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ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS (EIN 45-3957158)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-15
IRS object ID
202521359349304122
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-15T09:22:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN331374517PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 TICE BOULEVARD SUITE 315AddressLine1Txt
CityWOODCLIFF LAKECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07677ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453957158EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASCEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3474647600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEDISON DE LA CRUZPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3474647600PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSACHA RICHARDSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01378509PTIN
Phone2017129800PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRECY DUNNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 ROCKAWAY PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,131,760NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS' (THE "SCHOOL") MISSION IS TO EQUIP EVERY STUDENT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. THE SCHOOL WILL SPAN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE 12TH GRADE AT MATURITY. FROM THE EARLIEST GRADES, STUDENTS WILL STEADILY BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION OF LEARNING HABITS, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE; EXCEL ACADEMICALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, MASTERING HIGH-LEVEL MATH AND SCIENCE; AND GRADUATE AS CONFIDENT YOUNG ADULTS, PREPARED TO SUCCEED AS COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS CITIZENS, AND AS LEADERS IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$124,928,389RevenueAmt
DescASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS IS A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVING 5,470 STUDENTS IN 17 SCHOOLS ACROSS BROOKLYN, NEW YORK'S MOST POPULOUS BOROUGH. OUR UNDERTAKING IS TO LEAD OUR STUDENTS ON A GREAT INTELLECTUAL ADVENTURE, PROVIDE THEM WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION, AND PLACE THEM FIRMLY ON THE PATH TO SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDISON DE LA CRUZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6095800289PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
EMMANUEL FORDJOUR
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GABRIELLE RAMOS
CO CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANAI JETER
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GAMAL WALKER
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
COURTENAYE-JACKSON CHASE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY ROSE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAIESHA SEALES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACKIE WILSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RECY BENJAMIN
CEO40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER EFF. 6/17/2440.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEYDE ST LEGER
PRINCIPAL40.00$191,767$0$18,534Yes (X)
CURTIS DURHAM
PRINCIPAL40.00$187,334$0$20,295Yes (X)
LATASHA WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL40.00$183,062$0$16,474Yes (X)
KATHERINE STEARNS
PRINCIPAL40.00$167,931$0$12,029Yes (X)
LISA ROACH
PRINCIPAL40.00$139,072$0$21,451Yes (X)
JUSTIN MOORMAN
PRINCIPAL40.00$137,603$0$21,579Yes (X)
INAN BARRETT
PRINCIPAL40.00$137,059$0$18,228Yes (X)
SOPHIA BALIS HARRIS
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AXEL NDA
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K34IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS
622 THIRD AVENUE39TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10017SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS$1,583,642
KOKUA EDUCATION INC
PO BOX 732697DALLASTX75373SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS$1,170,051
LAVINIA GROUP LLC
PO BOX 18228PALATINEIL600558288CURRICULUM CONSULTING$1,164,021
SWING EDUCATION INC
PO BOX 92376LAS VEGASNV891932376SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS$1,082,435
MARTINEZ CLEANING COMPANY INC
90-07 31ST AVENUEEAST ELMHURSTNY11369CLEANING SERVICES$818,646
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K23CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$13,831,534GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$122,454AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$459,976NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV.611000$107,983,625$107,983,625
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$124,928,389TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$368,679TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$368,679ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$2,828ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,828OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$124,928,389RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$371,507ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$876,070TotalAmt
Management And General$876,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,466,980TotalAmt
Program Services$42,319,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,147,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$356,387TotalAmt
Program Services$310,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,410,148TotalAmt
Program Services$5,532,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$877,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,520,295TotalAmt
Program Services$3,868,741ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$651,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,685,980TotalAmt
Program Services$6,841,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,844,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$487,040TotalAmt
Management And General$487,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,000TotalAmt
Management And General$115,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,044,226TotalAmt
Program Services$5,431,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$613,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,743,155TotalAmt
Program Services$1,508,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$234,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$950,274TotalAmt
Program Services$602,395ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$347,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,161,848TotalAmt
Program Services$3,557,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$604,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,813,901TotalAmt
Program Services$28,844,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,969,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376,197TotalAmt
Program Services$321,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,629TotalAmt
Program Services$20,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,025,221TotalAmt
Program Services$3,419,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$605,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$769,089TotalAmt
Program Services$660,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES$5,514,506$5,514,506
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$2,265,605$2,141,391$124,214
REPLICATION AND EXPANSI$656,203$656,203
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$472,060$403,154$68,906

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$308,086TotalAmt
Program Services$252,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,042,900TotalAmt
Program Services$112,206,271ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,836,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,380,776BOYAmt
EOY$5,062,832EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,194,873BOYAmt
EOY$18,168,576EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,994,676BOYAmt
EOY$15,081,561EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,955BOYAmt
EOY$341,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$41,391,327LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$24,701,170LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,776,732BOYAmt
EOY$16,690,157EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$374,248,481BOYAmt
EOY$426,674,536EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,782,493BOYAmt
EOY$482,019,155EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,923,401BOYAmt
EOY$10,759,196EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$306,372BOYAmt
EOY$130,521EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,947,756BOYAmt
EOY$1,792,502EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$401,684,188BOYAmt
EOY$455,205,176EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$410,861,717BOYAmt
EOY$467,887,395EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,920,776BOYAmt
EOY$14,131,760EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,920,776BOYAmt
EOY$14,131,760EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,782,493BOYAmt
EOY$482,019,155EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$210,984ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,011,873OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,954,978DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,056,895BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,696,534OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,316,738DepreciationAmt
Book Value$379,796BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,682,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,429,454DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,253,466BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,690,157TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT OF USE ASSETS$416,896,979
DUE FROM FRIENDS OF ACS$9,227,617
SECURITY DEPOSITS$549,940
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$426,674,536TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$452,584,974
DUE TO AFFILIATES$2,620,202
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$455,205,176TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$139,253,884TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$139,253,884RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$139,253,884TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$139,042,900TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$139,042,900ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$139,042,900TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCHOOL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2021.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50 AND AS MODIFIED BY REV. PROC. 2019-22.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE SCHOOL DOES NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS. STUDENTS ARE NOT CHARGED TUITION.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER PUPIL FUNDING FROM THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNDER THEIR CHARTER AGREEMENT. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS INCLUDING FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COVERING THE COST OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LEYDE ST LEGER
PRINCIPAL$191,617$0$0$0$150$0$0$0$18,534$0$210,301$0$0$0
CURTIS DURHAM
PRINCIPAL$187,241$0$0$0$93$0$1,563$0$18,732$0$207,629$0$0$0
LATASHA WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL$182,964$0$0$0$98$0$3,551$0$12,923$0$199,536$0$0$0
KATHERINE STEARNS
PRINCIPAL$167,859$0$0$0$72$0$989$0$11,040$0$179,960$0$0$0
LISA ROACH
PRINCIPAL$138,934$0$0$0$138$0$7,088$0$14,363$0$160,523$0$0$0
JUSTIN MOORMAN
PRINCIPAL$137,549$0$0$0$54$0$3,239$0$18,340$0$159,182$0$0$0
AXEL NDA
PRINCIPAL$132,364$0$0$0$48$0$1,392$0$24,936$0$158,740$0$0$0
INAN BARRETT
PRINCIPAL$137,011$0$0$0$48$0$6,958$0$11,270$0$155,287$0$0$0
SOPHIA BALIS HARRIS
PRINCIPAL$136,279$0$0$0$48$0$5,735$0$10,070$0$152,132$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$373,191NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSOFTWAREDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$86,785NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART I, COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE SCHOOL IS MANAGED BY ASCEND LEARNING, INC., A NEW YORK STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT, THE FOLLOWING DUTIES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY: - DESIGNING, SELECTING, ACQUIRING, AND IMPLEMENTING THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOL - RECRUITING, SUPERVISING, AND EVALUATING THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL - DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, PAYROLL, AND CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES. MANAGEMENT FEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AMOUNTED TO $16,685,980. NO INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION A WAS COMPENSATED BY ASCEND LEARNING, INC. THE CEO, RECY BENJAMIN LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A WAS COMPENSATED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $166,297 FOR SERVICES TO ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SCHOOL SHARES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS. OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE IF AT ANY POINT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS BY MAJORITY VOTE, AND THE CONFLICTED PERSON MUST RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON SUCH MATTER IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE SCHOOL HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.