DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 82-1969704)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-05-12
IRS object ID: 202301329349305385
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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	2023-05-12T13:09:28-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 S WARNER ROAD SUITE 310	AddressLine1Txt
City	KING OF PRUSSIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19406	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	821969704	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DEEP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2673993727	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3556 FRANKFORD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19134	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LUCILLA PERRY	PersonNm
Person Title	SCHOOL LEADER/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2673993727	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	LUCILLA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	PERRY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID M SEKERAK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01395497	PTIN
Phone	2156433900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-04-26	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LUCILLA PERRY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	525 E LOCUST AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19144	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,266,316	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTPS://DEEPROOTSCS.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO TEACH DISCIPLINED LEARNERS AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO GROW AND SERVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	71	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,172,867	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,929,763	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,423,251	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,307,785	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$28,768	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,596,118	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,266,316	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	$3,640,534	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,222,359	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,792,925	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,723,471	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,433,459	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,945,830	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,162,659	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,320,486	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,540,908	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,264,494	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,058,743	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,461,843	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,482,165	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,802,651	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO TEACH DISCIPLINED LEARNERS AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO GROW AND SERVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND THROUGH THE CORE VALUES OF PRACTICE, SERVICE, AND PURPOSE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,346,278	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,307,785	RevenueAmt
Desc	DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO TEACH DISCIPLINED LEARNERS AND BEYOND. DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL IS AN ACTIVELY ANTIRACIST AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION. WE SERVE ALL STUDENTS, SUPPORT ALL FAMILIES, AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR LEARNERS AND TEAM WILL DISCOVER THEIR PURPOSE, POTENTIAL AND ACTIVELY WORK TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS WITH AND BEYOND OUR WALLS. AT FULL GROWTH, DEEP ROOTS WILL SERVE 370 K-5 STUDENTS IN THE KENSINGTON/HARROWGATE NEIGHBORHOODS OF PHILADELPHIA. DEEP ROOTS HAS PROVIDED SERVICE TO STUDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA SINCE 2018.FOR FY22, THE SCHOOL PRIMARILY RELIED ON IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION BUT WAS AT TIMES FORCED TO EMPLOY A HYBRID APPROACH, BASED ON SCHOOL DISTRICT GUIDANCE AND COVID CONDITIONS. THE SCHOOL ALSO UTILIZED FEDERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF (ESSER) FUNDING THAT WAS RECEIVED VIA THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH THE INTENTION OF OFFSETTING COVID-RELATED COSTS AND MITIGATING LEARNING LOSS STEMMING FROM THE PANDEMIC.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,346,278	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	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	0	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	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	71	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	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	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	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	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	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	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2673993727	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3556 FRANKFORD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19134	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JUSTIN HARPER
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN MCKETTA
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADONIS BANEGAS
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROB BURNS
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GWEN BAILEY
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA SIPES
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM GRIFFIN
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC WHITE
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE LOGAN BLYLER
SCHOOL LEADER/CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$124,992	$0	$23,326
ASHLEY MCGRATH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$114,145	$0	$10,164

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$239,137	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$33,490	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MANDREL CONSTRUCTION
115 PHEASANT RUN SUITE 210	NEWTOWN	PA	18940	MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS	$796,043
CORA SERVICES INC
8540 VEREE ROAD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19111	SPECIAL ED/PSYCH SUPPORT SERVICES	$192,326

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$2,809,876	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$119,887	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,929,763	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STUDENT SUBSIDIES	900099	$5,275,467	$5,275,467
FOOD SERVICE	900099	$32,318	$32,318

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,307,785	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$28,768	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,768	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$28,768	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,266,316	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,307,785	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,768	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	$317,394	TotalAmt
Management And General	$317,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,095,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,508,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$587,626	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,775	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,032	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$434,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$321,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$112,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$249,453	TotalAmt
Program Services	$185,620	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,049	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54,049	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,130	TotalAmt
Management And General	$32,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$954,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$787,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$167,645	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,427	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,427	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,307	TotalAmt
Management And General	$46,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$107,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$385,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$385,973	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$361	TotalAmt
Program Services	$300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,334	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$495,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$495,780	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,782	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOOKS AND CURRICULUM	$176,573	$176,573
SUPPLIES	$165,804	$79,300	$86,504
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT	$26,740	$26,740
FOOD	$15,089	$7,711	$7,378

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,568	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,209	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,945,830	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,346,278	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,599,552	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,573,153	BOYAmt
EOY	$614,259	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$188,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,170,558	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,414	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,355,535	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$956,772	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$705,131	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,398,763	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$12,500	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,540,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,264,494	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$489,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$339,379	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,444	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$488,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$438,602	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,628,418	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,058,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,461,843	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,482,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,802,651	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,482,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,802,651	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,540,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,264,494	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,320,486	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,721,353	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$217,835	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,503,518	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,689,487	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$208,487	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,481,000	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$714,637	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$325,611	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$389,026	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$230,058	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$204,839	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,219	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,398,763	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$3,628,418	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,628,418	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,266,316	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,266,316	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,266,316	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,945,830	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,945,830	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,945,830	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK AND AS A MEANS OF MAKING IT WIDELY KNOWN, A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS INCLUDED ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES VARIOUS GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, PASSED THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND ALSO PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 11F:	DEEP ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PREPARED UNDER GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS, WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF MANAGEMENT'S EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED THIS EVALUATION AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE SCHOOL'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE SCHOOL LEADER/CEO AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS THAT ARE FILLED OUT BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDES A DUTY TO TIMELY DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IN THE EVENT THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE MATTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AND INVESTIGATED BY THE SCHOOL LEADER/CEO WHO WILL REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPON REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES - INSTRUCTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 167,352. TOTAL EXPENSES 167,352. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - SPECIAL EDUCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 442,798. TOTAL EXPENSES 442,798. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - PSYCHOLOGY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 51,926. TOTAL EXPENSES 51,926. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,467. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,467. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - PUPIL HEALTH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,652. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,652. OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES - ADMIN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 64,213. TOTAL EXPENSES 83,713. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - PAYROLL SERVICES: MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,252. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,252. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 380. TOTAL EXPENSES 380. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - BUSINESS SERVICES: MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 93,180. TOTAL EXPENSES 93,180.