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MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 52-2131742)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-15
IRS object ID
201721359349310127
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-15T15:35:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521853933PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522131742EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023879830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200094824ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN BROULLIREPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023879830PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID JONESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01361002PTIN
Phone2022963306PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN BROULLIREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,649,275GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MERIDIAN-DC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionINSTILL PASSION FOR LEARNING AND BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT THROUGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC ACADEMIC ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE SCHOOL IS A MODEL THAT IS ACADEMIC IN FOCUS WITH A CONCENTRATION ON READING AND WRITING. THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL IS TO INSTILL WITHIN ITS STUDENTS A PASSION FOR LEARNING, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-RESPECT THROUGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$7,166PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,091CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$49,815PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$12,718,732PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Other Expenses$6,018,181CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,730,283PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,011,551PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,740,512CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$13,473,254TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$14,170,106TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionINSTILL PASSION FOR LEARNING AND BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT THROUGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC ACADEMIC ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE SCHOOL IS A MODEL THAT IS ACADEMIC IN FOCUS WITH A CONCENTRATION ON READING AND WRITING. THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL IS TO INSTILL WITHIN ITS STUDENTS A PASSION FOR LEARNING, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-RESPECT THROUGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$93,606RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee211EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023879830PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12120 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN BROULLIRE
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SARAH SILVERMAN
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PEARCY
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAYSON PEABODY
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDIE ASHTON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAYAWN BROWN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCUS CLARK
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL COTTON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY ZUCKERMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMARA COOPER
HEAD OF SCHOOL - UNTIL APRIL 201640.00Yes (X)$192,909$0$12,976
REGINA RYDER
CHIEF OF TALENT - UNTIL APRIL 201640.00$141,162$0$8,532Yes (X)
DARIN KNICELY
CHIEF OFFICER OF ACCOUNTABILITY40.00$117,723$0$17,591Yes (X)
JOSALYN FILKINS
PRINCIPAL (MIDDLE SCHOOL)40.00$104,768$0$3,595Yes (X)
MICHELLE TAYLOR
INSTRUCTIONAL COACH40.00$103,202$0$14,714Yes (X)
PATRICIA WINSTON
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING40.00$108,381$0$3,652Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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REVOLUTION FOODS INC
PO BOX 742759LOS ANGELESCA900742759FOOD SERVICES$519,468
CHARTER SCHOOL INCUBATOR
910 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1100WASHINGTONDC20006CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT$481,797
ALL COVERED
PO BOX 39000 SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCOCA94139IT SERVICES$353,956
THERAPY SOURCE
5215 MILITIA HILL ROADPLYMOUTH MEETINGPA19462THERAPY SERVICES$148,225
D C PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD
3333 14TH STREET NW SUITE 210WASHINGTONDC20010EDUCATION$139,595
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$13,543,587GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,240AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,546,827TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAFTER SCHOOL CAREDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$93,606RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$93,606TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$7,091ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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Exclusion$1,751ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,751OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,649,275TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$93,606RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$8,842ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,483TotalAmt
Program Services$278,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,042FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,407,032TotalAmt
Program Services$6,447,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$934,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,249FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$153,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$884FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$795,263TotalAmt
Program Services$692,367ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,304FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$672,110TotalAmt
Program Services$585,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,200FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,908TotalAmt
Program Services$149,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$529FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,141TotalAmt
Program Services$147,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$845FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,099TotalAmt
Program Services$266,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$741FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$737,090TotalAmt
Program Services$427,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,606FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,149,447TotalAmt
Program Services$1,000,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,763FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,178TotalAmt
Program Services$58,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$220FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624,343TotalAmt
Program Services$543,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,044FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$928,759TotalAmt
Program Services$808,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,040FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,629TotalAmt
Program Services$45,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT STUDENT COSTS$1,171,789$1,171,789
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$452,468$393,875$57,112$1,481
ADMINISTRATION FEE$138,588$120,641$17,493$454
OTHER GENERAL EXPENSE$40,277$37,123$3,075$79

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,465TotalAmt
Program Services$8,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,389,787TotalAmt
Program Services$13,336,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,007,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,684FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$609,043BOYAmt
EOY$616,788EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,233,845BOYAmt
EOY$2,182,795EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$702,188BOYAmt
EOY$409,644EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,488BOYAmt
EOY$60,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,756,870LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,166,749LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,211,062BOYAmt
EOY$14,590,121EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,226BOYAmt
EOY$101,925EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,400BOYAmt
EOY$30,400EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,036,252BOYAmt
EOY$17,992,592EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,002BOYAmt
EOY$1,538,138EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,474EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$12,500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,252BOYAmt
EOY$127,494EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,473,254BOYAmt
EOY$14,170,106EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,562,998BOYAmt
EOY$3,822,486EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,562,998BOYAmt
EOY$3,822,486EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,036,252BOYAmt
EOY$17,992,592EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,740,512ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$16,573,807OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,561,369DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,012,438BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,183,063OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$605,380DepreciationAmt
Book Value$577,683BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,590,121TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAPITAL LEASES PAYABLEDesc
Amt$127,494Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$127,494TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,649,275TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,649,275RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,649,275TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,389,787TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,389,787ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,389,787TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS REQUIRED BY THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ASC. MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON RETURNS FILED FOR OPEN TAX YEARS (2012- 2014), OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS 2015 TAX RETURN. MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE MATERIALLY IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc75500ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE. AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL MERIDIAN PCS IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF REV. PROC. 75-50.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVED AID FROM THE DC GOVERNMENT VIA THE DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 7AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, MERIDIAN PCS IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF REV. PROC. 75-50.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTAMARA COOPERPersonNm
TitleHEAD OF SCHOOL - UNTIL APRIL 2016TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$172,909BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$20,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,297DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,679NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$205,885TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE FORM IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, TREASURER, AND EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SCHOOL FOLLOWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS OUTLINED IN THE BOARD HANDBOOK.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AEACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY RESEARCHING COMPETITIVE SALARIES VIA THE 990S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE. THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING TOP OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MERIDIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. POLICIES ARE PRINTED IN THE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

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