RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (EIN 46-4401272)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202323199349305042
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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 E
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T09:38:22-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271895149	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Heveron & Company CPAs PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	260 Plymouth Avenue South	AddressLine1Txt
City	Rochester	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14608	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464401272	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Renaissance Academy Charter	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	School of the Arts	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	RENA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5852254200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	299 Kirk Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Rochester	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14612	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Cait Loury	PersonNm
Person Title	Chief Educational Officer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5852254200	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Cait	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Loury	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

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

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jeanne Beutner	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00228650	PTIN
Phone	5852322956	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-10	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Cait Loury	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	299 Kirk Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Rochester	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,379,128	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.renacad.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Enriched and rigorous educational experience through the infusion of humanities and art.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	94	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	35	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,501,508	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,210,171	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$8,072,729	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,123	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$33,915	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$37,053	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$41,500	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,341,684	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,358,315	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
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,860,614	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,044,893	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,754,692	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,643,843	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,615,306	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$697,841	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$743,009	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,477,742	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,028,091	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,288,794	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,096,134	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,188,948	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,931,957	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts is committed to improving the quality of education to nurture children in the Rochester area into an enlightened adolescent. (Continued on Schedule O)Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts will provide children an enriched and rigorous educational experience through the infusion of the humanities and art rooted in a culture of high academic standards leading to a strong sense of possibility and aspiration.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,217,302	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$6,837,095	RevenueAmt
Desc	REGULAR EDUCATION: Our instructional pedagogy is one based on active learning and inquiry based lessons. Engaging students in the "why" of the lessons is as important to our teaching staff as are the final outcomes. Our arts staff works diligently with the academic staff to integrate arts into the curriculum and to integrate academics into the arts, while keeping in alignment with the New York State Learning Standards. The School received $406,275 in Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV funding though the NY State Education Department for their regular education program.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$754,930	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$601,254	RevenueAmt
Desc	SPECIAL EDUCATION: The School is open to all children and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or any other grounds that would be unlawful or deny the civil rights of any individual. In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School provides a free and appropriate education, in the least restrictive environment, to students with disabilities. The primary service delivery for students with special needs is inclusion. For students requiring supplemental services, the School contracts with local individuals or agencies to provide the required services outlined in the student's Individual Education Plan or 504 Plan.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$726,328	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$679,693	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOOD SERVICES: The School believes that healthy meals are an important part of a child's day. Breakfast and lunch are served every day. All meals are intended to meet the required New York State Child Nutrition Standards, and the School subscribes to the New York State free and reduced priced meal program.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,698,560	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	94	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	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
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	5852254200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	299 Kirk Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Rochester	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14612	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Mr Thomas Merkel
Treasurer	1.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Morse
Member at Large	1.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mike Osborn
Member at Large	1.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Hayward
Vice Chair	1.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kristian Walker
Secretary	1.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ann Seigler
Chair	1.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark McDermott
Member at Large	1.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Caitlin E Loury
Head of Academics	40.00		Yes (X)	$126,505	$0	$13,502
Craig Eichmann
Chief Operating Officer	40.00		Yes (X)	$45,115	$0	$3,975

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$171,620	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$17,477	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$36,448	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,110,616	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$63,107	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$38,556	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,210,171	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Student Tuition	611710	$6,791,782	$6,791,782
Food Service	722210	$679,693	$679,693
Students with Disabili	611710	$601,254	$601,254

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$8,072,729	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,915	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$33,915	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$17,000	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$36,448	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$20,813	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,813	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,813	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Other Program Revenue	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$45,313	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$45,313	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$45,313	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,358,315	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,118,042	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$30,102	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$270,750	TotalAmt
Management And General	$270,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,585,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,252,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$333,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,023	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$520,316	TotalAmt
Program Services	$477,190	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,126	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$370,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$326,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,686	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,175	TotalAmt
Management And General	$56,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,380	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,242	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$158,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,130	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$518,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$510,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$252,592	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,417	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$198,801	TotalAmt
Program Services	$178,921	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,218	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,064	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Food Services	$486,262	$486,262
Classroom Supplies	$174,920	$174,920
Other Student Services	$170,775	$170,775

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,617	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,615,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,698,560	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$916,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$740,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$79,583	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,489,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,395,693	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$452,571	BOYAmt
EOY	$330,408	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$267,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$579,782	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,893	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,622,605	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,154,727	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,488,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,467,878	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,258	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,787	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,067	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,477,742	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,028,091	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$627,426	BOYAmt
EOY	$434,659	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$68,627	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,661,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,453,781	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,067	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,288,794	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,096,134	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	$6,188,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,931,957	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,188,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,931,957	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,477,742	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,028,091	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$743,009	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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$89,964	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$89,964	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,359,016	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,066,924	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,292,092	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$167,625	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$81,803	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$85,822	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,467,878	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Operating Lease Liabilities	Desc
Amt	$139,067	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$139,067	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,379,128	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,379,128	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$20,813	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$20,813	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,358,315	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,636,119	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$20,813	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$20,813	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,615,306	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,615,306	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Special Event Direct Expenses
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Special Event Direct Expenses

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	0	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	0	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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3	During the registration period, our application packet states "Your child will not be discriminated against based upon information provided" in the application.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 4	We do not give scholarships. We are a free public charter school. We do not seek contributions. We have not solicited contributions. If we do, we will include information that we will not discriminate.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6	6a) 1. Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV/Federal Government Grants 2. Funds for student aid, which is formula driven for regular education and special education students with driven needs. 3. Textbook Aid 4. IDEA Grant 5. E-Rate Grant 6. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief I, II, III and II Homeless Funds

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Reach for the Stars	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$53,448	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$36,448	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$17,000	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$7,064	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$2,386	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$11,363	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$53,448	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$36,448	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$17,000	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$7,064	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$2,386	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$11,363	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$20,813	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$3,813	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$29,125	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Fair Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	Software and library technology	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$9,431	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Fair Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	A completed Form 990 is reviewed at a Finance Committee meeting and then shared at a full board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The Academy provides each officer and director with the conflict of interest policy when they are elected or appointed. The policy is also reviewed annually. If a potential conflict with any officer or director arises, the organization follows the conflict of interest policy and documents that in meeting minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a	The full founding Board of Trustees met to review data solicited by two Board of Trustees from other comparable institutions and also met with the Head of Academics to discuss expectations and remunerations comparable to responsibilities. The Academy has no other key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Academy makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.