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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BERGEN ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$33,062,503
Total expenses
$30,966,167
Contributions and grants received
$31,605,409
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$171,996
Investment income
$855,373
Other revenue
$429,725
Total assets, end of year
$25,863,720
Total liabilities, end of year
$466,485
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,397,235
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,543,100
Management and general expenses
$8,423,067
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,543,100

Program services were 72.8% 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)

    $31,605,409

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICES

    total $149,569 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

    total $22,427 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $855,373 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $429,725 · related or exempt $429,725 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $429,725

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,439,407 · program services $575,763 · management and general $863,644 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,468,626 · program services $9,476,435 · management and general $2,992,191 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $474,435 · program services $189,774 · management and general $284,661 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,633,294 · program services $4,071,531 · management and general $1,561,763 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,063,964 · program services $768,993 · management and general $294,971 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $67,432 · program services $0 · management and general $67,432 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $62,828 · program services $0 · management and general $62,828 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,439,883 · program services $2,663,930 · management and general $1,775,953 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,168,504 · program services $2,168,504 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $337,704 · program services $290,863 · management and general $46,841 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $137,664 · program services $137,664 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $420,912 · program services $187,968 · management and general $232,944 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,116,508 · program services $889,623 · management and general $226,885 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

    total $78,813 · program services $78,813 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION/TELEPHONE

    total $32,384 · program services $19,430 · management and general $12,954 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,023,809 · program services $1,023,809 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,153,071 · end of year $7,158,923

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $80,273

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,306,477 · end of year $1,428,120

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $13,653 · end of year $13,653

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $230,000 · end of year $230,000

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

    $2,664,955

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

    $1,545,912

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,044,782 · end of year $1,119,043

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $15,167,163 · end of year $15,833,708

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $271,770 · end of year $308,410

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $263,918 · end of year $148,402

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $153,559 · end of year $9,673

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,300,899 · end of year $25,397,235

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF BERGEN ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE THE IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS BY UTILIZING A COMBINED EFFORT OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, AND BY PROVIDING BOUNDLESS ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND TALENTS TO DEVELOP.

  • BERGEN ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL AIMS TO PROVIDE THE IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE INTELECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL OF ITS STUDENTS, UTILIZING THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE BY PROVIDING BOUNDLESS ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND TALENTS TO DEVELOP. THE CHARTER SCHOOLS MISSION AND VISION ARE IN DIRECT ALLIGNMENT WITH THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH (STEAM) PHILOSOPHY. STEAM IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY THAT IS STRONGLY GROUNDED IN, AND SUPPORTED BY EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. STEAM CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY LEARN THE CONTENT STANDARDS BUT ALSO TO APPLY THESE NEW KNOWLEDGE TO 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND DISCOVERIES TO TACKLE THE EVOLVING REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES. THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 1277 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.

    Expenses $22,543,100

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Henderson Rivera

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alejandrina Banch-Almodovar

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Yashiro

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beatriz Rodriguez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lori Manning

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Engin Akhoroz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shadene Chambers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nihat Guvercin

    CHIEF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Mustafa Coban

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Christopher Lessard

    TREASURER OF SCHOOL MONIES

    Total calculated
    $5,400
    From this org
    $5,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dawn Fantasia

    ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $171,718
    From this org
    $160,372
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,346
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,372
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,346
    Filer's total
    $171,718

  • Ufuk Zini

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,005
    From this org
    $142,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,426
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,579
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,426
    Filer's total
    $160,005

  • Sheila Goodstein

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,952
    From this org
    $147,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,426
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,526
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,426
    Filer's total
    $164,952

  • Megi Qoshja

    SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,167
    From this org
    $114,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,147
    Hours/week
    40

  • Donna Cecere

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $123,817
    From this org
    $111,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,004
    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 · 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
15 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202641059349300029

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