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ASCEND LEARNING INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ASCEND LEARNING INC (EIN 33-1200239)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-21
IRS object ID
201911419349301046
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-21T16:06:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 TitleSECRETARY & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3474647600PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2122862600PhoneNum
Preparation2019-05-20PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address4.15.211.182IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-21IPDt
IP Tm11:50:35IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVEN WILSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY 6TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,124,062GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ASCENDLEARNING.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionASCEND PROVIDES CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$867,559PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$18PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$106CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$250PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$34CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,395,709PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,124,062CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$100,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$50,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$353,156CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,195,524PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,993,702CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,513,411PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,506,361CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$117,702PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$382,299CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,564,247TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,498,477TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$833,654NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) POST ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS EQUAL OR SUPERIOR TO SUBURBAN SCHOOLS EDUCATING STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES.MissionDesc
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Grant$50,000GrantAmt
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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 InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee154EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREW EPSTEINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3474647600PhoneNum

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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 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
STEVEN WILSON
SECRETARY & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$349,242$0$18,315
JONATHAN ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET ANADU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA BATOR
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN POLLOCK
PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$242,059$0$34,123
ANDREW EPSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$217,321$0$9,513
BRANDON SORLIE
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER60.00$185,648$0$15,573Yes (X)
EMEKA IBEKWEH
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY60.00$233,128$0$12,826Yes (X)
ELIZABETH GOLDFARB
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL60.00$179,979$0$23,149Yes (X)
CHARLISE MANUEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE60.00$173,384$0$20,279Yes (X)
DELLIANNA BURROWS
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS60.00$166,045$0$17,020Yes (X)
JENNIFER THOMAS
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES60.00$156,085$0$18,878Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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MARTIN HOPP ARCHITECT PLLC
250 WEST 24TH STREET GBENEW YORKNY10011DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT$494,401
EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE LLC
250 HENLEY PLACE 410WEEKHAWKENNJ07086RECRUITING SERVICES$166,000
JANNA GENZLINGER
9747 SHORE ROAD APT F2BROOKLYNNY11209EXECUTIVE/ACADEMIC CONSULTANT$142,288
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP
3807 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693LEGAL SERVICES$132,898
KASIRER CONSULTING LLC
321 BROADWAY SUITE 201NEW YORKNY10007GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CONSULTING$112,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$519,552GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$446,638AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$966,190TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMANAGEMENT FEESDesc
Business541610BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,157,732TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,157,732RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,157,732TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$106TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$34OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$140ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt
Program Services$50,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,168,215TotalAmt
Program Services$1,028,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,729FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,106,972TotalAmt
Program Services$5,374,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$488,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$244,278FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,400TotalAmt
Program Services$84,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,856FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$564,322TotalAmt
Program Services$496,642ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,497FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$526,750TotalAmt
Program Services$463,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,070FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,380TotalAmt
Management And General$10,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,906TotalAmt
Management And General$51,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,000TotalAmt
Management And General$28,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,751,273TotalAmt
Program Services$370,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,380,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,207TotalAmt
Program Services$157,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,674TotalAmt
Program Services$100,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$770FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,230TotalAmt
Program Services$52,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,313FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,000TotalAmt
Program Services$139,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,577TotalAmt
Program Services$166,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,612FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,754TotalAmt
Program Services$27,063ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,230FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,875TotalAmt
Program Services$61,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,795FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,141TotalAmt
Program Services$22,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,006FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$221,792$199,634$22,158
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$68,330$61,497$6,833
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES$30,549$27,544$3,005
MISCELLANEOUS$10,087$9,044$1,043

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,927TotalAmt
Program Services$2,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,506,361TotalAmt
Program Services$8,895,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,258,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$353,156FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$832,254BOYAmt
EOY$52,375EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,155BOYAmt
EOY$1,134,189EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$759,547BOYAmt
EOY$1,375,900EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,549BOYAmt
EOY$2,590EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,746BOYAmt
EOY$111,086EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$372,571LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$294,541LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,074BOYAmt
EOY$78,030EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,909BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,573,966BOYAmt
EOY$2,177,961EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,780,200BOYAmt
EOY$5,332,131EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$614,247BOYAmt
EOY$1,148,477EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,950,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,350,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,564,247BOYAmt
EOY$4,498,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,111,453BOYAmt
EOY$733,654EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,500BOYAmt
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,215,953BOYAmt
EOY$833,654EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,780,200BOYAmt
EOY$5,332,131EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$382,299ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$300,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$789,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$944,631CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$867,559CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$966,190CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,867,733TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$300,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$789,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$944,631CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$867,559CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$966,190CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,867,733TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$628,264SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,239,469PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$369CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$236CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$761TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$257CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$541TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,869,035TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$33,468,380GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88860PublicSupportPY170Pct
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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,544OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,182DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,362BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,549OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,109DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,440BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$285,478OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$224,250DepreciationAmt
Book Value$61,228BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$78,030TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCHARTER SCHOOL LOAN RECEIVABLEDesc
Book Value$400,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$400,000TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM AFFILIATE CHARTER SCHOOLSDesc
Book Value$2,177,961BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,177,961TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,074,062TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,074,062RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$50,000OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$50,000RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,124,062TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,456,361TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,456,361ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$50,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$50,000ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,506,361TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:ASCEND 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, 2015.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANT RECEIVED AT ASCEND LEARNING THAT PASSED THRU TO ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS 50,000.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANT RECEIVED AT ASCEND LEARNING THAT PASSED THRU TO ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS 50,000.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 ROCKAWAY PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN453957158RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantHIGH SCHOOL - COLLEGE ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE PROGRAMPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS APPROVED EXPENSES FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS AND MONITORS EXPENSES THROUGH ITS PROCUREMENT PROCESS.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 (9 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
SECRETARY & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$272,292$0$58,692$0$18,258$0$7,386$0$10,929$0$367,557$0$0$0
SUSAN POLLOCK
PRESIDENT$241,663$0$0$0$396$0$6,250$0$27,873$0$276,182$0$0$0
ANDREW EPSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$180,185$0$0$0$37,136$0$6,176$0$3,337$0$226,834$0$0$0
BRANDON SORLIE
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER$185,594$0$0$0$54$0$6,901$0$8,672$0$201,221$0$0$0
EMEKA IBEKWEH
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY$204,330$0$0$0$28,798$0$5,663$0$7,163$0$245,954$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GOLDFARB
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL$170,517$0$0$0$9,462$0$3,646$0$19,503$0$203,128$0$0$0
CHARLISE MANUEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$149,406$0$0$0$23,978$0$4,679$0$15,600$0$193,663$0$0$0
DELLIANNA BURROWS
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS$154,408$0$0$0$11,637$0$4,617$0$12,403$0$183,065$0$0$0
JENNIFER THOMAS
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES$147,377$0$0$0$8,708$0$5,624$0$13,254$0$174,963$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 $58,692. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) AS TAXABLE AND IS INCLUDED IN BOX 5 OF HIS 2017 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 307,572. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 429,384. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 736,956. CONSULTANTS - EDUCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 43,445. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,827. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 48,272. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,527. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,170. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,697. DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,435. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,435. EXECUTIVE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 675,234. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 675,235. CURRICULUM & FACILITIES CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 243,603. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 243,603. ADMIN/TEMP STAFFING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,075. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,075.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationLATE FILED RETURN DUE TO CCH SOFTWARE OUTAGE.ExplanationTxt