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INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 23-3060261)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-05-15
IRS object ID
202041369349304309
Schema version
2018v3.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-05-15T15:18:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN233060261EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINDEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2152388000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 LOMBARD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19146ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTANYA RULEY-MAYOPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2152388000PhoneNum
Signature2020-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN D DIMATTESA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00521144PTIN
Phone8564825600PhoneNum
Preparation2020-05-12PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.235.182.114IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-05-12IPDt
IP Tm09:23:15IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTANYA RULEY-MAYOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 LOMBARD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19146ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,778,304GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.INDEPENDENCECHARTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PRIMARY MISSION OF INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE AN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING CURRICULUM WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, EMPHASIZING THE ARTS, LANGUAGES, IDEAS, AND HISTORIES, FROM AN ARRAY OF CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. TO MEET ITS GOALS, THE SCHOOL DRAWS HEAVILY ON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN PHILADELPHIA - THE MUSEUMS, HISTORIC LANDMARKS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, PARKS, COMMUNITIES, AND FAMILIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$17,311PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$61,119CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$390,116PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$489,989CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,171,239PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,778,304CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,796,887PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,569,146CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,659,289PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,341,044CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$511,950PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,437,260CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$9,526,474TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$17,129,376TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,068,965TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$7,979,755NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$6,542,491NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PRIMARY MISSION OF INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE AN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING CURRICULUM WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, EMPHASIZING THE ARTS, LANGUAGES, IDEAS, AND HISTORIES, FROM AN ARRAY OF CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. TO MEET ITS GOALS, THE SCHOOL DRAWS HEAVILY ON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN PHILADELPHIA - THE MUSEUMS, HISTORIC LANDMARKS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND COMMUNITIES, AND FAMILIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,718,153ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,946,296RevenueAmt
DescTHE PRIMARY MISSION OF INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE AN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING CURRICULUM WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, EMPHASIZING THE ARTS, LANGUAGES, IDEAS, AND HISTORIES, FROM AN ARRAY OF CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. TO MEET ITS GOALS, THE SCHOOL DRAWS HEAVILY ON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN PHILADELPHIA - THE MUSEUMS, HISTORIC LANDMARKS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND COMMUNITIES, AND FAMILIES.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document33IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee149EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SANTILLI & THOMSON LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8565051300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 ROUTE 73 NORTH SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityMARLTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08053ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JO TIONGSON-PEREZ
PARENT SEAT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SALIS-SILVERMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON BERNEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN EAGEN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMILL JONES
PARENT SEAT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY MOSELEY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTA PFEIFFER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMILO DOMINGUEZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON KELSEY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE LAMM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEHREEN ZAMAN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGIL SHEPPARD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR SHARPE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMILA DUGAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL HUDSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY SPREITZER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINA MOSELY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANYA RULEY-MAYO
CEO40.00$17,488$0$9,285Yes (X)
KRISTEN LONG
INTERIM CEO/PRINCIPAL40.00$140,601$0$55,315Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$158,089TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$64,600TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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AETNA
PO BOX 775392CHICAGOIL606775392MEDICAL INSURANCE$672,762
LINTON'S MANAGED SERVICES
4 SENTRY PARKWAY EAST SUITE 100BLUE BELLPA19422FOOD SERVICES$389,996
DELTA-T GROUP
PO BOX 884BRYN MAWRPA19010PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$264,693
PEDIATRIC THERAPEUTIC SERVICE
525 FAYETTE STREETCONSHOHOCKENPA19428PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$160,314
THE GREEN TREE SCHOOL & SERVICE
1196 EAST WASHINGTON LANEPHILADELPHIAPA19138APPROVED PROVATE SCHOOL$128,904
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,580,324GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$251,684AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,832,008TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUE611110$10,293,234$10,293,234
FOOD SERVICE REVENUE611110$101,954$101,954
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,395,188TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,119TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$61,119RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MANAGEMENT FEE541610$475,000$475,000
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$14,989$14,989
