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NOVA ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
NOVA ACADEMY (EIN 32-0079174)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-04-25
IRS object ID
202221159349301002
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-04-25T09:10:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110681 FOOTHILL BLVD STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO CUCAMONGACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP917303831ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN320079174EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOVA ACADEMYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNOVABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7145690948PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 W SANTA ANA BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP927014580ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRENEE LANCASTERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7145690948PhoneNum
Signature2022-04-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRENEEPersonFirstNm
Person LastLANCASTERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCATHERINE L GRAY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01294460PTIN
Phone9094664410PhoneNum
Preparation2022-04-19PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRENEE LANCASTERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 W SANTA ANA BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP927014580ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,799,891GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NOVA-ACADEMY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO EDUCATE AND PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE. NOVA ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO THE VISION OF PROVIDING UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS ACCESS TO AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS, BLENDED HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE CURRICULUM,ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee71TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,806,592PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,799,891CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$18,659PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,825,251PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,799,891CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,937,336PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,327,303PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,021,521CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,264,639PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,241,046CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$560,612PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$558,845CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,232,719TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,870,419TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,826,382TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,905,237TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,406,337NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,965,182NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND IN LIFE. NOVA ACADEMY HELPS EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ENJOY GREATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS. PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND SEAMLESSLY TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,769,252ExpenseAmt
DescNOVA ACADEMY PROVIDES EDUCATION AT AN EARLY COLLEGE LEVEL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, GRADES 9-12. IT OPERATES TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. BOTH CHARTERS SCHOOLS OFFER DUAL ENROLLMENT WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE COURSES FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PRIVATE COLLEGES AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. AT BOTH LOCATIONS, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE COURSES CONCURRENTLY WITH CHARTER SCHOOL CLASSES IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$7,769,252TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee71EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7145690948PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 W SANTA ANA BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP927014580ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RENEE LANCASTER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$194,776$0$32,960
SANFORD OTSUJI
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SUSAN GARRETT
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORM LESTER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN LESTER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLGA DUARTE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK WEIR
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA HERNANDEZ
PRINCIPAL40.00$111,984$0$27,003Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$306,760TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$59,963TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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ORANGE CREW
2401 E KATELLA AVEANAHEIMCA92806IT SERVICES$459,638
KELLY SERVICES
1000 LAKES DR 140WEST COVINACA91790SUBSTITUTE TEACHER SERVICES$246,554
CHARTER IMPACT INC
8500 BALBOA BLVDNORTHRIDGECA91325BACK OFFICE SUPPORT$159,255
LAW OFFICES OF YOUNG MINNEY & CORR
655 UNIVERSITY AVE SUITE 150SACRAMENTOCA95825LEGAL SERVICES$103,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$10,696,031GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$103,860AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,799,891TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,799,891TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,736TotalAmt
Management And General$227,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,017,558TotalAmt
Program Services$3,542,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$475,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$887,575TotalAmt
Program Services$763,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,656TotalAmt
Program Services$72,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,483,944TotalAmt
Program Services$678,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$805,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,122TotalAmt
Program Services$2,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,500TotalAmt
Program Services$6,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,549TotalAmt
Program Services$115,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,514,069TotalAmt
Program Services$1,269,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,711ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$435TotalAmt
Program Services$68ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$367ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,561TotalAmt
Program Services$21,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,635TotalAmt
Management And General$76,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,531TotalAmt
Management And General$117,531ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS$616,850$581,295$35,555
OTHER EXPENSES$551,581$450,880$100,701
SPECIAL EDUCATION$189,850$189,850
OVERSIGHT$77,796$77,796

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,098TotalAmt
Program Services$75,098ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,241,046TotalAmt
Program Services$7,769,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,471,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,447,682BOYAmt
EOY$6,962,529EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,269,617BOYAmt
EOY$3,336,570EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,631BOYAmt
EOY$147,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,075,651LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$661,808LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$390,789BOYAmt
EOY$413,843EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,232,719BOYAmt
EOY$10,870,419EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,826,382BOYAmt
EOY$2,905,237EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,826,382BOYAmt
EOY$2,905,237EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,406,337BOYAmt
EOY$7,965,182EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,406,337BOYAmt
EOY$7,965,182EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,232,719BOYAmt
EOY$10,870,419EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$558,845ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$1,075,651OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$661,808DepreciationAmt
Book Value$413,843BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$413,843TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,799,891TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,799,891RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,799,891TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,241,046TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,241,046ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,241,046TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
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 3THE SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND THEREFORE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE FORMAL COMPLIANCE WITH REVENUE PROCEDURE 75-50 AS LONG AS THE CHARTER AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE IS IN EFFECT. THE SCHOOL DOES INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING ITS NON-DISCRIMINATION PRACTICES IN ITS RECRUITMENT MATERIAL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL DOES NOT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL AID.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6CALIFORNIA STATE APPORTIONMENT REVENUE BASED ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRENEE LANCASTERPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$194,776BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$32,689DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$271NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$227,736TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONALD VERLEURPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFATHER OF RENEE LANCASTER CEORelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$11,538TransactionAmt
TransactionCONSULTANT SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2NORM LESTER AND KAREN LESTER ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO SUB COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER. THE FORM IS ALSO PRESENTED AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE FIRST FORMAL BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE BOARD IS ASKED TO CERTIFY THAT THERE ARE NO INTRESTS THAT WOULD CONFLICT WITH THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER. THE CERTIFICATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION PERFORMS A STUDY EACH YEAR LOOKING AT COMPARABLE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR SALARIES AND APPLIED THOSE STANDARDS ACROSS THE POSITIONS IT HAS. THE SALARIES OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PRESENTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE ABILITY TO MODIFY OR CHANGE THE COMPENSATIONS THROUGH A MAJORITY VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BUSINESS ADDRESS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOVA ACADEMY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 W SANTA ANA BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472288700EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd