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ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 94-3311088)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-01-29
IRS object ID
201630299349301303
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-01-29T14:08:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN680037990PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GILBERT ASSOCIATES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95833ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943311088EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASPIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5104345000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVE SUITE 100 NO 100AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94606ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDELPHINE SHERMANPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5104345000PhoneNum
Signature2016-01-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH R GLENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01317613PTIN
Phone9166466464PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES WILLCOX CEOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVE SUITE 100 NO 100AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$176,743,927GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ASPIREPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO OPEN AND OPERATE SMALL, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS; TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES WITH OTHER FORWARD THINKING EDUCATORS; TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers425TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$243,505CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$39,338PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$31,888CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,730PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$27,196CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$151,420,254PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$176,632,038CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$40,282PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$23,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$154,951,676CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$20,245,596PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$21,680,362CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$147,130,401TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$58,081,283TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$59,145,368TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$66,430,357NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$87,985,033NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO OPEN AND OPERATE SMALL, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; TO INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS; TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES WITH OTHER FORWARD THINKING EDUCATORS; TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$125,187,472ExpenseAmt
Grant$23,000GrantAmt
Revenue$309,398RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document839IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2407EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELPHINE SHERMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5104345025PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94606ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BETH HUNKAPILLER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL HUGHSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG JONES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES H QUIGLEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BOYD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN GARFINKEL
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LESLIE PARKER HUME
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE MUHLFELD PATTERSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD C SPALDING
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN L MERRILL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN FELSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELPHINE SHERMAN
CFO (APRIL 2015 TO PRESENT)40.00$126,020$0$29,622Yes (X)1.00
ELISE M DARWISH
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$226,568$0$19,118Yes (X)
HEATHER KIRKPATRICK
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER40.00$230,380$0$29,090Yes (X)
JAMES R WILLCOX
CEO40.00$277,130$0$43,962Yes (X)
VIRAJ PATEL
CFO (JULY 2014-APRIL 2015)40.00$211,545$0$23,771Yes (X)
ALLISON LESLIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$145,317$0$27,874Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER PADULA
VP OF ADVANCEMENT40.00$164,361$0$24,541Yes (X)
EMMILE BRACK
VP OF TECHNOLOGY40.00$133,598$0$28,935Yes (X)
KATHERINE FORD
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.00$179,063$0$20,305Yes (X)
MARY L WELCH
AREA SUPERINTENDENT40.00$167,019$0$20,306Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,861,001TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$267,524TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K42IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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REVOLUTION FOODS INC
PO BOX 742759LOS ANGELESCA900742759FOOD SERVICES$2,791,491
DELL MARKETING LP
C/O DELL USA LP PO BOX 910916PASADENACA911100916COMPUTERS$2,234,039
CWD GOVERNMENT INC
75 REMITTANCE DR SUITE 1515CHICAGOIL606751515COMPUTERS$1,807,248
SEWARD L SCHREDER CONSTRUCTION INC
1855 BUENAVENTURA BLVDREDDINGCA96001FACILITIES SERVICES$1,229,073
NOB HILL CATERING INC
C/O MARBLE BRIDGE FUNDING PO BOXWALNUT CREEKCA94596FOOD SERVICES$684,264
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K34CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$441,341FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$153,675,016GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$22,267,484AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,958,371NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$176,383,841TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFOOD SERVICEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$243,505RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$243,505TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,888TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$31,888ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$18,800FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$93,089TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$93,089ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$65,893TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$65,893RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$65,893OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$176,632,038TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$309,398RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$61,201ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,000TotalAmt
Program Services$23,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,217,205TotalAmt
Program Services$245,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$971,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,616,069TotalAmt
Program Services$66,196,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,419,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,159,857TotalAmt
Program Services$5,869,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,290,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,612,322TotalAmt
Program Services$10,537,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,074,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,143,435TotalAmt
Program Services$2,405,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$738,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,508TotalAmt
Program Services$124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$437,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,483TotalAmt
Management And General$178,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,111,122TotalAmt
Program Services$5,073,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,037,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,328TotalAmt
Program Services$4,762ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,577,428TotalAmt
Program Services$4,812,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$765,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,006,262TotalAmt
Program Services$2,879,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,126,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,107,747TotalAmt
Program Services$13,352,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$755,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,875,583TotalAmt
Program Services$820,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,055,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$453,601TotalAmt
Program Services$236,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$216,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,217,726TotalAmt
Program Services$968,611ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,910,697TotalAmt
Program Services$2,617,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$293,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$937,072TotalAmt
Program Services$917,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD SERVICES$4,754,096$4,754,096
BOOKS$1,147,382$1,103,012$44,370
SPECIAL EDUCATION$1,136,666$1,105,064$31,602
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE$1,118,835$1,118,835

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,252TotalAmt
Program Services$144,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,951,676TotalAmt
Program Services$125,187,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,764,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$398,860BOYAmt
EOY$4,228,354EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,990,847BOYAmt
EOY$39,265,987EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,325,911BOYAmt
EOY$36,004,755EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,051BOYAmt
EOY$656,435EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$84,638,813LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,000,617LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,404,644BOYAmt
EOY$64,638,196EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,686BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$682,063BOYAmt
EOY$578,887EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,326,578BOYAmt
EOY$1,757,787EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,511,640BOYAmt
EOY$147,130,401EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,834,647BOYAmt
EOY$14,595,293EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,600,234BOYAmt
EOY$3,575,799EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,021,402BOYAmt
EOY$24,539,319EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,625,000BOYAmt
EOY$16,434,957EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,081,283BOYAmt
EOY$59,145,368EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,198,872BOYAmt
EOY$55,123,823EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,231,485BOYAmt
EOY$32,861,210EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,430,357BOYAmt
EOY$87,985,033EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,511,640BOYAmt
EOY$147,130,401EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$21,680,362ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$125,686NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,838,425OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$12,838,425BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,710,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,445,813DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,265,113BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,554,732OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,246,654DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,308,078BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,568,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,308,150DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,260,391BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,966,189OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$12,966,189BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$64,638,196TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE$15,990,000
OTHER PAYABLE$444,957
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,434,957TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION APPLIED THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014. WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011.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 3NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR ENROLLMENT MATERIALS AND OUR CHARTER AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES MOST OF ITS FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CFC DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$460,141GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$441,341CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$18,800GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,890RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$97,066FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$7,933OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$460,141GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$441,341CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,800GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$6,890RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$97,066FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$7,933OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$111,889DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$93,089NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$23,000CashGrantAmt

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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
DELPHINE SHERMAN
CFO (APRIL 2015 TO PRESENT)$113,756$0$12,264$0$0$0$15,411$0$14,211$0$155,642$0$0$0
ELISE M DARWISH
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$206,128$0$20,440$0$0$0$19,073$0$45$0$245,686$0$0$0
HEATHER KIRKPATRICK
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER$203,808$0$26,572$0$0$0$19,292$0$9,798$0$259,470$0$0$0
JAMES R WILLCOX
CEO$237,630$0$39,500$0$0$0$31,391$0$12,571$0$321,092$0$0$0
VIRAJ PATEL
CFO (JULY 2014-APRIL 2015)$199,545$0$12,000$0$0$0$13,215$0$10,556$0$235,316$0$0$0
ALLISON LESLIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$132,217$0$13,100$0$0$0$12,764$0$15,110$0$173,191$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PADULA
VP OF ADVANCEMENT$149,558$0$14,803$0$0$0$18,372$0$6,169$0$188,902$0$0$0
EMMILE BRACK
VP OF TECHNOLOGY$121,334$0$12,264$0$0$0$15,686$0$13,249$0$162,533$0$0$0
KATHERINE FORD
AREA SUPERINTENDENT$170,313$0$8,750$0$0$0$14,728$0$5,577$0$199,368$0$0$0
MARY L WELCH
AREA SUPERINTENDENT$151,996$0$15,023$0$0$0$13,791$0$6,515$0$187,325$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SUE SHALVEY
FAMILY MEMBER OF DONALD SHALVEY, FORMER CHAIRMAN UNTIL NOVEMBER 2011.$18,250INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR0
JAMES WILLCOX
BOARD MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE-READY PROMISE AND CEO OF ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.$160,200THE COLLEGE-READY PROMISE, A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, PROVIDED GRANT/SUPPORT TO ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,901,465NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescPLAYGROUND MATERIALSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$56,906NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS METHOD USED WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS RECORDKEEPING PRACTICES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARER AND MANAGEMENT, AND THEN THEY WILL DISTRIBUTE THE FORM WITH ANY CHANGES TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CINDIVIDUALS HOLDING DESIGNATED POSITIONS SHALL FILE THEIR STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST, WHICH WILL MAKE THE STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND REPRODUCTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEO: BOARD MEMBERS ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MATERIALS AND APPROVED CEO'S SALARY FOR FY 2014/15 AND BONUS FOR FY 2014. THE PROCESS IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY. OTHER EMPLOYEES: THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO APPROVED AN INCREASE IN THE SALARIES FOR THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND AGREED TO A BONUS POOL FOR THIS TEAM. THE BONUS AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CEO DISCRETION BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVUDUAL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. THE CEO REVIEWS OTHER OFFICER SALARIES WITH THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, A COST OF LIVING INCREASE WAS PROVIDED AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING FY 2014/2015. THE PROCESS IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN INC
1001 22ND AVE SUITE 100OAKLANDCA94606271870108SUPPORT ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSCA501(C)(3)LINE 11A, IN/A0
THE COLLEGE-READY PROMISE
1149 S HILL STREET STE 600LOS ANGELESCA90015270869586SUPPORT CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONSCA501(C)(3)LINE 11A, IN/A0
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 Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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 SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd