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← THE GESU SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE GESU SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,730,203
Total expenses
$11,425,536
Contributions and grants received
$5,507,877
Grants paid
$3,419,828
Program service revenue
$4,167,332
Investment income
$923,066
Other revenue
$131,928
Total assets, end of year
$45,006,154
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,018,375
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$43,987,779
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,739,070
Management and general expenses
$1,465,729
Fundraising expenses
$1,220,737
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,739,070

Program services were 76.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $14,385

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $78,150

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $892,067

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,523,275

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $143,383

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $4,167,332 · related or exempt $4,167,332

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $881,637 · excluded $881,637

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,584,016 · other assets $117,649

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

    securities $1,542,587 · other assets $117,649

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $41,429 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $41,429 · excluded $41,429

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $251,749

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $78,150

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $170,856

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $80,893 · excluded $80,893

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,050

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,050 · excluded $2,050

  • 11a · Other revenue: ARCHDIOCESE WAGE SUBSIDY

    total $27,548 · excluded $27,548

  • 11b · Other revenue: ARCHDIOCESE UTILITY SUBSIDY

    total $17,208 · excluded $17,208

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $4,229 · excluded $4,229

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $48,985

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,419,828 · program services $3,419,828

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $643,833 · management and general $643,833

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,941,184 · program services $2,802,199 · management and general $347,475 · fundraising $791,510

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $183,652 · program services $183,652

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $537,742 · program services $334,978 · management and general $98,310 · fundraising $104,454

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $312,070 · program services $193,383 · management and general $64,910 · fundraising $53,777

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $251,206 · management and general $251,206

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,252 · management and general $38,252

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $176,151 · program services $171,929 · management and general $1,946 · fundraising $2,276

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $103,625 · program services $8,982 · fundraising $94,643

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $325,800 · program services $231,132 · management and general $7,277 · fundraising $87,391

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $55,041 · program services $35,301 · management and general $399 · fundraising $19,341

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $592,212 · program services $578,021 · management and general $6,540 · fundraising $7,651

  • 17 · Travel

    total $62,562 · program services $50,353 · fundraising $12,209

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $80,250 · program services $62,411 · fundraising $17,839

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $372,782 · program services $363,849 · management and general $4,117 · fundraising $4,816

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $132,574 · program services $129,397 · management and general $1,464 · fundraising $1,713

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $73,127 · program services $73,127

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $64,074 · program services $64,074

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $36,454 · program services $36,454

  • 24d · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $23,117 · fundraising $23,117

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,974,706 · end of year $970,382

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,296,268 · end of year $9,528,403

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,650,170 · end of year $1,449,470

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $90,563 · end of year $61,329

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $88,666 · end of year $117,802

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

    $14,291,611

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

    $7,348,522

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,678,605 · end of year $6,943,089

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $15,230,287 · end of year $17,933,776

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $6,774,732 · end of year $8,001,903

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,067,507 · end of year $903,297

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $25,114 · end of year $39,393

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $75,685

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,559,083 · end of year $24,413,946

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,132,293 · end of year $19,573,833

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

INSPIRED BY THE JESUIT AND IHM TRADITIONS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, FAITH, CREATIVE HOPE, AND LOVE, GESU SCHOOL HELPS STUDENTS TO TRANSCEND ALL FORMS OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION. WE EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR STRENGTHS, OVERCOME CHALLENGES, AND BECOME POSITIVE, ENGAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL (PRE-K TO 8TH GRADE) IN THE JESUIT AND IHM TRADITIONS PROVIDING ACADEMIC, SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO CHILDREN WHO RESIDE PRIMARILY IN POVERTY STRICKEN AREAS OF PHILADELPHIA.

  • ELEMENTARY & PRE-K EDUCATION PROVIDED ON A NON-SELECTIVE BASIS FOR 400 INNER-CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN, HOUSED IN A FACILITY DONATED BY ST. JOSEPH'S PREP. THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF THE GESU SCHOOL ARE EVIDENCED BY HISTORICAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES FOR ITS STUDENTS OF 90% VERSUS THE AVERAGE RATE IN PHILADELPHIA OF 70%, AND 80% STATE-WIDE.

    Expenses $8,739,070 · Grants $3,419,828 · Revenue $4,167,332

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Steven S Piltch

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Manix

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Rigdon

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Pension

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerard Davies

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Armbrister

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Donna Bullock

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • George Bur Sj

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Craig Burns

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary Ellen Tennity Ihm

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Andrew Cavacos

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Winston Churchill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Jcurry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sherri Darden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thomas Decker Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rosemary Espanol

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tamika Evans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Peter Gould

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Frances Gray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Higgins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Eve Higginbotham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Katherine Hovde

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Daniel Joyce Sj

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Karen Lucey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nyree Lyons RN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Marinacci

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robert McAlaine

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Byron McCook EdD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marie T McCormick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Allan Murphy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Louis Pichini

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Stephen Anne Rodriguez Ihm

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Eilise Rouse

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Margaret Rodgers-Schmidt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Angela Schwartz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Desmond Shannon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Susan Martinelli-Shea

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Daryl Shore

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mark Solomon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sylvia Spector

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rasheed Stewart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sherman Washington

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lawrence Wells

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Aneka Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bryan H Carter

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $369,042
    From this org
    $319,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,000
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,042
    Bonus
    $80,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $50,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $369,042
  • Carolynn Thompson

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,323
    From this org
    $133,016
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,307
    Hours/week
    50
  • Rob Weinstein

    VICE PRESIDENT-DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $184,835
    From this org
    $155,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,835
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,185
    Filer's total
    $184,835
  • Edward Beckett

    VP OF MISSION & MINISTRY

    Total calculated
    $127,699
    From this org
    $115,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,045
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alana Lee

    CO-PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $125,319
    From this org
    $113,344
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,975
    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 · 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 4B
THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN UNDER IRC SECTION 457(F) FOR BRYAN CARTER, PRESIDENT & CEO. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023, THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION DEFERED COMPENSATION FOR BRYAN CARTER. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C).
PART I, LINE 7
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) REPORTS DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE AMOUNTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED UPON 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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • THE GESU SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP #1 LLC

    EXCLUDED · TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA CREDIT PROGRAMS · PA

    Directly controlled by THE GESU SCHOOL INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521329349304672

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