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$489,989OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,778,304TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,946,296RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,149TotalAmt
Management And General$209,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,702,271TotalAmt
Program Services$3,794,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$908,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$540,936TotalAmt
Program Services$401,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$874,298TotalAmt
Program Services$700,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$445,244TotalAmt
Program Services$325,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,060TotalAmt
Program Services$17,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$663TotalAmt
Management And General$663ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,099,493TotalAmt
Program Services$655,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$444,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,705TotalAmt
Management And General$16,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,497TotalAmt
Program Services$211,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,491,789TotalAmt
Program Services$1,304,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,340TotalAmt
Program Services$40,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9TotalAmt
Program Services$9ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,303TotalAmt
Program Services$47,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,011TotalAmt
Program Services$40,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$575,626$536,718$38,908
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSES$450,266$450,266
BOOKS & INSTRUCTIONAL$192,528$192,528
PRINTING AND BINDING$44,247$300$43,947

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,609TotalAmt
Management And General$37,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,341,044TotalAmt
Program Services$8,718,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,622,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,996,830BOYAmt
EOY$1,411,316EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,321,092BOYAmt
EOY$5,036,271EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$341,975BOYAmt
EOY$476,032EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,258BOYAmt
EOY$5,473EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,085BOYAmt
EOY$99,749EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,078,517LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,816,613LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,584BOYAmt
EOY$261,904EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,217,797BOYAmt
EOY$2,235,729EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,149,621BOYAmt
EOY$9,526,474EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,787BOYAmt
EOY$289,751EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,436BOYAmt
EOY$115,576EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,815,153BOYAmt
EOY$15,663,638EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,129,376BOYAmt
EOY$16,068,965EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$7,979,755BOYAmt
EOY-$6,542,491EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$7,979,755BOYAmt
EOY-$6,542,491EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,149,621BOYAmt
EOY$9,526,474EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,437,260ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,481,442OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,418,323DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,119BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$597,075OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$398,290DepreciationAmt
Book Value$198,785BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$261,904TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL WEST$7,227
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS TO PENSIONS$1,616,006
OTHER ASSETS$99
DUE FROM WORLDS OF OPPURTUNITY$612,397
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,235,729TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SALARIES AND BENEFITS$965,749
DEFERRED RENT$15,532
DUE TO STUDENT GROUPS$55,966
NET PENSION LIABILITY$11,857,000
DUE TO A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT$71,391
DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONS$2,183,000
NET OPEB LIABILITY$515,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,663,638TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,778,304TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,778,304RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,778,304TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,341,044TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,341,044ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,341,044TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOOL ACCOUNTS 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 TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2019, THE SCHOOL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFIED FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES. THE SCHOOL FILES FEDERAL FORM 990 (RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM TAX). WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS THEY ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3CHARTER SCHOOL LAW PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES VARIOUS REVENUES FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
PersonKRISTEN LONGPersonNm
TitleINTERIM CEO/PRINCIPALTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$140,601BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$37,208DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,107NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$195,916TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPAID PREPARER PRESENTS THE IRS FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXPLAINS THE FORM TO THEM, THEN ASKS THAT THEY REVIEW THE FORM IN DETAIL PRIOR TO SIGNING AND FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CORGANIZATION REVIEWS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT ARE FILED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD WHO REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE SCHOOL'S AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRIOR TO IT BEING FINALIZED TO ENSURE IT IS COMPLETE AND FREE OF ERRORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE SCHOOL'S AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRIOR TO IT BEING FINALIZED TO ENSURE IT IS COMPLETE AND FREE OF ERRORS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ROUNDING 4.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: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 Line1WORLD OF OPPORTUNITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 LOMBARD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19146ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204487817EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOLPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12B, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt
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 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 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 (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
K$1,204,571RENTS PAID
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
D$22,280,000LOAN GUARANTEE
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
D$612,397LOAN BALANCE