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COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE (EIN 76-0850161)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-03-30
IRS object ID
202020909349300037
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-03-30T16:54:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411431613PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERGANKDV LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 AMERICAN BLVD WEST SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554314420ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760850161EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6519170073PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1270 LARPENTEUR AVE WAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55113ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGE XIONGPersonNm
Person TitleDIR. OF OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone6519170073PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHERESA GOETTEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01062926PTIN
Phone9525636800PhoneNum
Preparation2020-02-03PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address70.97.219.241IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-02-03IPDt
IP Tm12:26:01IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAN STAFFORDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1270 LARPENTEUR AVE WAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,329,490GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CSEMN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE IActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$54PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$37,731PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$18,303,556CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,818,304CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$19,371,243TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,703,389TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$1,378,173NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCOMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, A PARENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, PROVIDES A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION THROUGH A CARING AND INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS INQUIRING, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMPASSIONATE STUDENTS WHO EMBRACE THE HMONG CULTURE AND CELEBRATE INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,593,528ExpenseAmt
Revenue$23,732RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee215EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERGANKDVBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6514632233PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line122488 CHIPPENDALE AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFARMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JAN STAFFORD
BOARD CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERENCE GRAY-JONES
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONG HER
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISABELLA SOM
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTY MRAZ
MEMBER55.00Yes (X)$72,402$0$10,882
CHRISTIE KEEFER
MEMBER55.00Yes (X)$55,997$0$9,556
FATUMO ISSE
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BAO VANG
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$128,399TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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HMONG AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP
394 UNIVERSITY AVE WST PAULMN55103TRANSP. & LEASED EMPLOYEES$2,035,232
CKC GOOD FOODS
PO BOX 431419MINNEAPOLISMN55433FOOD SERVICE$717,628
ROCHON CORPORATION
28 2ND STREET NW STE 200OSSEOMN55369CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$250,155
RICE STREET TRANSPORTATION INC
1102 RICE STREETST PAULMN55117TRANSPORTATION$169,330
BERGANKDV OUTSOURCED SERVICES
220 PARK AVE S PO BOX 1304ST CLOUDMN56301FINANCIAL MGMT SERVICES$131,425
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$18,240,745GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$38,986AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$18,279,731TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FROM PATRONS611710$4,696$4,696
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE611710$3,280$3,280
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,976TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,787TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,787ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,000ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$24,955OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$24,955OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$24,955TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$24,955ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$8,240GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$979CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,261TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,261ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$15,756TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,756RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$15,756OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,303,556TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,732RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$93ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,655TotalAmt
Program Services$143,655ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,377,735TotalAmt
Program Services$5,712,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$665,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,022TotalAmt
Program Services$448,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$575,680TotalAmt
Program Services$473,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$533,208TotalAmt
Program Services$427,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$350,000TotalAmt
Management And General$350,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,405TotalAmt
Management And General$10,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,855TotalAmt
Management And General$140,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,010,184TotalAmt
Program Services$872,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,802TotalAmt
Management And General$12,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$432,018TotalAmt
Program Services$251,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$296,610TotalAmt
Program Services$251,334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,261,692TotalAmt
Program Services$2,261,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$318ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,537TotalAmt
Program Services$74,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,153TotalAmt
Program Services$81,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,237TotalAmt
Program Services$46,237ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION$2,207,695$2,207,695
FOOD SERVICE$815,793$815,793
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES$392,301$392,301
FIELD TRIPS$79,749$79,749

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,921TotalAmt
Program Services$52,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,083ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,485,252TotalAmt
Program Services$14,593,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,891,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,757,654BOYAmt
EOY$3,367,031EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,868BOYAmt
EOY$1,422,621EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,730,592BOYAmt
EOY$2,079,407EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,077BOYAmt
EOY$189,951EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,098,139LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$391,605LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$649,844BOYAmt
EOY$706,534EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,665,336BOYAmt
EOY$6,559,672EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,145,371BOYAmt
EOY$14,325,216EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$866,847BOYAmt
EOY$1,359,316EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,504,396BOYAmt
EOY$14,344,073EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,371,243BOYAmt
EOY$15,703,389EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$5,875,716BOYAmt
EOY-$2,084,707EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$649,844BOYAmt
EOY$706,534EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$5,225,872BOYAmt
EOY-$1,378,173EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,145,371BOYAmt
EOY$14,325,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,818,304ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,029,395OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,474OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,897DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,577BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,071,665OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$378,708DepreciationAmt
Book Value$692,957BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$706,534TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS - PENSION$6,305,734
DUE FROM CSE BUILDING COMPANY$253,938
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$6,559,672TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
NET PENSION LIABILITY$5,720,934
DEFERRED INFLOWS -PENSION$8,623,139
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$14,344,073TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,335,949TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$2,032,393OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,032,393RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,303,556RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,303,556TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,499,178TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,171,586OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,171,586ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,327,592ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$157,660OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$157,660ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,485,252TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CSE BUILDING COMPANY REVENUES 2,007,438. CAPITAL ASSET LOSS ON DISPOSALS 24,955.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CAPITALIZED EQUIPMENT & LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 220,798. CSE BUILDING COMPANY EXPENDITURES 1,950,788.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 139,153. CHANGE IN COMPESATED ABSENCES 18,507.

