2024-05-02T12:44:03-05:00 2023-06-30 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 665 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 990 2022-07-01 203057343 NEW HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEWH 2122835400 1818 AMSTERDAM AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10031 CHRISTINA BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122835400 2024-05-02 1 CHRISTINA BROWN XXX-XX-XXXX 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2122862600 2024-05-01 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTINA BROWN 1818 AMSTERDAM AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10031 14588731 0 X WWW.NEWHEIGHTSACADEMY.ORG X 2005 NY OUR MISSION IS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND LIFE. 14 14 121 15 0 0 3018260 972217 12871004 13572710 6202 42204 195946 1600 16091412 14588731 0 0 0 0 10495705 10472910 0 0 65107 5771926 6669102 16267631 17142012 -176219 -2553281 9799965 35884921 1865959 30676245 7934006 5208676 X NEW HEIGHTS IS A PRODUCT OF AND EXISTS TO SERVE THE STUDENTS OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, INWOOD, AND HARLEM. WE OPENED IN 2006 AS THE VERY FIRST CHARTER SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT. OUR SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED BY A TEAM OF LOCAL EDUCATORS WHO CAME TOGETHER WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENT TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVED AND LOVED WITH AN EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL OPTION. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, AND WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. 0 0 15178988 0 13572710 THE NEW HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL FAMILY EMBODIES THE CORE VALUES OF PERSEVERANCE, RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, AND ENTHUSIASM. THE SCHOOL CULTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION, TRUST IN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND AN APPRECIATION FOR DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES. NEW HEIGHTS SCHOLARS ARE ENGAGED IN A RIGOROUS, COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM WHICH EMPHASIZES CRITICAL THINKING, CURIOSITY, COMPETENCE, CONFIDENCE, AND CONTROL. SINCE OUR OPENING, WE HAVE GROWN TO SERVE 700 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12 AND ACHIEVED AN AVERAGE ANNUAL GRADUATION RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE REST OF THE CITY. NEW HEIGHTS PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS WITH AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS EDUCATION THAT WILL PREPARE THEM TO PURSUE WHATEVEREDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PATH THEY CHOOSE. 15178988 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 0 121 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CHRISTINA BROWN 2122835400 1818 AMSTERDAM AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10031 SHERRIKA FULLER PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDT SMALLWOOD VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH KRETZ SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MARKS TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW ARTHUR-GRAY TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK CAFFEY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CANDICE CLAWSON TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 GAIL GROSSMANN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 QUINCY MCLAIN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ORTIZ TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARC SILBERMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW STERNLIEB TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN TALTON TRUSTEE (THRU AUG 2022) 2.50 X 0 0 0 MEGAN VARGAS TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ANGEL VASQUEZ TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 226629 0 35145 LI'ESHA GARCIA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 149978 0 12485 WENDY RAMOS CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 146897 0 34107 FRED GIVENS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 184973 0 7200 RINALDO MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 160407 0 14131 MICHELLE ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM 40.00 X 149347 0 21462 JUDITH STODDART ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 126748 0 12227 MELISSA AZAR INSTRUCTIONAL COACH 40.00 X 135683 0 8974 1280662 0 145731 23 0 1 0 MUTUAL SECURITY SERVICES PO BOX 786137 PHILADELPHIA PA 19178 SECURITY SERVICES 123465 ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES 161 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 600 CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428 SECURITY SERVICES 110280 2 845103 127114 972217 GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV. 611110 13572710 13572710 13572710 42204 42204 1600 0 1600 1600 1600 14588731 13572710 0 43804 610933 330549 269270 11114 8058839 7420163 626813 11863 172897 154569 17870 458 927865 829504 95902 2459 702376 627919 72596 1861 28466 28466 50850 50850 778569 719205 59235 129 157886 153406 4480 70574 50427 20147 357484 335011 22473 2783720 2362758 393165 27797 23925 23925 4339 3905 434 621427 528213 87000 6214 119291 101397 16701 1193 STUDENT SUPPLIES/TEXTBO 412556 369594 42962 FOOD SERVICE 333963 333963 STUDENT/STAFF EVENTS 297291 275940 21351 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 279960 250282 29678 348801 308258 38524 2019 17142012 15178988 1897917 65107 65199 312605 377908 1298175 3305442 265819 264275 96310 9756592 5288015 4927771 4468577 859370 29443435 9799965 35884921 1062303 925454 25610 46802 778046 29703989 1865959 30676245 X 7934006 5098050 0 110626 7934006 5208676 9799965 35884921 X -2553281 -172049 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5229772 1738074 3491698 3093563 2634784 458779 1433257 915157 518100 4468577 SECURITY DEPOSITS 693732 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS - OPERATING LEASES 28664065 OTHER RECEIVABLES 85638 29443435 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 29703989 29703989 X 14588731 0 14588731 0 14588731 17314061 172049 172049 17142012 0 17142012 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCHOOL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2020. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: WRITE OFF OF GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE 172,049. 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50 AND AS MODIFIED BY REV. PROC. 2019-22. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 THE SCHOOL MAINTAINS RACIAL COMPOSITION OF STUDENT BODY , NOT OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. THE SCHOOL IS A FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND DOES NOT AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER-PUPIL FUNDING FROM THE NYC BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER THEIR CHARTER AGREEMENT. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY FUNDS INCLUDING FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COVERING THE COST OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CHRISTINA BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 207619 0 19010 0 0 0 9842 0 25303 0 261774 0 0 0 FRED GIVENS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 184423 0 550 0 0 0 7200 0 0 0 192173 0 0 0 WENDY RAMOS CHIEF OF STAFF 146347 0 550 0 0 0 7772 0 26335 0 181004 0 0 0 RINALDO MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 160057 0 350 0 0 0 5188 0 8943 0 174538 0 0 0 MICHELLE ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM 148797 0 550 0 0 0 7048 0 14414 0 170809 0 0 0 LI'ESHA GARCIA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 149628 0 350 0 0 0 7523 0 4962 0 162463 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BOARD-APPROVED PERFORMANCE-BASED & LONGEVITY BONUSES WHICH WERE INCLUDED AS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE ELECTRONICALLY FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLICABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. ANY TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE WHO HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, MUST PUBLICLY DISCLOSE THE NATURE IN WRITING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS. A PERSON MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ONLY IF THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DECIDES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. ANY TRUSTEE SHALL RECUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTE ON ANY MATTER INVOLVING SUCH TRUSTEE RELATING TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL CONTAIN THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT, ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS PRESENT, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTED. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY A SIGNED ANNUAL DISCLOSURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPLETES A SELF-APPRAISAL WHICH IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW. THE REVIEW RELIES ON COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DETERMINE BASE SALARY AND THE ELIGIBILITY FOR A BONUS. THE COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD APPROVES THE BUDGET FOR OTHER OFFICERS COMPENSATION. ALL DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS LAST OCCURRED IN FY2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: WRITE OFF OF GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE -172,049. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE SCHOOL HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.