EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 80-0338050)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-02-09
IRS object ID: 202240409349301134
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-02-09T19:45:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 S HANLEY RD STE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MP	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63105	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	800338050	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% THE ORGANIZATION	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	EQUA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7183203032	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4140 Hutchinson River Parkway E	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bronx	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10475	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Gabriel Park	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7183203032	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-02-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Gabriel	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Park	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Mary Jane Pieroni	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00538772	PTIN
Phone	3148891100	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer		TrustedCustomerGrp

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	CAITLIN FRANCO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4140 Hutchinson River Parkway E	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bronx	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10475	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$17,777,154	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.equalitycharterschool.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	121	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$41,208	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$101,721	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$15,505,759	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,787,069	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11,761	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,683	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$70,365	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,861,677	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$15,629,093	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$17,768,150	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	$10,420,630	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$11,037,161	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$69,282	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,759,402	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,085,385	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$14,180,032	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$15,122,546	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,449,061	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,645,604	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,585,850	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,456,711	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,108,994	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,334,251	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,476,856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,122,460	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$8,121,733	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$12,791,883	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,110,309	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,995,186	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$13,232,042	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	35	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	121	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE ORGANIZATION	PersonNm
Phone	7183203032	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4140 HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY E	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bronx	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10475	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
CAITLIN FRANCO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$198,339	$0	$15,622
FAVROL PHILEMY
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL	40.0	0.0		$164,987	$0	$7,826	Yes (X)
GABRIEL PARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$151,306	$0	$12,278
AMANDA HUZA
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL	40.0	0.0		$151,639	$0	$11,826	Yes (X)
AMANDA F MEYERS
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL	40.0	0.0		$128,357	$0	$15,852		Yes (X)
JOCELYN KELLY
DIRECTOR OF CIRRICULUM	40.0	0.0		$126,433	$0	$842		Yes (X)
ANIL EDWARD
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL	40.0	0.0		$116,908	$0	$1,976		Yes (X)
EDWARD HUBBARD
CHAIRPERSON	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ARDIAN HASKO
MEMBER	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ERIKA KING
MEMBER	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JAMES S STRINGFELLOW
TREASURER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
LEONARD GILBERT
SECRETARY	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
BEN COSTA
MEMBER	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
AYISHA DEVONISH
MEMBER	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
EDISON BARDOWELL
MEMBER	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,037,969	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$66,222	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANE Construction	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2026 Turnbull Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRONX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10473	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Construction	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$134,680	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$16,881	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$84,840	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$101,721	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PER PUPIL OPERATING REVENUE	900099	$12,837,936	$12,837,936
FEES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES	900099	$2,949,133	$2,949,133

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,787,069	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,683	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,683	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$9,004	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$16,881	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$9,004	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PPP DEBT FORGIVENESS	900099	$1,782,380	$1,782,380
MISCELLANEIOUS REVENUE	900099	$79,297	$79,297

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,861,677	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,768,150	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$17,648,746	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$17,683	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$849,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$757,821	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,268	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,453	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,187,919	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,316,998	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$865,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,983	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$359,545	TotalAmt
Program Services	$316,400	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,595	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$931,983	TotalAmt
Program Services	$820,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$102,518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,319	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$708,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$623,191	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,899	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,082	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,732	TotalAmt
Management And General	$77,732	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,822	TotalAmt
Management And General	$171,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$541,328	TotalAmt
Program Services	$322,003	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,915	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,410	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$270,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,575	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,537	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$220	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,910,169	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,829,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,845	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,102	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$555,790	TotalAmt
Program Services	$489,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,558	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$148,870	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,489	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MARKETING / RECRUITMENT	$126,918	$125,840	$988	$90
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$110,347	$86,728	$23,333	$286
STUDENT SERVICES	$79,564	$79,564
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$9,689	$8,526	$1,066	$97

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,425	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,150	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,122,546	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,232,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,821,222	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$69,282	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,212,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$410,999	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,892,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,414,843	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,129,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,100,603	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,804	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,977,962	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,209,287	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,127,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,768,675	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$672	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$685,787	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,585,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,456,711	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,139,020	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,115,227	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,782,380	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$219,024	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,108,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,334,251	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	$7,476,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,122,460	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,476,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,122,460	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,585,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,456,711	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,645,604	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,535,380	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,435,350	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,100,030	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,344,430	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,029,146	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$315,284	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,098,152	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$744,791	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$353,361	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,768,675	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM FRIENDS OF EQUALITY	$562,000
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$108,666
LIEN	$13,903
UNDEPOSITED FUNDS	$1,218

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$685,787	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$136,690
DUE TO NY DOE	$82,334

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$219,024	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,768,150	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$17,768,150	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$17,768,150	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$15,122,546	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$15,122,546	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$15,122,546	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "IRC") AND, THEREFORE, HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021. UNDER U.S. GAAP, AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATE WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR TAX-RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, THE SCHOOL WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:	EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL'S NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLICIZED WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENT OUTREACH MATERIALS, INCLUDING NEWSPAPER ADS.
PART I, LINE 4:	TO DATE, THE SCHOOL HAS NOT AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
PART I, LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID:	EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT GRANTS ANNUALLY. THESE GRANTS FUND THE GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT THE SCHOOL OFFERS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Spring Recep.	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$25,885	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$16,881	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$9,004	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$6,000	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$3,004	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$0	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$0	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$0	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$0	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$25,885	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$16,881	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$9,004	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$6,000	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,004	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$9,004	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
CAITLIN FRANCO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$198,339	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,622	$0	$0	$0	$213,961	$0	$0	$0
GABRIEL PARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$151,306	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,278	$0	$0	$0	$163,584	$0	$0	$0
FAVROL PHILEMY
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL	$164,987	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,826	$0	$0	$0	$172,813	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA HUZA
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL	$151,639	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,826	$0	$0	$0	$163,465	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:	EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL PROVIDES A HIGH LEVEL OF ACADEMIC RIGOR IN A NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT HELPS PREPARE SCHOLARS TO BE SUCCESSFUL POST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. WE REALIZE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STAFF AND SCHOLARS BY FOCUSING ON THE INTEGRATION OF GOAL SETTING, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. AS OUR SCHOLARS MOVE THROUGH THIS PROGRESSION, THEY DEVELOP INTO PROFICIENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE COLLEGE-READY AND ON A TRAJECTORY TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE LIVES, IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:	EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOORS IN THE FALL OF 2009 IN THE NORTH BRONX WITH A COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL CULTURE. WHILE THE SCHOOL IS COMPRISED OF STUDENTS FROM MANY BACKGROUNDS, IT IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. EQUALITY PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE BY FOCUSING ON THE INTEGRATION OF GOAL SETTING, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS. THE SCHOOL'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 & 11. EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 TO SERVE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CO-OP CITY AND CASTLE HILL NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH ARE HIGH NEEDS AREAS IN THE BRONX. WE CURRENTLY INSTRUCT 640 6-12TH GRADE SCHOLARS MOSTLY FROM BRONX COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11, BUT ALSO FROM MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN.
FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4A:	GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: EQUALITY'S ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS WELL ALIGNED WITH THE RESEARCH OF DOUGLAS REEVES, WHO HIGHLIGHTS 90/90/90 SCHOOLS: 90% OF THE STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH, 90% OF THE STUDENTS ARE MEMBERS OF AN ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP, AND 90% OF THESE STUDENTS ARE AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL IN READING OR ANOTHER AREA AS MEASURED BY DISTRICT OR STATE ASSESSMENTS. HE NOTES THAT IN THESE SCHOOLS THERE ARE FIVE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: A FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, CLEAR CURRICULUM CHOICES, FREQUENT ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS AND MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, AN EMPHASIS ON NON-FICTION WRITING, AND COLLABORATIVE SCORING OF STUDENT WORK. THE UNDERLYING FOUNDATION OF EQUALITY'S ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOCUSES ON REEVE'S RESEARCH WITH SOME ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS: 1) HIGH EXPECTATIONS; 2) POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE; 3) CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT WITH NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS; 4) DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS; 5) INCLUSIVE EDUCATION; 6) EMPHASIS ON WRITING; 7) COLLABORATION; 8) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; 9) LIFE ACTION PLANS, INCLUDING POST SECONDARY PLANNING AND OPTIONS; AND 10) ADVISORIES. EQUALITY ALSO PROVIDES OUR SCHOLARS AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS INCLUDING: FILM CLUB, DANCE TEAM, DEBATE TEAM, SPELLING BEE CLUB, BOOK CLUB, MATHLETES CLUB, AND ANIME CLUB. EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL HOSTS SEVEN SPORTS TEAMS: TRACK, TWO BASKETBALL TEAMS, FLAG FOOTBALL, CHEERLEADING, SOCCER, AND VOLLEYBALL.
FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4B:	SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: EQUALITY WILL PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION SETTING FOR OUR SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN CREATING POSITIVE, RIGOROUS, INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS THAT PROVIDE SOCIALLY AND ACADEMICALLY BENEFICIAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS. OUR DAILY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DATA EMPHASIS, PBIS, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WILL SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION AND HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. WHILE MANY SCHOOLS HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATIONS OF ROUGHLY 10%, EQUALITY HAS A POPULATION THAT COMPRISES OVER 20% OF THE STUDENT BODY. EQUALITY'S ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS FULLY INCLUSIVE AND CO-TAUGHT. WE PROVIDE THIS MODEL TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS INCLUDING THE 21% WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. OUR PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ELECTIVES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ART AND LIFE & LITERACY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:	ALL FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:	ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, AS DEFINED BELOW, IS AN INTERESTED PERSON. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15:	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S SALARY. ANY SUCH DECISIONS WILL BE CAPTURED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. ANY CHANGES TO A STAFF MEMBER'S SALARY WILL BE APPROVED BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IN WRITING OR ELECTRONICALLY AND DOCUMENTED VIA A PERSONNEL ACTION FORM. A COPY OF THIS FORM WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:	THE SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO FILE THESE SCHEDULES AND POLICIES WITH VARIOUS STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES AND IN ADDITION, THE POLICIES ARE PART OF THE SCHOOL'S BY-LAWS AND MANUALS. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DUE TO THE SCHOOL'S AUTHORIZER WHO MAKES THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.