ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 94-3311088)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-01-22
IRS object ID
201520229349300432
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-01-22T11:05:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN680037990PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GILBERT ASSOCIATES INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100AddressLine1
CitySACRAMENTOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code95833ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943311088EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASPIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5104345000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVE NO 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVIRAJ PATELPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5104345000PhoneNum
Signature2015-01-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH R GLENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01317613PTIN
Phone9166466464PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES WILLCOX CEOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVE NO 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$151,550,413GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ASPIREPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO OPEN AND OPERATE SMALL, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS; TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES WITH OTHER FORWARD THINKING EDUCATORS; TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers377TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$655,078PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$21,855PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$39,338CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$106,576PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,730CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$126,033,532PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$151,420,254CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$177,295PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$40,282CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$40,597,358CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$131,174,658CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,556,396PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$20,245,596CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$124,511,640TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$60,988,357TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$58,081,283TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$46,483,784NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$66,430,357NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO OPEN AND OPERATE SMALL, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS; TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES WITH OTHER FORWARD THINKING EDUCATORS; TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$108,468,268ExpenseAmt
Grant$40,282GrantAmt
Revenue$362,828RevenueAmt
DescASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUILDS AND OPERATES HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PREPARE URBAN STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE. ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATES 37 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 13,500 STUDENTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$108,468,268TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document778IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2173EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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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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 PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELPHINE SHERMANBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5104345025PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE SUITE 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BETH HUNKAPILLER
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN L MERRILL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL HUGHSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD C SPALDING
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE MUHLFELD PATTERSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN GARFINKEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG JONES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES R WILLCOX
CEO40.00Yes (X)$242,726$0$40,760
JAMES CLEVELAND
COO OCT 2012 TO OCT 201340.00Yes (X)$160,354$0$22,8251.00
ELISE M DARWISH
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$201,897$0$16,899
HEATHER KIRKPATRICK
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$131,752$0$19,437
VIRAJ PATEL
CFO SEPT 2013 TO PRESENT40.00Yes (X)$57,345$0$8,960
BARBARA HARRIS
PRINCIPAL40.00$235,228$0$11,862Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER PADULA
VP OF ADVANCEMENT40.00$146,005$0$23,080Yes (X)
MARY L WELCH
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.00$145,913$0$18,371Yes (X)
TATIANA EPANCHIN-TROYAN
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.00$139,019$0$24,627Yes (X)
ALLISON LESLIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TN40.00$123,717$0$21,207Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,583,956TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K31IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
INLAND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CO INC
323 SOUTH SIERRA WAYSAN BERNADINOCA92408FACILITIES SERVICES$3,571,518
REVOLUTION FOODS INC
PO BOX 742759LOS ANGELESCA900742759FOOD SERVICES$1,825,736
MEL SMITH ELECTRIC INC
10950 DALE STREETSTANTONCA90680FACILITIES SERVICES$1,459,823
RJ DAUM CONSTRUCTION CO
11581 MONARCH STREETGARDEN GROVECA92841FACILITIES SERVICES$1,147,662
NOB HILL CATERING INC
C/O MARBLE BRIDGE FUNDING PO BOXWALNUT CREEKCA94596FOOD SERVICES$1,092,233
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K45CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$402,402FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$79,048RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$135,385,300GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$15,262,897AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$119,790NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$151,129,647TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFOOD SERVICEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$248,539RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$248,539TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,338TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$39,338ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$18,600FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$402,402ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$111,559TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$111,559ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$114,289TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$114,289RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$114,289OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$151,420,254TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$362,828RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$72,221ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,282TotalAmt
Program Services$40,282ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$902,955TotalAmt
Program Services$218,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$684,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,362,013TotalAmt
Program Services$57,891,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,470,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,299,988TotalAmt
Program Services$5,186,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,113,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,015,061TotalAmt
Program Services$8,517,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,497,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,957,001TotalAmt
Program Services$2,258,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$698,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367,633TotalAmt
Program Services$6,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$361,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,315TotalAmt
Management And General$161,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,603,257TotalAmt
Program Services$3,155,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,447,877ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,387TotalAmt
Program Services$12,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,695,936TotalAmt
Program Services$5,219,022ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$476,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,913,523TotalAmt
Program Services$2,252,049ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$661,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,502,453TotalAmt
Program Services$12,056,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$446,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,938,792TotalAmt
Program Services$1,131,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$806,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,563TotalAmt
Program Services$111,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,059,574TotalAmt
Program Services$883,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,544,852TotalAmt
Program Services$2,143,644ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$401,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,517,552TotalAmt
Program Services$1,393,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD SERVICES$3,671,869$3,670,935$934
SPECIAL EDUCATION$1,249,684$1,249,684
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE$933,715$933,715

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,253TotalAmt
Program Services$135,616ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,174,658TotalAmt
Program Services$108,468,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,706,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$490,754BOYAmt
EOY$398,860EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,185,795BOYAmt
EOY$38,990,847EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,237,671BOYAmt
EOY$31,325,911EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$721,520BOYAmt
EOY$257,051EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,872,156LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$18,467,512LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,342,561BOYAmt
EOY$51,404,644EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,709BOYAmt
EOY$125,686EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$805,892BOYAmt
EOY$682,063EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,263,239BOYAmt
EOY$1,326,578EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,472,141BOYAmt
EOY$124,511,640EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,136,898BOYAmt
EOY$11,834,647EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,616,958BOYAmt
EOY$3,600,234EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,999,501BOYAmt
EOY$26,021,402EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,235,000BOYAmt
EOY$16,625,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,988,357BOYAmt
EOY$58,081,283EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,974,095BOYAmt
EOY$38,198,872EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,509,689BOYAmt
EOY$28,231,485EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,483,784BOYAmt
EOY$66,430,357EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,472,141BOYAmt
EOY$124,511,640EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$20,245,596ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$299,023NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,435,689OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,435,689BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,600,380OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,936,953DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,663,427BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,006,811OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,764,217DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,242,594BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,214,514OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,766,342DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,448,172BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,614,762OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,614,762BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,404,644TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAPITAL LEASEDesc
Amt$16,625,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,625,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION APPLIED THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013. WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2010.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships 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 Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR ENROLLMENT MATERIALS AND OUR CHARTER AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES MOST OF ITS FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event115TH ANNIVERSARY GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$421,002GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$402,402CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$18,600GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,720RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$106,025FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$18,414OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$421,002GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$402,402CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,600GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$5,720RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$106,025FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$18,414OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$130,159DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$111,559NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$40,282CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY A SEPARATE ADVISORY BOARD, AND THE FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JAMES R WILLCOX
CEO$227,726$0$15,000$0$0$0$27,716$0$13,044$0$283,486$0$0$0
JAMES CLEVELAND
COO OCT 2012 TO OCT 2013$160,354$0$0$0$0$0$17,930$0$4,895$0$183,179$0$0$0
ELISE M DARWISH
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$199,847$0$250$0$1,800$0$16,851$0$48$0$218,796$0$0$0
HEATHER KIRKPATRICK
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER$131,502$0$250$0$0$0$11,024$0$8,413$0$151,189$0$0$0
BARBARA HARRIS
PRINCIPAL$73,478$0$750$0$161,000$0$3,660$0$8,202$0$247,090$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PADULA
VP OF ADVANCEMENT$146,005$0$0$0$0$0$16,683$0$6,397$0$169,085$0$0$0
MARY L WELCH
AREA SUPERINTENDENT$145,913$0$0$0$0$0$12,027$0$6,344$0$164,284$0$0$0
TATIANA EPANCHIN-TROYAN
AREA SUPERINTENDENT$139,019$0$0$0$0$0$11,608$0$13,019$0$163,646$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBARBARA HARRIS, A PRINCIPAL AT ONE OF ASPIRE'S SCHOOLS, RECEIVED A $161,000 SEVERAGE PAYMENT FOLLOWING HER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 16, 2013.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SUE SHALVEY
FAMILY MEMBER OF DONALD SHALVEY, FORMER CHAIRMAN UNTIL NOV 2011.$104,172EMPLOYMENT0
JAMES WILCOX
BOARD MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE-READY PROMISE AND CEO OF ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.$272,008GRANT/SUPPORT FROM COLLEGE-READY PROMISE0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)PORTABLES2$67,667FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)PLAYGROUND MA1$52,123FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS METHOD USED WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS RECORDKEEPING PRACTICES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2STARTING THIS FISCAL YEAR, ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW OPERATES IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. THE ORGANIZATION OPENED TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN TENNESSEE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CINDIVIDUALS HOLDING DESIGNATED POSITIONS SHALL FILE THEIR STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST, WHICH WILL MAKE THE STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND REPRODUCTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEO: BOARD MEMBERS ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MATERIALS AND APPROVED CEO'S SALARY FOR FY 2014/15 AND BONUS FOR FY 2014. THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO APPROVED AN INCREASE IN THE SALARIES FOR THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND AGREED TO A BONUS POOL FOR THIS TEAM. THE BONUS AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CEO DISCRETION BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVUDUAL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. OTHER EMPLOYEES: THE CEO REVIEWS OTHER OFFICER SALARIES WITH THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, A COST OF LIVING INCREASE WAS PROVIDED AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING FY 2013/2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN INC
1001 22ND AVE SUITE 100OAKLANDCA94606271870108SUPPORT ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSCA501(C)(3)LINE 11A, IN/A0
THE COLLEGE-READY PROMISE
1149 S HILL STREET STE 600LOS ANGELESCA90015270869586SUPPORT CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONSCA501(C)(3)LINE 11A, IN/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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