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OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 20-1157094)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-13
IRS object ID
202131339349304593
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-05-13T15:39:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14 TIMES SQAUREAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201157094EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOPPOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128666137PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 WEST 113TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10026ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMR LEONARD GOLDBERGPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128666137PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLYNNE JOHNSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00757336PTIN
Phone2123721000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMR LEONARD GOLDBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 WEST 113TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10026ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,278,731GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.OPPORTUNITYCHARTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FREE AND PUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO NEW YORK CITY'S STUDENTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL STUDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee196TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$17,738CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$12,181,301PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,222,934CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,903PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,910CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$40,350PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$31,149CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,250,404PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,278,731CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$2,331,216PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,797,473CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,811,512PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,590,622CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$561,108PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$688,109CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,762,302TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,134,104TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,543,721TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,530,472NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,218,581NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAT OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, WE WELCOME ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12, REGARDLESS OF PREVIOUS ACADEMIC SUCCESS: STUDENTS WHO ARE YEARNING TO LEARN, STUDENTS WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND, STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD THEIR ASPIRATIONS ARE BEYOND REACH.THROUGH A POSITIVE BELIEF IN EVERY STUDENT'S PROMISE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING THEIR POTENTIAL TO LIFE.WE PROVIDE STAFF AND STUDENTS WITH A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO PURSUE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN TAILORED TO THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS.WE NURTURE INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH. STUDENTS RECEIVE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION IN EVERY CURRICULAR AREA FROM OUR HIGHLY-TRAINED STAFF, WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING THEIR HIGHER COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING.OUR SCHOOL CULTURE IS PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN AND RESULTS-ORIENTED. STUDENTS GRADUATE HAVING ACHIEVED A CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,004,192ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,423,909RevenueAmt
DescSPECIAL EDUCATION- FOR 2019-20, THE OCS SPECIAL EDUCATION GRADUATION RATE WAS 97%, 35% ABOVE THE LAST AVAILABLE COMPARISON GROUP DATA FROM 2018-19. - FOR 2019-20, OCS STUDENTS IN THE LOWEST THIRD CITYWIDE, MOST OF WHOM ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, ENROLLED IN COLLEGE AT A RATE OF 63%, 29% HIGHER THAN THE LAST AVAILABLE COMPARISON GROUP RATES FOR POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE FROM 2018-19.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,644,804ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,915,087RevenueAmt
DescHIGH SCHOOL- IN 2019-20, OCS ACHIEVED A FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE OF 94%, SCORING 25% HIGHER THAN THE LAST AVAILABLE COMPARISON GROUP MEASURE FROM 2018-19.- IN 2019-20, OCS ACHIEVED 98% FOR 4-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL PERSISTENCE RATE, SCORING 16% HIGHER THAN THE LAST AVAILABLE COMPARISON GROUP METRIC FROM 2018-19.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,644,804ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,915,087RevenueAmt
DescMIDDLE SCHOOL- IN 2019-20, OCS STUDENTS ACHIEVED AN ELA CORE COURSE PASSING RATE OF 96%, EXCEEDED THE LAST AVAILABLE COMPARISON GROUP PASSING RATE (2018-19) BY 11%.- IN 2019-20, OCS CORE COURSE PASSING RATES IN MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES EXCEEDED RATES FOR 2018-19 AND ALL EXCEEDED COMPARISON GROUP METRICS FROM 2018-19 AS WELL.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$10,293,800TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 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
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
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document20IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee196EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MR LEONARD GOLDBERG CEOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128666137PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 WEST 113TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10026ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
LEONARD GOLDBERG
CEO60.00Yes (X)$257,412$0$78,074
EMILY SAMUELS
ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL50.00$201,378$0$82,301Yes (X)
JESSICA MARCU
HEAD OF SCHOOL50.00$206,286$0$40,317Yes (X)
MARSHA CICERCHIA GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES50.00$165,350$0$48,128Yes (X)
ALLISON JENSON
DIR. OF STAFF DVLPMT (THRU SEP 2019)50.00$173,804$0$21,877Yes (X)
NISA BILAL
COORDINATOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION50.00$156,623$0$22,545Yes (X)
TAMARA ADAM
TRUSTEE (THRU SEP 2019)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PEGGY CULVER
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
EVENA EVERETT-SUMRA
TRUSTEE (AS OF DEC 2019)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TASHEEM LOMAX-QUAYENORTEY
TRUSTEE (AS OF DEC 2019)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIC LONDON
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JUNE SMITH
TRUSTEE (CHAIR UNTIL SEP 2019)2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MELBA WILSON
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JON SICHEL
CHAIR (FROM SEP 2019)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALICE CUTLER
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TRACY HAMPTON
SECRETARY/TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,160,853TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$293,242TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CHARTER SUBSTITUTE TEACHER NETWORK
73 W MONROECHICAGOIL60603STAFFING AGENCY$209,435
WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LP
ONE COMMERCE PLAZAALBANYNY12260LEGAL SERVICES$196,370
KIWI PARTNERS INC
237 W 35TH ST SUITE 110NEW YORKNY10001ACCOUNTING SERVICES$135,862
SIGMA SYSTEMS GROUP INC
716 ST NICHOLAS AVE 1NEW YORKNY10031TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$126,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$17,738AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$17,738TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PER PUPIL FEES611110$11,616,142$11,616,142
GOVERNMENT GRANTS611110$606,792$606,792
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,222,934TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,910TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,910ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STUDENT ACTIVITIES900099$17,075$17,075
OTHER INCOME900099$14,074$14,074
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$31,149OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,278,731TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,254,083RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,910ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,368TotalAmt
Program Services$306,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,018FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,962,869TotalAmt
Program Services$6,636,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$315,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,350FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$781,852TotalAmt
Program Services$745,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,212FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,189,733TotalAmt
Program Services$1,134,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,452FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$518,327TotalAmt
Program Services$493,084ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,659FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,238TotalAmt
Management And General$175,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,883TotalAmt
Management And General$237,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,100TotalAmt
Management And General$114,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,087TotalAmt
Program Services$191,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,565FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,288TotalAmt
Management And General$5,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,144FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,108TotalAmt
Program Services$105,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,000TotalAmt
Program Services$111,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$374FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$242,677TotalAmt
Program Services$226,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$544TotalAmt
Program Services$517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,097TotalAmt
Program Services$210,106ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$197FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,255TotalAmt
Program Services$5,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TEXTS & INSTRUCTIONAL M$70,614$70,614
STUDENT & TEACHER RECRU$38,758$38,316$442
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$17,824$17,824

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,590,622TotalAmt
Program Services$10,293,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,256,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,279FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,468BOYAmt
EOY$19,520EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,844,126BOYAmt
EOY$3,940,660EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$238,198BOYAmt
EOY$382,993EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$227,354BOYAmt
EOY$221,471EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,464,742LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,267,084LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$334,430BOYAmt
EOY$197,658EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,664,576BOYAmt
EOY$4,762,302EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,092,934BOYAmt
EOY$992,360EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,170BOYAmt
EOY$1,551,361EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,134,104BOYAmt
EOY$2,543,721EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,530,472BOYAmt
EOY$2,218,156EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$425EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,530,472BOYAmt
EOY$2,218,581EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,664,576BOYAmt
EOY$4,762,302EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$688,109ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$114,100DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$114,100TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationKASIRER, LLC IS A NEW YORK BASED LOBBYING FIRM WORKING ON BEHALF OF OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL TO ENGAGE ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH THE GOAL OF INVITING THEM TO OCS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$207,037OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$164,787DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,250BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,130,075OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$999,884DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130,191BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$127,630OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$102,413DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,217BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$197,658TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO FUNDER$87,872
DEFERRED RENT$11,699
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN$1,451,790
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,551,361TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,278,731TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,278,731RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,278,731TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,590,622TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,590,622ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,590,622TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHARTER SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME (UBIT), IF APPLICABLE. FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, THE CHARTER SCHOOL PAID $13,354 IN UBIT, WHICH IS TO BE REFUNDED, PURSUANT TO THE 2020 REPEAL OF UBIT ON CERTAIN PRETAX BENEFITS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GENERALLY, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS BEFORE 2017, WHICH IS THE STANDARD STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS LOOK-BACK PERIOD.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 RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3UPON PUBLICIZING ITS LOTTERY EACH YEAR FOR NEW STUDENTS, THE OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL INCLUDES IN ITS PUBLICATION MATERIAL THE FOLLOWING DISCRIMINATION POLICY: THE SCHOOL SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER OR DISABILITY.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL TITLE GRANTS AND IDEA FUNDS, AS WELL AS NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDS BASED ON PER PUPIL FTE HEADCOUNT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (6 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
LEONARD GOLDBERG
CEO$257,154$0$0$0$258$0$27,028$0$51,046$0$335,486$0$0$0
EMILY SAMUELS
ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL$193,500$0$0$0$7,878$0$21,145$0$61,156$0$283,679$0$0$0
JESSICA MARCU
HEAD OF SCHOOL$201,880$0$0$0$4,406$0$21,660$0$18,657$0$246,603$0$0$0
MARSHA CICERCHIA GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES$160,949$0$0$0$4,401$0$17,362$0$30,766$0$213,478$0$0$0
ALLISON JENSON
DIR. OF STAFF DVLPMT (THRU SEP 2019)$128,520$0$0$0$45,284$0$18,249$0$3,628$0$195,681$0$0$0
NISA BILAL
COORDINATOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION$155,431$0$0$0$1,192$0$16,445$0$6,100$0$179,168$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATAX GROSS-UP FOR FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE ORGANIZATION PAYING ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES ALL NYS/LOCAL TAXES THAT AROSE FROM CORRECTING TRS CLASSIFICATION AS A 414-H (PER THREE-YEAR LOOKBACK AGREEMENT).
PART I, LINE 4AALLISON JENSEN; $44,713 SEVERANCE

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION NEEDED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO HOW IT CONDUCTS ITS PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN AND THE RESULTANT TRANSITION TO REMOTE LEARNING: PRIOR TO SCHOOLS BEING CLOSED IN MARCH OF 2019 ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ALREADY PREPARED GOOGLE CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO JOIN. STUDENTS WERE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS PLATFORM. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE: - INTERVENTION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WAS DELIVERED THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. - SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS MONITORED EACH CLASS TO SUPPORT AND DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION. - SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND LEARNING SPECIALISTS PROVIDED OUR STUDENTS WITH STRATEGIES, SUGGESTIONS, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, OR ANY OTHER RESOURCES THAT BEST FITS EACH STUDENT'S LEARNING NEEDS. - STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUR THREE-TIERED READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM WHERE THEY ARE PLACED BASED ON THEIR LEXILE LEVEL. DEPENDING ON THEIR CLASS PLACEMENT, THEY EITHER WORK ON THEIR PHONICS, READING COMPREHENSION OR THEIR WRITING. FOR MATH, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR ONLINE PROGRAM THAT SETS A LEARNING PATHWAY FOR EACH STUDENT BASED ON INITIAL KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENTS. - EACH STUDENT WAS ASSIGNED TWO MENTORS THAT REACHED OUT TO THEM TO DISCUSS THEIR DAILY ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS. TEACHERS AND MENTORS LOGGED ALL INDIVIDUAL CONTACTS WITH STUDENTS IN OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL WORKERS, CULTURE TEAM MEMBERS, MENTORS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY GRADE TEAM MEETINGS WITH TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TO ENSURE STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING. - CREATED RIGOROUS AND DIFFERENTIATED ACTIVITIES IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM ALIGNED WITH THE CURRICULUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE DELEGATION OF THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER/CONTROLLER POSITION WAS OUTSOURCED TO AN OUTSIDE FIRM, KIWI PARTNERS, INC., THAT WORKS UNDER CONTRACT WITH OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL AND REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE CEO. IN FY 2020, KIWI PARTNERS, INC. RECEIVED $110,967 FOR SERVICES PROVIDED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ACCOUNTANTS REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE CEO, AND THE CEO REPORTS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT MANAGER RESOLVES ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH SUCH CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CEO, USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS, RELATED MARKET RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND IF APPLICABLE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ANY INCREASES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONS AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE RESPECTIVE CONTRACTS, WHICH ARE SIGNED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THERE WERE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETES AN ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING THIS INFORMATION. THIS REPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART VIITHE ORGANIZATION, IN A FULL TRANSPARENCY POSTURE TO REPORTING, IS REPORTING ALL BENEFITS IN FULL IN PART VII, COLUMN F, AND NOT APPLYING THE $10,000 PER ITEM EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS.