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FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 23-3062230)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2020-12-11
IRS object ID
202013469349301201
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-12-11T13:03:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN232653765PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ST CLAIR CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128 S CENTRE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMERCHANTVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN233062230EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2SCHOOLBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFIRSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2157433100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19124ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEBORAH SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleINTERIM CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2157433100PhoneNum
Signature2020-12-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN D DIMATTESA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00521144PTIN
Phone8564825600PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDEBORAH SMITHPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,809,502GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressHTTP://WWW.AP-SCHOOLS.ORG/FIRSTPHILADELPHIAWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$35,216CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$593,260PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$157,219CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$24,857,422TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,165,932TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$11,902,815NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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IRP Document34IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee302EmployeeCnt
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
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8565051300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1FOUR GREENTREE CENTRE 601 ROUTE 73AddressLine1Txt
CityMARLTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08053ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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ANITA VEGA-KAISER
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIN Y COGER
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERESA V GRUMBRECHT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA SAUNDERS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MACDONALD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULANI GHANA
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUANE WHITE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH GILLESPIE
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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VERIS BENEFITS GROUP
PO BOX 5406LANCASTERPA176065406INSURANCE SERVICES$1,970,366
AMERICAN PARADIGM SCHOOLS
8101 CASTOR AVENUEPHILADELPHIAPA19152MANAGEMENT SERVICES$1,791,397
MASCHIO'S FOOD SERVE INC
525 E MAIN STCHESTERNJ07930FOOD SERVICES$1,081,353
DELTA-T GROUPS INC
950 E HAVERFORD RD 200BRYN MAWRPA19010GUIDANCE SERVICES$594,298
POINT TO POINT TRANSPORTATION CLUB
304 COMMERCE DRIVEEXTONPA19341TRANSPORTATION SERVICES$505,095
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,526,084GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$43,720AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,569,804TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUE611110$24,921,791$24,921,791
FOOD SERVICE REVENUE611110$1,078$1,078
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$24,922,869TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,216TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$35,216ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$58,360$58,360
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$281,613OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,809,502TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,204,482RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$35,216ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,389TotalAmt
Management And General$173,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,814,650TotalAmt
Program Services$7,842,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,972,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,008,137TotalAmt
Program Services$729,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,086,862TotalAmt
Program Services$1,500,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$586,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$980,134TotalAmt
Program Services$656,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,772,191TotalAmt
Management And General$1,772,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,558TotalAmt
Management And General$450,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,415TotalAmt
Management And General$29,415ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,194,404TotalAmt
Program Services$1,346,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$848,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,764TotalAmt
Management And General$2,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,190TotalAmt
Program Services$184,558ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$201,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,598,424TotalAmt
Program Services$4,040,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$557,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,242TotalAmt
Program Services$114ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,137TotalAmt
Management And General$3,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$222,324TotalAmt
Program Services$133,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,768TotalAmt
Management And General$191,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TUITION$1,432,312$1,432,312
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSES$937,044$937,044
TRANSPORTATION$735,108$735,108
BOOKS AND PERIODICALS$281,057$276,466$4,591

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,173TotalAmt
Program Services$22,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$325,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,652,283TotalAmt
Program Services$19,838,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,813,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,077,706BOYAmt
EOY$6,544,145EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$896,596BOYAmt
EOY$1,026,597EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,553BOYAmt
EOY$126,225EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$737,243BOYAmt
EOY$245,037EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,850BOYAmt
EOY$555,034EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,580,153LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,124,109LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$810,510BOYAmt
EOY$1,456,044EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,235,149BOYAmt
EOY$2,467,252EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,954,607BOYAmt
EOY$12,420,334EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$645,408BOYAmt
EOY$1,041,852EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,933BOYAmt
EOY$83,978EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$308,179EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,130,081BOYAmt
EOY$22,731,923EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,857,422BOYAmt
EOY$24,165,932EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$11,902,815BOYAmt
EOY-$11,745,598EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$11,902,815BOYAmt
EOY-$11,745,598EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,954,607BOYAmt
EOY$12,420,334EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$157,219ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,371,078OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$628,966DepreciationAmt
Book Value$742,112BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$986,325OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$368,647DepreciationAmt
Book Value$617,678BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$222,750OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$126,496DepreciationAmt
Book Value$96,254BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,456,044TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM OTHER FUNDS$20,103
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS REALTED TO PENSIONS$2,431,149
SECURITY DEPOSITS$16,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,467,252TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SALARIES AND BENEFITS$1,671,426
DUE TO STUDENT GROUPS$111,786
NET PENSION LIABILITY$15,719,000
ACCRUED RENT$1,774,711
DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONS$2,740,000
NET OPEB LIABILITY$715,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$22,731,923TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,809,502TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$28,809,502RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$28,809,502TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,652,282TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$28,652,282ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$28,652,283TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION ACCOUNT FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN WHICH TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2020, THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFIED FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES. THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDATION EACH FILE FEDERAL FORM 990 (RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX). WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS THEY ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ROUNDING 1.

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 3INCLUDED ON THE BOTTOM OF EACH APPLICATION AND ANY DOCUMENTS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE AWARDED BY THE SCHOOL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT MONEY FROM THE IDEA, TITLE I, TITLE II, TITLE IV, NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS, CARES ACT-ESSR FUND LOCAL (COVID-19).

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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)
PersonJOSEPH GILLESPIEPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$173,116BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$273BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,003DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,932NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$189,324TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 67 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFIRST PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS FILE A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INTEREST ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ABOARD AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CEO COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19RIGHT TO KNOW REQUEST THROUGH LEGAL COUNCIL
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ROUNDING -2.
THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14300 TACONY STAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN542100509EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOLPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
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 OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACY
K$3,709,836ACTUAL COST
FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACY
D$38,830,000LOAN GUARANTEE
FRANKFORD VALLEY FOUNDATION FOR LITERACY
E$242,288LOAN BALANCE
AMERICAN PARADIGM SCHOOLS
M$1,791,397AMOUNT PAID