FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 20-4406909)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-02-03
IRS object ID: 201520349349300912
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	2015-02-03T08:55:02-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BARRE & COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2204 MORRIS AVE STE 206	AddressLine1
City	UNION	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	070835914	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	204406909	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6099209200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	363 WEST STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	TRENTON	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08618	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER LESSARD	PersonNm
Person Title	BUS. ADMIN.	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2015-02-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

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

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Gross Receipts	$9,135,488	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.foundationacademies.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Legal Domicile State	NJ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	As a college-preparatory school, Foundation Academy Charter School's mission is to ensure that all of their students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation's finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility and honesty. Foundation Academy Charter School's program is modeled after some of the highest performing urban charter schools in the country, and includes standardized classroom procedures, regular testing to track student progress, more time on task, a focus on values and building community, clear and innovative rewards and consequences designed to teach and emphasize positive academic and social behavior, school uniforms, 90-120 minutes of homework each night, and an overall rigorous academic program. Foundation Academy Charter School provides a longer school day and a longer school year which includes a two week summer session. Language arts and math classes are taught for more minutes each week than most	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	104	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,902,695	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,835,602	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$178,531	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$260,570	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$174,665	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$236,385	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,906,561	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,859,787	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,763,836	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,524,001	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,628,722	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,970,694	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,392,558	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,494,695	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$485,997	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$365,092	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,462,681	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,731,672	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$563,517	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$467,416	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$899,164	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,264,256	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	As a college-preparatory school, Foundation Academy Charter School's mission is to ensure that all of their students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation's finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility and honesty. Foundation Academy Charter School's program is modeled after some of the highest performing urban charter schools in the country, and includes standardized classroom procedures, regular testing to track student progress, more time on task, a focus on values and building community, clear and innovative rewards and consequences designed to teach and emphasize positive academic and social behavior, school uniforms, 90-120 minutes of homework each night, and an overall rigorous academic program. Foundation Academy Charter School provides a longer school day and a longer school year which includes a two week summer session. Language arts and math classes are taught for more minutes each week than most	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,056,455	ExpenseAmt
Desc	During the seventh year of operation, the 2013-2014 school year, Foundation Academy Charter School provided a full range of educational services appropriate for all students in Grades 3, and Grades 5 through 12. The Educational program includes social, health and nutrition services that support the total education of the student. In addition, the educational services include regular, as well as special education instruction. Foundation Academy Charter School promotes the full involvement of parents in their children's educational development. The Charter School completed the 2013-2014 school year with an enrollment of 196 students in its Middle School, while an additional 188 high school students were enrolled in grades 9 thru 12. The Average Daily Enrollment (ADE) for the entire charter school for the 2013-2014 school year was 526 students.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,056,455	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	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	35	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	104	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ORGANIZATION	PersonNm
Phone	6099209200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	363 WEST STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	TRENTON	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08618	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd
NATALIE HOOD
Trustee	0.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD THURMAN BARNES
Trustee	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GRECIA MONTERO
Sec'y/Treasurer	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JESSICA GAMBLE
Trustee	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANNE-MINDY FERNANDEZ-SHEINBAUM
Trustee	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
REID MC CARTHY
Pres-Trustees	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TODD KENT
VP-Trustees	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KIRK NORRIS
Trustee	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NICOLE FALCONER
SCH PRINCIPAL	40.00	0.00	$121,030	$0	$0		Yes (X)
RONALD BRADY
FORMER CEO	40.00	0.00	$140,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)
GRAIG WEISS
CEO	40.00	0.00	$137,684	$0	$0		Yes (X)
TARA PEPE
DIR. OPERATIONS	40.00	0.00	$61,375	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LESSARD
BUS. ADMIN.	20.00	0.00	$37,047	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MONIQUE BONNIER
Treasurer	2.00	0.00	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SHERIA ANDRES
MIDDLE CCH LEAD	40.00	0.00	$118,514	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$615,650	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	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

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MASCHIOS FOOD SERVICE	BusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	525 E MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	CHESTER	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	07930	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	FOOD SERVICE	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$275,701	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$8,773,327	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$62,275	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,835,602	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE-LINE 2	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$260,570	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$260,570	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$260,570	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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$39,316	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$275,701	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$236,385	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$236,385	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,859,787	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24,185	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	$615,650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$615,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,981,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,767,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,214,847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$926,457	TotalAmt
Program Services	$557,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$368,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$907,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$546,405	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$361,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,524	TotalAmt
Management And General	$43,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,290	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,290	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	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$659,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$407,054	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$252,643	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	$1,293,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$778,358	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$514,911	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	$1,134	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,909	TotalAmt
Management And General	$48,909	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,494,695	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,056,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,438,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$991,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,354,556	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$448,547	BOYAmt
EOY	$355,519	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$27,267	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,670	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,731	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,597	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,462,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,731,672	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$422,668	BOYAmt
EOY	$342,036	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,743	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,637	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$563,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$467,416	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$882,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,247,531	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,290	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,725	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$899,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,264,256	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,462,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,731,672	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$365,092	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule 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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,267	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,670	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,597	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$21,597	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Other Current Liabilities	Desc
Amt	$10,637	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$10,637	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	THE CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL TAX LEVY PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, THE CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF GRANTS FROM NCLB/TITLE I AND I.D.E.A. PROGRAMS. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS IS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA APPLICATION.
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL MAINTAINS A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY TOWARDS ALL STUDENTS, IN THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY STUDENT, OR EMPLOYEE, FOR REASONS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, AGE, RELIGION, ETHNIC ORIGIN, FAMILY AFFILIATION, DISABILITIES, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR BECAUSE OF LIABILITY FOR SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. THE RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS CONTAINED IN THE SCHOOL BY-LAWS AND IS COMMUNICATED TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS. THE SCHOOL INTENDS TO PUBLISH THIS POLICY IN ITS BROCHURE AND ON ITS WEBSITE.IN ADDITION, FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL CUSTOMARILY DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND FURTHER, THE CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLS STUDENTS OF RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS IN MEANINGFUL NUMBERS.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DESIGNATED SCHOOL OFFICIALS REVIEW THE TAX FORM 990 RETURN PRIOR TO SUBMISSION AND FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	EACH SCHOOL OFFICIAL AND KEY EMPLOYEE, AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST COMPLETE A "SCHOOL ETHICS/PERSONAL/RELATIVE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT," PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE NEW JERSEY STATE LAW. THESE FORMS ARE FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, ALSO PER APPLICABLE NEW JERSEY STATE LAW.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/LEAD PERSON OF THE SCHOOL IS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN CONDUCTING SUCH REVIEW AND EVALUATION, FACTORS SUCH AS PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, AS WELL AS GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL, AND COMPARABLE SALARY DATA ARE ALL GIVEN DUE WEIGHT AND CONSIDERATION. THE ULTIMATE COMPENSATION EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION IS THEREAFTER APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND ALL TEACHERS ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL LEAD PERSON AND BUSINESS ADMINSTRATOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN CONDUCTING SUCH REVIEW AND EVALUATION, FACTORS SUCH AS TEACHER PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LONGEVITY AND COMPARABLE AREA STANDARDS FOR THE PROFESSION, ARE GIVEN DUE WEIGHT AND CONSIDERATION. ALL SUCH COMPENSATION EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE. ANNUAL AUDIT AND FINANCIAL REPORTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL ARE AVAILABLE ON THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE. OTHER CHARTER SCHOOL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE, OR WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
DOCUMENT RETENTION & DESTRUCTION POLICY	FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL FOLLOWS STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS GOVERNING RECORD RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION.
WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY	WHILE FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES ARE IN PLACE FOR THE FILING OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST ANY CO-WORKER OR AGAINST THE SCHOOL ITSELF, IF ANY SUCH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT A CO-WORKER, OR THE SCHOOL ITSELF, IS CONDUCTING AN ILLEGAL OR WRONGFUL ACT. SCHOOL PRACTICE AND POLICY ALSO PROHIBITS RETALIATION AGAINST ANY EMPLOYEE WHO SUBMITS ANY SUCH COMPLAINT.