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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEARN4LIFE - SOUTH CAROLINA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,793,258
Total expenses
$1,678,282
Contributions and grants received
$1,788,445
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,512
Investment income
$301
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,382,875
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,108,746
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$725,871
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,005,503
Management and general expenses
$672,779
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,005,503

Program services were 59.9% 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)

    $1,788,445

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $2,812 · related or exempt $2,812

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUPIL ACTIVITY

    total $1,700 · related or exempt $1,700

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $301 · excluded $301

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $582,827 · program services $372,654 · management and general $210,173

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $64,491 · program services $40,820 · management and general $23,671

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,855 · program services $29,025 · management and general $14,830

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $53,199 · management and general $53,199

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,450 · management and general $52,450

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $241,122 · program services $17,458 · management and general $223,664

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,031 · management and general $3,031

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,049 · management and general $19,049

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $58,033 · program services $56,663 · management and general $1,370

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $253,386 · program services $253,386

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,198 · management and general $2,198

  • 20 · Interest

    total $134,647 · program services $134,647

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $75,222 · program services $60,178 · management and general $15,044

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,531 · management and general $19,531

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEE PAID TO DISTRICT

    total $33,018 · management and general $33,018

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT SUPPLIES & TEXT

    total $15,734 · program services $15,734

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $13,937 · program services $13,937

  • 24d · Other expenses: SCHOOL LUNCH EXPENSES

    total $11,001 · program services $11,001

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,551 · management and general $1,551

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $388,957 · end of year $616,844

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,747 · end of year $70,375

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,351 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,258 · end of year $29,484

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

    $886,749

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

    $220,577

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $741,395 · end of year $666,172

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,005 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $96,013 · end of year $152,987

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,913,744 · end of year $1,953,959

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,800 · end of year $1,800

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$840,844 · end of year -$725,871

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LEARN4LIFE HELPS STUDENTS WHO NEED OPTIONS IN EDUCATION AND AN ADULT WHO HELPS THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. OUR TEACHERS TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND EACH STUDENT, AND THEN TAILOR HIS OR HER EDUCATION TO MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. THIS IS OUR PROVEN MODEL OF PERSONALIZED LEARNING, FLEXIBILITY, ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION AND WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMS. EACH STEP OF THE WAY, WE WORK TO REMOVE ALL OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF A STUDENT'S HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND LIFE SUCCESS. WE OFFER MORE THAN A DIPLOMA. WITH CAREER AND LIFE SKILLS, WE HELP PREPARE EACH STUDENT WITH COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE FOR LIFE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEARN4LIFE IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

  • LEARN4LIFE HIGH SCHOOL-CHARLESTON IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, SERVING STUDENTS AGES 14-21 YEARS OLD, IN GRADES 9-12. WE TARGET, SUPPORT, AND SPECIALIZE IN HELPING STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ATTAINING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, WHETHER THEY ARE BEHIND IN CREDIT ATTAINMENT, PREVIOUSLY DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL, TEEN-PARENTING OR CURRENTLY STRUGGLING TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, EITHER ACADEMICALLY OR SOCIALLY. APPROXIMATELY 80% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE AT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, DUE TO HAVING TO WORK, CARING FOR A CHILD (PARENTING-TEEN) OR PARENTS, NEED A SMALLER SETTING (ANXIETY), RECOVERING ACADEMIC CREDIT OR OTHER LIFE FACTORS. DESIGNATED AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (AEC), WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS VOICE AND CHOICE IN THEIR EDUCATION, BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S NEEDS, TALENTS, AND GOALS. OUR MODEL ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK TOWARDS GRADUATION AT THEIR OWN PACE, WHILE PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE, PERSONALIZED LEARNING, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, AND VALUING THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND LEARNING STYLE.

    Expenses $1,005,503 · Revenue $4,512

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel W Luginbill

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Samuel B Cooper Jr

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Roberts

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard W Thaler Jr

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Todd Senf

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carole Zaloumis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501429349300000

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