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← CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$46,162,530
Total expenses
$41,838,683
Contributions and grants received
$4,319,317
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$40,903,974
Investment income
$860,837
Other revenue
$78,402
Total assets, end of year
$46,265,741
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,115,390
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$31,150,351
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,993,911
Management and general expenses
$3,763,772
Fundraising expenses
$81,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,993,911

Program services were 90.8% 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)

    $3,311,266

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,008,051

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $286,034

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER PUPIL ALLOCATION

    total $40,474,113 · related or exempt $40,474,113

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

    total $429,861 · related or exempt $429,861

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $693,007 · excluded $693,007

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $22,124,531

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

    securities $21,956,701

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $167,830

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $167,830 · excluded $167,830

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $90,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,000

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $70,000 · excluded $70,000

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $8,402 · related or exempt $8,402

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,402

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $553,643 · program services $332,186 · management and general $221,457

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,084,952 · program services $22,523,671 · management and general $1,561,281

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $759,330 · program services $753,020 · management and general $6,310

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,905,159 · program services $1,763,470 · management and general $141,689

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,062,883 · program services $1,918,411 · management and general $144,472

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,141 · program services $36,141

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $268,896 · management and general $268,896

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,291,865 · program services $2,118,791 · management and general $92,074 · fundraising $81,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $89,765 · program services $83,478 · management and general $6,287

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $772,000 · program services $737,018 · management and general $34,982

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $407,693 · program services $379,141 · management and general $28,552

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,154,924 · program services $3,788,359 · management and general $366,565

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,016 · management and general $10,016

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $908,596 · program services $691,557 · management and general $217,039

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $205,263 · program services $54,888 · management and general $150,375

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE/CATERING

    total $1,239,833 · program services $1,239,833

  • 24b · Other expenses: DIRECT STUDENT COSTS

    total $1,209,379 · program services $1,209,379

  • 24c · Other expenses: DCPCSB ADMINISTRATION F

    total $408,739 · management and general $408,739

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $187,466 · program services $174,337 · management and general $13,129

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $282,140 · program services $190,231 · management and general $91,909

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,840,076 · end of year $4,179,674

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,249,103 · end of year $614,247

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $203,293 · end of year $174,489

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $540,441 · end of year $486,193

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

    $31,088,361

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

    $11,698,809

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,073,145 · end of year $19,389,552

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,764,371 · end of year $12,957,094

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,910,721 · end of year $8,464,492

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,368,741 · end of year $3,931,341

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,971,033 · end of year $1,976,925

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,655,162 · end of year $9,207,124

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,536,214 · end of year $31,150,351

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $37,993,911 · Revenue $40,912,376

As filed on the 2024 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

  • Jerenze Campbell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meghan Quinn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Josh Boots

    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

  • Ammena Nazeen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Victoria Gaskins-Tyler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Dugan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Russ E Williams

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $482,033
    From this org
    $435,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,377
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,027
    Bonus
    $204,629
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,057
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,320
    Filer's total
    $482,033

  • Kelly Dickens

    COO

    Total calculated
    $251,371
    From this org
    $228,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,290
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,581
    Bonus
    $11,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,876
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,414
    Filer's total
    $251,371

  • Demetria Gartrell

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $217,531
    From this org
    $179,681
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,850
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,181
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,424
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,426
    Filer's total
    $217,531

  • Jacob Waites

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $179,820
    From this org
    $164,372
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,448
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,206
    Bonus
    $4,166
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,992
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,456
    Filer's total
    $179,820

  • Niya White

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $220,170
    From this org
    $179,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,893
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,777
    Bonus
    $18,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,578
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,315
    Filer's total
    $220,170

  • Kate Merrill

    MANAGING DIR OF CURRICULUM

    Total calculated
    $181,919
    From this org
    $171,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,998
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,421
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,784
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,214
    Filer's total
    $181,919

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
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE PERFORMANCE-BASED OR PAID TO ALL EMPLOYEES.
PART I, LINE 4B
RUSS E. WILLIAMS RECEIVED A 457(F) SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DISTRIBUTION OF $126,984 THAT WAS INCLUDED IN REPORTABLE WAGES.

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
24 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620899349300992

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