RIDGECREST CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: RIDGECREST CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 33-0963233)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-03-31
IRS object ID: 201400909349300540
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-03-31T15:26:30-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VICENTI LLOYD & STUTZMAN	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2210 E ROUTE 66 STE 100	AddressLine1
City	GLENDORA	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	917404676	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	330963233	EIN

Name Name

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	RIDG	NameControl
Phone	7603751010	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	325 S DOWNS STREET	AddressLine1
City	RIDGECREST	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	935554531	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TINA ELLINGSWORTH	Name
Title	DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	7603751010	Phone
Date Signed	2014-02-28	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WADE MCMULLEN CPA	Name
Phone	6268577300	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-03-31	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2665578	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	HTTP://WWW.RIDGECRESTCHARTERSCHOOL.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2001	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE-CENTERED, LIFE-LONG LEARNER BASED ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES EACH STUDENT TO MEET THE ACADEMIC CHALLENGES AND DEVELOP THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	5	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	50	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	92	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2145930	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2594388	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1056	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	440	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	80487	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	70750	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2227473	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	2665578	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1338658	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1523897	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	631966	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	657341	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1970624	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2181238	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	256849	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	484340	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2127426	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2519942	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	473176	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	381352	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1654250	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2138590	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE-CENTERED, LIFE-LONG LEARNER BASED ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES EACH STUDENT TO MEET THE ACADEMIC CHALLENGES AND DEVELOP THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1706949	Expense
Description	TO PROVIDE A RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WILL EMPHASIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC SKILLS SUCH AS READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND COMPUTATION; DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	1706949	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	25	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	50	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	5	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE ORGANIZATION	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7603751010	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	325 S DOWNS STREET	AddressLine1
City	RIDGECREST	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	93555	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
ELSA HENNINGS
CHAIR	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
DEBBY KURTI
VICE CHAIR/S	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
JENNIFER ANDERSON
TREASURER	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
JAMES SUVER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
ROBERT JORDAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
TINA ELLINGSWORTH
DIRECTOR	40.00		X	79181	0	6532
DONALD BAKER
CHIEF OPERAT	40.00		X	51176	0	4222

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	130357	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	10754	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	2594388	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	2594388	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	440	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$440	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER REVENUE	Description
Total Revenue Column	70750	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	70750	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	70750	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2665578	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	70750	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$440	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	172342	Total
Program Services	111684	ProgramServices
Management And General	60658	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1029723	Total
Program Services	892055	ProgramServices
Management And General	137668	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85420	Total
Program Services	73986	ProgramServices
Management And General	11434	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	202571	Total
Program Services	169567	ProgramServices
Management And General	33004	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33841	Total
Program Services	28328	ProgramServices
Management And General	5513	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	89790	Total
Management And General	89790	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4083	Total
Management And General	4083	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9850	Total
Management And General	9850	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4756	Total
Management And General	4756	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3086	Total
Management And General	3086	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59306	Total
Program Services	53695	ProgramServices
Management And General	5611	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	120272	Total
Program Services	108514	ProgramServices
Management And General	11758	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9188	Total
Management And General	9188	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16226	Total
Management And General	16226	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	113290	Total
Program Services	113290	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25131	Total
Management And General	25131	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES	149080	124682	24398
ALL OTHER EXPENSES	33683	31148	2535
CDE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE	19600		19600

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2181238	Total
Program Services	1706949	ProgramServices
Management And General	474289	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	274028	BOY
EOY	185778	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13488	BOY
EOY	144847	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	789707	BOY
EOY	1146381	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26537	BOY
EOY	27956	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1538981	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	524001	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1023666	BOY
EOY	1014980	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2127426	BOY
EOY	2519942	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	95728	BOY
EOY	115252	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123124	BOY
EOY	61562	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	254324	BOY
EOY	204538	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	473176	BOY
EOY	381352	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1654250	BOY
EOY	2138590	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1654250	BOY
EOY	2138590	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2127426	BOY
EOY	2519942	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	484340	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	133750	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	133750	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1333819	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	511589	Depreciation
Book Value	822230	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	71412	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	12412	Depreciation
Book Value	59000	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1014980	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2665578	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	2665578	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	2665578	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2181238	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	2181238	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	2181238	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON POTENTIAL AUDIT OR EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO DISCLOSURE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED. THE SCHOOL FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.	Explanation

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PUBLICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN MEDIA EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 3	DURING REGISTRATION AND SOLICITATION THROUGH SCHOOL DOCUMENTATION THERE ARE CLEAR STATEMENTS STATING THE NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY
FINANCIAL AID OR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 6	RIDGECREST IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPALLY FUNDED BY CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL MONIES RECEIVED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE 990 RETURN IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE PROCESS INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS: (1) REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD (2) USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BOARD MINUTES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS WEBSITE.

RIDGECREST CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2012

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Advertising Advertising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Interest Interest

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Buildings Buildings

Equipment Equipment

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

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