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← MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,643,001
Total expenses
$19,237,795
Contributions and grants received
$3,455,023
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,703,901
Investment income
$208,617
Other revenue
$275,460
Total assets, end of year
$28,564,699
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,381,980
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,182,719
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,425,576
Management and general expenses
$1,671,439
Fundraising expenses
$140,780
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,425,576

Program services were 90.6% 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)

    $1,963,482

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,491,541

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER-PUPIL ALLOCATION

    total $15,498,152 · related or exempt $15,498,152

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $194,518 · related or exempt $194,518

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES

    total $11,231 · related or exempt $11,231

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $218,784 · excluded $218,784

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $274,971

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $274,971

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $274,971 · excluded $274,971

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $371,339

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

    securities $381,506

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$10,167

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$10,167 · related or exempt -$10,167

  • 11a · Other revenue: VENDING MACHINE COMMISSIONS

    total $489 · related or exempt $489

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $489

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $575,067 · program services $325,567 · management and general $202,423 · fundraising $47,077

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,876,383 · program services $9,154,339 · management and general $671,935 · fundraising $50,109

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $377,563 · program services $364,981 · management and general $12,582

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $931,979 · program services $900,922 · management and general $31,057

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $932,385 · program services $897,759 · management and general $34,626

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,595 · program services $2,187 · management and general $19,408

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $306,266 · program services $44,532 · management and general $261,734

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $42,750 · fundraising $42,750

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $15,212 · management and general $15,212

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $211,704 · program services $194,616 · management and general $16,244 · fundraising $844

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $327,024 · program services $327,024

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $289,586 · program services $271,082 · management and general $18,504

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $243,317 · program services $200,248 · management and general $43,069

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,368,054 · program services $1,322,710 · management and general $45,344

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,305 · program services $7,305

  • 20 · Interest

    total $358,719 · program services $347,957 · management and general $10,762

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,387,046 · program services $1,248,342 · management and general $138,704

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $122,692 · program services $50,560 · management and general $72,132

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT STUDENT COST

    total $723,296 · program services $723,296

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $389,450 · program services $389,450

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE

    total $330,462 · program services $330,462

  • 24d · Other expenses: AUTHORIZER FEES

    total $161,281 · program services $129,025 · management and general $32,256

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $238,659 · program services $193,212 · management and general $45,447

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $275,757 · end of year $294,264

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,945,189 · end of year $7,807,782

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,366,920 · end of year $1,310,179

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,361,865 · end of year $43,748

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $95,955 · end of year $162,324

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

    $26,823,679

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

    $9,831,637

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,636,058 · end of year $16,992,042

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,062,289 · end of year $1,081,359

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $155,986 · end of year $140,996

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $595,863 · end of year $732,005

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,450,102 · end of year $1,308,495

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $7,081,523 · end of year $6,874,812

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $271,336 · end of year $198,673

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,819,978 · end of year $19,304,712

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $872,943 · end of year $878,007

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CREATE LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN LOWER INCOME URBAN AREAS WHERE ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS.

  • THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO CREATE LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN LOWER INCOME URBAN AREAS WHERE ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS. AT MAYA ANGELOU, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS THEY NEED TO BUILD REWARDING LIVES AND PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE. THE MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND THE YOUNG ADULT LEARNING CENTER PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION IN A NON-TRADITIONAL SETTING TO ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A DEMANDING ACADEMIC PROGRAM, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT, AND TIERED INTERVENTIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD. STUDENTS LEAVE WITH A FOUNDATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR PURSUIT OF EDUCATION AND CAREERS. MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DELIVERS CORE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT THE DC JAIL. FOUNDED IN 1997, THE SEE FOREVER FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO OFFER A HOLISTIC PROGRAM TO TEENS INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME, COURT-INVOLVED TEENS TOLD THE ORGANIZATIONS CO-FOUNDERS THAT THEY WANTED TO EARN MONEY, LEARN MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND GAIN RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO SCHOOL, THEY ALSO WANTED TO ATTEND SMALL CLASSES WITH TEACHERS WHO CARED ABOUT THEM, AND THEY WANTED HELP MAKING HARD DECISIONS. THE MAYA ANGELOU SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1997 AS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR 20 TEENS, ALL OF WHOM WERE COMMITTED TO THE DC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND REHABILITATION SERVICES OR WERE ON PROBATION. THE CHARTER SCHOOL GREW EACH YEAR, AS STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE CITY AND FROM ALL SORTS OF ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS ACTIVELY SOUGHT ADMISSION. SOME OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE OUT OF SCHOOL, SOME WERE DOING POORLY IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS AND HEARD ABOUT THE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT OFFERED TO STUDENTS, AND OTHERS WERE REFERRED BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. NEARLY ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE YEARS BEHIND GRADE LEVEL ACADEMICALLY, MANY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, AND MOST HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. AT THE MAYA ANGELOU CHARTER SCHOOL, THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE THESE STUDENTS WITH THE BEST EDUCATION THEY HAVE EVER HAD. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING STUDENT POPULATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE WARD 7 AND WARD 8 AREAS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN SEPTEMBER 2004 THE SEE FOREVER FOUNDATION OPENED A SECOND CAMPUS OF THE MAYA ANGELOU PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE SECOND CAMPUS, LOCATED IN THE FORMER DCPS EVANS MIDDLE SCHOOL, IS LOCATED IN THE 5600 BLOCK OF EAST CAPITOL STREET, NE. IN 2010, MAYA ANGELOU ESTABLISHED A YOUNG ADULT LEARNING CENTER (YALC), WHICH OPENED IN FALL 2012. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADULT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO OLDER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 17-24, WHO DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE TRANSITIONING FROM INCARCERATION. THESE ADULT STUDENTS WORK TOWARD ATTAINING THEIR GED AND CAN ALSO PURSUE VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN WORK PROGRAMS. IN 2021 MAYA ANGELOU ENTERED INTO AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT THE DC JAIL. MAYA ANGELOU OFFERS A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM TO SELECT STUDENTS. THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDES SINGLE SEX HOMES (TWO MALES, THREE FEMALES) TO STUDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE STABILITY OF A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT. EACH HOME IS STAFFED BY A RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR.

    Expenses $17,425,576 · Revenue $15,703,901

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Julie Johnson

    INTERIM BOAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Stratton

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas White

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Domenici

    FOUNDING MEM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Forman Jr

    FOUNDING MEM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl Mills

    FOUNDING MEM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Reginald Belle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Darren Cambridge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl Chun

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Dana

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lewis Goss II

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melanee Gragg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alise Marshall - Outgoing

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Vu - Outgoing

    VICE-BOARD C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Clarisse Mendoza Davis - Chief

    EXECUTIVE OF

    Total calculated
    $333,450
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $244,605
    Other
    $88,845

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $244,605 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $30,889 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $57,956 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $333,450 related

  • Leah Lamb - Chief Of Institutional

    ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $215,694
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $179,495
    Other
    $36,199

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $178,523 related
    Bonus
    not reported + $972 related
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $14,192 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $22,007 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $215,694 related

  • Reginald Galloway

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $116,311
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $108,108
    Other
    $8,203

  • Azalia Speight

    CHIEF OF SCH

    Total calculated
    $213,826
    From this org
    $201,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,477
    Bonus
    $7,360
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,108
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,881
    Filer's total
    $213,826

  • Marvin Harden - Chief

    OPERATING OF

    Total calculated
    $129,739
    From this org
    $115,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,644
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sean Yisrael

    YALC DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $155,631
    From this org
    $149,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,217
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,062
    Bonus
    $7,352
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,707
    Nontaxable benefits
    $510
    Filer's total
    $155,631

  • Kamal Wright-Cunningham - Dep Chief

    STUDENT SUPP

    Total calculated
    $169,731
    From this org
    $136,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,699
    Bonus
    $872
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,126
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,034
    Filer's total
    $169,731

  • Nora Shetty - Deputy Chief Of Polic

    PERFORMANCE

    Total calculated
    $157,394
    From this org
    $136,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,282
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,290
    Bonus
    $822
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,603
    Filer's total
    $157,394

  • Peter Smith - Asst Principal

    OF CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $130,625
    From this org
    $127,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,637
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shantelle Wright-Cunningham

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $130,955
    From this org
    $124,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,980
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541329349306434

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