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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DC BILINGUAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,141,910
Total expenses
$18,511,072
Contributions and grants received
$4,088,403
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$14,987,488
Investment income
$33,869
Other revenue
$32,150
Total assets, end of year
$48,588,091
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,609,394
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,978,697
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$16,335,585
Management and general expenses
$1,901,383
Fundraising expenses
$274,104
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,335,585

Program services were 88.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,796,872

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $291,531

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER PUPIL ALLOCATIONS

    total $11,728,177 · related or exempt $11,728,177

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PER PUPIL FACILITY ALLOCATION

    total $2,097,138 · related or exempt $2,097,138

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES

    total $1,082,700 · related or exempt $1,082,700

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEDICAID SERVICE FEES

    total $79,473 · related or exempt $79,473

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,869 · excluded $33,869

  • 11a · Other revenue: CLASS ROOM RENTAL

    total $32,150 · related or exempt $32,150

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $32,150

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $348,021 · program services $320,502 · management and general $23,121 · fundraising $4,398

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,783,888 · program services $9,010,220 · management and general $650,021 · fundraising $123,647

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $205,115 · program services $188,895 · management and general $13,628 · fundraising $2,592

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $454,621 · program services $418,670 · management and general $30,204 · fundraising $5,747

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $800,850 · program services $737,522 · management and general $53,207 · fundraising $10,121

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $53,458 · program services $2,558 · management and general $43,306 · fundraising $7,594

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $346,304 · program services $16,569 · management and general $280,542 · fundraising $49,193

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $636,015 · program services $370,514 · management and general $225,891 · fundraising $39,610

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $133,260 · program services $124,098 · management and general $8,149 · fundraising $1,013

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $160,425 · program services $126,049 · management and general $18,237 · fundraising $16,139

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,460,315 · program services $1,359,192 · management and general $89,258 · fundraising $11,865

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,039,175 · program services $975,138 · management and general $64,037

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,609,489 · program services $1,510,308 · management and general $99,181

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $71,036 · management and general $71,036

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT STUDENT COSTS

    total $865,752 · program services $865,752

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT & OTHER

    total $284,804 · program services $267,886 · management and general $14,933 · fundraising $1,985

  • 24c · Other expenses: AUTHORIZER FEE

    total $164,689 · management and general $164,689

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS FEES & DUES

    total $87,922 · program services $41,712 · management and general $46,010 · fundraising $200

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,933 · management and general $5,933

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,877,291 · end of year $8,111,844

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $718,186 · end of year $752,055

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $313,766 · end of year $300,914

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $451,705 · end of year $1,791,550

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $86,353 · end of year $125,251

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,366,706

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,372,712

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $34,149,029 · end of year $32,993,994

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,098,646 · end of year $4,512,483

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,638,285 · end of year $1,400,760

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $44,000

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $29,428,747 · end of year $29,274,312

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,971,521 · end of year $1,904,564

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,789,907 · end of year $2,985,758

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,784,028 · end of year $12,939,318

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $82,488 · end of year $39,379

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF DC BILINGUAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO CREATE A LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT ENSURES HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP, AND VALUES ALL CULTURES.

