2026-02-03T14:53:22-06:00 2025-06-30 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 370 WOODCLIFF DRIVE SUITE 2A FAIRPORT NY 14450 990 2024-07-01 201107218 PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL PHAR 6469150025 1001 INTERVALE AVENUE BRONX NY 10459 JAVIER LOPEZ-MOLINA CHAIRMAN 6469150025 2026-01-21 1 1 KATHERINE VANBRAMER P01523969 5854231860 2026-01-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAVIER LOPEZ-MOLINA 1001 INTERVALE AVENUE BRONX NY 10459 16991233 0 X WWW.PHAROSACADEMIES.ORG X 2004 NY PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL IS A K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE LONGWOOD SECTION OF THE BRONX, NY. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP SCHOLARS WHO COMMUNICATE WELL, ARE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS USING DIFFERENT APPROACHES. WE ARE UNAPOLOGETICALLY COMMITTED TO EDUCATING BRONX KIDS AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO CLOSE ALL URBAN-EDUCATION GAPS. 10 10 135 11 0 0 2520988 2152653 13519667 13726792 120566 133788 0 0 16161221 16013233 0 0 0 0 10355277 10754379 0 0 0 5761427 5248796 16116704 16003175 44517 10058 21152606 20743637 12653724 12234697 8498882 8508940 X PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL IS A K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE LONGWOOD SECTION OF THE BRONX, NY. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP SCHOLARS WHO COMMUNICATE WELL, ARE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS USING DIFFERENT APPROACHES. WE ARE UNAPOLOGETICALLY COMMITTED TO EDUCATING BRONX KIDS AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO CLOSE ALL URBAN-EDUCATION GAPS. 0 0 13410760 13726792 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - A CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERING CLASSES FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. THE SCHOOL HAD 681 STUDENTS ATTENDING DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. 13410760 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 54 0 135 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 X TRAVIS BROWN 6469150025 1001 INTERVALE AVENUE BRONX NY 10459 SARA JEAN-JACQUES SECRETARY - RESIGNED DURING YEAR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEYUR SHAH TREASURER 4.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBB GRANADO TRUSTEE - RESIGNED DURING YEAR 4.00 4.00 X 0 0 0 JAVIER LOPEZ-MOLINA CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY SUTHERLAND TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JARROD SOWELL VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMARA SOUTH SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 TAHINA PEREZ TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GUSTAVO GARCIA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK WESONGA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH RIVERA TRUSTEE - JOINED DURING YEAR 2.00 4.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA ANGELES TRUSTEE - JOINED DURING YEAR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 335692 0 32526 ADEBUNMI SAVAGE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER 40.00 X 262649 0 36434 COURTNEY RUSSELL CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 2.00 X 256750 0 41617 ERIN KIM DIRECTOR OF CURR. & INST S 40.00 X 157596 0 17957 MARIA DORSEY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 40.00 X 157500 0 17203 CLARA MACNEIL DIRECTOR OF CURR. & INST - EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERAC 40.00 X 154815 0 24921 TYRON ROBINSON DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CULTURE 40.00 X 145760 0 30854 BOBBY W EDENFIELD DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION 40.00 X 140340 0 14899 1611102 0 216411 25 0 1 0 BUTTER BEANS INC 39-01 22ND STREET LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 FOOD MANAGEMENT SERVICES -- SCHOOL BREAK 346400 DIRECT CLEAN SERVICE SOLUTIONS 36-06 43RD AVENUE LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 FACILITY CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 185263 4TH SECTOR SOLUTIONS INC 8550 UNITED PLAZA BLVD SUITE 601 BATON ROUGE LA 70809 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES 156642 3 1540563 612090 55385 2152653 STUDENT ENROLLMENT FEES 611110 13726792 13726792 13726792 133788 133788 978000 978000 0 16013233 13726792 0 133788 1029493 717346 312147 7838808 6699512 1139296 141645 125266 16379 953867 817996 135871 790566 663323 127243 17863 14988 2875 188174 157887 30287 998053 837446 160607 120163 100827 19336 297457 267517 29940 1014369 851117 163252 388311 388311 284250 284250 STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND R 740544 621376 119168 FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER A 593706 593706 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 433470 409454 24016 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 137190 115113 22077 35246 29575 5671 16003175 13410760 2592415 0 1800066 1841185 958335 975279 837995 623112 130781 13524 5375545 3908883 1351705 1466662 2078080 2185317 13995644 13638558 21152606 20743637 1627774 1392682 171360 11025950 10670655 12653724 12234697 X 8498882 8508940 8498882 8508940 21152606 20743637 10058 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 742103 208811 533292 3128749 2851203 277546 1504693 848869 655824 1466662 SECURITY DEPOSITS 41858 CASH IN ESCROW 71556 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 2805889 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING 10719255 13638558 LEASE LIABILITIES - OPERATING 10670655 10670655 X 16944939 931706 931706 16013233 0 16013233 16934881 931706 931706 16003175 0 16003175 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS AND IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL RECRUITS BY WORD OF MOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF FLYERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH INCLUDES THE RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT GRANTS ARE RECEIVED TO ENHANCE TEACHERS' SKILLS AND IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRAVIS BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 278692 0 57000 0 0 0 13935 0 18591 0 368218 0 0 0 ADEBUNMI SAVAGE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER 222649 0 40000 0 0 0 6971 0 29463 0 299083 0 0 0 COURTNEY RUSSELL CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 241750 0 15000 0 0 0 12087 0 29530 0 298367 0 0 0 CLARA MACNEIL DIRECTOR OF CURR. & INST - EARLY CHI 149815 0 5000 0 0 0 7894 0 17027 0 179736 0 0 0 TYRON ROBINSON DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CULTURE 138760 0 7000 0 0 0 1579 0 29275 0 176614 0 0 0 ERIN KIM DIRECTOR OF CURR. & INST S 152596 0 5000 0 0 0 7880 0 10077 0 175553 0 0 0 MARIA DORSEY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND FACILITIES M 147500 0 10000 0 0 0 7145 0 10058 0 174703 0 0 0 BOBBY W EDENFIELD DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION 132840 0 7500 0 0 0 6734 0 8165 0 155239 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 EMPLOYEE BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY GAUGING EFFORTS AND IMPACT TOWARDS THE THREE CENTRAL QUESTIONS THAT DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL. THESE INCLUDE: IS THE SCHOOL AN ACADEMIC SUCCESS? IS THE SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONALLY SOUND? IS THE SCHOOL FINANCIALLY STABLE? WHEN DETERMINED THAT THE SELECTED EMPLOYEES HAD A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, A BONUS WAS AWARDED. X 55385 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE AT THE SCHOOL BEFORE BEING FORWARDED TO THE SCHOOL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SCHOOL REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO FORMALLY DISCLOSE IN WRITING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST MATTERS. BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT UPDATES TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPALS INCLUDED REVIEW, DELIBERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH COMPARISONS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GUIDE, CHARTER SCHOOL MANUAL AND OTHER POLICIES (INVESTMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ETC) ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION THE BOARD HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NOR HAVE THEY CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS. BRONX SUPPORT CORPORATION 1005 INTERVALE AVE BRONX NY 10459 830748114 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION NY 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRONX SUPPORT CORPORATION K 642876 COST BRONX SUPPORT CORPORATION D 2791231 ACTUAL