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INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 23-3060261)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201601349349302105
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-05-13T09:24:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonTHOMAS SCHEIDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2152388000PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM P ST CLAIR CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00886486PTIN
Phone8564825600PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS SCHEIDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 LOMBARD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19146ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,460,197GrossReceiptsAmt
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, AND COMMUNITIES, AND FAMILIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee163TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers269TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$1,420,288CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,186,101PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,009,045CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,664PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,968CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$22,819PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$27,896CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,977,776PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,460,197CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,993,839PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,160,867CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,462,501PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,021,114CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$515,275PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$560,917CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,010,635TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,507,905TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,347,067TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,763,893TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,663,568NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$7,255,988NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$7,588,796ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,038,726RevenueAmt
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 Document31IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee163EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member16IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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 (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
RASHIDA ANDREWS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE AWAD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE BARSANTI
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN EAGEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA TWYMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTA PFEIFFER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRBORNE TAYLOR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA SIMMONS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELSIE STERN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA CLOTHEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIGITTE DANIEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA DUNDON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GLORIA SHABAZZ
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TRE JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREG TURLINGTON
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS SCHEID
CEO40.00$126,898$0$27,156Yes (X)
SUSAN GREENBERG
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$126,898TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$27,156TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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AETNA
PO BOX 804735CHICAGOIL60680INSURANCE$775,972
LINTON'S MANAGED SERVICES
4 SENTRY PARKWAY EAST SUITE 100BLUE BELLPA19420PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$319,720
PTS INC
525 FAYETTE STREETCONSHOHOCKENPA19428PEDIATRIC THERAPEUTIC SERVICES$123,413
THERAPY SOURCE INC
5215 MILITIA ROAD SUITE APLYMOUTH MEETINGPA19462SPECIAL EDUCATION$107,107
SANTILLI & THOMSON LLC
FOUR GREENTREE CENTRE 601 ROUTE 73MARLTONNJ08053BUSINESS SERVICES$101,155
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$986,727GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$433,561AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,420,288TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENU611110$7,885,143$7,885,143
FOOD SERVICE REVENUE611110$123,902$123,902
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,009,045TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,968TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,968RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$1,183FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,183TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,183ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$26,713TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$26,713RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$26,713OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,460,197TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,038,726RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,183ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,375TotalAmt
Management And General$136,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,138,669TotalAmt
Program Services$3,284,352ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$854,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,366,142TotalAmt
Program Services$1,048,097ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$318,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$824,249TotalAmt
Program Services$644,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,313ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,812TotalAmt
Program Services$307,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,263ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,970TotalAmt
Management And General$32,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,947TotalAmt
Management And General$19,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$492,401TotalAmt
Program Services$173,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$318,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,081TotalAmt
Management And General$2,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,045TotalAmt
Program Services$116,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,499,283TotalAmt
Program Services$1,320,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,626TotalAmt
Program Services$47,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,775TotalAmt
Program Services$9,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,857TotalAmt
Program Services$22,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSES$343,875$343,875
OTHER EXPENSES$187,647$157,236$30,411
BOOKS & INSTRUCTIONAL$112,650$112,650
TELEPHONE$42,189$42,189

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,521TotalAmt
Management And General$39,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,021,114TotalAmt
Program Services$7,588,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,432,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$729,071BOYAmt
EOY$238,244EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,618,165BOYAmt
EOY$6,096,045EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$554,950BOYAmt
EOY$450,095EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,763BOYAmt
EOY$2,617EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,805BOYAmt
EOY$80,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,739,869LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,718,499LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,881BOYAmt
EOY$21,370EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,619,178EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,010,635BOYAmt
EOY$8,507,905EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,622BOYAmt
EOY$136,912EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,885BOYAmt
EOY$65,898EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,171,560BOYAmt
EOY$15,561,083EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,347,067BOYAmt
EOY$15,763,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,663,568BOYAmt
EOY-$7,255,988EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,663,568BOYAmt
EOY-$7,255,988EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,010,635BOYAmt
EOY$8,507,905EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$560,917ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$12,358,639PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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 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)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,417,559InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,413,059DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,500BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$322,310InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$305,440DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,870BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,370TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES$34,891
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONS$1,584,287
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,619,178TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SALARIES AND BENEFITS$927,444
DEFERRED RENT$151,921
DUE TO STUDENT GROUPS$19,718
NET PENSION LIABILITY$13,497,000
DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONS$965,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,561,083TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,460,197TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,460,197RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,460,197TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,021,114TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,021,114ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,021,114TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2015, 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, 2012.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)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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)
PersonTHOMAS SCHEIDPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$126,898BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$27,156NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$154,054TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 XI LINE 8THE SCHOOL IMPLEMENTED GASB STATEMENTS NO. 68 AND NO. 71 WHICHED CHANGED THE ACCOUNTING FOR PENSIONS BY RECORDING THE SCHOOL'S PORTION OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY AND DEFERRED INFLOWS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS RELATED TO PENSIONS. AS A RESULT A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE BEGINNING NET PENSION LIABILITY AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS FOR THE SCHOOL'S CONTRIBUTIONS MADE IN THE PRIOR YEARS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PAID PREPARER PRESENTS THE IRS FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WALKS THEM THROUGH THE FORM AND 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 XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGES IN PROCESS FROM 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 11A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
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 OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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$1,216,197RENTS PAID
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
E$34,891LOAN BALANCE
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
D$16,300,000LOAN GUARANTEE