VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 46-4366962)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-03-07
IRS object ID: 202220669349300017
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-03-07T08:50:29-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	161092347	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464366962	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VERT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5857478911	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 HUMBOLDT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14609	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE A LOCEY	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5857478911	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-02-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JULIE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LOCEY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHELLE CAIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00150750	PTIN
Phone	5854231860	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-02-08	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIE A LOCEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 HUMBOLDT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14609	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,137,921	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.VERTUSSCHOOL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARES LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE. VERTUS IS A YEAR-ROUND PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL SERVING YOUNG MEN WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY STUDENT WILL EARN A REGENTS DIPLOMA AS WELL AS A TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE OR JOB CREDENTIAL THAT WILL ENABLE HIM TO SUPPORT HIMSELF. UPON GRADUATION, EACH STUDENT WILL CHOOSE THE POST-SECONDARY PATHWAY THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM; UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FURTHER TECHNICAL TRAINING, OR A GOOD JOB.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	73	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$420,786	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$641,680	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,016,457	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,496,241	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$13,240	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,437,243	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,124,681	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	$3,402,177	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,382,875	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$7,267	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,589,554	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,586,600	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,991,731	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,969,475	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$445,512	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$155,206	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,499,612	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,534,018	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,275,856	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,155,056	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$223,756	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$378,962	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	VERTUS' MISSION IS TO PREPARE LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,446,706	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,496,241	RevenueAmt
Desc	VERTUS PREPARES LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE, THROUGH:-CAREER PREPARATION: EVERY STUDENT EARNS THE CREDENTIALS TO GET A GOOD JOB IN ADDITION TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. AFTER GRADUATION, EACH STUDENT CHOOSES THE PATH THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM: COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OR STARTING A CAREER. VERTUS CONTINUES TO EXPAND IT'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM EACH YEAR; INVESTING IN THREE COUNSELORS AND MULTIPLE PROGRAMS TO HELP ENSURE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS.-PERSONALIZED CURRICULUM: EACH STUDENT HAS AN INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN TAILORED TO HIS ABILITIES AND INTERESTS AND LEARNS AT THE PACE THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM. SEMINAR ROOMS AND LEARNING LABS REPLACE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS. COMMUNITY SERVICE, ROBOTICS, RECORDING STUDIO, ENTREPRENEURS CLUB, PHOTOGRAPHY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND SPORTS KEEP ACTIVE BOYS ENGAGED AND BUILD REAL-WORLD SKILLS.-STRONG RELATIONSHIPS: EACH STUDENT BELONGS TO A SMALL LEARNING TEAM OF 12-18 STUDENTS, LED BY A FULL-TIME PRECEPTOR, WHO KEEPS EACH YOUNG MAN ON THE RIGHT PATH AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT ON THE TEAM. CONSISTENT CONTACT WITH STUDENT'S PARENTS/GUARDIANS INCLUDING THREE FAMILY CONFERENCE NIGHTS EACH YEAR HELP ENSURE PARENTS REMAIN ENGAGED IN THEIR SON'S EDUCATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,446,706	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	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
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	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	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	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	73	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5855461840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	280 EAST BROAD STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14614	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRYAN HICKMAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MANDINA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVAN GALLINA
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA VAN VOOHIS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY BROWN
TRUSTEE/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID CARR
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR FREDERICK JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CALVIN GANTT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR CAROL GARRETT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE LOCEY
CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$128,462	$0	$12,765
JASON TRZECIAK
COO (THRU NOV 2020)	40.00		Yes (X)	$81,362	$0	$9,737

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$209,824	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$22,502	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

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	21 HUMBOLDT ST LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1080 PITTSFORD-VICTOR RD SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14534	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	RENT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$548,417	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$429,813	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$211,867	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$641,680	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STATE AND LOCAL PER PU	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,496,241	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,496,241	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,496,241	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$13,240	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$13,240	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$13,240	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$13,240	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,124,681	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,496,241	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$13,240	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,521	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,082	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,623,953	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,409,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,879	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,219	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$226,049	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$232,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43	TotalAmt
Management And General	$43	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,240	TotalAmt
Management And General	$92,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,041	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,612	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,057	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,222	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,892	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,501	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$520,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$479,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,438	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,255	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS	$120,518	$119,526	$992
STUDENT SERVICES	$103,956	$103,762	$194
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$99,873	$91,883	$7,990
STUDENT AND STAFF RECRU	$60,957	$60,949	$8

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$306	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,969,475	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,446,706	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$515,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,267	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$920,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$859,448	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$171,169	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,681	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,133,316	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$768,596	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$430,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$364,720	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,499,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,534,018	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$347,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$342,500	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,428	BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$583,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$583,730	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$228,826	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,275,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,155,056	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	$222,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$341,205	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,757	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$223,756	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,962	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,499,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,534,018	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$155,206	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$437,819	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$257,896	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$179,923	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$502,306	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$351,214	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$151,092	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$193,191	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$159,486	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$33,705	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$364,720	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CASH IN ESCROW	Desc
Book Value	$100,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$100,000	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED LEASE LIABILITY	$225,817
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE	$3,009

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$228,826	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,137,921	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$13,240	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$13,240	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,124,681	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,124,681	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,982,715	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$13,240	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$13,240	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,969,475	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,969,475	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS 13,240.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS 13,240.

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 SCHOOL DISSEMINATES ITS POLICY ON OUTREACH MATERIAL, APPLICATIONS AND ITS WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	THE SCHOOL IS A FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED TO REFLECT: -NUMBER OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE NO LESS THAN FIVE, WITH NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN (PREVIOUSLY NINE). -ANNUAL BOARD MEETING SHALL BE HELD IN JANUARY EACH YEAR. -UPDATED VIDEO PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7 OF PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. -NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF EVERY MEETING OF THE BOARD SHALL BE MAILED NOT LESS THAN FIVE NOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING TO THE USUAL ADDRESS OF TRUSTEES. -BOARD SHALL REVIEW ANY COMPENSATION PACKAGE (INCLUDING ALL BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE 2 OTHER HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES (PREVIOUSLY CEO OR SCHOOL LEADER/PRINCIPAL). -
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE BOARD APPROVES FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN SIGNED BY THE BOARD DESIGNEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CODE OF ETHICS DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES AND IS PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL UPON THEIR EMPLOYEMENT OR ASSOCIATION WITH THE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD THEIR INTEREST, WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING AND SENIOR STAFF SHALL DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY SENIOR STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER WITH INTERESTS SHALL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RECUSAL, OR THE CHAIR'S DETERMINATION NOT TO REQUIRE RECUSAL, SHALL BE MEMORIALIZED IN WRITING. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOARD MEMBERS VOTE ON TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD EXPECTS BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF TO DISCLOSE CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS WITH (A) ANY PERSON WITH WHOM VERTUS IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION, AND (B) ANY PERSON WHO HAS A SIGNIFICANT POSITION IN AN ENTITY WITH WHICH VERTUS IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE SCHOOL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. COMPARABLE DATA IS USED BY THE BOARD WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE SCHOOL SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE SCHOOL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE LOCATED AT THE SCHOOL AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR.