UNCOMMON NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: UNCOMMON NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOLS (EIN 20-3505981)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2021-05-17
IRS object ID: 202131379349300628
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-05-17T08:36:26-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	203505981	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNCOMMON NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNCO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2128443523	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1485 PACIFIC STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11216	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL BLAKE	PersonNm
Person Title	MDO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2128443523	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SHELBY L STENSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00440078	PTIN
Phone	5854231860	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-05-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHAEL BLAKE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1485 PACIFIC STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11216	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$155,525,547	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.UNCOMMONSCHOOLS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1634	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,517,300	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,555,023	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$142,884,404	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$147,102,085	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$109,679	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$868,439	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$150,511,383	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$155,525,547	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	$90,533,455	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$92,319,664	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$42,632,207	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$47,753,538	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$133,165,662	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$140,073,202	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$17,345,721	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,452,345	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$79,812,130	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$95,058,951	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,605,667	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,400,143	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$74,206,463	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$89,658,808	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	UNCOMMON SCHOOLS OPERATES OUTSTANDING URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND PREPARE STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$125,442,004	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$147,102,085	RevenueAmt
Desc	UNCOMMON SCHOOLS NEW YORK CITY CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 8,700 K-12 STUDENTS ACROSS 24 SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN, INCLUDING BOTH SINGLE-SEX AND CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS. CLOSE TO 100% OF THE UNCOMMON NYC GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020 (252 OF 255 STUDENTS) WAS ACCEPTED INTO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$125,442,004	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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	0	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	182	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	1634	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	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	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	Yes (1)	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	JENNIFER CONSILVIO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6467742150	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 BROAD ST 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHAEL HALL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIM
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINTON MANN III
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TONY PASQUARIELLO
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN GREENSTEIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAKIMA WILLIAMS-JONES
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EKWUTOZIA U NWABUZOR
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOSEPH F WAYLAND
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRYSTAL STOKES WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN MATHEWS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JABALI SAWIKI
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRETT PEISER
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BLAKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR, NY SCHOOLS	1.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SCOTT SCHUSTER
KCCSM PRINCIPAL	50.00		$163,334	$0	$11,790		Yes (X)
JUSTIN PIGEON
BSCMS PRINCIPAL	50.00		$153,252	$0	$11,804		Yes (X)
THOMAS O'BRIEN
UCHS PRINCIPAL	50.00		$149,822	$0	$9,644			Yes (X)
ASHANTI HERNDON
EGMS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	50.00		$138,948	$0	$11,369			Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA BRONSON
WCCS PRINCIPAL	50.00		$145,394	$0	$10,689			Yes (X)
ISHANI MEHTA
ES PRINCIPAL	50.00		$135,208	$0	$11,366			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$885,958	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$66,662	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	47	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
55 BROAD ST 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$16,243,218
EXCELLENCE ACADEMICS
55 BROAD ST 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	RENT SERVICES	$4,220,385
MINDSHIFTRICOH
45610 WOODLAND ROAD SUITE 200	STERLING	VA	20166	IT SERVICES	$2,272,641
AC-INTERIORS CORP
30 WALL ST 8TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10005	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$1,996,149
MARTINEZ CLEANING COMPANY INC
PO BOX 690136	EAST ELMHURST	NY	11369	CLEANING SERVICES	$320,696

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$5,867,099	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,687,924	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$563,561	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,555,023	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PER PUPIL REVENUE	Desc
Business	611110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$147,102,085	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$147,102,085	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$147,102,085	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$868,439	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$868,439	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$155,525,547	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$147,102,085	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$868,439	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$335,241	TotalAmt
Program Services	$302,417	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,456,511	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,920,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,535,764	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,050,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,050,260	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,511,854	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,057,584	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$454,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,965,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,549,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$416,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,073,607	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,072,118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,001,489	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,098	TotalAmt
Management And General	$83,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187,081	TotalAmt
Management And General	$187,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,786,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,382,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$404,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$633,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$633,302	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,993,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,079,845	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,913,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,786,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$987,495	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$798,743	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$852,093	TotalAmt
Program Services	$492,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$359,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,509,367	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,459,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,217,836	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,217,836	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$4,342,236	$4,342,236
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS	$3,088,795	$3,088,795
STUDENT SERVICES	$2,964,754	$2,964,754
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$1,571,272	$1,571,272

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$663,457	TotalAmt
Program Services	$487,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$176,245	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,073,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,442,004	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,631,198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,600,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,112,045	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,106,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,968,846	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,497,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,435,428	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$441,543	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,990,638	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$972,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,276,787	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$37,783,167	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$21,891,324	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,814,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,891,843	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$379,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$383,364	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,812,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,058,951	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,605,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,336,446	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$63,697	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,605,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,400,143	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	$74,206,463	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,658,808	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,206,463	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,658,808	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,812,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,058,951	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$15,452,345	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$16,523	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$16,523	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING THE YEAR UNCOMMON NYC ATTEMPTED TO INFLUENCE NATIONAL, STATE OR LOCAL LEGISLATION, INCLUDING ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON A LEGISLATIVE MATTER OR REFERENDUM, THROUGH THE USE OF DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY. OUR STAFF WERE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SHARING INFO ABOUT UNCOMMON AND TALKING ABOUT KEY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR CHARTER/RENAISSANCE SCHOOLS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,841,337	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,506,438	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,334,899	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,887,601	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,192,995	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,694,606	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,054,229	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,191,891	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,862,338	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,891,843	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$155,525,547	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$155,525,547	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$155,525,547	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$140,073,202	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$140,073,202	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$140,073,202	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.	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	THE ORGANIZATION PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY ON THE SCHOOL APPLICATION AND AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY CENTERS USED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND ITS PROGRAMS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES START-UP GRANTS FOR FACILITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION AND CORE PUPIL AID.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (5 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
SCOTT SCHUSTER
KCCSM PRINCIPAL	$156,834	$0	$6,500	$0	$0	$0	$3,554	$0	$8,236	$0	$175,124	$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN PIGEON
BSCMS PRINCIPAL	$136,752	$0	$16,500	$0	$0	$0	$3,568	$0	$8,236	$0	$165,056	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS O'BRIEN
UCHS PRINCIPAL	$133,322	$0	$16,500	$0	$0	$0	$3,564	$0	$6,080	$0	$159,466	$0	$0	$0
ASHANTI HERNDON
EGMS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	$132,448	$0	$6,500	$0	$0	$0	$3,564	$0	$7,805	$0	$150,317	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDRA BRONSON
