ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS (EIN 45-3957158)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-07-15
IRS object ID: 202001979349305675
Schema version: 2018v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-15T15:48:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271728945	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	665 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453957158	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASCE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3474647600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 ROCKAWAY PKWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11212	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHANIE MAUTERSTOCK	PersonNm
Person Title	BOARD CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3474647600	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-07-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARRETT M HIGGINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543209	PTIN
Phone	2122862600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-07-15	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	24.190.81.239	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-07-15	IPDt
IP Tm	15:48:37	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	9616F4B14A694591D1E716C270910E6FA5556DA3	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEPHANIE MAUTERSTOCK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 ROCKAWAY PKWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11212	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$103,657,162	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ASCENDLEARNING.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO EQUIP EVERY STUDENT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	874	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,071,623	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,292,424	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$80,018,919	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$96,336,151	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$10,487	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,527	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$110,762	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$20,060	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$85,211,791	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$103,657,162	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$46,485,255	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$57,201,495	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$39,469,392	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$46,940,394	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$85,954,647	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$104,141,889	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$742,856	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$484,727	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$22,245,821	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$23,948,867	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$23,159,232	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$25,347,005	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$913,411	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,398,138	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ASCEND 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
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$84,335,240	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$96,336,151	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE SCHOOL PROVIDED EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 4,900 STUDENTS IN THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES DURING THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$84,335,240	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	114	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	874	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDREW EPSTEIN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3474647600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11212	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
STEPHANIE MAUTERSTOCK
BOARD CHAIR	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN QUIRK
VICE CHAIR (LEFT IN FY19)	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA CRAFT
SECRETARY	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHELLY CLEARY
TREASURER	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KWAKU ANDOH
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE SCHLENDORF
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NADINE SYLVESTER
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ORAL WALCOTT
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLENN HOPPS
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ZELDA WASHINGTON
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	60.00			$175,503	$0	$10,171	Yes (X)
JOHANA ANDUJAR
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	60.00			$150,847	$0	$8,653	Yes (X)
ANASTASIA MICHALS
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	60.00			$149,309	$0	$8,703	Yes (X)
BILLIE QUIGLEY
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	60.00			$156,911	$0	$13,050	Yes (X)
MICHELLE FLOWERS
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	60.00			$142,427	$0	$16,077	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$774,997	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$56,654	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	66	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ASCEND LEARNING INC
205 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY 6TH FL	BROOKLYN	NY	11212	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$10,540,093
MARTINEZ CLEANING COMPANY INC
88-11 31 AVENUE	JACKSON HEIGHTS	NY	11369	CUSTODIAL SERVICES	$1,213,339
RED RABBIT LLC
1751 PARK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10035	STUDENT FOOD SERVICES	$849,540
REVOLUTION FOODS
PO BOX 742759	LOS ANGELES	CA	90074	STUDENT FOOD SERVICES	$685,956
SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS
622 THIRD AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10017	SUBSTITUTE TEACHING SERVICES	$328,033

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	14	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$7,274,309	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$18,115	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,292,424	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV.	611000	$86,581,003	$86,581,003
GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV.-FACILITIES	611000	$9,620,148	$9,620,148
PROGRAM RELATED RENTAL	531120	$135,000	$135,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$96,336,151	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,527	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,527	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
DEFERRED REVENUE WRITE-OFF	900099	$18,591	$18,591
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$1,469	$1,469

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$20,060	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$103,657,162	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$96,336,151	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,587	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,504,897	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,274,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,230,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$378,080	TotalAmt
Program Services	$328,295	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,785	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,255,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,569,378	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$685,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,063,258	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,528,215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$535,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,252,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,790,193	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,462,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,604	TotalAmt
Management And General	$93,604	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$102,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,609,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,877,269	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$732,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$380,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$340,841	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,841,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,350,494	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$491,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,165,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,014,978	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$150,417	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,085,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,599,201	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,485,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,432,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,389,563	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,482	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$137	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,640,164	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,423,346	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$426,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$372,935	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CURRICULUM AND CLASSROO	$2,272,425	$2,272,425
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$1,131,502	$979,762	$151,740
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$824,916	$781,085	$43,831
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$365,488	$317,712	$47,776

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$316,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,738	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191,494	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,141,889	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,335,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,806,649	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,382,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,335,501	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,926,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,199,800	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,013,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,242,978	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$262,154	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$17,245,034	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,913,104	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,122,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,331,930	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$548,284	BOYAmt
EOY	$576,504	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,245,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,948,867	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,620,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,338,924	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,700	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,048,899	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,914,381	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,159,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,347,005	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$913,411	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,398,138	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$913,411	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,398,138	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,245,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,948,867	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$484,727	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,442,407	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,388,047	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,054,360	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,054,039	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,233,325	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,820,714	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,748,588	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,291,732	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,456,856	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$9,331,930	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$18,290,324
DUE TO RELATED PARTY	$1,624,057

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$19,914,381	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$103,657,162	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$103,657,162	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$103,657,162	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$104,141,889	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$104,141,889	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$104,141,889	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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, 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	0	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	AS 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. THE SCHOOL PUBLICIZED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY THROUGH ITS INTERNET WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	THE SCHOOL DOES NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS. THE STUDENTS ARE NOT CHARGED TUITION.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ZELDA WASHINGTON
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	$175,470	$0	$0	$0	$33	$0	$7,159	$0	$3,012	$0	$185,674	$0	$0	$0
JOHANA ANDUJAR
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	$150,821	$0	$0	$0	$26	$0	$0	$0	$8,653	$0	$159,500	$0	$0	$0
ANASTASIA MICHALS
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	$149,283	$0	$0	$0	$26	$0	$1,500	$0	$7,203	$0	$158,012	$0	$0	$0
BILLIE QUIGLEY
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	$156,882	$0	$0	$0	$29	$0	$6,548	$0	$6,502	$0	$169,961	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE FLOWERS
SCHOOL DIRECTOR	$142,401	$0	$0	$0	$26	$0	$4,303	$0	$11,774	$0	$158,504	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE SCHOOL HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, ASCEND LEARNING, INC., A NEW YORK STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT COSTS PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES. THE MANAGEMENT FEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AMOUNTED TO $12,233,827.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, THE SCHOOL WILL THEN FORWARD THE FORM TO THE AUDITING FIRM AND A FINAL VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE IRS SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE SCHOOL SHARES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES (IF ANY) AS PART OF THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE IF AT ANY POINT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF A CONFLICT, THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. SUCH MATTERS INVOLVING THE EXISTENCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE TO BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 205 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11212, OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (347) 464-7600.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE SCHOOL HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.