  • FOUNDED IN 2004, DC BILINGUAL OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE DUAL-IMMERSION SPANISH AND ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR HOME LANGUAGE. THROUGH THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S RIGOROUS ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, COMPREHENSIVE ARTS, TECHNOLOGY, FOOD AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND CELEBRATION OF DIVERSE CULTURES, DC BILINGUAL STUDENTS LEARN THE SKILLS AND VALUES NEEDED TO BECOME INFLUENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. DCB'S PHILOSOPHY AND TEACHING MODEL REFLECT THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S BELIEF THAT STUDENTS DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL ACADEMIC POTENTIAL WHEN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO AMBITIOUS INSTRUCTION AND A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES DIFFERENTIATED FOR EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS. OUR CO-TEACHING MODEL ALLOWS INSTRUCTORS TO BALANCE DIRECTLY WITH SMALL GROUP AND 1:1 INSTRUCTION. OUR TEACHERS DELIVER A UNIQUE, DUAL-LANGUAGE IMMERSION MODEL- A FORM OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO EXPERIENCE LEARNING IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH. THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY, STUDENTS GAIN SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF ACADEMIC CONCEPTS BY COMMUNICATING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. DCB COMPLEMENTS THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S CORE CURRICULUM WITH A VIBRANT PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE FOOD AND WELLNESS PROGRAM, ACCESS TO TRANSFORMATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS A RESULT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES, THE DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD RANKS DC BILINGUAL AS A TIER 1 SCHOOL AMONG THE TOP-PERFORMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - IN 2023, DC BILINGUAL 3-5 GRADE STUDENTS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST PARCC SCORES IN SCHOOL HISTORY, INDICATING HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE SCORES COMPARED TO DC SCHOOLS. - IN 2023, DC BILINGUAL PRE-K CLASSROOMS RECEIVED THEIR HIGHEST CLASS ASSESSMENT SCORES IN SCHOOL HISTORY - INDICATING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS. - AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW IN OUR NEWLY EXPANDED FACILITY, DC BILINGUAL ADDED 129 NEW STUDENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. 51% OF THESE STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR 'EQUITABLE ACCESS' PREFERENCE, WHICH INDICATES STUDENTS IN MOST NEED ARE BEING PRIORITIZED IN THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. - COMPLETED EXPANDING OUR HISTORIC SCHOOL BUILDING BY 27,000 SQUARE FEET AND WELCOMED NEARLY 100 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS INTO OUR CLASSROOMS FOR HIGH- QUALITY BILINGUAL EDUCATION. (2022) - DC BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN GRADES 3RD-5TH OUTSCORED STUDENTS FROM THE SAME AGE GROUP ON STANDARDIZED TESTS FOR MATH & LITERACY. FOR THOSE CLASSIFIED AS SPECIAL EDUCATION OR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS, DC BILINGUAL STUDENTS RANKED AMONG THE TOP-PERFORMING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN DC. (2021-2022) - DC BILINGUAL ADOPTED THE EQUITABLE ACCESS PREFERENCE TO ENSURE STUDENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM OUR PROGRAMMING HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO ENROLL. MORE THAN 40% OF NEWLY ENROLLED STUDENTS THIS YEAR QUALIFIED FOR THIS PREFERENCE. (2022) - THE COLORADO LEAGUE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS PERFORMED A CASE-STUDY ANALYSIS OF DC BILINGUAL'S NEARLY 100% TEACHER RETENTION RATE DURING THE "GREAT RECESSION," CONCLUDING THAT DC BILINGUAL'S INCLUSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND POWERFUL SENSE OF COMMUNITY HAVE LED US TO BECOME A MODEL TEACHER- SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. - DC BILINGUAL WAS NAMED A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL GREEN RIBBON SCHOOL (2021). - DC BILINGUAL WAS NAMED AS A "LEVELER" SCHOOL FOR OUR EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN IMPROVING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS (DC POLICY CENTER, 2019). - DC BILINGUAL WAS NAMED AN ALL-STAR SCHOOL (ONE OF TEN DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS CITY-WIDE) FOR OUR STUDENTS' STRONG ACADEMIC GROWTH ON THE CITY-WIDE PARCC ASSESSMENT (OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, 2019). - DC BILINGUAL WAS RECOGNIZED AS A "BOLD IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL" FOR OUR COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN HELPING DC'S MOST AT-RISK STUDENTS ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC GROWTH (EMPOWER K12 AND EDUCATION REFORM NOW, 2018). - DC BILINGUAL WAS RANKED AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST INSTRUCTIONAL CULTURES AMONG DC CHARTER SCHOOLS BY OUR STAFF (TOP 25% OF ALL DC CHARTER SCHOOLS). (THE NEW TEACHER PROJECT, 2018) - DC BILINGUAL WAS AWARDED THE GILDA ALLEN BEST SCHOOL GARDEN AWARD (OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, 2017). - DC BILINGUAL WAS AWARDED THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS. DCB PERFORMED IN THE TOP 15% OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $16,335,585 · Revenue $14,987,488

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • NADIA RAMEY

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NAOMI DEVEAUX

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE ROBINSON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASMINE MUSGRAVE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MAYA HOLT-BROCKENBROUGH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IRIS JUAREZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMBER ZUBERI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELISA FERRARA GUNDUZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIELA ANELLO

    HEAD OF SCHO

    Total calculated
    $178,761
    From this org
    $172,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,821
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,940
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,339
    Nontaxable benefits
    $482
    Filer's total
    $178,761

  • CHRISTIAN YARBERRY

    COO

    Total calculated
    $147,033
    From this org
    $137,782
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,251
    Hours/week
    40

  • ISABEL BORJAS

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $117,827
    From this org
    $109,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,276
    Hours/week
    40

  • CATHERINE LEGUIA

    5TH GRADE MA

    Total calculated
    $111,042
    From this org
    $103,244
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,798
    Hours/week
    40

  • ELENI MCCABE

    PK-2ND PRINC

    Total calculated
    $110,800
    From this org
    $103,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,782
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARIA ELENA MENDEZ

    PK SPANISH

    Total calculated
    $109,182
    From this org
    $101,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,668
    Hours/week
    40

  • KATIA SANTANA COLLANTES

    LANGUAGE COO

    Total calculated
    $115,591
    From this org
    $107,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,118
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541349349302134

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