WCCS PRINCIPAL	$128,894	$0	$16,500	$0	$0	$0	$3,561	$0	$7,128	$0	$156,083	$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	$563,561	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:	UNCOMMON SCHOOLS NEW YORK CITY PREPARES OUR STUDENTS TO ENTER, SUCCEED IN, AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. OUR ORGANIZATION COMPRISES 24 HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING BROWNSVILLE, CROWN HEIGHTS, AND EAST NEW YORK. THIS YEAR, WE ARE PROVIDING A K-12 PATHWAY FOR 8,800+ STUDENTS AGED 5-18 ACROSS EIGHT ELEMENTARY, TWELVE MIDDLE, AND FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS. WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING REGULAR TOUCHPOINTS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND CAREER GUIDANCE TO 800+ ALUMNI AGED 18-24 WHO ARE PURSUING COLLEGE DEGREES AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE PRIMARILY PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS WHO LIVE IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS OF BROOKLYN. MORE THAN EIGHT IN TEN STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE- OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH, 88% ARE BLACK, 7% ARE LATINX, AND 4% ARE MULTI-RACIAL. UNCOMMON NYC IS MANAGED BY UNCOMMON SCHOOLS, INC. (USI) A CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (CMO) THAT OPERATES 55 HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND MASSACHUSETTS. THOUGH WE ARE ADAPTING TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC, UNCOMMON NYC REMAINS COMMITTED TO OUR CORE EDUCATIONAL MODEL, WITH EACH SCHOOL EXHIBITING: 1) A COLLEGE-PREPARATORY MISSION; 2) A LONGER SCHOOL DAY AND YEAR; 3) HIGH STANDARDS FOR ACADEMICS AND CHARACTER; 4) AN ACADEMICALLY-FOCUSED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; 5) A FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION; AND 6) A FACULTY OF COMMITTED AND TALENTED LEADERS AND TEACHERS. YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY PROVEN THAT, BY RELENTLESSLY INNOVATING HOW OUR SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT THESE ATTRIBUTESNO MATTER WHAT CHALLENGES MIGHT ARISEOUR STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO DEFY THE ODDS AND LEAP OVER ACHIEVEMENT AND COLLEGE-READINESS BARS. AT THE END OF THE '19-20 SCHOOL YEAR, SENIORS ACROSS UNCOMMON NYC EXCEEDED THE COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS IN READING/WRITING AND MATH, SCORING A COMBINED AVERAGE OF 1077, MORE THAN 60 POINTS ABOVE THE 1010 BENCHMARK SET BY THE COLLEGE BOARD, AND 5 POINTS HIGHER THAN THE CLASS OF 2019'S AVERAGE. FURTHERMORE, ALL JUNIOR CLASSES EXCEEDED THE COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS FOR JUNIORS IN BOTH SUBJECTS, DESPITE HAVING FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE EXAM DUE TO CANCELLATION OF EXAMS BY ADMINISTRATORS IN RESPONSE TO THE SPREAD OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS. LAST YEAR, 100% OF UNCOMMON NYC SENIORS TOOK AT LEAST 1 AP EXAM BEFORE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL AND MORE THAN SIX IN TEN PASSED ONE OR MORE OF THE EXAMS THEY TOOK. WHILE NATIONAL AND STATE REPORTS FOR RECENT YEARS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE FROM THE COLLEGE BOARD, OUR GRADUATES WELL EXCEEDED THE 2018 AP PASS RATE AVERAGES NATIONALLY (23% PASSING ONE OR MORE EXAM) AND AT THE STATE LEVEL (29%). THIS FALL, MORE THAN 8 IN 10 STUDENTS FROM NYC'S GRADUATING CLASS ENROLLED IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, COMPARED TO A RECORD LOW NATIONWIDE OF FEWER THAN 3 IN 10. AS EDUCATORS OF STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS STRUGGLE TO SUSTAIN STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT, WE ARE HUMBLED TO REPORT THAT SINCE SY20-21 SCHOOL LAUNCH, WE HAVE MAINTAINED NEARLY 90% MEDIAN DAILY STUDENT ATTENDANCE ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS. RECENT SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES SINCE LAST MARCH, OUR TEAMS HAVE BEEN PIVOTING TO RE-IMAGINE OUR SCHOOLS' PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS FOR THE CURRENT CONTEXT. IN SPRING '20, WE WORKED URGENTLY TO ENSURE THAT NO MATTER STUDENTS' GRADE LEVEL THEY DID NOT MISS A DAY OF LEARNING AFTER WE CLOSED SCHOOLS. IN SUMMER '20, WE MARSHALLED CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS TO REFLECT ON AND ANALYZE OUR INITIAL PANDEMIC APPROACH AND BUILD EVEN BETTER TOOLS, SYSTEMS, TRAININGS, AND MODELS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS IN AND OUT OF THE PHYSICAL CLASSROOM DURING SY20-21. IN AUGUST, WE BEGAN TO PUT THIS PLANNING INTO PRACTICE, TRAINING ALL STAFF IN REMOTE BEST PRACTICES AND LAUNCHING OUR REMOTE 2.0 MODEL ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS. DIFFERENTIATED BY GRADE-SPAN AND LEVERAGING SEVERAL NEWLY ADOPTED AND ADAPTED EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS AND TOOLS, OUR HIGH-QUALITY REMOTE 2.0 MODEL IS A CAREFUL, THOROUGH EVOLUTION OF THE MODEL WE IMPLEMENTED IN SPRING '20. IT MEETS ALL STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE, KEEPS THEM ENGAGED IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND ENSURESAND TRACKSTHAT THEY ARE LEARNING. TO GIVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM, THIS FALL WE PROVIDED ALL 21,000+ STUDENTS UNCOMMON LAPTOPS WITH ALIGNED CAPABILITIES SO ALL OUR SCHOLARS COULD THRIVE REMOTELY. THIS JANUARY, WE BEGAN RE-OPENING OUR NYC SCHOOLS' DOORS FOR NEARLY 3,500 STUDENTS, LAUNCHING OUR HYBRID MODEL. UNDER THIS MODEL, STUDENTS ACROSS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS LEARN IN SCHOOL AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (ONCE THEY RETURN) AT LEAST ONCE, AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND KINDERGARTENERS UP TO FOUR DAYS. OUR OPERATIONS TEAMS SPENT MONTHS DESIGNING STUDENTS' IN-SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY. SCHOOLS ARE NOT ONLY FULLY EQUIPPED WITH PPE AND SANITATION FOR ALL BUT ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTING PRE-ENTRY, IN-SCHOOL, AND DEPARTURE PROTOCOLS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND STATE AND LOCAL GUIDELINES TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF AS SAFE AS WE KNOW HOW. DURING OUT-OF-SCHOOL DAYS, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH THE REST OF THEIR CLASSMATES IN OUR REMOTE 2.0 PROGRAMMING, THE BACKBONE OF OUR SY20-21 APPROACH, WHICH CONTINUES TO PROVIDE LIVE INSTRUCTION, RESOURCES, ASSIGNMENTS, AND SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION FOR ALL 8,700+ NYC STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE SCHOOL UTILIZES UNCOMMON SCHOOLS, INC. ("USI"), AN UNRELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL DELEGATES HIRING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, PLANNING AND EXECUTING BUDGETS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL OPERATIONS TO USI. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020, THE SCHOOL PAID USI $20,073,607 FOR THEIR SERVICES. BRETT PEISER IS ON THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE CEO OF USI. USI DOES NOT COMPENSATE BRETT PEISER TO BE ON THE BOARD OF THE SCHOOL AND HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BOARD IS ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. MICHAEL BLAKE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF USI AND IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE REGIONS. THE CHARTER SCHOOL PAYS USI MANAGEMENT FEES FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDING THE SERVICES OF MICHAEL BLAKE. MICHAEL BLAKE RECEIVED 2019 COMPENSATION FROM USI IN THE AMOUNT OF $163,069 AND NONTAXABLE BENEFITS OF $6,799.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	INCLUDED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY AND FILED UPON APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE AND DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS ALL COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.