MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 52-2131742)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202211369349302831
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-05-16T08:51:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line12523 US HIGHWAY 27 SAddressLine1Txt
CitySEBRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP338704926ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonJEFF COOPERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023879830PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJEFFPersonFirstNm
Person LastCOOPERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKRISTINA HIMRODPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01544190PTIN
Phone8633851577PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-13PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFF COOPERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,496,957GrossReceiptsAmt
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$16,823,014TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,990,484TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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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
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Revenue$375RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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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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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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEFF COOPERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023879830PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 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)$136,288$0$24,095
JEFF COOPER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER15.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHELLEY ANDERSON
PRINCIPAL - MIDDLE SCHOOL40.00$118,003$0$6,786Yes (X)
ARIEL WEISSBURG
PRINCIPAL - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL40.00$116,895$0$6,372Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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TENSQUARE
818 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 1009WASHINGTONDC20006SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT$682,367
TRINITY 3 TECHNOLOGY
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LUNCHERAS DI SI LLC
703 EDGEWOOD ST NEWASHINGTONDC20017FOOD SERVICE$181,408
ALL COVERED
1051 EAST HILLSIDE BLVD SUITE 510FOSTER CITYCA94404COMPUTERS AND IT SUPPORT$167,470
COLOSSAL CONTRACTORS INC
15454 OLD COLUMBIA PIKEBURTONSVILLEMD20866BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS$155,320
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$17,464,110GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$23,643AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$17,487,753TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER STUDENT FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$375RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$375TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,397TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,397ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$432OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$8,829ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$169,444TotalAmt
Program Services$147,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,334FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,151,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$973,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,998FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$202,222ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,838FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$1,205,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,959FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$99,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$900FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$667,111TotalAmt
Program Services$533,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,842TotalAmt
Program Services$11,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,425TotalAmt
Program Services$157,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$464,053TotalAmt
Program Services$296,470ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,120TotalAmt
Program Services$6,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,220TotalAmt
Program Services$241,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,193FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,197TotalAmt
Program Services$149,758ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$968,561TotalAmt
Program Services$842,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,586FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$586TotalAmt
Program Services$293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$293ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,726TotalAmt
Program Services$49,267ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$711,024TotalAmt
Program Services$618,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,334,298TotalAmt
Program Services$1,165,116ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,589FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,184TotalAmt
Program Services$151,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,837ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLASS SUPPLIES/EXPENSES$359,743$359,743
OTHER STUDENT EXPENSES$290,236$290,236
STAFFING EXPENSES$37,010$32,317$4,400$293
DUES, FEES, & FINES$13,851$12,095$1,646$110

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,404TotalAmt
Program Services$3,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,882,055TotalAmt
Program Services$13,726,799ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,059,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$95,800FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200,791BOYAmt
EOY$1,034,073EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,726,485BOYAmt
EOY$3,938,791EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$426,742BOYAmt
EOY$949,627EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,039BOYAmt
EOY$168,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$26,909,387LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,171,250LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,651,596BOYAmt
EOY$19,738,137EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,061,653BOYAmt
EOY$25,835,715EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,181,122BOYAmt
EOY$952,410EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,596BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$7,060,272EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,843,614BOYAmt
EOY$5,977,802EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,759,682BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,823,014BOYAmt
EOY$13,990,484EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,238,639BOYAmt
EOY$11,845,231EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,238,639BOYAmt
EOY$11,845,231EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,061,653BOYAmt
EOY$25,835,715EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,614,902ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$8,310OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$25,646,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,499,380DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,147,329BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,257,278OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$671,870DepreciationAmt
Book Value$585,408BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,400BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,738,137TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,496,957TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,496,957RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,496,957TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,890,365TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$8,310OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,310ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,882,055ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,882,055TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 8,310.

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)
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$136,288BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$7,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,095NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$160,383TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$439,728$7,500,000$7,500,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$146,415$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 15MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL UTILIZES INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND APPROVAL, BENCHMARK COMPENSATION DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION ON THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND OTHER HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS.
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 -8,310.

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