WEST PHILADELPHIA ACHIEVEMENT CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: WEST PHILADELPHIA ACHIEVEMENT CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (EIN 23-3084321)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-03-09
IRS object ID: 202610689349301201
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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 J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-03-09T07:02:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	510229493	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BARBACANE THORNTON & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	503 CARR RD SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	233084321	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEST PHILADELPHIA ACHIEVEMENT CHARTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2154766471	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6701 CALLOWHILL STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19151	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DR STACEY R GILL-PHILLIPS	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2154766471	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-03-09	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOSEPH MANFRE CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01982332	PTIN
Phone	3024788940	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DR STACEY R GILL-PHILLI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6701 CALLOWHILL ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19151	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,859,689	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WPACES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO STIMUALTE EXCITEMENT ABOUT LEARNING IN A SAFE, RESPECTFUL, TECHNOLOGY & ARTS INFUSED SPACE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	148	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,778,840	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,926,220	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,612,157	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$11,705,610	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$121,336	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$184,791	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$78,149	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$43,068	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$14,590,482	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$13,859,689	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,299,440	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,875,163	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,814,500	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,440,493	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$13,113,940	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$16,315,656	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,476,542	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,455,967	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$15,518,881	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,021,461	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$11,598,004	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,687,803	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,920,877	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,333,658	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO GUIDE CHILDREN THROUGH A RICH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PRODUCE BRIGHT, EDUCATED YOUTH WHO ARE READY TO TAKE ON THE MANY CHALLENGES OF SOCIETY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$14,079,398	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$11,705,610	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CHARTER SCHOOL, WHICH SUPPORTS GRADES K THROUGH 5, HAS A COMMITTMENT TO INTEGRATING THE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY INTO DAILY INSTRUCTIONS AND A CORE BELIEF EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$14,079,398	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	37	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	148	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERTEX EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2154819777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	222 KESWICK AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	GLENSIDE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19038	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHERYL BARNES-HAIGLER
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAUTAINE KEGLER
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEANDER BERRY
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GENEVA WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMIRRYYAH KINARD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR STACY PHILLIPS
CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$266,919	$0	$136,172
QUATINA TILLY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$110,232	$0	$72,781
KAREN STATON
PRINCIPAL	40.00		Yes (X)	$109,486	$0	$54,614
MEGAN KINSEY
TEACHER	40.00			$107,335	$0	$71,262	Yes (X)
BRAIN PHILLIPS
BUILDING MANAGER	40.00			$140,913	$0	$58,655	Yes (X)
CARL HAIRSTON
FACILITIES MANAGER	40.00			$103,020	$0	$28,867	Yes (X)
SUSAN STEINMETZ
TEACHER	40.00			$105,450	$0	$13,589	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$943,355	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$435,940	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
PROCARE THERAPY
P O BOX 9344111	ATLANTA	GA	31193	SUBTITUTE SERVICES	$641,920
LINTON'S FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT
1800 MOTOR PARKWAY	ISLANDIA	NY	11749	FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT	$502,200
PEAK PERFORMERS EDUCATION STAFFING
201 HAYES STREET SUITE B	CHESTER	PA	19013	SPECIAL ED SERVICES	$165,076
FOUNDATION INC
701 EAST GATE DRIVE SUITE 300	MT LAUREL	NJ	08054	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES	$138,609
I AM THE ART FOUNDATION
1424 NORTHEAST MIAMI PLACE 2412	MIAMI	FL	33132	PERFORMING ARTS SERVICES	$122,608

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,926,220	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,926,220	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STUDENT SUBSIDIES	Desc
Business	611110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$11,705,610	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,705,610	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$11,705,610	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$184,791	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$184,791	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$43,068	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$43,068	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$43,068	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,859,689	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,933,469	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,031,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$897,050	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$515,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$448,342	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,994	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,321,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,653,059	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$668,678	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$238,484	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,187,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,020,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$167,393	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$537,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$463,183	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$333,210	TotalAmt
Management And General	$333,210	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,977	TotalAmt
Management And General	$135,977	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,480,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,105,428	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$374,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,238	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,238	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$221,296	TotalAmt
Program Services	$110,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$110,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,861	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$266,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$486,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$486,513	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$357,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$357,669	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TUITION REFUND SETTLEME	$1,902,000	$1,902,000
FOOD SERVICES	$639,470	$639,470
MISCELLENOUS	$292,182	$229,095	$63,087
SPED TUITION	$46,106	$46,106

