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← CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$43,807,955
Total expenses
$39,722,422
Contributions and grants received
$9,383,444
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$33,603,311
Investment income
$814,506
Other revenue
$6,694
Total assets, end of year
$43,581,150
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,994,936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,586,214
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$36,171,867
Management and general expenses
$3,500,464
Fundraising expenses
$50,091
Program service expenses (Part III)
$36,171,867

Program services were 91.1% 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)

    $9,102,944

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $280,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER PUPIL ALLOCATION

    total $33,190,998 · related or exempt $33,190,998

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EXTENDED CARE AND STUDENT FEES

    total $412,313 · related or exempt $412,313

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $481,757 · excluded $481,757

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $19,427,414

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $19,094,665

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $332,749

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $332,749 · excluded $332,749

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,694 · related or exempt $6,694

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,694

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $392,352 · program services $235,411 · management and general $156,941

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $22,583,485 · program services $21,190,713 · management and general $1,392,772

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $823,804 · program services $787,501 · management and general $36,303

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,863,611 · program services $1,746,268 · management and general $117,343

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,829,573 · program services $1,708,138 · management and general $121,435

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $19,787 · management and general $19,787

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $318,378 · management and general $318,378

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,134,675 · program services $2,904,118 · management and general $180,466 · fundraising $50,091

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,369 · program services $44,225 · management and general $3,144

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,064,867 · program services $1,040,888 · management and general $23,979

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $433,262 · program services $404,505 · management and general $28,757

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,949,336 · program services $3,600,908 · management and general $348,428

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $486,065 · program services $343,076 · management and general $142,989

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $203,302 · program services $52,267 · management and general $151,035

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE/CATERING

    total $1,142,434 · program services $1,142,434

  • 24b · Other expenses: DIRECT STUDENT COSTS

    total $579,462 · program services $579,462

  • 24c · Other expenses: DCPCSB ADMINISTRATION F

    total $354,862 · management and general $354,862

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $192,482 · program services $179,707 · management and general $12,775

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $303,316 · program services $212,246 · management and general $91,070

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,596,590 · end of year $3,840,076

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,642,344 · end of year $2,249,103

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $161,158 · end of year $203,293

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $389,390 · end of year $540,441

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

    $21,878,262

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

    $10,805,117

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,355,933 · end of year $11,073,145

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,643,985 · end of year $14,764,371

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,286,230 · end of year $10,910,721

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,120,446 · end of year $3,368,741

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $1,971,033

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,832,992 · end of year $11,655,162

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,095,217 · end of year $26,536,214

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,975 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS (CENTER CITY PCS) EMPOWERS OUR STUDENTS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS BY BUILDING STRONG CHARACTER, PROMOTING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND GENERATING PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON, D.C.

  • FOR FAMILIES SEEKING SMALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, CENTER CITY PCS'S NETWORK OF PRE-K THROUGH 8TH GRADE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SCHOOLS PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY, WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. BY INFUSING ACADEMICS WITH CHARACTER, EXCELLENCE, AND SERVICE, CENTER CITY PCS PREPARES STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $36,171,867 · Revenue $33,610,005

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tom O'Hara

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Roneal Josephs

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Neville Waters

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Josh Boots

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jerenze Campbell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Victoria Gaskins - Tyler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Margaret Horn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelli Jareaux

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Areesah Mobley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Dugan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ammena Nazeen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meghan Quinn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Russ E Williams

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $339,392
    From this org
    $306,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,278
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,114
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,735
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,543
    Filer's total
    $339,392
  • Kelly Dickens

    COO

    Total calculated
    $230,703
    From this org
    $212,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,720
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,733
    Bonus
    $5,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,834
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,886
    Filer's total
    $230,703
  • Demetria Gartrell

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $205,228
    From this org
    $179,030
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,198
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,780
    Bonus
    $5,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,146
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,052
    Filer's total
    $205,228
  • Brandy Tyson

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $217,253
    From this org
    $192,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,175
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,828
    Bonus
    $5,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,842
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,333
    Filer's total
    $217,253
  • Niya White

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $216,161
    From this org
    $187,957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,204
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,707
    Bonus
    $39,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,661
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,543
    Filer's total
    $216,161
  • Kate Merrill

    MANAGING DIR OF CURRICULUM & INSTR

    Total calculated
    $171,828
    From this org
    $162,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,336
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,242
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,131
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,205
    Filer's total
    $171,828

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE PERFORMANCED BASED OR PAID TO ALL EMPLOYEES.

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
22 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530229349301113

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