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← FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,639,478

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,123,149

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $105,208 · excluded $105,208

  • 11a · Other revenue: FIELD TRIP

    total $37,127 · related or exempt $37,127

  • 11b · Other revenue: UNIFORM SALES

    total $36,843 · related or exempt $36,843

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,515 · excluded $4,515

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $78,485

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $587,585 · program services $172,753 · management and general $414,832

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,818,964 · program services $6,722,851 · management and general $1,037,037 · fundraising $59,076

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $69,028 · program services $65,945 · management and general $2,218 · fundraising $865

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $664,785 · program services $554,654 · management and general $103,423 · fundraising $6,708

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $741,551 · program services $608,121 · management and general $126,177 · fundraising $7,253

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,911 · management and general $1,911

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,500 · management and general $50,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $11,500 · fundraising $11,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $258,088 · management and general $258,088

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $674,196 · program services $71,460 · management and general $599,251 · fundraising $3,485

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $504,505 · program services $262,380 · management and general $237,080 · fundraising $5,045

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,662,476 · program services $2,792,073 · management and general $833,778 · fundraising $36,625

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $318,464 · program services $242,780 · management and general $72,499 · fundraising $3,185

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $113,218 · program services $92,839 · management and general $19,247 · fundraising $1,132

  • 24a · Other expenses: CURRICULUM & CLASSROOM

    total $523,189 · program services $523,189 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT FOOD

    total $273,693 · program services $273,693 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $236,983 · program services $226,655 · management and general $10,328 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $199,554 · program services $0 · management and general $199,554 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $267,548 · program services $163,187 · management and general $104,361

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,429,893 · end of year $4,005,974

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $75,157 · end of year $151,171

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $909,403 · end of year $234,301

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $169,185 · end of year $217,900

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

    $2,663,999

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

    $1,229,559

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $987,487 · end of year $1,434,440

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,396,452 · end of year $29,057,828

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $750,108 · end of year $777,551

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $33,511 · end of year $136,477

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $31,534,871 · end of year $29,569,917

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,649,087 · end of year $4,171,094

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Fiona Lin

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wai Lin Yip

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Winn

    SECRETARY (INCOMING CHAIR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Cruz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Cordero

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Schilling

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorenzo Mendez

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Rodriguez

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sally Song

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Val Abrams

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Mullen

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Dymond

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alejandra Espinosa

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Graham 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
  • Justin 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
  • Viviana Benjumea

    CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $142,482
    From this org
    $133,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,010
    Hours/week
    40
  • Angela Mu

    HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $134,939
    From this org
    $130,794
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,145
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julie Mastrella

    HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $144,517
    From this org
    $129,597
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,920
    Hours/week
    40
  • Damali Caine

    HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS DIR.

    Total calculated
    $130,015
    From this org
    $129,478
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $537
    Hours/week
    40
  • Trinee 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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