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,315,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,079,398	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,236,258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,426,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,259,205	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,011,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,053,964	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,028,071	BOYAmt
EOY	$249,814	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$276,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,277	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,030	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,224,764	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,480,598	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,025,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,744,166	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$649,915	BOYAmt
EOY	$469,005	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,518,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,021,461	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,618,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,111,280	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,270,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,075,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,709,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,501,523	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,598,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,687,803	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,920,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,333,658	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,920,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,333,658	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,518,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,021,461	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,455,967	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$131,252	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$372,298	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$372,298	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,189,225	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,335,498	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,853,727	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,213,201	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,145,100	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$68,101	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$450,040	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$450,040	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,744,166	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFFRERED INFLOW RELATED TO PENSION	$367,000
DEFFRERED INFLOW RELATED TO OPEB	$51,000
NET PENSION LIABILITY	$2,721,000
NET OPEB LIABILITY	$114,000
LEASE LIABILITY	$31,896
ACCRUED INTEREST	$78,810
COMPENSATED ABSENCES	$137,817

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,501,523	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,859,689	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$13,859,689	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$13,859,689	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,315,656	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$16,315,656	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$16,315,656	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, THEREFORE, HAS NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. THE SCHOOL QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANISATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1). THE SCHOOL DID NOTE ENGAGE IN ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ITS-EXEMPT STATUS AND TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED IF EXAMINED BY AUTHORITIES	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE SCHOOL'S RACIAL NONDISCRIMNATION POLICY IS PUBLICISED ON RACK CARD OR BROCHURE FOR EACH UPCOMMING YEAR.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND GOVERNTMENT ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMOMWEALTH OF PENNSLYVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DR STACY PHILLIPS
CEO	$266,919	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,477	$136,172	$292,396	$136,172	$0	$0
BRAIN PHILLIPS
BUILDING MANAGER	$140,913	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$377	$58,655	$141,290	$58,655	$0	$0
QUATINA TILLY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$110,232	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,266	$72,780	$137,498	$72,780	$0	$0
MEGAN KINSEY
TEACHER	$107,335	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,934	$71,262	$134,269	$71,262	$0	$0
KAREN STATON
PRINCIPAL	$109,486	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,392	$54,614	$118,878	$54,614	$0	$0
CARL HAIRSTON
FACILITIES MANAGER	$103,020	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,835	$28,867	$118,855	$28,867	$0	$0
SUSAN STEINMETZ
TEACHER	$105,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$347	$13,589	$105,797	$13,589	$0	$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	232237287	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	007178186	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2011-05-06	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$7,776,003	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	PURCHASE SCHOOL	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$1,701,003	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$7,776,003	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$682,600	InReserveFundAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$155,520	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures	$6,937,883	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion	2011	SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	0	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	0	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	0	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	0	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	0	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	0	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	0	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	0	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	0	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	0	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	0	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	0	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	0	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	0	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	0	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	0	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
BRIAN PHILLIPS
HUSBAND OF THE CEO	$199,568	SCHOOL EMPLOYEE	0
CHRISTIAN GILL
SON OF THE CEO	$125,358	SCHOOL EMPLOYEE	0
QUATINA TILLEY
SISTER OF THE CEO	$183,012	SCHOOL EMPLOYEE	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE SCHOOL HAS NO COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THERE IS NO RELATED PARTY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL THE OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE WEST PHILADELPHIA ACHIEVEMENT CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN THE EVENT THAT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE MATTER SHALL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE PRINCIPAL WHO WILL REPORT THE RESULTS OF HIS/HER INVESTIGATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS PART OF THE BUDGET AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE KEY STAFF CHANGES ARE PROPOSED, REVIEWED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF BUDGET COMMITEE AND FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILBLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,105,428. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 374,581. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,480,009.