STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

ASCEND LEARNING INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ASCEND LEARNING INC (EIN 33-1200239)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-07-15
IRS object ID
202001979349306525
Schema version
2018v3.2
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)
Return2020-07-15T15:48:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN331200239EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASCEND LEARNING INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASCEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3474647600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN WILSONPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone3474647600PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2122862600PhoneNum
Preparation2020-07-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address24.190.81.239IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-07-15IPDt
IP Tm15:48:02IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-22 18:59:49ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJULIA BATORPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,729,314GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ASCENDLEARNING.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Other Revenue$34PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$382,299PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$94,999CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF ASCEND LEARNING, INC. IS TO DEVELOP A SCALABLE SOLUTION TO THE UNDERACHIEVEMENT OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, A SYSTEM OF URBAN COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT, OPERATING WITH WIDELY AVAILABLE RESOURCES, POST ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS EQUAL OR SUPERIOR TO SUBURBAN SCHOOLS EDUCATING STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES.MissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone3474647600PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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MARTY LINSKY
BOARD PRESIDENT & CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW CLARK
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ROSENBERG
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET ANADU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA BATOR
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK ARROYO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN WILSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$489,634$0$20,796
SUSAN POLLOCK
PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$336,372$0$28,445
ANDREW EPSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$227,041$0$11,716
KELLY GARNES PAGES
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$189,387$0$19,378
ELIZABETH GOLDFARB
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$191,516$0$22,804
BRANDON SORLIE
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER60.00$231,414$0$15,886Yes (X)
EMEKA IBEKWEH
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECH60.00$273,232$0$14,518Yes (X)
CHARLISE MANUEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE60.00$204,460$0$28,573Yes (X)
DELLIANNA BURROWS
MANAGING DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS60.00$186,781$0$17,070Yes (X)
AARON DALY-FRITH
NETWORK DIRECTOR OF OPS60.00$167,346$0$22,687Yes (X)
JANNA GENZLINGER
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEV.60.00$161,345$0$12,011Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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LAVINIA GROUP LLC
70 WASHINGTON STREET 5KBROOKLYNNY11201CONSULTING SERVICES$393,739
IMPACT LEADERSHIP
PO BOXPEABODYMA01960EXECUTIVE COACHING SERVICES$282,758
SKDKNICKERBOCKER LLC
1150 18TH STREET NW STE 800WASHINGTONDC20036COMMUNICATIONS SERVCES$135,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,014,264GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$480,781AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,495,045TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMANAGEMENT FEESDesc
Business541610BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,233,827TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$48OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,799,346TotalAmt
Program Services$1,583,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,974FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,009,950TotalAmt
Program Services$6,164,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$565,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$279,978FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$103,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,800FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$485,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,111FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$573,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,344FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,794TotalAmt
Management And General$69,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,970TotalAmt
Management And General$71,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,500TotalAmt
Management And General$22,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,816,282TotalAmt
Program Services$409,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,407,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,118TotalAmt
Program Services$184,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,635TotalAmt
Program Services$55,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$934FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,047TotalAmt
Program Services$124,693ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,699FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,510TotalAmt
Program Services$175,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,541TotalAmt
Program Services$290,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,306FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,064TotalAmt
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Management And General$2,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,363FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,089TotalAmt
Program Services$81,917ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,724FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,782TotalAmt
Program Services$27,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,231FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REPLICATION AND EXPANSI$1,846,655$1,846,655
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$264,759$237,913$26,846
NON-CAPITALIZED FURNITU$133,743$121,200$12,543
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$100,614$90,553$10,061

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,989TotalAmt
Program Services$73,558ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,634,315TotalAmt
Program Services$12,659,147ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,544,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$430,464FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,375BOYAmt
EOY$1,485,276EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,134,189BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,375,900BOYAmt
EOY$963,542EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,590BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,086BOYAmt
EOY$286,610EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$685,474LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$387,630LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,030BOYAmt
EOY$297,844EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,000BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,177,961BOYAmt
EOY$1,491,983EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,332,131BOYAmt
EOY$5,063,864EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,148,477BOYAmt
EOY$885,211EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,350,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,250,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,498,477BOYAmt
EOY$4,135,211EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$733,654BOYAmt
EOY$928,653EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$833,654BOYAmt
EOY$928,653EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,332,131BOYAmt
EOY$5,063,864EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$94,999ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$789,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$944,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$867,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$966,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,495,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,062,778TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$944,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$867,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$966,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,495,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,062,778TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$544,232SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,518,546PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$106CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$786TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$257CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$589TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,064,153TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$42,703,827GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92280PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83730PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 257. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 250. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 34. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 48.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$207,308OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$94,458DepreciationAmt
Book Value$112,850BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$54,884OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,267DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,617BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$423,282OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$262,905DepreciationAmt
Book Value$160,377BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$297,844TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM AFFILIATE CHARTER SCHOOLSDesc
Book Value$1,491,983BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,491,983TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,729,314TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,729,314RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,729,314TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,634,315TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,634,315ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,634,315TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationASCEND RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ASCEND HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. ASCEND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
STEVEN WILSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$442,255$0$47,250$0$129$0$12,209$0$8,587$0$510,430$0$0$0
SUSAN POLLOCK
PRESIDENT$336,174$0$0$0$198$0$9,499$0$18,946$0$364,817$0$0$0
ANDREW EPSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$227,008$0$0$0$33$0$9,203$0$2,513$0$238,757$0$0$0
KELLY GARNES PAGES
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$189,385$0$0$0$2$0$1,625$0$17,753$0$208,765$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GOLDFARB
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER$191,489$0$0$0$27$0$5,550$0$17,254$0$214,320$0$0$0
BRANDON SORLIE
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER$231,387$0$0$0$27$0$9,331$0$6,555$0$247,300$0$0$0
EMEKA IBEKWEH
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECH$273,205$0$0$0$27$0$9,397$0$5,121$0$287,750$0$0$0
CHARLISE MANUEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$204,436$0$0$0$24$0$7,941$0$20,632$0$233,033$0$0$0
DELLIANNA BURROWS
MANAGING DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS$186,748$0$0$0$33$0$6,333$0$10,737$0$203,851$0$0$0
AARON DALY-FRITH
NETWORK DIRECTOR OF OPS$167,318$0$0$0$28$0$7,176$0$15,511$0$190,033$0$0$0
JANNA GENZLINGER
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEV.$161,296$0$0$0$49$0$6,268$0$5,743$0$173,356$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTEVEN WILSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RECEIVED A BOARD APPROVED BONUS IN THE AMOUNT $47,250. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) AS TAXABLE AND IS INCLUDED IN BOX 5 OF HIS 2018 FORM W-2.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, THE ORGANIZATION WILL THEN FORWARD THE FORM 990 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 12CTHE SCHOOL SHARES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DELCARE IF AT ANY POINT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. 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 DOCUMENTS IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTERST DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15FOR OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, AN ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE, SCOPE OF WORK (I.E. SIZE OF SCHOOL), SALARY COMPARABLES FROM NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS HAPPENS ANNUALLY AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS IN 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN 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 IX, LINE 11GRECRUITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 350,659. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 207,880. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 558,539. CONSULTANTS - EDUCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,675. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,519. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,194. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,890. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,877. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,767. DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,405. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,405. EXECUTIVE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,027,638. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,027,638. CURRICULUM & FACILITIES CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 876. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 104,130. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,006. ADMIN/TEMP STAFFING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 45,733. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 45,733.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.