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ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOLS (EIN 20-5118947)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-14
IRS object ID
202511349349309086
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-14T14:36:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN333709623PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205118947EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROOKLYN CHARTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2SCHOOLS C/O ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2037733223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1470 JAMES STREET 007AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW HAVENCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06513ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER LYNCHPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2037733223PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURA KIELCZEWSKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00740769PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER LYNCHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1470 JAMES STREET 007AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW HAVENCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06513ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$191,708,951GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACHIEVEMENTFIRST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS NEEDED FOR ALL STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN TOP-TIER COLLEGES, TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SCHOOLS SERVE STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, NEW YORK. THE SCHOOLS OPERATED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN TO THE TWELFTH GRADE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1669TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,658,023PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$13,917,517CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$168,872,170PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$170,468,597CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$812,036PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,270,314CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,176,172PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,750,334CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$181,518,401PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$190,406,762CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$451,399PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$119,552,697PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$12,817CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$50,024,831PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$58,288,916CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$170,028,927PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$165,938,161CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$11,489,474PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$24,468,601CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$82,303,104TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$166,116,176TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,088,652TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$71,433,123TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$70,214,452NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$94,683,053NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS NEEDED FOR ALL STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN TOP-TIER COLLEGES, TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SCHOOLS SERVE STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, NEW YORK. THE SCHOOLS OPERATED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN TO THE TWELFTH GRADE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$144,650,359ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,500GrantAmt
Revenue$173,218,931RevenueAmt
DescACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN TO THE TWELFTH GRADE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$144,650,359TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document77IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1669EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member16IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANGELA WEINELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2037733223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1470 JAMES STREET 007AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW HAVENCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06513ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
AKEEM FRETT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY ARTHUR SAMUELS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANUP MENON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON SORLIE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER LYNCH
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID POLLAK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESIREE DALTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ATKESON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH VIDRO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MIQUELON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CABANA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROMY COQUILLETTE
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN WARRREN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMIKA BRADLEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN YOUNG
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM ROBALINO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON R LAIRD
PRINCIPAL40.00$168,118$0$12,502Yes (X)
COLLEEN YOUNG
PRINCIPAL40.00$178,319$0$15,711Yes (X)
COURTNEY O'REILLY SARETZSKY
PRINCIPAL40.00$216,918$0$2,787Yes (X)
JESSE UGGLA
PRINCIPAL40.00$166,270$0$16,318Yes (X)
JORDAN N HARDY
PRINCIPAL40.00$166,445$0$15,020Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$896,070TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$62,338TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K167IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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ACHIEVEMENT FIRST
470 JAMES STREET SUITE 7NEW HAVENCT06513MANAGEMENT SERVICES$19,305,415
COHN REZNICK LLP
350 CHURCH STREETHARTFORDCT061031136AUDIT & TAX SERVICES$167,749
ABOUT THE WORK LLC
40 EXCHANGE PL SUITE 1405NEW YORKNY100052755CONSULTING SERVICES$144,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$13,917,517GovernmentGrantsAmt
Noncash Contributions$395,204NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,917,517TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STATE AND LOCAL PER PUPIL OPERATI611110$149,022,585$149,022,585
GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS611110$14,991,587$14,991,587
FEES FROM GOV'T TO PERFORM SERVIC611110$6,454,425$6,454,425
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$170,468,597TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,276,628TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,276,628ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,295,875OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,302,189OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$6,314OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$6,314TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$6,314ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
LEASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM900099$2,306,537$2,306,537
STUDENT FEES900099$197,635$197,635

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$246,162TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$246,162RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,750,334OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$190,406,762TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$173,218,931RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,270,314ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt
Program Services$2,500ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,800,657TotalAmt
Program Services$77,728,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,072,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$794,117TotalAmt
Program Services$740,761ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,245,526TotalAmt
Program Services$9,557,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$688,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,806,445TotalAmt
Program Services$5,416,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$390,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,163,962TotalAmt
Program Services$17,454,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,696,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,817FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,960TotalAmt
Management And General$2,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,856TotalAmt
Management And General$173,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,141,304TotalAmt
Program Services$2,790,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$350,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,752TotalAmt
Program Services$219,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,838,571TotalAmt
Program Services$3,078,169ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$760,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,862,008TotalAmt
Program Services$5,228,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$633,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,444,879TotalAmt
Program Services$6,344,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,099,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,073,678TotalAmt
Program Services$1,782,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$291,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$758,773TotalAmt
Program Services$657,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES MATERIALS$5,280,050$5,265,400$14,650
STUDENT SERVICES$3,143,733$2,968,843$174,890
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$2,365,362$2,050,733$314,629
EQUIPMENT/FURNISHING$1,812,528$1,558,624$253,904

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,972,500TotalAmt
Program Services$1,805,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$166,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,938,161TotalAmt
Program Services$144,650,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,274,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,817FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,747,346BOYAmt
EOY$51,492,645EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,393,371BOYAmt
EOY$15,340,438EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,443,859BOYAmt
EOY$17,558,075EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,142,270BOYAmt
EOY$8,807,270EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,356BOYAmt
EOY$2,086,464EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$19,640,330LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$13,109,732LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,136,877BOYAmt
EOY$6,530,598EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,821,002BOYAmt
EOY$63,970,557EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,432,023BOYAmt
EOY$330,129EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,303,104BOYAmt
EOY$166,116,176EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,750,689BOYAmt
EOY$5,062,954EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,253BOYAmt
EOY$4,149EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,250,710BOYAmt
EOY$66,366,020EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,088,652BOYAmt
EOY$71,433,123EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,214,452BOYAmt
EOY$94,683,053EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,214,452BOYAmt
EOY$94,683,053EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,303,104BOYAmt
EOY$166,116,176EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$24,468,601ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$11,801OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$11,801TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PAYS DUES TO NORTHEAST CHARTER SCHOOLS NETWORK. A PORTION OF DUES IS USED BY NECSN FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,822,659OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,826,996DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,995,663BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,674,489OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,144,658DepreciationAmt
Book Value$529,831BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$143,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$138,078DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,104BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,530,598TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO OTHER SCHOOLS$56,587
DUE TO NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$249,937
DUE TO NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT$464,034
DUE TO RELATED PARTY$4,317,328
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$61,278,134
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$66,366,020TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$190,406,762TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$190,406,762RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$190,406,762TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$165,938,161TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$165,938,161ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$165,938,161TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL'S FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2021 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. IF THE SCHOOL HAS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES, IT WILL RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TAX MATTERS AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION AND INCLUDE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES WITH THE RELATED TAX LIABILITY IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3UPON PUBLISHING ITS LOTTERY EACH YEAR FOR NEW STUDENTS, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL INCLUDES IN ITS APPLICATION MATERIAL THE FOLLOWING NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY: "ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY STUDENT, EMPLOYEE, OR OTHER PERSON ON THE BASIS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY, GENDER, OR DISABILITY OR ANY OTHER GROUND THAT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL IF DONE BY ANY OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL".
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL IS RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS A CHARTER SCHOOL, AS SUCH THE CITY OF NEW YORK PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS BASED ON A CENSUS OF STUDENTS. ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS RECEIVED FROM FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS, EDUCATION FUNDING, IDEA AND FEDERAL CHARTER START-UP FUNDING. IN ADDITION THE SCHOOL ALSO RECIEVES SPECIAL ED FUNDING, AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. THE SCHOOL RECEIVES GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO FUND ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
COURTNEY O'REILLY SARETZSKY
PRINCIPAL$208,177$0$8,619$0$122$0$2,500$0$287$0$219,705$0$0$0
COLLEEN YOUNG
PRINCIPAL$169,915$0$8,291$0$113$0$2,500$0$13,211$0$194,030$0$0$0
JESSE UGGLA
PRINCIPAL$158,091$0$8,054$0$125$0$2,500$0$13,818$0$182,588$0$0$0
JORDAN N HARDY
PRINCIPAL$158,600$0$7,745$0$100$0$2,500$0$12,520$0$181,465$0$0$0
ALLISON R LAIRD
PRINCIPAL$160,028$0$7,977$0$113$0$2,500$0$10,002$0$180,620$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON PART II, COLUMN B(II) REPRESENT BONUSES. THESE AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE INDIVIDUALS' 2023 W-2S AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$395,204NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES CERTAIN FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS, SPECIFICALLY ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING, TO THE CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 PRESENTED TO BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT & ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST OF ACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. AND A COPY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY, TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. VENDORS AND OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15SALARIES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH COMPARISON WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE WE REMAIN COMPETITIVE. CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE BOTH UPON REQUEST AND ON THE WEBSITE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.