LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMIES INC (EIN 20-0332375)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-05-13
IRS object ID: 201601349349305910
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-13T14:47:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	050409384	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 SOUTH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WALTHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02453	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200332375	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LIGH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8133450856	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	29140 CHAPEL PARK DRIVE BLDG 5A	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESLEY CHAPEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33543	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KHORI WHITTAKER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8133450856	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DEBORAH A HOPKINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00167843	PTIN
Phone	7815478800	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	KHORI WHITTAKER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	29140 CHAPEL PARK DRIVE BLDG 5A	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESLEY CHAPEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33543	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,778,132	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LIGHTHOUSE-ACADEMIES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PREPARATION OF OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE THROUGH A RIGOROUS ARTS-INFUSED PROGRAM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	888	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$250,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,063,513	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,505,313	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$936,409	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$108,774	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$19,429	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$164,045	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,269,351	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,778,132	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	$3,524,922	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,528,863	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,742,960	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,321,634	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,267,882	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,850,497	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,469	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,072,365	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,749,761	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,739,072	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$840,081	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$901,757	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,909,680	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,837,315	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PREPARATION OF OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE THROUGH A RIGOROUS ARTS-INFUSED PROGRAM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,237,540	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,669,358	RevenueAmt
Desc	ASSISTANCE IN THE CREATION, IMPLEMENTATION, MAINTENANCE AND ON-GOING MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,237,540	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	888	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARCIA SAULO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8133450856	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	29140 CHAPEL PARK DRIVE BLDG 5A	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESLEY CHAPEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33543	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NATALIE WEISS
CHAIRPERSON (7/14-6/15)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN EBERSOLE
CHAIRPERSON (AS OF 6/15)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HOFFMAN
VICE CHAIR (7/14-6/15)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOY COLLINS
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HOLLAND
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL RONAN
PRESIDENT & CEO (7/14-11/14)	60.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$109,637	$0	$14,405
KHORI WHITTAKER
PRESIDENT & CEO/SECRETARY	60.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$151,788	$0	$5,479
KEN BLACKLOW
DIRECTOR (7/14-5/15)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES S CATTERALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY ANN LOCK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JABAR SHUMATE
DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/15)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW TOWNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OTTY WESTENFIELD
CFO	50.00		Yes (X)	$131,341	$0	$19,677
SUSAN JAMBACK
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER	50.00			$136,610	$0	$15,534	Yes (X)
PHILLIS NICHOLS ANDERSON
SVP	50.00			$139,610	$0	$4,786	Yes (X)
TESS MITCHNER ASINJO
SVP	50.00			$136,610	$0	$14,108	Yes (X)
LENISHA BROADWAY
RVP	50.00			$111,312	$0	$7,342	Yes (X)
JEREMY WILLIAMS
RVP	50.00			$111,312	$0	$14,942	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,028,220	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$96,273	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE ADP BOULEVARD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROSELAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07068	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	PAYROLL SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$159,761	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SERVICE FEES	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,505,313	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,505,313	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,505,313	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$108,774	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$108,774	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$164,045	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$164,045	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$164,045	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,778,132	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,669,358	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$108,774	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$300,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$285,696	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,716,984	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,574,754	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$239,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$227,857	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,226	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,391	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,385	TotalAmt
Management And General	$47,385	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$322,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$283,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,248	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,030	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$259,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,643	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$158,726	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,033	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,692	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,692	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,136	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,136	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,916	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,400	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
WRITE-OFF OF SCHOOL DEV	$896,312	$896,312
SCHOOL AND STAFF DEVELO	$219,904	$211,098	$8,806
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$124,378	$124,378
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$60,956	$36,574	$24,382

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$527	TotalAmt
Management And General	$527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,850,497	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,237,540	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$612,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$975,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$649,110	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$822,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$534,008	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$946,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$270,769	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,129	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$205,040	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$202,759	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,281	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,954,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,190,775	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,749,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,739,072	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$429,418	BOYAmt
EOY	$438,916	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$462,841	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$840,081	BOYAmt
EOY	$901,757	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,210,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,224	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,698,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,793,091	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,909,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,837,315	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,749,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,739,072	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,072,365	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$337,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$250,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$250,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$887,800	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,814,234	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,141,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,800,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,063,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,505,313	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$25,324,899	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,152,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,191,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,050,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,313,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,505,313	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,212,699	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$26,212,699	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$111,211	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$99,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$116,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$86,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$108,774	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$523,275	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$111,211	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$99,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$116,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$86,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$108,774	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$523,275	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$72,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$123,791	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$64,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$164,045	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$444,372	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,335,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,414,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,231,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,419,812	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,778,132	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,180,346	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.96440	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.96740	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01930	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01750	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$205,040	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$202,759	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,281	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,281	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM CHARTER SCHOOLS	$317,327
NOTES RECEIVABLE SCHOOLS - SDLF	$1,873,448

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,190,775	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$462,841	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$462,841	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,778,132	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,778,132	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,778,132	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,850,497	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,850,497	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,850,497	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THEIR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS ON BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES IRS FORM 990 - RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REPORTING VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THE IRS USES TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THESE TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KHORI WHITTAKER
PRESIDENT & CEO/SECRETARY	$151,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,479	$0	$157,267	$0	$0	$0
OTTY WESTENFIELD
CFO	$131,341	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,254	$0	$14,423	$0	$151,018	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN JAMBACK
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER	$136,610	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,464	$0	$10,070	$0	$152,144	$0	$0	$0
TESS MITCHNER ASINJO
SVP	$136,610	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,464	$0	$8,644	$0	$150,718	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, OTTY WESTENFIELD, CFO, RECEIVED $46,125 AS A SEVERANCE PAYMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. REVISIONS, CORRECTIONS, ETC. ARE MADE AS NECESSARY. ONCE ALL ARE SATISFIED WITH THE FORM, IT IS FINALIZED AND A COPY IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. A REVIEW IS CONDUCTED AT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO COMPLETE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THE POLICY CALLS FOR FULL DISCLOSURE WITHIN 48 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND AN EVALUATION IS DONE BY THE PRESIDENT. NO ACTION IS DONE WITHOUT A VOTE BY THE FULL BOARD WHICH COULD INCLUDE RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ANNUALLY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF BOARD MEMBERS CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE CEO. THE REVIEW ALSO ESTABLISHES THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS NOTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS ESTABLISHED BY THE CEO AND IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE. THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL FILING WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THAT OFFICE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS BY-LAWS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS IT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT A PUBLIC PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED BY DOING SO.