VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 46-4366962)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-07-15
IRS object ID: 202021979349303662
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-15T11:46:04-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	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	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464366962	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VERT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5857478911	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 HUMBOLDT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14609	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE A LOCEY	PersonNm
Person Title	PRINCIPAL	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5857478911	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-07-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHELLE CAIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00150750	PTIN
Phone	5854231860	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-07-14	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	69.49.130.51	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-07-14	IPDt
IP Tm	13:19:59	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	F9E6590FAB14F4F0FB546A30E2CD3B901C2AA618	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	F9E6590FAB14F4F0FB546A30E2CD3B901C2AA618	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIE A LOCEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 HUMBOLDT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14609	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,936,748	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.VERTUSSCHOOL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARES LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE. VERTUS IS A YEAR-ROUND PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL SERVING YOUNG MEN WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY STUDENT WILL EARN A REGENTS DIPLOMA AS WELL AS A TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE OR JOB CREDENTIAL THAT WILL ENABLE HIM TO SUPPORT HIMSELF. UPON GRADUATION, EACH STUDENT WILL CHOOSE THE POST-SECONDARY PATHWAY THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM; UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FURTHER TECHNICAL TRAINING, OR A GOOD JOB.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	119	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$536,700	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$528,629	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,450,566	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,408,089	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$30	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$16,371	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,003,667	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,936,718	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	$3,536,166	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,693,166	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$13,344	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,862,724	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,721,278	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,398,890	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,414,444	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$395,223	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$477,726	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$932,650	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$647,234	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$676,680	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$868,990	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$255,970	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$221,756	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	VERTUS' MISSION IS TO PREPARE LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,876,891	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,408,089	RevenueAmt
Desc	VERTUS PREPARES LEADERS OF CHARACTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORKPLACE, THROUGH:-CAREER PREPARATION: EVERY STUDENT EARNS THE CREDENTIALS TO GET A GOOD JOB IN ADDITION TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. AFTER GRADUATION, EACH STUDENT CHOOSES THE PATH THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM: COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OR STARTING A CAREER. VERTUS CONTINUES TO EXPAND IT'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM EACH YEAR; INVESTING IN THREE COUNSELORS AND MULTIPLE PROGRAMS TO HELP ENSURE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS.-PERSONALIZED CURRICULUM: EACH STUDENT HAS AN INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN TAILORED TO HIS ABILITIES AND INTERESTS AND LEARNS AT THE PACE THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM. SEMINAR ROOMS AND LEARNING LABS REPLACE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS. COMMUNITY SERVICE, ROBOTICS, RECORDING STUDIO, ENTREPRENEURS CLUB, PHOTOGRAPHY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND SPORTS KEEP ACTIVE BOYS ENGAGED AND BUILD REAL-WORLD SKILLS.-STRONG RELATIONSHIPS: EACH STUDENT BELONGS TO A SMALL LEARNING TEAM OF 12-18 STUDENTS, LED BY A FULL-TIME PRECEPTOR, WHO KEEPS EACH YOUNG MAN ON THE RIGHT PATH AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT ON THE TEAM. CONSISTENT CONTACT WITH STUDENT'S PARENTS/GUARDIANS INCLUDING THREE FAMILY CONFERENCE NIGHTS EACH YEAR HELP ENSURE PARENTS REMAIN ENGAGED IN THEIR SON'S EDUCATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,876,891	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	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	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	119	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	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JASON TRZECIAK COO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5857478911	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 HUMBOLDT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14609	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRYAN HICKMAN
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR STEPHEN JACOBS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MANDINA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVAN GALLINA
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA VAN VOOHIS
TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR (AS OF AUG 2018)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY BROWN
TRUSTEE/TREASURER (AS OF DEC 2018)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TODD OLDHAM
SECRETARY (THRU DEC 2018)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE LOCEY
PRINCIPAL (AS OF JULY 2018)	40.00		Yes (X)	$103,146	$0	$4,342
DR LEIGH MCGUIGAN
CEO (THRU NOV 2018)	40.00		Yes (X)	$99,883	$0	$13,874
JASON TRZECIAK
COO (AS OF FEB 2018)	40.00		Yes (X)	$79,469	$0	$7,310

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$282,498	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$25,526	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	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	21 HUMBOLDT ST LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1080 PITTSFORD-VICTOR RD SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14534	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	RENT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$518,289	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$18,636	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$269,237	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$240,756	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$528,629	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STATE AND LOCAL PER PU	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,408,089	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,408,089	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,408,089	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$30	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$18,636	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$30	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,936,718	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,408,089	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$289,715	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,659	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,800,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,630,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$170,001	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,829	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,495	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$256,855	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,543	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$261,699	TotalAmt
Program Services	$238,707	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$651	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,618	TotalAmt
Management And General	$64,618	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$667	TotalAmt
Management And General	$667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,315	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,958	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$289	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,358	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$211	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$140,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$384	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$531,239	TotalAmt
Program Services	$484,566	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,321	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,449	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$450	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,409	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$159	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT SERVICES	$129,115	$128,875	$233	$7
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS	$120,232	$119,206	$997	$29
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$102,493	$93,488	$8,750	$255
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$30,380	$23,678	$6,674	$28

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$868	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,414,444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,876,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$524,209	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,344	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,000	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,727	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,835	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,103	BOYAmt
EOY	$256	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,198,241	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$660,990	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$649,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$537,251	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$932,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$647,234	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$248,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$223,739	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,133	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,558	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$275,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$202,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$213,560	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$868,990	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$247,887	BOYAmt
EOY	-$250,676	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,920	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$255,970	BOYAmt
EOY	-$221,756	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$932,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$647,234	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$477,726	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$437,819	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$187,034	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$250,785	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$574,730	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$365,064	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$209,666	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$185,692	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$108,892	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$76,800	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$537,251	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$213,560	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$213,560	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,936,748	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$30	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$30	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,936,718	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,936,718	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,414,474	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$30	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$30	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,414,444	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,414,444	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	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, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30.

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	0	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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE SCHOOL DISSEMINATES ITS POLICY ON OUTREACH MATERIAL, APPLICATIONS AND ITS WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	THE SCHOOL IS A FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$18,500	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$18,500	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$30	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$18,500	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$18,500	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$30	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$30	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$30	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH HICKMAN	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	WIFE OF BRYAN HICKMAN,CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$125,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SHORT TERM, NON-INTEREST BEARING NOTE	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE BY-LAWS WERE UPDATED FOR REFERENCES TO THE NEW CODE OF ETHICS THAT WERE ADOPTED AND REMOVED FROM THE BY-LAWS IN FEB 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COO AND HEAD OF THE SCHOOL. THE BOARD APPROVES FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN SIGNED BY THE BOARD DESIGNEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CODE OF ETHICS DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES AND IS PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL UPON THEIR EMPLOYEMENT OR ASSOCIATION WITH THE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD THEIR INTEREST, WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING AND SENIOR STAFF SHALL DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY SENIOR STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER WITH INTERESTS SHALL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RECUSAL, OR THE CHAIR'S DETERMINATION NOT TO REQUIRE RECUSAL, SHALL BE MEMORIALIZED IN WRITING. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOARD MEMBERS VOTE ON TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD EXPECTS BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF TO DISCLOSE CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS WITH (A) ANY PERSON WITH WHOM VERTUS IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION, AND (B) ANY PERSON WHO HAS A SIGNIFICANT POSITION IN AN ENTITY WITH WHICH VERTUS IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE SCHOOL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. COMPARABLE DATA IS USED BY THE BOARD WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE SCHOOL SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE SCHOOL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE LOCATED AT THE SCHOOL AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR.