DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL INC (EIN 27-3166941)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2019-05-14
IRS object ID: 201941349349306319
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-14T13:41:11-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 N Illinois Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Indianapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46204	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	273166941	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Damar Charter School Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% ELAINE SHOWALTER	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	DAMA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3178565201	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46241	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JIM L DALTON	PersonNm
Person Title	SUPERINTENDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3178565201	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NICOLE B FISHBACK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01279475	PTIN
Phone	3173834000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-05-15	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	167.68.126.162	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	43033020191345000007	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2019-05-14	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C44189E46EF31EF1FDA18BE45E517D77AFDBAB28	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	B77B5E581F806D9CFF6850E50A3C51F547167C74	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JIM L DALTON SUPERINTENDENT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46241	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,142,085	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	DAMARCHARTERACADEMY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DAMAR CHARTER ACADAMY PROVIDES INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS & BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM & OTHER INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL & DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	58	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$70,568	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$94,059	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,709,328	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,048,026	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,779,896	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,142,085	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	$1,590,468	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,817,634	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,076,553	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,049,712	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,667,021	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,867,346	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$112,875	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$274,739	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,347,399	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,536,678	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$416,883	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$331,423	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$930,516	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,205,255	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE TO THEIR HIGHEST ACADEMIC POTENTIAL WHILE DEVELOPING PRACTICAL BEHAVIORAL, COMMUNICATION AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS TOWARD IMPROVED COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND SUCCESS. DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY UTILIZES BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH INFORMED TEACHING AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO EACH STUDENT AS DEVELOPED AND REFLECTED IN AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,415,362	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,048,026	RevenueAmt
Desc	DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS' OFFICE OF EDUCATION INNOVATION AND DEDICATED TO DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12. IT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF FULL ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND VOCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF ITS STUDENTS, WHILE OFFERING EXTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, THERAPISTS AND LOW STUDENT TO STAFF RATIOS NOT AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE IN OTHER SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOL IS OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS AND CURRENTLY SERVES 195 STUDENTS WITH 96% HAVING SPECIAL NEEDS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,415,362	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	58	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELAINE SHOWALTER	PersonNm
Phone	3178565201	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46241	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ALLYSON STROTHER
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS WILKES
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHUCK ELLIS
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LYLE COLEMAN
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA EDWARDS
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN SNYDER
SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CARLOS ALEXANDER
CHAIR/TREASURER OF THE SCHOOL	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TIFINI MCCLYDE
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR JAMES DALTON
SUPERINTENDENT	10.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

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

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAMAR SERVICES INC	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46241	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	EMO AND OCCUPANCY	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$133,612	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$14,721	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$79,338	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$94,059	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STATE TUITION SUPPORT	611710	$2,856,657	$2,856,657
SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS	611710	$86,793	$86,793
TEXTBOOK REIMBURSEMENTS	611710	$12,670	$12,670
MEDICAID	524114	$91,906	$91,906

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,048,026	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,142,085	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,048,026	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,491,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,191,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,048	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$195,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,554	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,585	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,370	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,603	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$160,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,061	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,643	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,949	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,694	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,657	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$626	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,974	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,232	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,220	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,266	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES	$56,737	$51,001	$5,736
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION	$80,567	$72,422	$8,145
FOOD PURCHASES	$77,142	$69,343	$7,799
OTHER	$15,547	$13,876	$1,671

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,867,346	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,415,362	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$451,984	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$967,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,224,065	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,677	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,572	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$933,625	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$667,584	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$301,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,041	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,347,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,678	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$368,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,423	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$416,883	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,423	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$906,883	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,196,251	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,004	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$930,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,205,255	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,347,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,678	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$274,739	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$27,370	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$27,370	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1I	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LOBBYING EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE A LEGISLATIVE BODY: DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ENGAGED BARNES AND THORNBURG, LLP TO CONDUCT CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. ASSIST THE SCHOOL IN DEVELOPING LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATING ITS INTERESTS BEFORE THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2. MONITOR LEGISLATION INTRODUCED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE SCHOOL. 3. AS REQUIRED, DRAFT LEGISLATION OR AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION, OR ADVOCACY PIECES REGARDING LEGISLATION TO FURTHER THE SCHOOL'S INTERESTS. 4. BE AVAILABLE TO, AND IF REQUIRED, MEET AND DISCUSS PERTINENT SCHOOL ISSUES WITH INDIANA LEGISLATORS, AND THEIR STAFF FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING LEGISLATIVE ACTION. THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH SERVICES WITH LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF IS COMMONLY DEFINED AS "LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING" UNDER LAW. 5. MONITOR AND, IF DESIRED BY THE SCHOOL, TESTIFY AT LEGISLATIVE INTERIM COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE SCHOOL.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$893,724	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$627,683	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$266,041	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$39,901	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$39,901	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$266,041	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,142,085	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,142,085	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,142,085	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,867,346	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,867,346	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,867,346	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FIN 48 DISCLOSURE: Management has evaluated their income tax positions under the guidance included in ASC 740. Based on their review, management has not identified any material uncertain tax positions to be recorded or disclosed in the financial statements.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3

PUBLICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY: THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL. PURSUANT TO THE ENABLING STATUTE (IC 20-24-8-5), THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS THAT PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT FORM, WHICH IS ALSO POSTED ON THE MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS' WEBSITE FOR OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND INNOVATION (CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZER). THE STUDENT & PARENT HANDBOOK CONTAINS A SECTION DEVOTED TO THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES RELATING TO RACE, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND DISABILITY, ANY OF WHICH WILL NOT BE GROUNDS FOR DENYING PARTICIPATION IN CLASSES OR PROGRAMS FOR WHICH A STUDENT IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE.

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6A

FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED GOVERNMENTAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON FORM W-3: THE EMPLOYEES OF DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL ARE PAID THROUGH A COMMON PAYMASTER, AND THEREFORE ARE NOT REPORTED ON A FORM W-3 BY DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL. THEY ARE INCLUDED ON THE FORM W-3 FILED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY DAMAR SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	DELEGATION OF CONTROL TO A MANAGEMENT COMPANY: DAMAR SERVICES, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS THE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (EMO) FOR THE DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ON THE DATE THE CHARTER WAS GRANTED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF INDIANAPOLIS. UNDER THE OPERATING AGREEMENT, DAMAR SERVICES PROVIDES THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL. DURING 2018, TOTAL FEES PAID TO DAMAR SERVICES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WERE $133,000. DAMAR SERVICES, INC. IS NOT CONSIDERED A RELATED ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY: THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DIRECTORS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL, INC. THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DAMAR SERVICES, INC., OR BY A REPRESENTATIVE DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE DAMAR BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL TREASURER AND THE CONTROLLER ALONG WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD TREASURER PRIOR TO PRESENTATION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON APPROVAL OF THE 990 BY THE COMMITTEE, THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE MEETING SCHEDULED BEFORE THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND REPORTED TO THE WHOLE BOARD ANNUALLY, OR AS DIRECTORS ARE ADDED AND AS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CORPORATION AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THE CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES CARRY OUT THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES IN A FASHION THAT AVOIDS ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE THE CONTINUING, AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO REPORT ANY PERSONAL OWNERSHIP, INTEREST, OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP THAT MIGHT AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO EXERCISE IMPARTIAL, ETHICAL, AND BUSINESS-BASED JUDGMENTS IN FULFILLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CORPORATION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL CONDUCT THEIR DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL GRANTEES, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER PERSONS TRANSACTING OR SEEKING TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH THE CORPORATION IN A COMPLETELY IMPARTIAL MANNER, WITHOUT FAVOR OR PREFERENCE BASED UPON ANY CONSIDERATION OTHER THAN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT SEEK OR ACCEPT FOR THEMSELVES OR ANY OF THEIR RELATIVES, FROM ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT TRANSACTS OR SEEKS TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH THE CORPORATION, ANY GIFTS, ENTERTAINMENT, OR OTHER FAVORS RELATING TO THEIR POSITIONS WITH THE CORPORATION THAT EXCEED COMMON COURTESIES CONSISTENT WITH ETHICAL AND ACCEPTED BUSINESS PRACTICES. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED, IT IS NOTED IN THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING AND DISCUSSION. ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY THE CHARTER ACADEMY AND AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT INVOLVES A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY CONFLICT CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ACTION AND RESOLUTION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE ALSO FORWARDED TO THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR FILES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B	COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS: DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL, INC. DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COMPENSATED BY THE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (EMO).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, COI POLICY, & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, BY U.S. MAIL OR BY EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART IX, COLUMN D	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES: THE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DE MINIMIS AMOUNT OF FUNDRAISING SERVICES THAT ARE INCLUDING IN THE MANAGEMENT FEE. THEREFORE NO EXPENSES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO FUNDRAISING.