URBAN DISCOVERY SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: URBAN DISCOVERY SCHOOLS (EIN 26-2333338)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-15
IRS object ID: 202511359349317036
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-15T18:50:29-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	272956198	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHRISTY WHITE ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	348 OLIVE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92103	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	262333338	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	URBAN DISCOVERY SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	URBA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6197884668	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	840 14TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNI OWEN	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6197884668	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARCY KEARNEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02370487	PTIN
Phone	6192708222	PhoneNum

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

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	840 14TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,513,612	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	URBANSD.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OPERATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN - 12TH GRADE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	93	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,415,409	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,354,260	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$54,189	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$117,490	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$123,074	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$41,862	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,592,672	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,513,612	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,043,451	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,906,040	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,495,853	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,437,323	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,539,304	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,343,363	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$53,368	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$829,751	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$28,676,442	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,454,869	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$26,983,320	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$25,591,498	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,693,122	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$863,371	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE A RIGOROUS EDUCATION THAT DEVELOPS THE WHOLE CHILD AS A SCHOLAR, ATHLETE, ARTIST, AND DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF SOCIETY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,840,174	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$41,862	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOSTER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVE OUR URBAN DISCOVERY ACADEMY LEARNER OUTCOMES. AS AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM GROUNDED IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, WE: DESIGN CHALLENGING, REAL-WORLD PROJECTS THAT ELICIT PASSION AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT LIFELONG LEARNING; ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THE DESIGN THINKING PROCESS AND MINDSET; DEVELOP LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH FOSTER RESILIENCE THROUGH PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE AND REFLECTION; AND CULTIVATE OPPORTUNITITES FOR STUDENTS TO MEANINGFULLY INTERACT AND CONTRIUTE TO OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,840,174	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	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	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	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	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	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	93	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5106633500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1266 66TH STREET 4	AddressLine1Txt
City	EMERYVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94608	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
MAELIN LEVINE
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD ABEYTA
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	2.00
ESTHER LAPORTA
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	2.00
ANN HART
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RON MIRIELLO
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MORGAN APPEL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNI OWEN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$105,017	$0	$20,055

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$105,017	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$20,055	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FRB MAINTENANCE
1626-G SWEETWATER ROAD 145	NATIONAL CITY	CA	91950	MAINTENANCE	$278,223
SPECIALIZED THERAPY SERVICES INC
4204A ADAMS AVENUE	SAN DIEGO	CA	92116	SUPPORT SERVICES	$214,552
MAR CITY X LLC
3790 VIA DE LA VALLE STE 311	DEL MAR	CA	92014	RENTS	$164,289
EDTEC
1266 66TH STREET 4	EMERYVILLE	CA	94608	BUSINESS SERVICES	$146,006
FRESH START HEALTHY MEALS
13294 RALSTON AVE	SYLMAR	CA	91342	FOOD SERVICES	$126,964

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$160,000	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$6,178,093	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$16,167	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,354,260	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$117,490	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$117,490	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$41,862	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$41,862	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$41,862	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,513,612	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$41,862	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$117,490	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,658,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,617,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,073	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$728,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$710,019	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,025	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$256,802	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,561	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,172	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,771	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,771	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,922	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$94,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$341,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$300,753	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,515	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,857	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,656	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,515	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,037,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$702,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$334,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,040	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,040	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$626,715	TotalAmt
Management And General	$626,715	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$285,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$274,440	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,521	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$148,145	TotalAmt
Management And General	$148,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES	$601,924	$558,254	$43,670
CHARTER AUTHORIZER FEES	$34,989		$34,989

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,343,363	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,840,174	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,503,189	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$865,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$924,990	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,078,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,782,080	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$776,999	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,466	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$11,108,004	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,886,457	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,507,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,221,547	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,079,693	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,695,787	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,676,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,454,869	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$307,902	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$937,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,333	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,670,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,490,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,077,131	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,678,263	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,983,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,591,498	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	$1,683,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$814,635	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,012	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,736	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,693,122	BOYAmt
EOY	$863,371	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,676,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,454,869	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$829,751	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,281,348	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,353,788	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,927,560	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$826,656	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$532,669	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$293,987	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,221,547	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$6,000
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$14,689,787

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$14,695,787	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
UNAMORTIZED EQUITY CONTRIBUTION	$8,041
LEASE LIABILITY	$14,670,222

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$14,678,263	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,513,612	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,513,612	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,513,612	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,343,363	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,343,363	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,343,363	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL OF ITS SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER EXAMINATION; THEREFORE NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	0	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS MADE KNOWN THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WITHIN THE CHARTERING DOCUMENTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCES WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WHICH OPERATES TUITION-FREE; THEREFORE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT APPLICABLE AND NO RECORDS FOR SUCH AID ARE MAINTAINED.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	AS PART OF ITS OPERATION AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AS WELL AS LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PASSED-THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. ADDITIONALLY, GOVERNMENTAL AID FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE PASSED-THROUGH THE EL DORADO SELPA.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
CA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY
A	201563466	13048DAT5	2014-10-07	$10,090,000	1328-1344 F ST SAN DIEGO PROJECT	0	0	0
CA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY
B	201563466	13048DBL1	2015-12-30	$925,000	840 14TH ST SAN DIEGO PROJECT	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Refunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd	Refunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$430,000	$10,090,000	$752,758	$201,800	$9,135,442	2016	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$95,000	$925,000	$72,939	$18,500	$833,561	2019	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0
B	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	0
B	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE DIRECTOR AND BACK-OFFICE PROVIDER, EDTEC, REVIEW THE 990 FOR ACCURACY. THE 990 IS ADDITIONALY REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING BEFORE E-FILING THE TAX RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO PREPARE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND FILED WITH THE COUNTY. BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE TRAINING REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTERESTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A PERFORMANCE REVIEW POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT REVIEWS EXPECTATION BENCHMARKS FOR OFFICERS. ALL MANAGEMENT SALARIES ARE CALCULATED AFTER ANALYZING COMPETITIVE AREA SALARIES AND ARE BOARD APPROVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE BOARD MAINTAINS ALL POLICIES REQUIRED FOR OPERATING CHARTER SCHOOLS. THESE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE SCHOOL.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
FOURTEENTH STREET HOLDINGS LLC
840 14TH STREET	SAN DIEGO	CA	92101	364790945	PROPERTY HOLDING	CA	$1,056,020	$9,490,326	URBAN DISCOVERY SCHOOLS
RUSS BOULEVARD HOLDINGS LLC
840 14TH STREET	SAN DIEGO	CA	92101		PROPERTY HOLDING	CA	$0	$0	URBAN DISCOVERY SCHOOLS

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE UDA FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	840 14TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	473259637	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORT URBAN DISCOVERY SCHOOLS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 12B, II	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE UDA FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$160,000	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt