EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 27-4092757)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-16
IRS object ID: 202231369349316793
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 J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-16T20:26:28-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271728945	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	665 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	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	274092757	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOLS OF BROOKLYN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EXPL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7183033245	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET STE 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDSAY MATOVICH	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7183033245	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-05-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	LINDSAY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MATOVICH	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARRETT M HIGGINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543209	PTIN
Phone	2128678000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-05-16	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	HANK MANNIX	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET STE 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$46,865,700	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EXPLORESCHOOLS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AS A PATHWAY TO EQUITY AND A RESPONSE TO THE OPPORTUNITY GAP.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	393	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	7	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,568,147	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,731,811	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$39,162,059	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$38,114,484	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$98,884	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$19,405	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,444	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$40,830,534	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$46,865,700	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,183	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	$30,743,222	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$32,252,697	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$9,453,670	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$10,190,563	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$40,198,075	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$42,443,260	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$632,459	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,422,440	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$20,698,591	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$21,686,253	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,254,382	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,830,239	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$12,444,209	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$16,856,014	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND CRITICAL-THINKING ABILITIES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN A COLLEGE-PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$24,884,897	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$33,181,507	RevenueAmt
Desc	GENERAL EDUCATION - PROVIDED CLASSROOM CURRICULUM TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR. WE SERVED 2,055 STUDENTS FOR A FULL YEAR OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,494,150	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,932,977	RevenueAmt
Desc	SPECIAL EDUCATION - PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS BY PROVIDING 12:1:1 CLASSROOM SETTINGS, INTEGRATED CO-TEACHING CLASSROOMS IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL, SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COUNSELING.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$35,379,047	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	393	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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	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	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	ASHLEY DICKENS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6463204103	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET SUITE 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HANK MANNIX
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LOLA ADEDOKUN
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDSAY MATOVICH
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANGIE BRICE THOMAS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDSAY DANON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAWN JENKINS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANA REED
VICE-CHAIR (THRU JAN 2021), TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANWAR ABDUL-RAHMAN
PRINCIPAL - EXPLORE UPPER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$150,671	$0	$31,882
LAKIESHA GEORGE
PRINCIPAL - EXCEED LOWER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$146,746	$0	$30,879
LATASHA WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL - EXPLORE LOWER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$151,713	$0	$14,167
MAUREEN FERRY
PRINCIPAL - EXCEED UPPER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$145,526	$0	$20,128
AWO BUSUMSI
PRINCIPAL - EMPOWER UPPER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$125,839	$0	$36,080
NADIA DESPENZA
PRINCIPAL - EXCEL UPPER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$144,439	$0	$12,939
ANNA BEAR DALLIS
PRINCIPAL - EXCEL LOWER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$138,938	$0	$16,433
JONATHAN CARRINGTON
PRINCIPAL - EXPLORE LOWER SCHOOL	50.00		Yes (X)	$133,440	$0	$11,675
VERONICA WOOLLEY
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL	50.00			$123,877	$0	$19,256	Yes (X)
ANTHONY CONSTANTINO
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR	50.00			$123,717	$0	$12,828	Yes (X)
BRIAN GIGLIO
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR	50.00			$113,539	$0	$12,370	Yes (X)
MANUEL ALGARIN JR
RESIDENT PRINCIPAL	50.00			$113,292	$0	$11,573	Yes (X)
LANESHA PUGH
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR	50.00			$111,075	$0	$11,976	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,722,812	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$242,186	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	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	EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET SUITE 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ACADEMIC & BUSINESS SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$4,004,725	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$8,717,311	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$14,500	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$165,696	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,731,811	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV.	611110	$33,181,507	$33,181,507
GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV. - SPECIAL ED	611110	$4,932,977	$4,932,977

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$38,114,484	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,405	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$19,405	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,865,700	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$38,114,484	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$19,405	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,530,779	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,372,233	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,547,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,225,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,321,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,875	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,076	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,799	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,923,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,394,611	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$528,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,079,344	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,801,829	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$277,515	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,980,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,610,953	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,369,872	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,599	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,974	TotalAmt
Management And General	$77,974	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,640,858	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,108,569	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$532,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$369,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$292,667	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,018	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$476,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$294,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$181,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,178,517	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,851,739	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$326,778	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,229	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$784	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$151,449	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,682	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,070	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,966	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,104	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,756	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,369	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES & MATERIALS	$682,125	$682,125
STUDENT SERVICES	$140,414	$140,414
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$73,500	$62,474	$11,026
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$17,637	$14,991	$2,646

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,293	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,325	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,443,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,379,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,064,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,277,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,215,407	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,426,724	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,435,481	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$842,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,378,550	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,481	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$632,785	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,343,759	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$455,610	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,858,813	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,888,149	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,400	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,698,591	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,686,253	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,200,855	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,693,857	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,388	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,053,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,994	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,254,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,830,239	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	$12,444,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,856,014	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,444,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,856,014	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,698,591	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,686,253	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,422,440	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$10,635	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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	$3,245,122	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$359,404	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,885,718	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$54,122	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$53,053	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,069	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$44,515	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$43,153	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,362	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,888,149	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO EXPLORE SCHOOLS, INC.	Desc
Amt	$1,994	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,994	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$46,855,065	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$10,635	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$10,635	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$46,865,700	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$46,865,700	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$42,443,260	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$42,443,260	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$42,443,260	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCHOOL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2018.	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	Yes (1)	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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3

AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50 AND AS MODIFIED BY REV. PROC. 2019-22. THE SCHOOL PUBLICIZED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND INCLUDES ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY ON ALL MAILINGS, BUS STOP ADS, AND OTHER MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS.

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6

THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER-PUPIL FUNDING FOR EACH STUDENT ENROLLED AND SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FROM THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH TITLE I, TITLE IIA, TITLE III, TITLE IV, IDEA, AND E-RATE PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES NEW YORK STATE FUNDING. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVED PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVENESS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANWAR ABDUL-RAHMAN
PRINCIPAL - EXPLORE UPPER SCHOOL	$150,671	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,956	$0	$23,926	$0	$182,553	$0	$0	$0
LAKIESHA GEORGE
PRINCIPAL - EXCEED LOWER SCHOOL	$146,746	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,449	$0	$29,430	$0	$177,625	$0	$0	$0
LATASHA WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL - EXPLORE LOWER SCHOOL	$151,713	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,400	$0	$11,767	$0	$165,880	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN FERRY
PRINCIPAL - EXCEED UPPER SCHOOL	$145,526	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,184	$0	$12,944	$0	$165,654	$0	$0	$0
AWO BUSUMSI
PRINCIPAL - EMPOWER UPPER SCHOOL	$125,839	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$980	$0	$35,100	$0	$161,919	$0	$0	$0
NADIA DESPENZA
PRINCIPAL - EXCEL UPPER SCHOOL	$144,439	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,939	$0	$157,378	$0	$0	$0
ANNA BEAR DALLIS
PRINCIPAL - EXCEL LOWER SCHOOL	$138,938	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,110	$0	$12,323	$0	$155,371	$0	$0	$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$81,532	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	SOFTWARE	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$84,164	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATON IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN COLUMN (B).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC. (ESI), AN AFFILIATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH MANAGES THE SCHOOLS IN THE EXPLORE NETWORK. ESI PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION PAID AN ANNUAL FEE OF 12% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL EDUCATION PER PUPIL OPERATING REVENUE. MANAGEMENT FEE EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 WAS $3,980,825.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED THE SCHOOL WILL THEN FORWARD TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND A FINAL VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO IRS SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE, IN WRITING, ANY INTEREST SUCH TRUSTEE MAY HAVE IN ANY CORPORATION, ORGANIZATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION, AND INTEREST SUCH TRUSTEE MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF A POSITION OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (COLLECTIVELY, A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"). ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL SHARES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY, AND THESE EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE IF AT ANY POINT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. IF A CONFLICT WERE TO ARISE, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM BOARD DISCUSSION AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE BOARD DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DOES A MARKET ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRINCIPALS AND OTHER OFFICERS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. THIS PROCESS LAST OCCURRED IN 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 1077 REMSEN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11236, OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT 718-303-3245.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.