Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $16,946,320
- Total expenses
- $16,977,738
- Contributions and grants received
- $16,762,627
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $105,208
- Other revenue
- $78,485
- Total assets, end of year
- $35,101,614
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,483,945
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,617,669
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $12,772,580
- Management and general expenses
- $4,070,284
- Fundraising expenses
- $134,874
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,772,580
Program services were 75.2% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$15,639,478
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,123,149
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3 · Investment income
total $105,208 · excluded $105,208
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11a · Other revenue: FIELD TRIP
total $37,127 · related or exempt $37,127
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11b · Other revenue: UNIFORM SALES
total $36,843 · related or exempt $36,843
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11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $4,515 · excluded $4,515
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11e · Other revenue, total
$78,485
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $587,585 · program services $172,753 · management and general $414,832
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $7,818,964 · program services $6,722,851 · management and general $1,037,037 · fundraising $59,076
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $69,028 · program services $65,945 · management and general $2,218 · fundraising $865
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $664,785 · program services $554,654 · management and general $103,423 · fundraising $6,708
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $741,551 · program services $608,121 · management and general $126,177 · fundraising $7,253
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,911 · management and general $1,911
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $50,500 · management and general $50,500
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $11,500 · fundraising $11,500
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $258,088 · management and general $258,088
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11g · Fees: other
total $674,196 · program services $71,460 · management and general $599,251 · fundraising $3,485
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13 · Office expenses
total $504,505 · program services $262,380 · management and general $237,080 · fundraising $5,045
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,662,476 · program services $2,792,073 · management and general $833,778 · fundraising $36,625
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $318,464 · program services $242,780 · management and general $72,499 · fundraising $3,185
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23 · Insurance
total $113,218 · program services $92,839 · management and general $19,247 · fundraising $1,132
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24a · Other expenses: CURRICULUM & CLASSROOM
total $523,189 · program services $523,189 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: STUDENT FOOD
total $273,693 · program services $273,693 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $236,983 · program services $226,655 · management and general $10,328 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT
total $199,554 · program services $0 · management and general $199,554 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $267,548 · program services $163,187 · management and general $104,361
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,429,893 · end of year $4,005,974
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $75,157 · end of year $151,171
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $909,403 · end of year $234,301
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $169,185 · end of year $217,900
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,663,999
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,229,559
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $987,487 · end of year $1,434,440
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $31,396,452 · end of year $29,057,828
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $750,108 · end of year $777,551
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $33,511 · end of year $136,477
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $31,534,871 · end of year $29,569,917
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,649,087 · end of year $4,171,094
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $446,575
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WE ARE DRIVEN BY A PHILOSOPHY OF ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ALL FACETS OF LIFE AND LEARNING. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO TRANSFROM THE LIVES OF STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE, OFTEN DISADVANTAGED, BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMICS, CREATIVE & TECHNOLOGICAL ENRICHMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, WE PREPARE STUDENT TO EXCEL AT COLLEGE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FORTE PREP IS A TUITION-FREE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IN QUEENS, NY.
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FORTE PREP IS A TUITION-FREE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL OPEN TO STUDENTS IN QUEENS, NEW YORK. WE ARE DRIVEN BY A PHILOSOPHY OF ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ALL FACETS OF LIFE AND LEARNING. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE, OFTEN DISADVANTAGED, BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMICS, CREATIVE & TECHNOLOGICAL ENRICHMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO EXCEL AT COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEYOND.
Expenses $12,772,580
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Fiona LinFIONA LIN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wai Lin YipWAI LIN YIP
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellen WinnELLEN WINN
SECRETARY (INCOMING CHAIR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher CruzCHRISTOPHER CRUZ
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer CorderoJENNIFER CORDERO
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph SchillingJOSEPH SCHILLING
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lorenzo MendezLORENZO MENDEZ
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura RodriguezLAURA RODRIGUEZ
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sally SongSALLY SONG
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Val AbramsVAL ABRAMS
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie MullenKATIE MULLEN
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael DymondMICHAEL DYMOND
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alejandra EspinosaALEJANDRA ESPINOSA
BOARD TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Graham BrowneGRAHAM BROWNE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $201,514
- From this org
- $192,044
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,470
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,827
- Bonus
- $3,217
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,984
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,486
- Filer's total
- $201,514
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Justin SmithJUSTIN SMITH
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $194,438
- From this org
- $179,382
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,056
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,365
- Bonus
- $13,017
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,897
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,159
- Filer's total
- $194,438
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Viviana BenjumeaVIVIANA BENJUMEA
CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $142,482
- From this org
- $133,472
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,010
- Hours/week
- 40
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Angela MuANGELA MU
HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $134,939
- From this org
- $130,794
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,145
- Hours/week
- 40
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Julie MastrellaJULIE MASTRELLA
HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $144,517
- From this org
- $129,597
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,920
- Hours/week
- 40
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Damali CaineDAMALI CAINE
HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS DIR.
- Total calculated
- $130,015
- From this org
- $129,478
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $537
- Hours/week
- 40
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Trinee AdamsTRINEE ADAMS
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, HS
- Total calculated
- $131,628
- From this org
- $122,202
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,426
- 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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202620619349300312
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