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PALMETTO ACADEMY OF LEARNING AND SUCCESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PALMETTO ACADEMY OF LEARNING AND SUCCESS INC (EIN 26-3245679)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202601359349316230
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-15T20:29:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN260793942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARTIN SMITH & COMPANY CPAS PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 HAYWOOD ROAD BLDG 100AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP296152200ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263245679EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PALMETTO ACADEMY OF LEARNING AND SUCCESSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPALMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8438391725PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13021 FRED NASH BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityMYRTLE BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29577ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCOURTNEY DOWDYPersonNm
Person TitlePRINCIPALPersonTitleTxt
Phone8438391725PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID A SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00045703PTIN
Phone8642321040PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCOURTNEY DOWDYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13021 FRED NASH BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityMYRTLE BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29577ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,092,156GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPALMETTO ACADEMY OF LEARNING AND SUCCESS IS A HIGHLY RATED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, THAT IS PART OF HORRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee45TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,068,732PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,537,687CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$268,436PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$428,408CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$405PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$42,061CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$84,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$84,000CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,421,573PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,092,156CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,282,732PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,326,400CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,170,174PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,709,837CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,452,906PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,036,237CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$31,333PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$55,919CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,061,499TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,540,922TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$126,907TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$550,412TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$934,592NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$990,510NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO CREATE A SMALL, DIVERSE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ACCOMODATES EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, LEARNING STYLES, AND DEVELOPMENT WHILE PROMOTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,402,837ExpenseAmt
Revenue$428,408RevenueAmt
DescORGANIZED UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHARTER SCHOOL ACT, THE SCHOOL PROVIDES ACADEMIC CHOICE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHILE EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE HORRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,402,837TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee45EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COURTNEY DOWDYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8432931725PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13021 FRED NASH BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityMYRTLE BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29577ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ERWIN MATA
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONYA MUELLER
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE BAKER
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE YOUNG-CLINE
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH RUSSELL
MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE CIONI
CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHNATHAN PAINTER
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
COURTNEY DOWDY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$137,557$0$18,935Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$137,557TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$18,935TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,537,567GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$120AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,537,687TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER REVENUE611170$145,514$145,514
PUPIL ACTIVITY611170$140,427$140,427
SCHOOL LUNCH SALES611170$114,950$114,950
TUITION AND FEES611110$27,517$27,517
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$428,408TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$42,061TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$42,061ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$84,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$84,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,000ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,092,156TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$428,408RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$126,061ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,557TotalAmt
Management And General$137,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,402,707TotalAmt
Program Services$1,250,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,620TotalAmt
Program Services$293,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,451TotalAmt
Program Services$258,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,065TotalAmt
Program Services$90,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,798TotalAmt
Management And General$18,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,375TotalAmt
Management And General$98,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,640TotalAmt
Program Services$38,640ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236TotalAmt
Management And General$236ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,050TotalAmt
Management And General$41,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,642TotalAmt
Program Services$3,642ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,316TotalAmt
Program Services$408,316ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,678TotalAmt
Program Services$214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$654,548TotalAmt
Program Services$654,548ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,638TotalAmt
Program Services$37,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,739TotalAmt
Management And General$25,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STUDENT ACTIVITIES$179,440$179,440
SCHOOL LUNCH EXPENSES$151,491$151,491
STUDENT SUPPLIES & TEXT$35,805$35,805
MEMBERSHIP DUES & FEES$2,140$2,140

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$301TotalAmt
Program Services$87ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,036,237TotalAmt
Program Services$3,402,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$633,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$763,894BOYAmt
EOY$1,094,312EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,311BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$520,548LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$209,850LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,475BOYAmt
EOY$310,698EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,819BOYAmt
EOY$135,912EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,061,499BOYAmt
EOY$1,540,922EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,298BOYAmt
EOY$70,406EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,255BOYAmt
EOY$276,702EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$201,861EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,354BOYAmt
EOY$1,443EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,907BOYAmt
EOY$550,412EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$934,592BOYAmt
EOY$990,510EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$934,592BOYAmt
EOY$990,510EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,061,499BOYAmt
EOY$1,540,922EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$55,919ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,135OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,135DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,000BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$468,913OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$174,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$294,565BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,367DepreciationAmt
Book Value$133BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$310,698TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM EMPLOYEE$47,942
OTHER RECEIVABLES$87,970
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$135,912TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO SC DEPT OF EDUCATIONDesc
Amt$1,443Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,443TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,092,457TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$301OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$301RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,092,156RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,092,156TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,143,458TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$107,221OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$107,221ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,036,237ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,036,237TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE ADOPTION OF FIN 48.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GASB ADJUSTMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN FORM 990 301.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GASB ADJUSTMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN FORM 990 107,221.

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 Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL PUBLISHES ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY STATEMENT ON ITS APPLICATION AND LOTTERY OVERVIEW SHEETS, IN THE PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK, FACULTY HANDBOOK AND ON ITS WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. THEREFORE, IT DOES NOT OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL AID.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVES VARIOUS GOVERNMENT GRANTS FROM BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE SOURCES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
PersonCOURTNEY DOWDYPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$137,557BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$18,935NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$156,492TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
NICOLE YOUNG-CLINE
BOARD MEMBERSPEECH SERVICES. COMPENSATION IS AT FAIR MARKET VALUE AND NEGOTIATED AT ARM'S LENGTH.0
AMBER ROGERS - CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SISTER OF COURTNEY DOWDY, PRINCIPALCONSULTING SERVICES. COMPENSATION IS AT FAIR MARKET VALUE AND NEGOTIATED AT ARM'S LENGTH.0
MICHELLE PAINTER
SISTER OF BOARD MEMBERCOMPENSATION - FAIR MARKET VALUE AND NEGOTIATED AT ARM'S LENGTH.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REVIEWS THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES SUBMITTED BY EACH MEMBER. IN THE EVENT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES DURING THE YEAR, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS AND/OR VOTE ON THE MATTER IN QUESTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE INDEPENDENT BOARD PULLS DATA FROM THE COUNTY PAYSCALE AND PREPARES AN ANALYSIS TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, SALARIES ARE SET BASED ON CERTIFICATION, YEARS TEACHING, DEGREE LEVEL AND SUBJECT AREA. THE BOARD DISCUSSES SALARY RAISES AND CHANGES EACH YEAR. ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GSTAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,210. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,210. SPEECH SERVICES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,430. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,430.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EBANK FEES : MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 214. TOTAL EXPENSES 214. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 87. TOTAL EXPENSES 87.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PREVIOUS YEAR.