL HAS A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" SECTION IN ITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WHICH EXPLAINS THE ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, REQUIREMENTS AND FRAUD PREVENTION DETAILS. THE SCHOOL CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES BY REQURING THAT ANY ARRANGEMENT WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REQUIRES IN ADVANCE A WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL (IF LESS THAN $10,000) OR OF BOTH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (IF MORE THAN $10,000). THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY GATHERS AND REVIEWS INDUSTRY SALARY BENCHMARKING DATA FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL POSITION, AND USES THIS DATA TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD'S MEETING MINUTES. SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY GATHERS AND REVIEWS INDUSTRY SALARY BENCHMARKING DATA FOR KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS, AND USES THIS DATA TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SUCH SALARY DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL FILES AND IN THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MERDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. POLICIES ARE PRINTED IN THE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:BAD PLEDGE EXPENSE -27,780.

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