HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 76-0756768)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-08-31
IRS object ID: 201102439349300125
Schema version: 2009v1.7
Note: A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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Form 990
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Mission Description	The mission of the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter Schools (HCZ Promise Academy) is to provide high quality, standards-based academic programs for students, grades K-12, from underserved communities and underperforming school districts, and to provide students with the skills they need to be accepted by and succeed in college. HCZ Promise Academy promotes high achievement in all subjects through a demanding curriculum, extensive supportive services and the use of data-driven teaching methods. HCZ Promise Academy is committed to promoting academic accomplishment, positive character development, healthy lifestyles and leadership skills. In partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone, HCZ Promise Academy addresses the educational and developmental needs of each student.	MissionDescription
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Description	The Charter School movement has earned national attention as an innovative approach to education reform. During President Obama's candidacy, he announced his commitment to charter schools, specifically, charter schools like the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter Schools. Geoffrey Canada, founder of HCZ, realized that in order to change the entire community, HCZ needed to do more than provide support to thousands of students attending Department of Education schools with wrap-around services and community support. HCZ needed more time with the students, and needed to reform the educational environment in Harlem, the solution, Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Schools. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter Schools ((HCZPACS), opened in September 2004 with grade K in Promise Academy 1 elementary and grade 6 in the middle school, followed by Promise Academy II in September 2005. Currently, HCZ Promise Academy I consist of 3 schools including the elementary, K - 3, upper elementary/middle, 4 - 7 and high school 10 - 11. Promise Academy II consists of two schools including the lower elementary, K - 2 and upper elementary/middle, 3 - 6. At scale, both HCZ Promise Academy I and II will grow to grades K - 12. Since their creation in 2004 and 2005, Promise Academy I and II elementary schools have done well enough to lead Harvard economist Roland Fryer to conclude that the students had actually closed the black-white achievement gap. The schools have a longer school day and year, and feature wide-ranging, enriching after-school programs. In 2009, the third-graders from both schools were 100 percent on or above grade level in the statewide math program. At PA1 the third-graders were 94 percent on or above grade level in English Language Arts, while the third-graders at PAII were at 86 percent. Promise Academy I is comprised of the following School levels: 1. Promise Academy I Lower School was created in 2004 in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone and currently serves grade levels Kindergarten through Third. Its mission is to give children in Harlem a high-quality, well-rounded education while providing a positive atmosphere where children know they are cared for. In 2009, 100 percent of PA I's third graders scored at grade level in math and 95 percent scored at grade level in ELA. 2. Promise Academy I Upper Elementary / Middle School was created in 2004 in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone and currently serves grades 4-6. Its mission is to give children in Harlem high-quality, well-rounded education while providing a positive atmosphere where children know they are cared for. 3. Promise Academy I High School was created in 2008 in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone and currently serves grades ten and eleven. Its mission is to give children in Harlem a high-quality, well-rounded education while providing a positive atmosphere where children know they are cared for. PA I will eventually run from tenth to twelfth grades.	Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

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Kenneth Langone
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Mitch Kurz
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Aisha Tomlinson
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Stanley Druckenmiller
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Arlene Gibson
board member	2.0	X
Denise Nash-Fulller
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Madeline White
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Alfonso Wyatt
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Darly Rock
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Phyllis Siwiec
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dennis McKesey
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Haydon Lyons
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Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	16922306	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	4371642	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	4371642	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	12550664	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	12550664	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule D, Fin 48 statement	Identifier
Explanation	The School adopted ASC 740-10, FIN 48 as of July 1, 2009. ASC 740-10 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, including issues relating to financial statement recognition and measurement. This guidance provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the financial statemens only if the position is "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. The assessment of the tax position is based solely on the technical merits of the position, without regard to the likelihood that the tax position may be challenged. The School is exempt from income tax under IRC Section 501(c)(3), though it is subject to tax on income unrelated to its exempt purpose, unless that income is otherwise excluded by the Code. The tax years ending 2006, 2007 and 2008 are still open to audit for both federal and state purposes. The adoption of ASC 740-10 did not have a material impact on the School's statements.	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
