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GROWTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GROWTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 47-4456355)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-11-30
IRS object ID
201603359349300115
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-30T16:27:01-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN952242818PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VICENTI LLOYD & STUTZMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12210 E ROUTE 66 STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityGLENDORACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP917404676ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN474456355EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROWTH PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGROWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9162870531PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14416 ARDEN WAYAddressLine1Txt
CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95832ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID RICHARDSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9162870531PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWADE MCMULLEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00541671PTIN
Phone6268577300PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-18PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line14416 ARDEN WAYAddressLine1Txt
CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95832ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$500,922GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressGROWTHPS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGPS GRADUATES WILL BE THE PROBLEM SOLVERS, INNOVATORS, AND CHANGE AGENTS OF TOMORROW. THEY WILL FIND THEIR INNER SUPER HERO TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$408,733CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$92,189CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$45,502TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Expense$402,010ExpenseAmt
DescA CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (true)SchoolOperatingInd
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More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID RICHARDSPersonNm
Phone9162870531PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14416 ARDEN WAYAddressLine1Txt
CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95832ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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LARISA CESPEDES
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW TAYLOR
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFF SAKALA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KANDACE FORRESTER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN BARRA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RICHARDS
PRESIDENT/CE40.00Yes (X)$75,000$0$9,971
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$22ExclusionAmt

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

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Total$169,941TotalAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,154TotalAmt
Program Services$12,154ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$6,723TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,829TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,157ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,455ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$674TotalAmt
Program Services$674ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,508TotalAmt
Program Services$4,508ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES & MEMBERSHIPSDesc
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$137,691EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$137,691EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$45,502EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$45,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$92,189EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$92,189EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$137,691EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcfalsePolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediafalsePlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsfalseMaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcfalseMaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolfalseMaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, LINE 315/16 IS THE SCHOOLS STARTUP YEAR. THE POLICY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER OF 2016.
SCHEDULE E, LINE 4N/A - THE SCHOOL DOES NOT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR COMMENTS AND/OR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD APPROVED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE AND POLICY IN THE APRIL BOARD MEETING. THE SCHOOL HAS AN INTERIM THAT IS GOING TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN NOVEMBER 2016. THE SCHOOL DID NOT SUBMIT THE CODE TO THE COUNTY AS THE CHARTER WAS NOT APPROVED YET. THE SCHOOL WILL BE SUBMITTING FORM 700S TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ALONG WITH THE CODE IN NOVEMBER 2016.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BSAME AS ABOVE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1815/16 IS THE SCHOOLS STARTUP YEAR. THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE STARTING NOVEMBER OF 2016.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1915/16 IS THE SCHOOLS STARTUP YEAR. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE STARTING NOVEMBER OF 2016.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES FOR SERVICES 204,829 0 0