2025-01-29T14:32:38-06:00 2024-06-30 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 300 TICE BOULEVARD SUITE 315 WOODCLIFF LAKE NJ 07677 990 2023-07-01 320395324 MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MATH 7182827426 231 PALMETTO STREET BROOKLYN NY 11221 ARTHUR SAMUELS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7182827426 2025-01-29 1 1 SACHA RICHARDS P01378509 2017129800 2025-01-29 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARTHUR SAMUELS 231 PALMETTO STREET BROOKLYN NY 11221 11873158 0 X WWW.MESACHARTER.ORG X 2012 NY TO OPERATE A FREE PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. 12 12 106 13 0 0 1833728 1430350 9517515 10224505 129885 218303 -73534 0 11407594 11873158 0 0 0 0 8839828 9632199 0 24926 282101 2101087 2506814 10940915 12163939 466679 -290781 6845023 6712926 556111 715844 6288912 5997082 X THE SCHOOL PROVIDES A RIGOROUS EDUCATION THAT EQUIPS EACH STUDENT WITH THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN LIFE AND IN COLLEGE. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP A PASSION FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS AND, THROUGH AN INTENSIVE COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM, DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND SELF-ADVOCACY. 0 0 10373163 0 10224505 THE SCHOOL PROVIDED EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS IN THE NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE DURING THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. 10373163 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 106 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ARTHUR SAMUELS 7182827426 231 PALMETTO STREET BROOKLYN NY 11221 ANGEL CORTES CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JACQUES PIERRE VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHET MANCINI SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AGATHA PATTERSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON CAMPBELL TRUSTEE (THRU 07/2023) 2.00 X 0 0 0 KYM WARD GAFFNEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA GRANADOS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAUL RUBIO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN RYAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SEXTON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIER STEWART TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MALIK THOMPSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARUN YANG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR SAMUELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 212236 0 51706 PAGEE CHEUNG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 214722 0 49636 CASSANDRA GREENE PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 170199 0 23262 KRYSTAL MEISCHBERGER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF INSTRUCTION 40.00 X 141046 0 23541 JAMES WILLET SR. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 149760 0 19166 JESSICA L BLOOM DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 40.00 X 137573 0 20003 MELISSA L LEWIS DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELING 40.00 X 128954 0 19256 KAYLA MEJIA DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 124834 0 15927 1279324 0 222497 17 0 1 0 CHARTER SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INC 237 WEST 35TH STREETSUITE 301 NEWYORK NY 10022 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES 236865 CHARTER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC 129 20TH STREET SUITE 2 BROOKLYN NY 11232 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 181290 LINKEDIN 350 5TH AVENUE SUITE 25 NEWYORK NY 10118 RECRUITING 134598 3 726018 704332 40818 1430350 GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV. 611110 10224505 10224505 10224505 218303 218303 11873158 10224505 0 218303 749020 654226 78114 16680 6882891 6049911 678730 154250 252803 207972 39528 5303 1108824 945201 139524 24099 638661 544416 80364 13881 190631 190631 59993 59993 34250 34250 60050 60050 24926 24926 146897 115812 20585 10500 247511 218931 23288 5292 112868 99511 10860 2497 512697 451711 49910 11076 9090 8867 209 14 138137 122342 12676 3119 100431 88277 9903 2251 STUDENT SERVICES 480568 480568 PROFESSIONAL DEVEL. 175890 161849 11978 2063 STUDENT SUPPLIES 158349 158349 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 69099 59677 7459 1963 10353 5543 623 4187 12163939 10373163 1508675 282101 716271 191139 4837594 2801979 985162 682533 6239 5229 653060 138938 73987 1522777 1252091 160819 270686 1565361 0 468952 6845023 6712926 514944 694091 41167 0 0 21753 556111 715844 X 6107684 5952086 181228 44996 6288912 5997082 6845023 6712926 X -290781 -1049 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 60050 60050 0 PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THE SCHOOL CONTACTED STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR ISSUES PERTAINING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. 151860 141673 10187 629357 564219 65138 741560 546199 195361 270686 ROU - FINANCE EQUIPMENT LEASE 21368 DUE FROM:DUE FROM MESA2 227152 DUE FROM:DUE FROM MESA LINKS 220432 468952 FINANCE LEASE 21753 21753 X 11877737 4579 4579 11873158 0 11873158 12169567 4579 1049 5628 12163939 0 12163939 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCHOOL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2021. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT 1,049. 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50 AND AS MODIFIED BY REV. PROC. 2019-22. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 (A) THE SCHOOL MAINTAINS RACIAL COMPOSITION OF STUDENT BODY , NOT OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. (B) THE SCHOOL IS A FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND DOES NOT AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER-PUPIL FUNDING FROM THE NYC BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER THEIR CHARTER AGREEMENT. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY FUNDS INCLUDING FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COVERING THE COST OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. X X X X 0 CATHERINE DODGE 21 FOX RUN ROAD REDDING CT 06896 GRANT WRITING 0 441250 24926 416324 441250 24926 416324 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAGEE CHEUNG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 214722 0 0 0 0 0 8983 0 40653 0 264358 0 0 0 ARTHUR SAMUELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 212236 0 0 0 0 0 8615 0 43091 0 263942 0 0 0 CASSANDRA GREENE PRINCIPAL 170199 0 0 0 0 0 8171 0 15091 0 193461 0 0 0 JAMES WILLET SR. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 149760 0 0 0 0 0 6239 0 12927 0 168926 0 0 0 KRYSTAL MEISCHBERGER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF INSTRUCTION 141046 0 0 0 0 0 6908 0 16633 0 164587 0 0 0 JESSICA L BLOOM DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 137573 0 0 0 0 0 7662 0 12341 0 157576 0 0 0 X 24551 COST X SOFTWARE 1 16267 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL HAS CONTRACTED WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (CSBM) FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR THESE SERVICES WAS $190,631. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SCHOOL HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED THE SCHOOL WILL THEN FORWARD TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND A FINAL VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO IRS SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ("INTERESTED PERSONS") WHO SHOULD ALSO ANNUALLY SIGN AND SUBMIT TO THE BOARD SECRETARY A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTS TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. AFTER THE INTERESTED PERSON DISCLOSES ALL MATERIAL FACTS, THE INDIVIDUAL LEAVES THE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON.THE BOARD MINUTES OF THE MEETING DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE MEETING, AND THE RESULT OF THE VOTE HELD BY THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. ANNUALLY, ALL INTERESTED PERSONS SIGN A STATEMENT OF AFFIRMATION STATING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARABLE DATA AND REFERS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION SCHEDULES ACROSS THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AS A WHOLE. THE COMPENSATION OF THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL IS BASED ON A SCHOOL LEADER EVALUATION CO-CREATED BETWEEN THE SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ITS REVIEW OF COMPENSATION OF THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL AND UPDATES ITS COMPENSATION SCHEDULE ANNUALLY. THE COMPENSATION OF THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2022. 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. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT -1,049. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE SCHOOL HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.