ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC (EIN 22-3453269)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-09
IRS object ID
202531299349301543
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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PersonROBERT CLARKPersonNm
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State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$18,788,939GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCHARTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$92,095PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,859,419CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,588,514TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,814,005TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,735,679TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,101,751TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$852,835NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,712,254NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION OFFERS CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND OLDER AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CORE SUBJECTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND WORLD LANGUAGE ARE BONDED TO THE VALUES OF SELF-WORTH, RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, ONE'S COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATION. STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF AND ADULT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL EACH PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN THE ACADEMY, A TOTAL INVOLVEMENT INSTITUTION. PARENTAL PARTICIPATION, YEAR ROUND LEARNING AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WILL DEMONSTRATE TO ALL THAT SUCCESS, HOPE AND PERSEVERANCE ARE HABITS JUST AS CARING, COMPASSION, AND FAIRNESS ARE HABITS. THE ACADEMY NURTURES A TOTAL COMMITMENT TO HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND THE RECOGNITION THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE CREATED EQUAL AND MUST BE GIVEN AN EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$13,183,055ExpenseAmt
Revenue$783,176RevenueAmt
DescROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF OPERATION IN JUNE 2024. ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL HAS TWO CAMPUSES. THE STEPHEN N. ADUBATO CAMPUS IS LOCATED AT 443 CLIFTON AVE, NEWARK NJ AND HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 480 STUDENTS. THE JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS IS LOCATED AT 180 WILLIAM STREET, NEWARK NJ AND HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 222 STUDENTS. TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS 702 STUDENTS. BOTH ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL CAMPUSES OFFER AN ELEVEN-MONTH SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SEVEN HOUR INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AND AN EIGHT HOUR PROFESSIONAL DAY. EARLY CARE BEGINNING AT 7:30 AM AND AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY (UNTIL 5:30 PM) ACCOMMODATE WORKING PARENTS AND PROVIDE TIME FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. OUR REMEDIAL SERVICES IN ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AS WELL AS REMEDIAL AND GUIDED READING, TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP, TAKE PLACE DURING THE EXTENDED DAY INSURING THAT STUDENTS DO NOT MISS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION. THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A ROBOTICS CLUB AND RECREATION (BOYS AND GIRLS' BASKETBALL, GOLF, SWIMMING, TENNIS), ARTS PROGRAMS (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION, CHORUS, STEP DANCING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND CREATIVE WRITING) AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS CHARACTER EDUCATION. PARENT PARTICIPATION CONTINUES TO BE A KEY ELEMENT OF OUR FOCUS AS WITNESSED BY THE HIGH LEVELS OF ATTENDANCE WE CONSISTENTLY RECORD AT MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS. PARENTS SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, AN AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION, SPONSORS A VARIETY OF EVENTS FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. PARENT REPRESENTATIVES ALSO VOLUNTEER IN OTHER AREAS (COACHING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND CHAPERONING STUDENTS ON TRIPS, ATTENDING AND ASSISTING AT SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS, PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES). IN THE NINE SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDING ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE (NJSLA FOR 5TH AND 8TH GRADES), SOCIAL STUDIES, TECHNOLOGY, WORLD LANGUAGE (SPANISH), VISUAL AND FINE ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AND 21ST CENTURY LIFE & CAREERS OUR CURRICULA IS ALIGNED TO THE NJ STUDENT LEARNING STANDARDS. IN KEY SUBJECT AREAS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT REMAINS CRUCIAL TO MEETING THE ACADEMY'S OVERALL MISSION. OUR TRAINING SCHEDULE INCLUDED WORKSHOPS IN MATH, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, SCIENCE, AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT. IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY, STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAS OFFERED TO HELP TEACHERS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE USERS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. EFFORTS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE NJSLA TEST REMAIN A MAIN AREA OF ATTENTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOREMOST ON OUR LIST OF GOALS. WE ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON LEARNING LOSS ACTIVITIES AND SATURDAY ACADEMY. THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF ED WAIVED TESTING FOR THE 2019-2020 AND 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE LAST THREE YEARS RTA STUDENTS HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN THE STATE IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. ACCORDING TO U.S NEWS AND WORLD REPORT WE WERE RANKED IN THE TOP 12% OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THE TOP 25% OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. DUE TO THOSE RANKINGS BASED ON TEST SCORES AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN NAMED ONE OF U.S NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY FOR BOTH OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.AS THE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE, ADMINISTRATORS, THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, AND SCHOOL PHYCOLOGIST ARE CONTINUOUSLY STILL ON-CALL TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS. ALONG WITH INTERNALSUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS THE ACADEMY PROVIDES PARENTS WITH ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE SUPPORT RESOURCES. THIS CONTINUES AS STUDENT'S TRANSITION BACK TO "NORMAL AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THIS TRANSITION. WE FEEL THE NEW KINDERGARTEN CLASS FINALLY SEEMS TO BE SIMILARLY EQUIPPED TO WHAT WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THE ACADEMY, SO I THINK WE'VE TURNED A CORNER IN OUR RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC AND OUR BATTLE WITH LEARNING LOSS.AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, PARENTS AND STAFF WERE SURVEYED REGARDING THEIR SATISFACTION LEVELS WITH THE STUDENTDISCIPLINE, SCHOOL COMMUNICATION, ETC. OVERWHELMINGLY, ALL ENTITIES WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE GENERAL OPERATION OFTHE SCHOOL FROM BOTH A PARENT AND STAFF PERSPECTIVE.IN JUNE 2024, OUR TWENTIETH CLASS OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY. THOSE STUDENTS WEREPREPARED FOR THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ISRESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLACE GRADUATES IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THOSE GRADUATES EARNED IN EXCESS OF $7.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID AND MERITSCHOLARSHIPS OVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD TO ATTEND SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE NATION.WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD OUR TRADITIONAL GRADUATION CEREMONY AND THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART. ATTENDANCE WAS UNLIMITED AND OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS RTA PARENT MODIA "MO' BUTLER FROM MERCURY CONSULTING.OUR FIRST GROUP OF ALUMNI TO COMPLETE COLLEGE GRADUATED IN 2013. WE HAVE MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF THESE STUDENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THEM. SEVERAL GRADUATES HAVE JOINED THE STAFF OF THE ACADEMY AS EITHER INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS/TEACHERS OR CLERKS AND IT IS OUR HOPE THAT MANY OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO NEWARK AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY.THE ACADEMY ALSO CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDED THEACADEMIS FOUNDING ORGANIZATION, THE NORTH WARD CENTER, JUST ONE SOCCER WHICH MADE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE, ASWELL AS THE JOHN HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH WHICH PROVIDED SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS ONLINE COURSES FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS. THE ACADEMY ALSO MAINTAINED ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW JERSEY CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.THE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE MAINTAINING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS MEASURED BY THE NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT (NJSLA) TEST. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE NJSLA WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN THE 2019-2020 OR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEARS AND OUR RESULTS FROM THE SPRING OF 2022 WERE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE BUT NOT QUITE AS FAR ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AS WE ARE USED TO, THEN THE RESULTS FROM THE SPRING OF 2023 SHOWED PROMISE. WE HOPE TO BE BACK TO WHERE WE HAVE USUALLY BEEN THIS COMING SPRING. SPRING OF 2024 SHOWED TO THOSE FROM SPRING 2023 WITH A SMALL DROOP OFF IN ELA AND MATH.THE OVERALL LONG TERM GOAL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SET BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESSAACCOUNTABILITY PROFILE IS 80% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING LEVELS 4 OR 5 N ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) AND MATHEMATICS BY2030. EACH SCHOOL IS GIVEN TARGETS BASED ON PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERFORMANCE UNTIL THE LONG TERM GOAL OF 80% IS MET. THE STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE (SGP) STANDARD IS 40%-58.5% TO MEET TARGET AND 60% + TO EXCEED TARGET FOR ALL SCHOOLS ANNUALLY.THE LONG TERM EDUCATIONAL GOAL IN ELA \S TO ENSURE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTS ARE IN PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFULREADERS AND WRITERS. IN 2014, WE INTRODUCED STEP (STRATEGIC TEACHING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRESS) ALONG WITH STRATEGIC GUIDED READING INSTRUCTION. THIS INITIATIVE HAS PROVED EFFECTIVE IN THE TARGETED GRADES OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD. IN 2017-18, WE INTRODUCED THE DYNAMIC INDICATORS BASIC EARLY LITERACY SKILLS (DIBELS) AND THE WOODCOCK JOHNSON READING MASTERY TEST. THE DIBELS IS GIVEN EACH SCHOOL YEAR TO ALL FIRST GRADERS. THE WOODCOCK JOHNSON READING MASTERY TEST IF GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO ARE "FLAGGED" FOR POSSIBLE READING ISSUES ON THE DI BELS AND NEW STUDENTS ENTERING THE ACADEMY BEYOND 3RD GRADE.Desc
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
DR CLAUDIO J BARBARAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT DETORE
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ADRIANNA DAVIS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TAHIRA STRAND
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILSON PICHARDO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILFREDO CARABALLO ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GALEN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALVIN SOUDER ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZARALA ZABALA DE KELLY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELINO TRILLO
PRINCIPAL, CHIEF SCHOOL AD50.00$175,571$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT CLARK
BUSINESS ADMIN BOARD SEC35.00$118,017$0$0Yes (X)
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Government Grants$18,005,763GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$18,005,763TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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OTHER624100$280,651$280,651
BEFORE AND AFTER CARE624410$214,127$214,127
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$610,675TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$783,176RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,835,014TotalAmt
Program Services$6,623,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,211,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,721,461TotalAmt
Program Services$1,193,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$527,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,909,884TotalAmt
Program Services$1,298,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$611,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550,644TotalAmt
Program Services$491,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,614TotalAmt
Management And General$57,614ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,921TotalAmt
Management And General$41,921ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$599,393TotalAmt
Program Services$482,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376,394TotalAmt
Program Services$272,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,826,183TotalAmt
Program Services$1,826,183ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,960TotalAmt
Program Services$140,960ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,983TotalAmt
Program Services$63,983ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM SUPPLIES RELATE$398,072$398,072
COST OF SALES FOR PROGR$390,322$390,322
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FEE$17,675$17,675

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,929,520TotalAmt
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Management And General$2,746,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,591,203BOYAmt
EOY$4,465,947EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,059BOYAmt
EOY$75,059EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$530,653BOYAmt
EOY$2,529,369EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,166BOYAmt
EOY$2,060EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,717,275LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,739,562LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$786,388BOYAmt
EOY$1,977,713EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596,045BOYAmt
EOY$763,857EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,588,514BOYAmt
EOY$9,814,005EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$501,605BOYAmt
EOY$780,660EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,283,454EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,054,587BOYAmt
EOY$4,037,637EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,735,679BOYAmt
EOY$6,101,751EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$11,560BOYAmt
EOY$1,655,107EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$864,395BOYAmt
EOY$2,057,147EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$852,835BOYAmt
EOY$3,712,254EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,588,514BOYAmt
EOY$9,814,005EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,859,419ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,058,401InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$476,245DepreciationAmt
Book Value$582,156BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,579,704InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,263,317DepreciationAmt
Book Value$316,387BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,079,170InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,079,170BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,977,713TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED OUTFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONDesc
Book Value$763,857BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$763,857TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION$531,904
NON CURRENT OBLIGATION FOR NET PENSION LIABILITY$3,503,673
DEFERRED COMMODITIES REVENUE$2,060
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,037,637TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,788,939TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,788,939RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,788,939TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,929,520TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,929,520ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,929,520TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 3OUR NON-DISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES ARE PRINTED ON OUR MEDIA AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES STATE AND LOCAL AID IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,005,763.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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)
PersonMARCELINO TRILLOPersonNm
TitlePRINCIPAL, CHIEF SCHOOL ADTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$175,571BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$175,571TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRINCIPAL'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTH WARD CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFOUNDING ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
TransactionRENT PAYMENTS ON REAL PROPERTYTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE RETURN IS REVIEWED WITH THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COMPLETED BY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THEY MUST DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. ADDITIONALLY, ALL NEW HIRES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS MONTHLY PUBLIC MEETINGS WHERE SOME OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE EITHER DURING THE MEETING OR AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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