EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC (EIN 26-3282250)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-16
IRS object ID: 202241369349316894
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 I
Schedule J
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	263282250	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EXPL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3478757194	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET NO 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARRIE MAUER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3478757194	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	CARRIE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MAUER	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	2122862600	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	CARRIE MAUER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 JAY STREET NO 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,043,076	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EXPLORENETWORK.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, BOARD GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND OTHER MANAGEMENT SUPPPORT SERVICES TO SCHOOLS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	37	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$63,419	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$59,320	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,047,423	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,980,826	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,930	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,110,842	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,043,076	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$20,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,250	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,525,204	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,415,479	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$881,864	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$642,555	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,427,568	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,072,284	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$316,726	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$29,208	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,150,685	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,807,544	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$401,355	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,087,422	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$749,330	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$720,122	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, BOARD GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND OTHER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO A NETWORK OF K-8 CHARTER SCHOOLS IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE 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	$3,139,116	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$14,250	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,980,826	RevenueAmt
Desc	THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2,065 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE NETWORK'S EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION IN BROOKLYN FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR. TO REALIZE ITS MISSION, ESI PROVIDES VALUE-ADDED SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS WITHIN THE NETWORK THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,139,116	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	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	32	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	37	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	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
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 NO 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 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
JANA REED
VICE CHAIRMAN (THRU JAN 2021), CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN COAD
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MORTY BALLEN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LIZZ PAWLSON
CHAIR (THRU JAN 2021), TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN MAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	50.00		Yes (X)	$234,444	$0	$37,115
CHRISTINA FROEB
SUPERINTENDENT	50.00		Yes (X)	$235,636	$0	$23,225
TRACY REBE-BOGULAVSKY
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT	50.00		Yes (X)	$189,119	$0	$37,279
LINDSAY MALANGA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCHOOL SUPPORT	50.00			$200,323	$0	$28,312	Yes (X)
KAREN FRANCOIS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION	50.00			$175,874	$0	$18,660	Yes (X)
JOANA NGO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS	50.00			$140,134	$0	$43,569	Yes (X)
RACHEL MODICA-RUSSELL
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TALENT	50.00			$137,628	$0	$40,849	Yes (X)
ASHLEY DICKENS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, FINANCE	50.00			$144,603	$0	$28,009	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,457,761	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$257,018	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	16	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	BROOKE WORKMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 ROSEMARY LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PENN VALLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19072	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	PROGRAM CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$110,407	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$26,460	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$32,860	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$59,320	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE	Desc
Business	541610	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,980,826	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,980,826	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,980,826	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REFUND	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,930	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,930	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,930	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,043,076	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,980,826	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,930	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,250	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$795,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$507,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$288,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,001,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,667,855	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$333,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,899	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$205,821	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,835	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$259,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$203,215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,757	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,342	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,342	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,963	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,121	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,056	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,424	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,742	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,517	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,646	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,646	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,792	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,761	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,521	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,521	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$148,024	$136,265	$11,759
RECRUITING	$69,021	$58,668	$10,353
STUDENT SUPPORT	$8,819	$8,819

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,072,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,139,116	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$933,168	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$879,507	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,738,481	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,165	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,358	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$210,165	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$189,194	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,971	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,569	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,150,685	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,807,544	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$378,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$351,701	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,112	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,622	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$730,099	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$401,355	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,087,422	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	$749,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$720,122	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$749,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$720,122	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,150,685	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,807,544	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$29,208	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)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$83,917	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,468	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$63,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$59,320	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$297,082	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$83,917	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,468	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$63,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$59,320	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$297,082	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$88,670	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$208,412	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$2,930	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,930	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$300,012	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$18,927,802	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.69470	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.69670	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	REFUND - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,930.	ExplanationTxt

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	$91,164	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$82,048	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,116	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$69,001	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$57,146	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,855	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$50,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$20,971	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN	Desc
Amt	$730,099	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$730,099	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,063,209	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$23,063	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$23,063	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,040,146	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$2,930	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$2,930	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,043,076	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,092,417	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$23,063	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$23,063	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,069,354	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$2,930	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2,930	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,072,284	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	ESI RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ESI HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. ESI IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2018.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	OTHER REVENUE REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 11 2,930.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	OTHER REVENUE REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 11 2,930.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1077 REMSEN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11236	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	274092757	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$14,250	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	EDUCATION SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION MADE A GRANT TO EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOLS OF BROOKLYN (ESB). THE GRANT IS USED TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS. EXPLORE SCHOOLS, INC. IS HIRED AS ESB'S CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND THROUGH AFFILIATION, GRANT FUNDING IS REVIEWED AND MONITORED.	ExplanationTxt

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	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
CAROLYN MAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$234,444	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$979	$0	$36,136	$0	$271,559	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINA FROEB
SUPERINTENDENT	$235,636	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,815	$0	$13,410	$0	$258,861	$0	$0	$0
LINDSAY MALANGA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCHOOL SUPPORT	$200,323	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,904	$0	$22,408	$0	$228,635	$0	$0	$0
TRACY REBE-BOGULAVSKY
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT	$177,119	$0	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,280	$0	$27,999	$0	$226,398	$0	$0	$0
KAREN FRANCOIS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CURRICULUM & INST	$175,874	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,891	$0	$11,769	$0	$194,534	$0	$0	$0
JOANA NGO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS	$140,134	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,032	$0	$36,537	$0	$183,703	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL MODICA-RUSSELL
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TALENT	$137,628	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,805	$0	$36,044	$0	$178,477	$0	$0	$0
ASHLEY DICKENS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, FINANCE	$144,603	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$22,009	$0	$172,612	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BOARD APPROVED PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES: - TRACY REBE-BOGULAVSKY - $12,000 THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN BOX 5 OF THE FORM W-2.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PRIOR TO ELECTION TO THE BOARD, AND THEREAFTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL TRUSTEES 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 ORGANIZATION FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION, AND ANY INTEREST SUCH TRUSTEE MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF A POSITION OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (COLLECTIVELY, A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"). DISCUSSIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION 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 MUST EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM BOARD DISCUSSION AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DOES A MARKET ANALYSIS TO COMPARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITION SALARIES IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE APPROVAL FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROCESS LAST OCCURRED IN 2021 AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
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 20 JAY STREET #211, BROOKLYN, NY 11201, OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT 718-989-6730.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR 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.