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 3THE NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN ENROLLMENT FORMS AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6AS A MN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL RECEIVES STATE EDUCATION AID AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE (CSE) CONTRACTED WITH HMONG AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP (HAP) TO PROVIDE KEY ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP. KAZOUA KONG-THAO, AN EMPLOYEE OF HAP, SERVED AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR CSE. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2018, KAZOUA RECEIVED $125,224 IN SALARY AND BENEFITS FROM HAP FOR THESE SERVICES. IN THIS CAPACITY, KAZOUA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF CSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION: - IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OF CSE'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND ITS EXTRA- AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AS APPROVED OR DELEGATED BY THE CSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, OVERSIGHT OF MANAGEMENT OF ALL CSE STAFFING DECISIONS, AS APPROVED OR DELEGATED BY THE CSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BAO VANG, EMPLOYEE OF HAP, PROVIDED LEADERSHIP, SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT TO KAZOUA KONG-THAO. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2018, BAO RECEIVED $95,516 IN SALARY AND BENEFITS FROM HAP FOR THESE SERVICES. SHE REPORTED TO THE CSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH CSE'S AUTHORIZER, PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AAS PER MN STATUTE 124E.07, STAFF MEMBERS EMPLOYED AT THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING TEACHERS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION UNDER A CONTRACT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ALL PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL ARE THE VOTERS ELIGIBLE TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE SCHOOL'S ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE SCHOOL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE REVIEWED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE COVERED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IS TO BE MADE BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. ANY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHALL NOTIFY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SUCH INTEREST IMMEDIATELY. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHALL THEREAFTER COOPERATE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AS NECESSARY FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO MAKE ITS DETERMINATION. INDIVIDUALS DETERMINED TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR THE VOTE. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR ALL STAFF USING MARKET RATE ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SCHOOL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A:RELATED BOARD MEMBERS PER MN STATUTE 124E.07, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A LICENSED TEACHER AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PATTY MRAZ AND CHRISTIE KEEFER ARE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS TEACHERS.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 25:PENSION LIABILITIES, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS & INFLOWS PENSION: AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, PARTICIPATION IN TWO MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER, COST-SHARING DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED. THE SCHOOL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANS ARE ALSO REGULATED BY STATUTE AND ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF SALARIES AND WAGES EARNED BY CURRENT EMPLOYEES. THEREFORE, WHILE THE NET PENSION LIABILITY, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS, ARE REPORTED ON THE SCHOOL'S STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, THE SCHOOL IS NOT IN A POSITION TO DIRECTLY CONTROL THE LIABILITIES OR THE SUBSEQUENT LIQUIDATION OF THE LIABILITIES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:GASB 68 - PENSION ADJUSTMENT 2,029,395.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CSE BUILDING COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1270 LARPENTEUR AVE WAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263983848EIN
Primary ActivitiesLESSOR OF SCHOOL BUILDINGSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CSE BUILDING COMPANY
D$253,938A/R BALANCE
CSE BUILDING COMPANY
K$1,955,524LEASE AGREEMENT
CSE BUILDING COMPANY
Q$129,605CASH PAID