Pub Via Broadcast Media Expln	THE HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF PRIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ATHLETIC ABILITY, DISABILITY, RACE, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, RELIGION, OR ANY OTHER GROUNDS THAT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THE SCHOOL'S ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ED .L 2854 (2). The Academy's POLICY IS WRITTEN in DOCUMENTATION distributed to THE COMMUNITY AND represented on the organization's website.	PubViaBroadcastMediaExpln
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
Govt Financial Aid Explanation	Under the School's charter school agreement and the Charter Schools Act, the School is entitled to receive funding from state and federal sources that are available to public schools. These funds include state pupil enrollment funds, federal food subsidies, and Titles I and II funds.	GovtFinancialAidExplanation
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Geoffrey Canada
0	204160	0	213624	0	0	0	9800	0	23288	0	450872	0	0
Darly Rock
146837	0	25000	0	0	0	0	0	7029	0	178866	0	0	0
Phyllis Siwiec
132824	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21196	0	154020	0	0	0
dennis McKesey
115284	0	30000	0	0	0	8094	0	21196	0	174574	0	0	0
Tonya White
102265	0	30000	0	0	0	7790	0	12906	0	152961	0	0	0
Haydon Lyons
111354	0	18000	0	0	0	0	0	21196	0	150550	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule J, Part 1, Line 7	Identifier
Explanation	As noted in the narrative to Part VI, Line 15, all bonuses or merit pay increases issued to Promise Academy employees is determined by the founder of the Harlem Children's Zone, Geoffrey Canada. All bonuses are performance based and the recipients are not provided any input into the amount of the bonus received. Compensation decisions are documented in the organization's Board Minutes.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Policies	FORM 990, PART VI	Line 11 - The Form 990 was prepared by a nationally renowned accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. A copy of the draft Form 990 was circulated to the finance committee for discussion and comment. Each finance committee Member was provided ample opportunity to comment on the information contained in the 990 prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. The finance committee will summarize its finding on the Form 990 to the full board of directors. Line 12 - The Promise Academy operates under the conflict of interest policy of its parent organization, the Harlem Children's Zone. All employees are expected to use honesty, good judgement and high ethical standards in all professional dealings. All employees must avoid any actions that could create a conflict of interest or the appearance of such a conflict or reflect unfavorably on them or on harlem children's zone. An employee must disclose if she/he or an immediate family member has any potential conflict of interest such as a relationship to a third party vendor who seeks or has a business relationship to harlem children's zone. An employee's violation of this policy, especially a failure to represent accurately his or her connection or action on behalf of harlem children's zone and a third party will constitute grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Line 13 & 14 - The Promise Academy operates under the whistleblower and document retention policy of its parent organization, The Harlem Children Zone. Line 15 - The organization's top management official is Geoffrey Canada. The procedures for determining Mr. Canada's compensation package are documented in the Harlem Children Zone Form 990 as that organization pays him his compensation. Mr. Canada makes all compensation decisions for the employees at the Promise Academy, including the superintendents and principals. To the extent that any merit pay or bonuses are warranted, the Principals will make recommendations for Teachers and Administrators. Mr. Canada and the Superintendents make the decisions regarding the Principals' bonuses. All bonuses are strictly tied to employee performance, usually determined by student academic success and well-being. The organization makes a conscious effort to compensate its executives commensurate with the market.
Disclosure	FORM 990, PART VI	Line 19 - The taxpayer makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion.
Schedule R, Part V, Line 2		Pursuant to the terms of a commitment letter between Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) and the Promise Academy, HCZ, as the School's Institutional Partner, committed to provide the Academy, during the initial five-year term of its charter, certain services at no cost. These services include financial management, social, library, technology, fundraising, public relations, and teaching assistance services. In addition, HCZ committed to provide the School with the use of space in its premises located at 35 East 125th Street, New York, NY. The amount reported for in-kind contributions for the year ending June 30, 2010 totals $4,371,642. HCZ maintains a 457(f) plan for certain eligible employees of the School. Employees become eligible to participate in this plan based solely at the discretion of the School's Board of Trustees. The amounts contributed vest five years after the date of the initial contribution and will then be paid to eligible employees when vested. HCZ provides the School with an annual subsidy to cover this cost by contributing to a HCZ investment account. During fiscal 2010, HCZ provided a subsidy of $1,163,568 for the fiscal 2010 contribution to the 457(f) plan.
Amended Return		The Promise Academy is amending its Form 990 to update the financial information reported on Parts VIII, IX and X of the Form 990. The organization's audited financial statements were not issued prior to the due date of the Form 990 on May 15th, 2011. Accordingly, the Form 990 was prepared based on draft, unaudited financial statements. The amended Form 990 is based off the audited financial statements that have now been issued. Changes to the Form 990 have been made to Parts VIII, IX and X and to Schedules D (Reconciliation & FIN-48 disclosure) and Schedule R (Related party transactions). The Form 990 also includes additional Schedule O disclosures.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
THE HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE
35 EAST 125TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10035	237112974	SEE SCH O	NY	7	501(C)(3)	NA
HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II
35 EAST 125TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10035	342049530	education	NY	2	501(C)(3)	NA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	true	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	true	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	true	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved
Harlem Children's Zone
C	350000
Harlem Children's Zone
c, M,	4171642
Harlem Children's Zone
C, Q	1163568