NYC SCHOOL BUS UMBRELLA SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: NYC SCHOOL BUS UMBRELLA SERVICES (EIN 85-3531873)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-02
IRS object ID: 202501229349302050
Schema version: 2023v6.0
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-02T10:53:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	873707167	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CBIZ ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	685 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	853531873	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NYC SCHOOL UMBRELLA SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NYCS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7183894241	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	297 NORMAN AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11222	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATTHEW BERLIN	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7183894241	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00535099	PTIN
Phone	2125038800	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-01	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MATTHEW BERLIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	297 NORMAN AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11222	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$177,528,813	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NYCSBUS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2020	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS OF NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2001	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$135,551	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,228,259	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$173,917,507	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$174,867,101	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$211,418	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$243,196	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$158,083	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,190,257	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$174,422,559	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$177,528,813	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	$135,523,741	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$135,839,895	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$42,217,689	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$43,746,651	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$177,741,430	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$179,586,546	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,318,871	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,057,733	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$48,676,960	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$69,283,622	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$38,321,958	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$60,986,353	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$10,355,002	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,297,269	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY WHILE INNOVATING IN STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$174,571,777	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$176,057,569	RevenueAmt
Desc	ON OCTOBER 29, 2021 NYCSBUS PURCHASED SCHOOL BUSES AND OTHER ASSETS FROM RELIANT TRANSPORTATION AND ON NOVEMBER 1 TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 800 NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL BUS ROUTES THAT HAD BEEN OPERATED BY RELIANT. NYCSBUS CONTRACTED BACK TO RELIANT TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE COMPANY THROUGH MAY 28, 2022 AND ON MAY 30 NYCSBUS TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATING THE COMPANY, PROVIDING STAFFING, VEHICLES, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, DISPATCH, CALL CENTER, TRAINING AND ALL THE OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY SIMILAR SCHOOL BUS VENDORS TO THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$174,571,777	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
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	0	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	29	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2001	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	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BTQ FINANCIAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2129012500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 BROADWAY 19TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10006	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
EMMA VADEHRA
CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LORI PODVESKER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MCCLENATHAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PLACHIKKAT ANATHARAM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEATHER MILLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW J BERLIN
CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$232,343	$0	$0
MAYO ANGELO KRISTOFFERSON
DIRECTOR OF BUDGETING	40.00		Yes (X)	$151,104	$0	$14,539
VARUN ADIBHATLA
HEAD OF DATA SCIENCE	40.00			$177,611	$0	$38,547	Yes (X)
EDWARD DRISCOLL III
CHIEF FLEET AND FACILITIES OFFICER	40.00			$181,130	$0	$16,228	Yes (X)
HOLLY ORR
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	40.00			$211,578	$0	$28,182	Yes (X)
LUISA LASSI
CHIEF SERVICE DELIVERY OFFICER	40.00			$189,167	$0	$50,912	Yes (X)
RONALD A LEVIA
DRIVER	75.00			$183,347	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,326,280	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$148,408	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	54	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
BTQ FINANCIAL
80 BROAD STREET 15TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	ACCOUNTING SERVICES	$621,180
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
10 G ST NE 800	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES	$388,754
HUMARESO
114 43RD AVE SW	VERO BEACH	FL	32968	HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANCY SEVICES	$305,543
CALSTART
48 S CHESTER AVENUE	PASADENA	CA	91106	PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES	$249,124
PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER LLP
1133 6TH AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10036	LEGAL SERVICES	$155,107

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,228,259	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,228,259	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SCHOOL BUSING REVENUE	480000	$174,051,651	$174,051,651
DOE CAPITAL REIMBURSEMENTS	480000	$815,450	$815,450

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$174,867,101	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$241,331	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$241,331	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,865	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,865	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,865	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,865	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
NYSIF REFUND	900099	$878,914	$878,914
OTHER INCOME	900099	$309,689	$309,689
VENDING MACHINE	900099	$1,654		$1,654

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,190,257	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$177,528,813	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$176,057,569	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$242,985	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$395,307	TotalAmt
Management And General	$395,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,594,174	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,117,004	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,477,170	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,405,813	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,243,639	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$162,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,550,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,603,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$946,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,894,584	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,567,746	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$326,838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$243,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$243,559	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,018,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,311,533	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$706,780	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,008,608	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,008,608	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,431	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,431	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,650,199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,650,199	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,289	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$213,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$213,713	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,705,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,705,816	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,000,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,000,865	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE	$12,481,961	$12,481,961
MISC. EXPENSES	$133,327	$133,327
TRAINING AND ONBOARDING	$101,269	$101,269
LETTER OF CREDIT FEES	$53,782	$53,782

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,519	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,586,546	TotalAmt
Program Services	$174,571,777	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,014,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,126,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,449,969	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,010,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,156,507	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$849,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,380,159	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,495,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,935,313	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$16,909,712	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,989,316	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,996,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,920,396	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,198,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,441,278	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,676,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,283,622	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,319,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,271,024	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,745,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,931,769	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,256,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,783,560	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,321,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,986,353	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	-$15,957,836	BOYAmt
EOY	-$15,926,731	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,673,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,584,338	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,639,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,639,662	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,355,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,297,269	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,676,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,283,622	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,057,733	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type3 Func Int	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType3FuncIntInd
Supported Organizations	1	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITY OF NY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136400434	EIN
Organization Type	6	OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document Listed	Yes (1)	GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support	$0	SupportAmt
Other Support	$179,586,546	OtherSupportAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	1	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$179,586,546	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (1)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	Yes (1)	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	0	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	0	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	0	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	0	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	0	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	0	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	0	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	0	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	0	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	0	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	0	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Sprt Org All Form990SchAType3SprtOrgAllGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timely Provided Documents	Yes (1)	TimelyProvidedDocumentsInd
Officers Close Relationship	Yes (1)	OfficersCloseRelationshipInd
Supported Org Voice Investment	Yes (1)	SupportedOrgVoiceInvestmentInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Func Int Form990SchAType3FuncIntGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Test	Yes (X)	ActivitiesTestInd
Activities Further Exempt Prps	Yes (1)	ActivitiesFurtherExemptPrpsInd
Activities Engaged Org Invlmnt	Yes (1)	ActivitiesEngagedOrgInvlmntInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 170(C)(1).
PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 3:	THREE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIVE DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ONE OF WHOM IS A PARENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND (II) THE REMAINING TWO DIRECTORS ARE THE CHANCELLOR (OR ACTING CHANCELLOR) OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THEIR DESIGNEE AND THE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THEIR DESIGNEE. ACCORDINGLY, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION HAS A SIGNIFICANT VOICE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S INVESTMENT POLICIES AND IN DIRECTING THE USE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME OR ASSETS.
PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A:	THE ORGANIZATION PASSES THE RESPONSIVENESS AND INTEGRAL PART TESTS REQUIRED TO BE A TYPE III FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. FIRST, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION IS ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED IN THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, (I) THREE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIVE DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ONE OF WHOM IS A PARENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND (II) THE REMAINING TWO DIRECTORS ARE THE CHANCELLOR (OR ACTING CHANCELLOR) OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THEIR DESIGNEE AND THE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THEIR DESIGNEE. IN ADDITION, THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY PROVIDING THE BUSING SERVICES AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ADVANCE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S GOALS.
PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2B:	IN ORDER TO MAKE AVAILABLE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION NEEDS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM COME FROM COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH POVERTY RATES, TO ATTEND SCHOOL. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FULL SERVICE BUS SERVICES TO NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT EMPLOYS, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS BUS STAFF AND PROVIDES, MAINTAINS, EQUIPS AND FUELS SCHOOL BUSES. IT ALSO PERFORMS DISPATCH SERVICES AND PROVIDES CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OTHER ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES. ACCORDINGLY, SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH, BUT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S INVOLVEMENT, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION WOULD NORMALLY BE INVOLVED.

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,909,712	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,989,316	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,920,396	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,920,396	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
REFUNDABLE SALES TAX	$10,718
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$387,015
LEASE ASSETS	$19,447,502
RESTRICTED CASH	$5,596,043

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$25,441,278	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$19,783,560	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$19,783,560	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$177,528,813	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$177,528,813	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$177,528,813	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$179,586,546	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$179,586,546	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$179,586,546	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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
LUISA LASSI
CHIEF SERVICE DELIVERY OFFICER	$189,167	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,609	$0	$40,303	$0	$240,079	$0	$0	$0
HOLLY ORR
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	$211,578	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,643	$0	$14,539	$0	$239,760	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW J BERLIN
CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER	$232,343	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$232,343	$0	$0	$0
VARUN ADIBHATLA
HEAD OF DATA SCIENCE	$177,611	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,058	$0	$26,489	$0	$216,158	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD DRISCOLL III
CHIEF FLEET AND FACILITIES OFFICER	$181,130	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,228	$0	$0	$0	$197,358	$0	$0	$0
RONALD A LEVIA
DRIVER	$183,347	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$183,347	$0	$0	$0
MAYO ANGELO KRISTOFFERSON
DIRECTOR OF BUDGETING	$151,104	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,539	$0	$165,643	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	CHANCELLOR OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT THREE DIRECTORS. IN ADDITION, THE CHANCELLOR OR ACTING CHANCELLOR OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (OR THEIR DESIGNEES) SERVE AS DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS THE CONFICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS AND UPPER MANAGEMENT ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION SHARES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C	THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.