LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC (EIN 73-1643646)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2019-05-15
IRS object ID: 201911359349311376
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-15T16:02:00-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2210 EAST ROUTE 66	AddressLine1Txt
City	GLENDORA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91740	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	731643646	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LEAD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5108303780	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	99 LINDEN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94607	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LOUISE BAY WATERS	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO/SUPERINTENDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5108303780	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WADE MCMULLEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00541671	PTIN
Phone	6268577300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-05-14	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	67.137.57.251	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-05-14	IPDt
IP Tm	13:01:46	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	84BDE7AD4ADB62213C7E1A191A12ED9082B4B320	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	FAAF2A0F47C983ECA4BA3B7CB7C1C98A8B67BDDF	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-01-14 16:20:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LOUISE BAY WATERS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	99 LINDEN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94607	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$20,623,615	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LEADPS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO OPEN AND OPERATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	305	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$19,423,233	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$20,510,212	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,656	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$40,000	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$94,752	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$73,403	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$19,522,641	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$20,623,615	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	$14,713,999	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,023,246	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$147,690	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,214,834	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,133,109	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$19,928,833	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$20,156,355	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$406,192	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$467,260	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,484,300	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,585,791	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,204,882	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,839,113	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,279,418	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,746,678	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A NETWORK OF URBAN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. WE EMPOWER STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND SHARE OUR PRACTICES ON A NATIONAL SCALE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$19,360,891	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$73,403	RevenueAmt
Desc	CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE INTENTION TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$19,360,891	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	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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 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	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	43	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	305	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5108303780	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1404 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94612	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LOUISE IWATERS
CEO/SUPERINTENDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$189,500	$0	$32,209
LUIS CHAVEZ
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YOLANDA PEEKS
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN KATARI
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY SLATER
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PRASAD RAM
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK BOWES
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLEY GULLEY
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER WHITMORE
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESUSCITA FISCHEL
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNN DANTZKER
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TANA MONTEIRO
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIGGITTE LOWE
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHEILAGH ANDUJAR
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENTT BROWN
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRYSTAL LLOSE
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SQY FERGUSON
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA BECKER
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVE SCHIFFMAN
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SOO ZEE PARK
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$152,000	$0	$18,756
AMY EPSTEIN
DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT	40.00			$136,000	$0	$27,969	Yes (X)
ELLEN DIGIACOMO
DIRECTOR OF IT	40.00			$127,750	$0	$33,744	Yes (X)
SHAWN BENJAMIN
PRINCIPAL	40.00			$135,200	$0	$20,357	Yes (X)
MICHAEL DE SOUSA
PRINCIPAL	40.00			$126,100	$0	$28,899	Yes (X)
ALEXANDREA KAHN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER	40.00			$130,423	$0	$23,617	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$996,973	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$185,551	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRANKLIN STREET PARTNERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1777 OAKLAND BLVD SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WALNUT CREEK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94596	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	RENTS	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$134,738	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$19,849,427	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$660,785	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$20,510,212	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$40,000	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER LOCAL REVENUE	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$73,403	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$73,403	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$73,403	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,623,615	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$73,403	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$40,000	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$402,799	TotalAmt
Program Services	$249,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$133,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,230	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,539,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,377,790	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,296	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,355,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,332,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,903	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,553,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,520,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,085	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,956	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,291	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,766	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$963,116	TotalAmt
Program Services	$911,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,156	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,955	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$260,509	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,771	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,131	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,218,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,152,838	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,809	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$284,845	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,432	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,228	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,207	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$274	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,871	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$753	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$423,620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$400,700	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,121	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,799	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,934	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$969	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS	$457,621	$457,621
PRINTING AND POSTAGE	$36,167	$34,212	$1,808	$147

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,251,043	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,060,210	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$184,884	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,949	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,156,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,360,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$647,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$147,690	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$899	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,683,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,763,646	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,471,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,610,702	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$430,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$507,098	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$143,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$171,841	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,778,257	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,287,635	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,619,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,490,622	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,983	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,484,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,585,791	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,899,898	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,827,871	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,296	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,828,544	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,162,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,402	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,204,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,839,113	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,998,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,628,816	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,862	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,279,418	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,746,678	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,484,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,585,791	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$467,260	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,527,137	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,088,580	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,438,557	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$251,120	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$199,055	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$52,065	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$4,490,622	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RELATED PARTY LOAN PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$150,402	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$150,402	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LPS IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON POTENTIAL AUDIT OR EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED. LPS FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.	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	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	LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAKE ITS NONDISRIMINATORY POLICY KNOWN THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND ON THE STUDENT APPLICATIONS. STUDENTS COME FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND ENROLLMENT INCLUDES VARIOUS RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED OR NEEDED SINCE NO TUITION OR FEES ARE CHARGED.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	AS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, STATE REVENUES ARE RECEIVED BASED ON ATTENDANCE. LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GRANTS, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA LOTTERY REVENUES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
LOUISE IWATERS
CEO/SUPERINTENDENT	$189,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,487	$0	$6,722	$0	$221,709	$0	$0	$0
SOO ZEE PARK
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER	$152,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,160	$0	$6,596	$0	$170,756	$0	$0	$0
AMY EPSTEIN
DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT	$136,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,880	$0	$17,089	$0	$163,969	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN DIGIACOMO
DIRECTOR OF IT	$127,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,220	$0	$23,524	$0	$161,494	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN BENJAMIN
PRINCIPAL	$135,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,816	$0	$9,541	$0	$155,557	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DE SOUSA
PRINCIPAL	$126,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,881	$0	$12,018	$0	$154,999	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDREA KAHN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER	$130,423	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,026	$0	$6,591	$0	$154,040	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CAN APPROVE AUDITOR CONTRACTS AND APPROVE FINANCIAL AND 401(K) AUDITS. THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH COMMITTEE CAN APPROVE CONTRACTS FOR EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE GOVERNING BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 TAX RETURN AND VERIFIES THAT THE RETURN ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CFO GUIDES THIS PROCEDURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN A CONTRACT, OTHER TRANSACTION OR PROGRAM PRESENTED TO OR DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD OR BOARD COMMITTEE FOR AUTHORIZATION IS MADE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. THE BODY TO WHICH SUCH DISCLOSURE IS MADE SHALL THEREUPON DETERMINE, BY MAJORITY VOTE, WHETHER THE DISCLOSURE SHOWS THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR CAN REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED TO EXIST.IF A CONFLICT IS DEEMED TO EXIST, SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT VOTE ON, NOR USE HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE ON, NOR BE PRESENT DURING IN THE DISCUSSION OR DELIBERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO, SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOARD AND/OR CEO WILL USE REASONABLENESS AND MARKET FORCES AS A BASIS OF REVIEW. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT STUDIES OR SURVEYS OF COMPARABLE SALARIES IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BE DONE. HOWEVER THE BOARD MAY CHOSE AT ITS DISCRETION TO USE AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED, PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARTER FACILITES SUPPORT CORP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1404 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	272505928	EIN
Primary Activities	DEVELOP AND LEASE SCHOOL FACILITIES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501C3	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	11A	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd