DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL INC (EIN 27-3166941)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-05-13
IRS object ID: 201511339349304581
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-13T14:56:19-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BKD LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 N Illinois Street	AddressLine1
City	Indianapolis	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46204	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	273166941	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL INC	BusinessNameLine1

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46241	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD L HARCOURT	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3178565201	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NICOLE B FISHBACK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01279475	PTIN
Phone	3178565201	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RICHARD HARCOURT CHAIR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46241	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,495,958	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	DAMARCHARTERACADEMY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY PROVIDES INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS & BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	44	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$487,304	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$292,670	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,325,851	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,202,888	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$400	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,813,155	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,495,958	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,405,780	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,511,212	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,004,370	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$994,020	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,410,150	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,505,232	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$403,005	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,274	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$886,845	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$881,541	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$466,071	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$470,041	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$420,774	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$411,500	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE TO THEIR HIGHEST ACADEMIC POTENTIAL WHILE DEVELOPING PRACTICAL BEHAVIORAL, COMMUNICATION AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS TOWARD IMPROVED COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND SUCCESS. DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY UTILIZES BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH INFORMED TEACHING AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO EACH STUDENT AS DEVELOPED AND REFLECTED IN AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,201,393	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,203,288	RevenueAmt
Desc	DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS' OFFICE OF EDUCATION INNOVATION AND DEDICATED TO DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12. IT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF FULL ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND VOCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF ITS STUDENTS, WHILE OFFERING EXTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, THERAPISTS AND LOW STUDENT TO STAFF RATIOS NOT AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE IN OTHER SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOL IS OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS AND CURRENTLY SERVES 165 STUDENTS WITH 96% HAVING SPECIAL NEEDS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,201,393	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	44	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 DECATUR BLVD	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46241	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
LYLE COLEMAN
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS STEWART
TREASURER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RICHARD HARCOURT 813 - 614
CHAIR OF THE BOARD	5.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHUCK ELLIS
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN SNYDER
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR JAMES VAN TASSEL
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS WILKES
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY JOHNSON 712 - 813
CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD	5.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR JAMES DALTON
SUPERINTENDENT	10.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

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

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6067 Decatur Blvd	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46241	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	EMO & OCCUPANCY	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$211,468	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$292,670	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$292,670	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STATE TUITION SUPPORT	611710	$2,130,765	$2,130,765
SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS	611710	$59,649	$59,649
REMEDIATION PROGRAMS	611710	$555	$555
TEXTBOOK REIMBURSEMENTS	611710	$11,821	$11,821
STUDENT FEES	611710	$98	$98

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,202,888	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$400	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$400	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$400	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,495,958	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,203,288	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,154,390	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,038,951	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115,439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$227,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,091	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,682	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,113	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,113	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,202	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,202	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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	$85,056	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,550	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,506	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,248	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,523	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$725	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$411,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$370,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,196	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	$127,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,755	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,202	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES	$22,663	$22,663
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION	$77,020	$77,020
OTHER	$49,870	$44,883	$4,987	$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,505,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,201,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$303,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$307,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$417,214	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,139	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,413	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,433	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$677,068	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$246,587	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$481,929	BOYAmt
EOY	$430,481	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$886,845	BOYAmt
EOY	$881,541	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,285	BOYAmt
EOY	$308,265	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,990	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,786	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$466,071	BOYAmt
EOY	$470,041	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$382,757	BOYAmt
EOY	$411,500	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$420,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$411,500	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$886,845	BOYAmt
EOY	$881,541	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$9,274	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$638,449	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$213,450	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$424,999	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$38,619	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$33,137	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,482	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$430,481	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,495,958	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,495,958	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,495,958	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,505,232	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,505,232	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,505,232	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PUBLICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL. PURSUANT TO THE ENABLING STATUTE (IC 20-24-8-5), THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS THAT PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT FORM, WHICH IS ALSO POSTED ON THE MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS' WEBSITE FOR OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND INNOVATION (CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZER). THE STUDENT & PARENT HANDBOOK CONTAINS A SECTION DEVOTED TO THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES RELATING TO RACE, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND DISABILITY, ANY OF WHICH WILL NOT BE GROUNDS FOR DENYING PARTICIPATION IN CLASSES OR PROGRAMS FOR WHICH A STUDENT IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE.

FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY

PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED GOVERNMENTAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON FORM W-3	FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A THE EMPLOYEES OF DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL ARE PAID THROUGH A COMMON PAYMASTER, AND THEREFORE ARE NOT REPORTED ON A FORM W-3 BY DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL. THEY ARE INCLUDED ON THE FROM W-3 FILED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY DAMAR SERVICES.
DELEGATION OF CONTROL TO A MANAGEMENT COMPANY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 DAMAR SERVICES INC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS THE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (EMO) FOR THE DAMAR CHARTER ACADEMY ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ON THE DATE THE CHARTER WAS GRANTED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF INDIANAPOLIS. UNDER THE OPERATING AGREEMENT, DAMAR SERVICES PROVIDES THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL. DURING 2014, TOTAL FEES PAID TO DAMAR SERVICES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WERE $111,000. DAMAR SERVICES IS NOT CONSIDERED A RELATED ORGANIZATION.
POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DIRECTORS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DAMAR SERVICES, INC, OR BY A REPRESENTATIVE DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE DAMAR BOARD.
PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL TREASURER AND THE CONTROLLER ALONG WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD TREASURER PRIOR TO PRESENTATION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON APPROVAL OF THE 990 BY THE COMMITTEE, THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE MEETING SCHEDULED BEFORE THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 12B & 12C ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND REPORTED TO THE WHOLE BOARD ANNUALLY, OR AS DIRECTORS ARE ADDED AND AS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CORPORATION AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THE CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES CARRY OUT THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES IN A FASHION THAT AVOIDS ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE THE CONTINUING, AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO REPORT ANY PERSONAL OWNERSHIP, INTEREST, OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP THAT MIGHT AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO EXERCISE IMPARTIAL, ETHICAL, AND BUSINESS-BASED JUDGMENTS IN FULFILLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CORPORATION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL CONDUCT THEIR DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL GRANTEES, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER PERSONS TRANSACTING OR SEEKING TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH THE CORPORATION IN A COMPLETELY IMPARTIAL MANNER, WITHOUT FAVOR OR PREFERENCE BASED UPON ANY CONSIDERATION OTHER THAN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT SEEK OR ACCEPT FOR THEMSELVES OR ANY OF THEIR RELATIVES, FROM ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT TRANSACTS OR SEEKS TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH THE CORPORATION, ANY GIFTS, ENTERTAINMENT, OR OTHER FAVORS RELATING TO THEIR POSITIONS WITH THE CORPORATION THAT EXCEED COMMON COURTESIES CONSISTENT WITH ETHICAL AND ACCEPTED BUSINESS PRACTICES. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED, IT IS NOTED IN THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING AND DISCUSSION. ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY THE CHARTER ACADEMY AND AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT INVOLVES A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY CONFLICT CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ACTION AND RESOLUTION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE ALSO FORWARDED TO THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR FILES.
COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL, INC. DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COMPENSATED BY THE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (EMO).
AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, COI POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.