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FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 23-3062230)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-02-07
IRS object ID
201810389349300706
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-02-07T08:32:13-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN232653765PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ST CLAIR CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128 S CENTRE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMERCHANTVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN233062230EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2SCHOOLBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFIRSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2157433100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14300 TACONY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19124ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDR JOSEPH GILLESPIEPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2157433100PhoneNum
Signature2018-01-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN D DIMATTESA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00521144PTIN
Phone8564825600PhoneNum
Preparation2018-01-29PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.235.182.194IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDR JOSEPH GILLESPIEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
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ZIP19124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,228,992GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SANTILLI & THOMSON LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8565051300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1FOUR GREENTREE CENTRE 601 ROUTE 73AddressLine1Txt
CityMARLTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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JOHN MCDONALD
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIN Y COGER
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANITA KAISER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA SAUNDERS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA GRUMBRECHT
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH GILLESPIE
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS
PO BOX 8500PHILADELPHIAPA19178INSURANCE SERVICES$1,425,856
AMERICAN PARADIGM SCHOOLS
8101 CASTOR AVENUEPHILADELPHIAPA19152MANAGEMENT SERVICES$1,169,384
LINTONS MANAGEMENT SERVICES
4 SENTRY PARKWAY EAST SUITE 100BLUE BELLPA19422FOOD SERVICES$825,918
DELTA-T GROUPS INC
950 E HAVERFORD RD 200BRYN MAWRPA19010GUIDANCE SERVICES$325,938
SAND & SAIDEL PC
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,020,186GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$230,872AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,251,058TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUE611110$20,727,471$20,727,471
FOOD SERVICE REVENUE611110$6,708$6,708
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,734,179TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,162TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$46,947$46,947
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$242,593OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,977,934RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,941TotalAmt
Management And General$186,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,909,532TotalAmt
Program Services$6,462,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,447,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,069,942TotalAmt
Program Services$1,400,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$669,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,839,566TotalAmt
Program Services$1,265,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$573,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$822,282TotalAmt
Program Services$581,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,694ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,450,810TotalAmt
Management And General$1,450,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,052TotalAmt
Management And General$224,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,795TotalAmt
Management And General$27,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,524,866TotalAmt
Program Services$886,585ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$638,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$777TotalAmt
Management And General$777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$560,005TotalAmt
Program Services$401,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,543,273TotalAmt
Program Services$4,050,795ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$492,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,164TotalAmt
Program Services$78ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,518TotalAmt
Management And General$17,518ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,378TotalAmt
Program Services$82,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,731TotalAmt
Program Services$35,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSES$1,069,284$1,069,284
TUITION$640,279$640,279
TRANSPORTATION$297,961$297,961
BOOKS AND PERIODICALS$194,688$194,415$273

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$419,106TotalAmt
Program Services$7,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$411,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,084,950TotalAmt
Program Services$17,376,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,708,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,683,268BOYAmt
EOY$5,556,247EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$566,037BOYAmt
EOY$811,191EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,521BOYAmt
EOY$65,776EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$202,602EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$727,895BOYAmt
EOY$291,635EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,389,850LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$574,181LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$838,149BOYAmt
EOY$815,669EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,707,926BOYAmt
EOY$4,982,687EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,018,796BOYAmt
EOY$12,725,807EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,131,375BOYAmt
EOY$393,091EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$958,745EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,167,000BOYAmt
EOY$23,409,609EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,298,375BOYAmt
EOY$24,761,445EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$10,117,728BOYAmt
EOY-$12,035,638EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$838,149BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$9,279,579BOYAmt
EOY-$12,035,638EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,018,796BOYAmt
EOY$12,725,807EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$855,958ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$1,900,101PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$890,454OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$417,021DepreciationAmt
Book Value$473,433BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$362,599OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,003DepreciationAmt
Book Value$263,596BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,797OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,157DepreciationAmt
Book Value$78,640BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$815,669TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM OTHER FUNDS$4,039
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS REALTED TO PENSIONS$4,962,648
SECURITY DEPOSITS$16,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,982,687TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SALARIES AND BENEFITS$1,149,745
DUE TO STUDENT GROUPS$61,011
NET PENSION LIABILITY$17,940,000
ACCRUED RENT$1,459,853
DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONS$2,799,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,409,609TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,228,992TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,228,992RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,228,992TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,084,950TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,084,950ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,084,950TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION ACCOUNT FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN WHICH TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2017, THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFIED FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES. THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION EACH FILE FEDERAL FORM 990 (RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX). WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS THEY ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3INCLUDED ON THE BOTTOM OF EACH APPLICATION AND ANY DOCUMENTS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE AWARDED BY THE SCHOOL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE CHARTER RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT MONEY FOR THE IDEA, TITLE I, TITLE II, TITLE III, AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH GILLESPIEPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$153,839BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$273BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,692DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$25,137NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$186,941TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 65 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFIRST PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS FILE A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INTEREST ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ABOARD AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CEO COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19RIGHT TO KNOW REQUEST THROUGH LEGAL COUNCIL
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14300 TACONY STAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN542100509EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOLPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 11PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACY
K$3,723,752ACTUAL COST
FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACY
D$40,535,000LOAN GUARANTEE
FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACY
E$202,602LOAN BALANCE
AMERICAN PARADIGM SCHOOLS
M$1,452,260AMOUNT PAID

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