EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 27-4092757)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-13
IRS object ID
201901339349303535
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-05-13T12:29:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN274092757EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOLS OF BROOKLYNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEXPLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7183033245PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETER WALKERPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7183033245PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2128678000PhoneNum
Preparation2019-05-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address4.15.211.182IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPETER WALKERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EXPLORENETWORK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$817CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,834,705PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,317,374TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$30,504,638RevenueAmt
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Revenue$5,017,039RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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HANK MANNIX
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WALKER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORTY BALLEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANA REED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGIE BRICE THOMAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARMARA FULCHER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN FRANCOIS
PRINCIPAL50.00Yes (X)$141,776$0$14,367
CHRISTINA COTTER
PRINCIPAL50.00Yes (X)$123,998$0$28,245
THOMAS ANTHONY
PRINCIPAL50.00Yes (X)$123,700$0$20,122
LORETTA HICKMAN
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MAUREEN FERRY
PRINCIPAL50.00Yes (X)$119,762$0$9,259
KEVIN MARA
PRINCIPAL (UNTIL 8/2017)50.00Yes (X)$91,424$0$16,232
ANWAR ABDUL-RAHMAN
PRINCIPAL50.00Yes (X)$72,237$0$5,660
LATASHA WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL50.00Yes (X)$64,760$0$4,857
JARREN KANZE
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL50.00$122,757$0$15,066Yes (X)
QTYASHIA ARRINGTON
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL50.00$128,233$0$9,080Yes (X)
ANTHONY CONSTANTINO
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR50.00$115,869$0$19,321Yes (X)
SHANEKA PALMER
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR50.00$109,948$0$13,792Yes (X)
VERONICA WOOLLEY
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS50.00$106,957$0$11,700Yes (X)
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXPLORE SCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENTServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,590,773GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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Total Program Service Revenue$35,521,677TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Other Revenue Total$16,012OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,068,714TotalAmt
Program Services$927,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$17,814,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,718,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,610TotalAmt
Program Services$123,943ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,667ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,079,365TotalAmt
Program Services$2,667,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$412,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$1,587,217ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,570,720TotalAmt
Program Services$2,341,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,228,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$2,160TotalAmt
Management And General$2,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,697TotalAmt
Management And General$69,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,652,954TotalAmt
Program Services$1,261,761ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$391,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,135TotalAmt
Program Services$102,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$578,571TotalAmt
Program Services$352,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$225,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,629,234TotalAmt
Program Services$1,384,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,242TotalAmt
Program Services$28,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,275TotalAmt
Program Services$362,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,068TotalAmt
Program Services$50,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,291TotalAmt
Program Services$145,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,693ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CURRICULUM AND CLASSROO$833,740$833,740
STUDENT SERVICES$417,177$417,177
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$52,015$44,213$7,802
STUDENT FOOD SERVICE$45,275$45,275

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,351TotalAmt
Program Services$45,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,539,905TotalAmt
Program Services$30,536,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,003,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,332,729BOYAmt
EOY$12,305,452EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,546,619BOYAmt
EOY$1,452,026EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,829,997BOYAmt
EOY$941,317EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,856BOYAmt
EOY$13,797EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,991BOYAmt
EOY$267,729EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,993,346LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$997,127LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,696,845BOYAmt
EOY$1,996,219EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,080BOYAmt
EOY$301,190EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,862,117BOYAmt
EOY$17,277,730EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,190,987BOYAmt
EOY$3,349,113EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,204BOYAmt
EOY$110,015EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,183BOYAmt
EOY$103,555EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,317,374BOYAmt
EOY$3,562,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,544,743BOYAmt
EOY$13,715,047EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,544,743BOYAmt
EOY$13,715,047EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,862,117BOYAmt
EOY$17,277,730EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$592,561ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$422,257OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,006,153OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$109,336DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,896,817BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$886,715OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$813,240DepreciationAmt
Book Value$73,475BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,478OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$74,551DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,927BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,996,219TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO EXPLORE SCHOOLS, INC.Desc
Amt$103,555Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$103,555TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,132,466TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$37,132,466RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$37,132,466TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,962,162TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$422,257OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$422,257ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$36,539,905ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$36,539,905TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2015.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET REPORTED ON PART XI, LINE 9: 422,257.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROV. 75-50.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER-PUPIL FUNDING FOR EACH STUDENT ENROLLED AND SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FROM THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH TITLE I, TITLE IIA, IDEA, AND E-RATE PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES STATE FUNDING THROUGH NYSTL, NYSSL, AND NYSLIB ALLOCATIONS

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KAREN FRANCOIS
PRINCIPAL$132,976$0$8,800$0$0$0$5,415$0$8,952$0$156,143$0$0$0
CHRISTINA COTTER
PRINCIPAL$117,998$0$6,000$0$0$0$3,218$0$25,027$0$152,243$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PERFORMANCE BONUSES AS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII: KEVIN MARA, PRINCIPAL- $600 CHRISTINA COTTER, PRINCIPAL- $6,000 THOMAS ANTHONY, PRINCIPAL- $6,050 KAREN FRANCOIS, PRINCIPAL- $8,800 LORETTA HICKMAN, PRINCIPAL- $5,600 MAUREEN FERRY, PRINCIPAL- $6,200 SHANEKA PALMER, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR- $300 ANTHONY CONSTANTINO, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR- $4,500 VERONICA WOOLLEY, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS- $4,500 JARREN KANZE, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL- $5,500 QTYASHIA ARRINGTON, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL- $5,500ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH EXPLORE SCHOOLS INC. (ESI), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ESI PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND DESIGNS. THE ORGANIZATION PAID AN ANNUAL FEE OF 12% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL EDUCATION PER PUPIL OPERATING REVENUE. MANAGEMENT FEE EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 WAS $3,570,720.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED THE SCHOOL WILL THEN FORWARD TO THE AUDITING FIRM AND A FINAL VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO IRS SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS 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 SCHOOL FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION, AND INTEREST SUCH TRUSTEE MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF A POSITION OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (COLLECTIVELY, A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"). ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL 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 SHALL EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM BOARD DISCUSSION AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ALL APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS HAVE COMPLETED AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON JUNE 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DOES A MARKET ANALYSIS TO COMPARE LEADERSHIP POSITION SALARIES IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE APPROVAL FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE SCHOOL. THIS ANALYSIS LAST OCCURRED IN 2018 AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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 1077 REMSEN AVENUE #211, BROOKLYN, NY 11236, OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT 718-303-3245.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET -422,257.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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