DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL INC (EIN 22-3586570)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-01-18
IRS object ID: 201700189349300505
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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 D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-01-18T06:56:54-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BARRE & CO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2204 MORRIS AVE STE 206	AddressLine1Txt
City	UNION	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	070835914	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	223586570	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DISC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9736230222	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	240 HALSEY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07102	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALBERT BARRE	PersonNm
Person Title	BUSINESS ADMIN	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-01-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Richard Barre	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01434145	PTIN
Phone	9086863484	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,676,356	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.discoverycs.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NJ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO COMMUNICATE POWERFULLY AND EFFECTIVELY, TO THINK CRITICALLY, AND TO FOSTER A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION THAT TEACHES STUDENTS NOT ONLY TO SUCCEED ON EXAMS BUT IN THE LIFE AHEAD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	32	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$14,410	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,329,996	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,458,902	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$195,400	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$210,377	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$29	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$46,116	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$49,871	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,479,299	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,619,437	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$819,443	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,043,050	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$12,454	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$608,944	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$610,873	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,428,387	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,653,923	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$50,912	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$34,486	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$391,468	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$453,233	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$216,476	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$312,727	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$174,992	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$140,506	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO COMMUNICATE POWERFULLY AND EFFECTIVELY, TO THINK CRITICALLY, AND TO FOSTER A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION THAT TEACHES STUDENTS NOT ONLY TO SUCCEED ON EXAMS BUT IN THE LIFE AHEAD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,023,158	ExpenseAmt
Desc	The Discovery Charter School operates a comprehensive ten-month middle school (September-June). Students attend classes from 8:45 AM TO 4:15 PM, which is an hour and forty-five minutes longer than most public schools. The Discovery Charter School provides a full range of educational services appropriate for Grade Levels 4 thru 8. These services include regular, as well as special education and basic skills instruction. Parents are heavily involved in school activities and governance. The Discovery Charter School completed the 2015-2016 school year with an enrollment of 80 students.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,023,158	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	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	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	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
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	32	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
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
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALBERT BARRE	PersonNm
Phone	9736230222	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	240 HALSEY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07102	ZIPCd

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	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd	OfficerOfficerInd
CHERYL A O'BRIEN
President	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DREW ADDERLEY
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAM PADLA
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRACEY MC NAIR
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RESA DRASIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL BERLIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YUSEF SHAHEED
Trustee	2.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
IRENE HALL
SCHOOL CO-LEAD	40.00	0.00		$86,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ALBERT BARRE
BUSINESS ADMIN	20.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$86,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,386,851	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$72,051	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,458,902	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE-LINE 2	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$210,377	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$210,377	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$210,377	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$29	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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

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

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$14,410	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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	$7,048	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$56,919	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$49,871	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$49,871	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Transfers	Desc

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,619,437	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$160,535	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$14,410	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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	$86,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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	$613,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$514,777	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,737	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$343,536	TotalAmt
Program Services	$279,226	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,310	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

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	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

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	$265,922	TotalAmt
Management And General	$265,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,004	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,454	FundraisingAmt

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	$194,496	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,410	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	$0	TotalAmt

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	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,931	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Scholarship	$14,420	$14,420
OTHER	$7,044	$7,044
PENSION COST	$6,056	$1,134	$4,922

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,653,923	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,023,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$618,311	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,454	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,507	BOYAmt
EOY	$318,571	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,998	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,664	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$453,233	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,496	BOYAmt
EOY	$160,432	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$114,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,295	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,727	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,068	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,582	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,924	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,506	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$453,233	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$34,486	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)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Deferred Bond Issuance Costs, Net
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES - PENSION	$34,664
Othe Current Assets
Othe Current Assets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$34,664	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES-PENSIONS	$2,604
NET PENSION LIABILITY	$149,691

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$152,295	TotalLiabilityAmt

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	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	THE CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL TAX LEVY PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, THE CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF GRANTS FROM NCLB/TITLE I AND I.D.E.A. PROGRAMS. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS IS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA APPLICATION.
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL HAS A STATED RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY, AND IT IS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2224 OF ITS POLICY MANUAL. IN SUM, DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AGAINST ANY STUDENT, OR EMPLOYEE, FOR REASONS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEX, AGE, AFFECTIONAL OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP, MARITAL STATUS, LIABILITY FOR SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, GENETIC INFORMATION, DISABILITIES, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC STATUS. THE RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS COMMUNICATED TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS, AND IS IMPLEMENTED BY THE SCHOOL'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.IN ADDITION, DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL CUSTOMARILY DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND FURTHER, THE CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLS STUDENTS OF RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS IN MEANINGFUL NUMBERS.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DESIGNATED SCHOOL OFFICIALS REVIEW THE FORM 990 RETURN BEFORE SUBMISSION AND FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS DESIGNATED SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A PERSONAL/RELATIVE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, AS WELL AS A SCHOOL ETHICS COMMISSION FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, WHICH IS MANDATED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND WHICH STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH THE STATE AND COUNTY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/LEAD PERSON OF THE SCHOOL IS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN CONDUCTING SUCH REVIEW AND EVALUATION, FACTORS SUCH AS PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, AS WELL AS GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL, AND COMPARABLE SALARY DATA ARE ALL GIVEN DUE WEIGHT AND CONSIDERATION. THE ULTIMATE COMPENSATION EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION IS THEREAFTER APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND ALL TEACHERS ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE CO-DIRECTORS OF DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN CONDUCTING SUCH REVIEW AND EVALUATION, FACTORS SUCH AS TEACHER PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LONGEVITY AND COMPARABLE AREA STANDARDS FOR THE PROFESSION, ARE GIVEN DUE WEIGHT AND CONSIDERATION. ALL SUCH COMPENSATION EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE. ANNUAL AUDIT AND FINANCIAL REPORTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL ARE AVAILABLE ON THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE. OTHER CHARTER SCHOOL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE, OR WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
DOCUMENT RETENTION & DESTRUCTION	THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL FOLLOWS STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS, GOVERNING RECORD RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION.
WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY	THE DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL HAS A WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY WHICH PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION AGAINST ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WHO: (1) DISCLOSES OR THREATENS TO DISCLOSE TO A SUPERVISOR OR APPROPRIATE ENTITY A POLICY OR PRACTICE WHICH THE EMPLOYEE REASONABLY BELIEVES IS IN VIOLATION OF LAW; (2) PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ANY PUBLIC BODY CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION OR INQUIRY INTO ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF LAW; OR (3) OBJECTS TO, OR REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY, POLICY OR PRACTICE WHICH THE EMPLOYEE REASONABLY BELIEVES IS IN VIOLATION OF LAW, IS FRAUDULENT OR CRIMINAL, OR IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY.