EAST POINT ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: EAST POINT ACADEMY (EIN 26-4384008)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-08
IRS object ID: 202611289349302811
Schema version: 2024v5.1
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	2026-05-08T13:36:27+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	580692043	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Mauldin & Jenkins LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	508 Hampton Street 1st Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Columbia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29201	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	264384008	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	East Point Academy of South Carolina	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EAST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8039265180	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1043 Chris Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	West Columbia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29169	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Mike Lally	PersonNm
Person Title	Head of School	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2026-05-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Brian Nicholson	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01927634	PTIN
Phone	8037995810	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-06	PreparationDt

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

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Mike Lally	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1043 Chris Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	West Columbia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29169	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,929,673	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EASTPOINTSC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS THROUGH PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN CHINESE, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES WHILE LEARNING IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT PROMOTES CULTURAL SHARING AND UNDERSTANDING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	139	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,494,281	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,782,477	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$795,426	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$972,406	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$67,237	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$163,400	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$10,575	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$11,390	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,367,519	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,929,673	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,954,424	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,448,486	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,463,273	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,438,366	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,417,697	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,886,852	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$949,822	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$42,821	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$29,628,635	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$28,585,423	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$29,008,908	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$27,922,875	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$619,727	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$662,548	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS THROUGH PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN CHINESE, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES WHILE LEARNING IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT PROMOTES CULTURAL SHARING AND UNDERSTANDING (CONTINUED SCHEDULE O).	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,838,216	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$983,796	RevenueAmt
Desc	EAST POINT ACADEMY (EPA) IS CONTINUING ITS LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE. SUPERIOR ACADEMICS ARE AT THE CENTER OF ALL DECISIONS AT EPA. OUR STUDENTS EXCEL ON STATE ASSESSMENTS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDING THE STATE STANDARDS. EPA IS A CHINESE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL AT ELEMENTARY AND LANGUAGE RICH AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. EPA HAS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF EXTRACURRICULAR AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS WHICH CHALLENGE STUDENTS AND ENHANCE THE SCHOOL CULTURE AND STUDENT LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATING IN AND SPONSORING MANY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,838,216	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	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
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 With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	139	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	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
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PRESTIGE SCHOOL SOLUTIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8284291469	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	925B PEACHTREE ST NE 514	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30309	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
ADRIAN LASETER
Vice Chair	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
O'neil Gilliam
TREASURER	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHELBY LEONARDI
Board CHAIR	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ximeng Ma
SECRETARY	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Deonna Reed
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIANG LIU
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kennedy Natvig
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Feng
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Subash Regmi
Member at large	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW HART
HEAD OF SCHOOL (To 4/30/25)	40.0		Yes (X)	$120,817	$0	$12,792
Mike Lally
Head of School (From 5/1/25)	40.0		Yes (X)	$77,540	$0	$6,024
Sherry Storey
Director of Finance	40.0		Yes (X)	$78,971	$0	$779

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$277,328	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$19,595	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION
100 N MAIN STREET	SUMTER	SC	29150	BUILDERS	$1,967,853
Chartwell School Dinning Services
7092 B Howard Street	Spartanburg	SC	29303	Food Services	$348,226

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$8,695,787	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$86,690	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,782,477	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT FEES	611110	$450,712	$450,712
AFTERSCHOOL CARE	611110	$252,742	$252,742
STUDENT MEALS	611110	$144,700	$144,700
STUDENT ACTIVITY	611110	$124,252	$124,252

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$972,406	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$163,400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$163,400	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$11,390	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$11,390	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,390	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,390	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,929,673	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$983,796	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$163,400	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$361,856	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,733,397	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,786,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$946,679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$159,884	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,907	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,977	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$690,758	TotalAmt
Program Services	$552,606	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$138,152	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$412,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$329,702	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,425	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,708	TotalAmt
Management And General	$58,708	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,375	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,375	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$296,165	TotalAmt
Program Services	$236,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,233	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,848	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$261,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,135,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$908,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$227,116	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,726	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,431	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,116	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,693	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$684,666	TotalAmt
Program Services	$547,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$136,933	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLES	$363,599	$290,879	$72,720
FOOD SERVICES	$339,619	$271,695	$67,924
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES	$89,690	$71,752	$17,938
FIELD TRIPS	$49,126	$39,301	$9,825

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$510	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,886,852	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,838,216	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,048,636	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,133,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,060,131	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$926,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,573,243	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$366,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$980	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,201	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$30,642,889	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,724,626	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,142,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,918,263	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,605	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,628,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,585,423	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$946,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,477	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,052	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,773,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,257,728	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$273,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$317,618	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,008,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,922,875	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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$619,727	BOYAmt
EOY	$662,548	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$619,727	BOYAmt
EOY	$662,548	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,628,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,585,423	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$42,821	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,918,916	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,918,916	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$28,084,388	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,312,117	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$23,772,271	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$639,585	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$412,509	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$227,076	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$25,918,263	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
DUE TO (FROM) SC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	$0
PAYROLL LIABILITIES	$317,618

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$317,618	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,929,673	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,929,673	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,929,673	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,886,852	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,886,852	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,886,852	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The organization has no uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740-10).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	false	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	false	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	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL REVIEW FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	BOARD MEMBERS ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE CONFLICT AT BOARD MEETINGS IN THE COURSE OF DOING BUSINESS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	The board reviews goal reporting, documentation, and collected objective data. An attorney conducts an additional review and issues a public summary of the findings.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:	EAST POINT ACADEMY (EPA) IS HELPING ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP THE "WORLD CLASS SKILLS OF THE PROFILE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GRADUATE" BY CONTINUING ITS LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS, LANGUAGE IMMERSION, THE ARTS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. STUDENTS CONTINUED TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY WHILE GROWING SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. EAST POINT ACADEMY IS A GREAT PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND GROW. OUR PANDA CORE VALUES SHAPE OUR SCHOOL CULTURE WHICH CAN BE SUMMED UP IN FOUR WORDS "BE NICE, WORK HARD." STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE EAST POINT ACADEMY A SCHOOL WHERE EVERY PERSON IS VALUED AND ENCOURAGED TO BE HIS OR HER BEST. SUPERIOR ACADEMICS ARE AT THE CENTER OF ALL DECISIONS AT EAST POINT ACADEMY. OUR STUDENTS EXCEL ON STATE ASSESSMENTS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDING THE STATE AVERAGE ON SC READY AND SC PASS. WE WERE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHARTER OR PRIVATE SCHOOL BY THE FREE TIMES, THE BEST CHARTER SCHOOL BY THE STATE NEWSPAPER, RATED "A" BY NICHE.COM AND NAMED AS LEXINGTON'S BEST CHARTER SCHOOL. EPA STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING A RICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. IN ADDITION TO "RIGOROUS ACADEMICS" EAST POINT ACADEMY ALSO HAS A "GLOBAL FOCUS." WE IMMERSE STUDENTS IN THE MANDARIN LANGUAGE WHILE EXPOSING THEM TO MANY OTHER CULTURES. STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUS RECEIVE MANDARIN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS BEING TAUGHT MATH, SCIENCE AND SOME RELATED ARTS IN MANDARIN. AT THE MIDDLE CAMPUS, STUDENTS RECEIVE INTENSE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THEIR LANGUAGE FLUENCY. OUR STUDENTS ARE PROGRESSING IN THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION WHILE EXCELLING IN THEIR CORE CONTENT CLASSES. OUR DEPARTING 8TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE MATRICULATING TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH UP TO NINE CARNEGIE UNIT CREDITS INCLUDING UP TO FOUR IN CHINESE. EPA HAS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS. OUR ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE COMPETITION ARCHERY, CROSS COUNTRY AND BASKETBALL TEAMS, INTRAMURAL SPORTS, VARIOUS SPORTS CAMPS, RUN HARD CLUB, MARTIAL ARTS AND GYMNASTICS. OUR ARTS OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE MUSIC, DANCE, PIANO, CELLO, GUITAR, CHORUS, STRINGS AND VARIOUS VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS. OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR OPTIONS ARE BETA CLUB, MATH KANGAROO, STEM CLUB, JUNIOR LIBRARIAN, TECHNOLOGY CLUB, GARDENING CLUB, RECYCLING CLUB, EAST POINT ACADEMY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 26-4384008 CHESS CLUB, 3D PRINTING CLUB AND MORE. OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDE: GIRLS WITH PEARLS, BOW TIE CLUB AND LEADHERSHIP. OUR HORIZONS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WAS RATED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE MIDLANDS AND OUR PANDAMONIUM SUMMER PROGRAM PROVIDED A FUN AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS. EAST POINTACADEMY WAS NAMED AN ARTS IN THE BASIC CURRICULUM (ABC) CERTIFIED SCHOOL BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION AND A GREENSTEPS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR STUDENTS ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATING IN AND SPONSORING MANY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. OUR ANNUAL SC MOON FEST AND CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS AND FUN. GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EAST POINT ACADEMY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 26-4384008 CITIZENS AND TREATING ONE ANOTHER WITH KINDNESS. IT'S AN EXCITING TIME AT EPA, AS WE LIVE UP TO OUR MOTTO OF "MERGING CULTURES, INSPIRING MINDS, EXPANDING HORIZONS!"