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ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EIN 94-3311088)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-02-04
IRS object ID
201420359349300442
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2014-02-04T17:50:01-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN680037990EIN

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Address Line12880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100AddressLine1
CitySACRAMENTOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code95833ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN943311088EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlASPINameControl
Phone5104345000Phone

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Address Line11001 22ND AVE NO 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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Preparer Preparer

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NameDARLA COLSON CPAName
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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DescriptionASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUILDS AND OPERATES HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PREPARE URBAN STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE. ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATES 34 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 12,600 STUDENTS.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

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DELL MARKETING LP
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

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Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

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Buildings Buildings

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Equipment Equipment

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Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionCAPITAL LEASEDescription
Amount$17,235,000Amount
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Total Of Amounts17235000TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X, LINE 2:ReturnReference
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, 2013 AND 2012. 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, 2009.Explanation

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records1MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received1GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATIONSCHEDULE 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.
EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCESCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES MOST OF ITS FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

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Business Name Line1COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11001 22ND AVENUE 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode
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IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant139171AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantREFUND OF EXCESS SUPPORTPurposeOfGrant
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Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

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Number Of Recipients12NumberOfRecipients
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Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

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IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN, INC. IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE AMOUNT REPORTED AS A GRANT IN PART II REPRESENTS AN EXCESS OF RENT EXPENSES OVER RENT REVENUE RATHER THAN A TRADITIONAL GRANT (ASPIRE PAYS RENT TO COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN, COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN HOLDS REAL PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED DEBT FOR ASPIRE'S CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATIONS). THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO APPLICABLE GRANT MONITORING PROCEDURES TO REPORT. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED THROUGH AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS. THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
JAMES R WILLCOX
CEO211405040000000271000151820293687000
ELISE M DARWISH
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER15787801050001800013596046670188441000
HEATHER KIRKPATRICK
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER119741011500000101890112700152700000
WAYNE HILTY
CFO TO MAY 20131501290757001800016886000176385000
ROBERTA BENJAMIN
AREA SUPERINTENDENT1398080110000172500027000155233000
MARY L WELCH
AREA SUPERINTENDENT13012901172000010867068630159579000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSUE SHALVEYNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipFAMILY MEMBER OF DONALD SHALVEY, FORMER CHAIRMAN UNTIL NOV 2011.Relationship
Amount Of Transaction125462AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionEMPLOYMENTDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9901013080NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierMETHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):ReturnReference
ExplanationAMOUNT IS FOR ACTUAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CFO.
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: COO PREPARED THE MATERIALS FOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO REVIEW. THE MATERIALS INCLUDED: CEO BENCHMARKING REPORT, IRS FORM FOR BOARD SIGN OFF, A LIST OF ALL ASPIRE STAFF MAKING $90K OR MORE, AND AT LEAST TWO BENCHMARK COMP STUDIES FOR NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE LEVEL SALARIES (CSGF AND GUIDESTAR). BOARD MEMBERS ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MATERIALS AND APPROVED CEO'S SALARY FOR FY 2013/14 AND BONUS FOR FY 2013. OTHER EMPLOYEES: 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 2012/2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE ON SALE OF SCHOOLZILLA PROGRAM ASSETS 1,247,465.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR THE YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 22ND AVE SUITE 100AddressLine1
CityOAKLANDCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271870108EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusLINE 11A, IPublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs1RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg