DC SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $15K · expenses $15K · assets $0

EIN
81-3056166
Address
5601 EAST CAPITOL STREET SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20019
NTEE code
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Exempt type
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Ruling date
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Mission

TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AS A CHARTER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jennifer G Leonard EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL JULY2017-2019 $0$297,968 2
Sharonda Mann (former) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS2018 $118,827$118,827 1
Jessica Morris (former) DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM2017 $103,124$103,124 1
Caroline E Fisherow (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2016 $43,057$43,057 5

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Weinberg BOARD CHAIR2016-2019 1 $0 reported 3
Andrew Ellenbogen TREASURER2017-2019 1 $0 reported 2
Karen O'Neil SECRETARY2017-2019 1 $0 reported 2
Mieka Wick DIRECTOR2016-2019 1 $0 reported 3
Joshua Edelman (former) DIRECTOR UNTIL 9/26/182016-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Stephane Carnot (former) DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPT 20172017 1 $0 reported 2
Laura Oerter (former) DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC 20172017 1 $0 reported 1
Lara Oerter (former) SECRETARY2016 1 $0 reported 2
Stephanie Carnot (former) TREASURER2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT WEINBERG BOARD CHAIR1 $0-$0 $03
ANDREW ELLENBOGEN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
KAREN O'NEIL SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
MIEKA WICK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $03
JENNIFER LEONARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL JULY40 $0-$0 $02
2018 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $279K · 8 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER LEONARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $160,411$0$0 $160,4112
SHARONDA MANN DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40 $108,298$0$10,529 $118,8271
ROBERT WEINBERG CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $03
ANDREW ELLENBOGEN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
KAREN O'NEIL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
MIEKA WICK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
JOSHUA EDELMAN DIRECTOR UNTIL 9/26/181 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $241K · 8 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER LEONARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $137,557$0$0 $137,5572
JESSICA MORRIS DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM40 $101,261$0$1,863 $103,1241
ROBERT WEINBERG CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $03
ANDREW ELLENBOGEN TREASURER AS OF SEPT 20171 $0$0$0 $02
KAREN O'NEIL SECRETARY AS OF JAN 20181 $0$0$0 $02
JOSHUA EDELMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MIEKA WICK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
STEPHANE CARNOT DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPT 20171 $0$0$0 $02
LAURA OERTER DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC 20171 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $43K · 6 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROLINE FISHEROW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $40,385$0$2,672 $43,0575
ROBERT WEINBERG CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $03
STEPHANIE CARNOT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
LARA OERTER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
JOSHUA EDELMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MIEKA WICK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03

Highest-paid independent contractors

2018 · 3 contractors · $422K
NameLocationServicePaid
LEONARD & ASSOCIATES PLLCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKMANAGEMENT SERVICES$160,411
EDOPSWASHINGTON, DCACCOUNTING & HR SERVICES$153,924
DC SCHOLARS PUBLC CHARTER SCHOOL INCWASHINGTON, DCSTAFF$108,123
2017 · 2 contractors · $283K
NameLocationServicePaid
EDOPSWASHINGTON, DCACCOUNTING & HR SERVICES$145,762
LEONARD & ASSOCIATES PLLCWASHINGTON, DCMANAGEMENT SERVICES$137,557

Other organizations that listed this one among their highest-paid independent contractors. Contractor lists give no EIN, so these are matched on name and address; check the filing.

YearPaid byServicePaidFiling
2019DC SCHOLARS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INCMANAGEMENT$541,337view vendor page
2018DC SCHOLARS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INCMANAGEMENT$1,058,880view vendor page
2017DC SCHOLARS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INCMANAGEMENT$509,542view vendor page

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $436K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,905$14,905 $0$0 -- ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,548,699$2,265,618 $991,060$0 $256,326$1,292,373 $160,00085
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,920,206$1,574,697 $944,057$716,919 $632,734$1,287,472 $137,55787
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,359,120$987,710 $422,296$371,410 $340,599$1,018,521 $126,54166

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $171,644 in all, tax years 2016 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
EDUCATION FORWARD DC Public charity Exact 2017-2018 2$100,000 2018$50,000
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WILLIAM J & DOROTHY K ONEILL FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DC SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS” 2018 1$25,000 2018$25,000
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GAMBA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DC SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS” 2016-2018 3$20,000 2018$7,000
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2018 2$16,644 2018$8,322
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$10,000 2018$10,000
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (37)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
OPEN DOORS COMMUNITY SCHOOLAZNot reported $23,557$242,304 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
COMMUNITY HELPING SCHOOLSHIB90 $9,722$7,709 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
COMMUNITY SCHOLARS INCTXNot reported $23,447$40,081 Executive Director$15,352 Similar name, revenue within 2x
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INCTXB24 $102,500$99,069 CHAIR OF THE BOARD$12,500 Similar name, revenue within 10x
STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLSNEB12 $91,894$83,540 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
DENALI COMMUNITY SCHOOLAKB90 $143,639$110,043 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
SC COMMUNITY SCHOOLSSCB29 $3,314,658$5,085,554 PRINCIPAL$162,487 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
GESTALT COMMUNITY SCHOOLSTNB29 $43,439,228$40,299,551 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$290,141 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
IOTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLSTNB25 $38,542,248$35,525,471 Executive Director$240,449 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
C B COMMUNITY SCHOOLSPAB20 $1,704,408$1,494,531 HEAD OF SCHO$134,838 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
COMMUNITY SCHOOLVAB24 $2,274,286$1,940,274 EXECUTIVE DI$70,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
CPLC COMMUNITY SCHOOLSAZB99 $4,322,073$4,218,155 TREASURER/CFO THRU 10/24$594,063 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
UNITED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INCNYB19 $9,019,838$11,004,182 DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HELIX COMMUNITY SCHOOLSLAB29 $1,859,589$1,518,423 CEO$263,157 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
SEWARD COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPNEB82 $335,832$195,114 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
UNITED COMMUNITY SCHOOLNCB29 $3,193,465$3,096,567 Board Member$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
COMMUNITY SCHOOLMEB24 $1,150,352$836,294 BOARD PRESID$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMNB20 $2,170,824$2,170,912 Principal$125,432 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLSTNB20 $3,396,308$3,444,542 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
COMMUNITY SCHOOLLAP82 $614,647$608,906 CEO$25,377 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOLPANot reported $8,462,236$8,956,001 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$119,044 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
FRAYSER COMMUNITY SCHOOLSTNB29 $4,811,528$6,776,447 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$225,268 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
ALIANZA COMMUNITY SCHOOLSINB20 $2,889,794$2,175,905 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$143,245 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
CITY DAY COMMUNITY SCHOOLOHB20 $2,543,441$3,078,971 DIRECTOR$2,875 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
AVENTURA COMMUNITY SCHOOLSTNB29 $6,161,315$5,856,020 FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECT$154,911 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 37 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY DAF sponsor$8,790,9777 12014–2020 UNITED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INC
CHARTER FUND INC Private foundation$8,606,05035 32014–2024 GESTALT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; AVENTURA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; FRAYSER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH DAF sponsor$6,733,02615 12010–2024 COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$2,250,0003 12024–2025 ALIANZA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$1,983,38037 92014–2024 BERKELEY COMMUNITY SCHOLARS; NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL; COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS; C B COMMUNITY SCHOOLS and 5 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor$1,934,07620 32015–2024 FRAYSER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; GESTALT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; IOTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,809,09214 22012–2024 NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL; AVENTURA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
MASSEY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,570,00010 12015–2024 NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$1,399,00318 72020–2024 AVENTURA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL; C B COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY SCHOOL and 3 more
JOE C DAVIS FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,053,8003 12020–2024 AVENTURA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
THE DAVID S AND KAREN A SHAPIRA FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,020,75010 12015–2024 COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$960,96728 72016–2024 NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL; BERKELEY COMMUNITY SCHOLARS; COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL; COMMUNITY SCHOOL and 3 more
PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$842,6034 12019–2023 C B COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$774,61215 12010–2024 SEWARD COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$696,0004 22014–2016 GESTALT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; FRAYSER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $14,905 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $14,239 95.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $666 4.5%
Total$14,905100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $2,265,618 spent · pay $612,826 · grants $436,429 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $436,429$436,429-- 19.3%
Other (as described)DIRECT ACADEMIC COSTS $403,009$403,009-- 17.8%
Other (as described)TRANSITION COSTS $400,000-$400,000- 17.7%
Other salaries and wages $380,037$37,385$342,652- 16.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $160,000-$160,000- 7.1%
Other (as described)STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND R $122,571$122,571-- 5.4%
Fees: accounting $121,991-$121,991- 5.4%
Fees: other services $115,155-$82,405$32,750 5.1%
Other employee benefits $34,173$3,210$30,963- 1.5%
Payroll taxes $32,067$3,012$29,055- 1.4%
Other (as described)STIPENDS $26,294$8,381$17,913- 1.2%
Office expenses $14,548$1,115$13,433- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $6,549-$6,549- 0.3%
Information technology $5,645$530$5,115- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $4,904$461$4,443- 0.2%
Occupancy $2,084-$2,084- 0.1%
Travel $142$37$105- 0.0%
All other expenses $20--$20 0.0%
Total$2,265,618100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $1,574,697 spent · pay $629,892 · grants $0 · events $365
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DIRECT ACADEMIC COSTS $665,451$665,451-- 42.3%
Other salaries and wages $422,841$338,273$84,568- 26.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $137,557$137,557-- 8.7%
Fees: accounting $118,813-$118,813- 7.5%
Fees: other services $52,165-$52,165- 3.3%
Other (as described)STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND R $49,669$49,669-- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $38,146$30,619$7,527- 2.4%
Other employee benefits $24,767$19,951$4,816- 1.6%
Other (as described)STIPENDS $17,451$17,451-- 1.1%
Information technology $12,933$10,347$2,586- 0.8%
Office expenses $12,144$8,240$3,904- 0.8%
Occupancy $10,178$8,142$2,036- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $6,581$5,283$1,298- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $4,357$3,486$871- 0.3%
Travel $1,279$1,279-- 0.1%
Other (as described) EventEVENT COSTS $365--$365 0.0%
Total$1,574,697100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $987,710 spent · pay $513,820 · grants $0 · events $4,400
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $309,565$243,966$65,599- 31.3%
Other (as described)DIRECT ACADEMIC COSTS $277,742$277,742-- 28.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $126,541$99,741$26,800- 12.8%
Fees: accounting $77,378-$77,378- 7.8%
Fees: other services $44,867-$44,867- 4.5%
Other employee benefits $39,244$30,978$8,266- 4.0%
Payroll taxes $34,631$27,336$7,295- 3.5%
Other (as described)STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND R $30,567$30,567-- 3.1%
Office expenses $12,975$10,380$2,595- 1.3%
Fees: legal $9,541-$9,541- 1.0%
Information technology $9,145$7,316$1,829- 0.9%
Occupancy $4,825$3,860$965- 0.5%
Pension plan contributions $3,839$3,031$808- 0.4%
Other (as described)STIPENDS $2,550$2,550-- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $2,283$1,826$457- 0.2%
Travel $2,017$2,017-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $4,400$4,400reported apart
Total$987,710100%

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