AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 41-1962390)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-13
IRS object ID: 202511339349307836
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 D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-13T15:53:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	411504933	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	605 HIGHWAY 169 SUITE 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55441	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	411962390	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AURO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6128703891	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2101 E 26TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55404	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATTHEW CISEWSKI	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6128703891	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-12	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	VICTORIA L HOLINKA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00735616	PTIN
Phone	7635358150	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-12	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 CISEWSKI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2101 E 26TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55404	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,296,468	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AURORACHARTERSCHOOL.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO OPERATE A CENTER OF LEARNING THAT EMBRACES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CELEBRATES THE GIFT OF LATINO CULTURE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	69	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$579,384	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$588,961	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,371,083	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,704,677	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,830	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,950,467	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,296,468	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	$4,165,961	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,562,047	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,080,735	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,393,756	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,246,696	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,955,803	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$703,771	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$340,665	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,741,830	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,145,016	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,635,135	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,697,656	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,893,305	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,552,640	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO OPERATE A CENTER OF LEARNING THAT EMBRACES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CELEBRATES THE GIFT OF LATINO CULTURE. AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE A HIGH-ACHIEVING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE STUDENT IS NURTURED ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. STUDENTS WILL BE HELD TO LEARNING STANDARDS MANDATED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THROUGH A DUAL-LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WITH THE INSTRUCTION OF HIGHLY-QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF, WILL STRIVE TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP WITHIN THE SCHOOL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,510,434	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$7,704,677	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION OF STUDENTS: AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TUITION FREE, PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, THE SCHOOL SERVED AN ESTIMATED 411 STUDENTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,510,434	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	69	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
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
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	3	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	0	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6123764500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 SOUTH 6TH STREET 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GERALDINE RIVAS
SECRETARY	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$77,168	$0	$0
MICHELLE SALGUERO
VICE CHAIR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$70,442	$0	$0
LEONEL MARTINEZ GOMEZ
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELAN QUEZADA
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$147,610	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BILLIE BUS TRANSPORTATION
347 HARRISON ST NE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55413	TRANSPORTATION	$580,974
CKC
1185 CONCORD ST N	ST PAUL	MN	55075	FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT	$352,988
SYAND CORPORATION
2999 COUNTY RD 42 W 226	BURNSVILLE	MN	55306	TECHNOLOGY	$208,839

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$564,757	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$24,204	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$588,961	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEDERAL AND STATE SOUR	611710	$7,653,851	$7,653,851
OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURP	611710	$50,826	$50,826

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,704,677	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,830	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,830	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,296,468	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,704,677	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,830	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	$135,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,155	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,410,461	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,832,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$578,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$302,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$234,552	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$335,381	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,153	TotalAmt
Program Services	$205,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,335	TotalAmt
Management And General	$138,335	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$400,378	TotalAmt
Program Services	$273,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$302,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,593	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$195,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,107	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$138,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,937	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222,937	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,785	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,787	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,610	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$144,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,942	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$805,093	TotalAmt
Program Services	$805,093	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,413	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,413	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRANSPORTATION	$780,854	$780,854
FOOD	$379,706	$375,966	$3,740
FIELD TRIPS	$15,139	$15,139
OTHER EXPENSES	$5		$5

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$127,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$127,399	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,955,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,510,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,445,369	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$709,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$578,052	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$311,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,741	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$621,178	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,294,481	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,426	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,268,398	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,307,256	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,624,731	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,961,142	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,385,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$978,174	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,741,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,145,016	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$370,363	BOYAmt
EOY	$636,119	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,575	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,553,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,914,070	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,695,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,147,467	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,635,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,697,656	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	-$2,342,418	BOYAmt
EOY	-$2,058,453	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,072	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$377,770	BOYAmt
EOY	$458,741	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,893,305	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,552,640	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,741,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,145,016	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$340,665	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)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$311,992	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,830	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$314,822	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$311,992	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$0	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$311,992	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$310,146	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,846	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$311,992	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$305,550	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,596	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$310,146	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$300,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,550	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$305,550	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,400,529	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,885,941	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,514,588	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,426,065	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,510,153	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	-$84,088	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,231,134	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$794,696	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$436,438	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$210,670	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$116,466	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$94,204	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,961,142	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES - PERA	$285,636
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES - TRA	$692,538

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$978,174	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES - PER	$454,135
NET PENSION LIABILITY - PERA & TRA	$3,693,332

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,147,467	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,296,468	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,296,468	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,296,468	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,955,803	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,955,803	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,955,803	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT AS A MEANS OF COLLATERAL.

PART X, LINE 2:

THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) 501(C)(3). THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME FROM ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS. THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNT STANDARDS CODIFICATION 740-10. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE SCHOOL HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE JURISDICTION WHERE IT OPERATES. THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE SCHOOL HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT YEAR-END. THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS IN PROGRESS FOR ANY OPEN TAX PERIODS.

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	NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION MATERIALS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES STATE AND FEDERAL AID PAYMENTS AND GRANTS TO FINANCE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE THE FORM IS COMPLETED, IT IS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED. THE ENTIRE BOARD DOES NOT REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND MAKES CHANGES AS NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVALUATES EMPLOYEES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE BOARD BASES ITS COMPENSATION ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULT/FEES FOR SVC: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 273,027. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 127,351. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 400,378.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E	PENSION EXPENSE PER ACTURIAL ASSUMPTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES -127,399. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES -127,399.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT ANNUALLY. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1B:	SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL. MINNESOTA STATE STATUTE 124D.10 SUBD. 4(G) REQUIRES THE BOARD TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED TEACHER.
RELATED ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION	MADE AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON COMPENSATION, IF ANY, WAS PAID FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. NO RESPONSE RECEIVED AND NO TRANSACTIONS NOTED.
AUTHORIZER	THE SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZER TO MONITOR ITS OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS CHARTER. THE SCHOOL'S APPROVED AUTHORIZER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 WAS OSPREY WILDS ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER.