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← WILLIAM PENN CHARTER SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILLIAM PENN CHARTER SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$53,539,071
Total expenses
$56,164,573
Contributions and grants received
$6,911,736
Grants paid
$10,991,518
Program service revenue
$42,009,255
Investment income
$4,479,840
Other revenue
$138,240
Total assets, end of year
$298,005,515
Total liabilities, end of year
$112,223,262
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$185,782,253
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$42,741,949
Management and general expenses
$11,738,757
Fundraising expenses
$1,683,867
Program service expenses (Part III)
$42,741,949

Program services were 76.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,911,736

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,585,322

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $41,290,258 · related or exempt $41,290,258

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DAY CAMP REVENUE

    total $750,266 · related or exempt $750,266

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total -$31,269 · related or exempt -$31,269

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,117,218 · excluded $4,117,218

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $138,240

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $138,240

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $138,240 · excluded $138,240

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,515,182

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

    other assets $1,152,560

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,515,182 · other assets -$1,152,560

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $362,622 · related or exempt $362,622

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,991,518 · program services $10,991,518

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,657,320 · management and general $1,657,320

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,176,403 · program services $15,392,277 · management and general $3,978,643 · fundraising $805,483

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,402,652 · program services $1,031,937 · management and general $370,715

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,153,138 · program services $1,584,073 · management and general $569,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,645,472 · program services $1,210,581 · management and general $434,891

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $271,472 · program services $199,723 · management and general $71,749

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $86,606 · program services $63,716 · management and general $22,890

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $221,469 · program services $162,936 · management and general $58,533

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,637 · program services $6,637

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $178,207 · fundraising $178,207

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,080,559 · management and general $2,080,559

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,527,839 · program services $637,365 · management and general $890,474

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,484,358 · program services $1,484,358

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,855,890 · program services $2,836,796 · management and general $1,019,094

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $591,876 · program services $435,446 · management and general $156,430

  • 24a · Other expenses: FACULTY TUITION REMISSION

    total $3,313,645 · program services $3,313,645

  • 24b · Other expenses: ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

    total $1,097,427 · program services $1,097,427

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $929,965 · program services $684,179 · management and general $245,786

  • 24d · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $530,544 · program services $530,544

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,961,576 · program services $1,078,791 · management and general $182,608 · fundraising $700,177

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $40,354,143 · end of year $47,239,240

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,920,303 · end of year $8,292,012

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $787,331 · end of year $870,821

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $135,188 · end of year $246,050

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $70,063 · end of year $157,216

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $651,762 · end of year $589,292

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

    $152,502,182

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

    $41,570,162

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $101,507,927 · end of year $110,932,020

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $88,298,824 · end of year $119,869,882

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $374,888

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $418,761 · end of year $615,125

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,106,302 · end of year $9,193,857

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,059,833 · end of year $8,016,345

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,860,740 · end of year $3,964,288

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $63,470,677 · end of year $98,508,165

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $144,944 · end of year $126,076

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $842,203 · end of year $1,608,388

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $103,958,105 · end of year $114,196,864

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $74,288,990 · end of year $71,585,389

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

A COED, PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED IN 1689 BY WILLIAM PENN AS A FRIENDS SCHOOL. A VIGOROUS PROGRAM OF ACADEMICS, ARTS AND ATHLETICS PREPARES STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFE.

  • A COED, PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED IN 1689 BY WILLIAM PENN AS A FRIENDS SCHOOL. A VIGOROUS PROGRAM OF ACADEMICS, ARTS AND ATHLETICS PREPARES STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFE.

    Expenses $42,741,949 · Grants $10,991,518 · Revenue $53,539,071

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Darryl J Ford

    HEAD OF SCHO

    Total calculated
    $907,682
    From this org
    $871,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $468,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $403,682
    Deferred
    $36,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $907,682
  • Karen W Coleman

    HEAD OF SCHO

    Total calculated
    $411,962
    From this org
    $380,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,870
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $312,500
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $67,592
    Deferred
    $25,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,870
    Filer's total
    $411,962
  • Hal S Davidow

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $337,676
    From this org
    $299,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,550
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,933
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $2,193
    Deferred
    $23,755
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,795
    Filer's total
    $337,676
  • David Brightbill

    AST TO HEAD-

    Total calculated
    $307,028
    From this org
    $289,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,899
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,737
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    $5,392
    Deferred
    $16,699
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,200
    Filer's total
    $307,028
  • Serena Houston-Edwards

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $227,546
    From this org
    $201,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,131
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,383
    Bonus
    $50,400
    Other
    $3,632
    Deferred
    $11,791
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,340
    Filer's total
    $227,546
  • Michael Brooks

    DIRECTOR-ATH

    Total calculated
    $195,028
    From this org
    $171,228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,200
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $4,028
    Deferred
    $13,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,424
    Filer's total
    $195,028
  • Joshua Wilson R Felter

    DIRECTOR-MID

    Total calculated
    $194,651
    From this org
    $180,544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,107
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,333
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $4,211
    Deferred
    $14,107
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $194,651
  • Ansley Cox

    FACILITIES D

    Total calculated
    $193,183
    From this org
    $166,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,991
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,263
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,929
    Deferred
    $12,981
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,010
    Filer's total
    $193,183
  • Marceline Sosa

    DIRECTOR-LOW

    Total calculated
    $191,787
    From this org
    $178,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,509
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,867
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $9,411
    Deferred
    $13,509
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $191,787
  • Kimberly Berndt

    DIRECTOR-UPP

    Total calculated
    $191,105
    From this org
    $172,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,789
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,267
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $4,049
    Deferred
    $13,461
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,328
    Filer's total
    $191,105
  • John T Rogers

    HEAD OF DEVE

    Total calculated
    $183,368
    From this org
    $167,736
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,632
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,736
    Deferred
    $13,120
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,512
    Filer's total
    $183,368
  • Nate Hall

    DIRECTOR-ENR

    Total calculated
    $166,577
    From this org
    $154,876
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,701
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,267
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $8,609
    Deferred
    $11,701
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $166,577
  • Bridgitte Addimando

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Christine Angelakis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Anne Marble Caramanico

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Grace Sharples Cooke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • David Evans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Jane F Evans

    ASSISTANT CL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Amy Gadsden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Mark D Hecker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Paul Hough

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Benjamin E Robinson III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • George C Corson Jr

    SENIOR TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • William F MacDonald Jr

    SENIOR TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Nelson J Luria

    SENIOR TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Richard A Balderston MD

    SENIOR TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Leela Morrow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Kenneth Murphy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Teresa A Nance

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Andrew Newcomb

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Jeffrey A Reinhold

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Robert L Rosania

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • W Scott Simon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Greg Summers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Larry Turner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • F John White

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Edward Zubrow

    SENIOR TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Stephen Graham

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4
DARRYL J. FORD 0 383,669 0

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
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349309228

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