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← WAYNE STEM ACADEMY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WAYNE STEM ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,019,062
Total expenses
$2,886,910
Contributions and grants received
$1,954,583
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$45,587
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$18,892
Total assets, end of year
$16,525,584
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,472,272
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$946,688
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,829,004
Management and general expenses
$1,057,906
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,829,004

Program services were 63.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,824

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,939,759

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL

    total $42,007 · related or exempt $42,007

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICES

    total $1,940 · related or exempt $1,940

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $1,640 · related or exempt $1,640

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $4,824

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALES TAX

    total $13,105 · related or exempt $13,105

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,787 · related or exempt $5,787

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,892

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,720 · program services $42,904 · management and general $24,816

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,004,872 · program services $636,637 · management and general $368,235

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,299 · program services $4,624 · management and general $2,675

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $54,286 · program services $34,393 · management and general $19,893

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $90,519 · program services $57,348 · management and general $33,171

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,149 · program services $6,430 · management and general $3,719

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $216,123 · program services $136,925 · management and general $79,198

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,152 · program services $10,233 · management and general $5,919

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,751 · program services $1,743 · management and general $1,008

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,130 · program services $18,455 · management and general $10,675

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $47,258 · program services $29,940 · management and general $17,318

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,990 · program services $10,130 · management and general $5,860

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,023 · program services $1,282 · management and general $741

  • 20 · Interest

    total $607,027 · program services $384,582 · management and general $222,445

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $461,985 · program services $292,691 · management and general $169,294

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,305 · program services $14,765 · management and general $8,540

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUPPLIES

    total $148,167 · program services $93,871 · management and general $54,296

  • 24b · Other expenses: NON-CAP EQUIPMENT

    total $47,825 · program services $30,300 · management and general $17,525

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

    total $34,329 · program services $21,751 · management and general $12,578

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $79,150

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $4,590

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $5,737

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $16,436,107

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $61,382

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $160,125

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $17,250,765

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year -$946,688

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROVIDE A CHALLENGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH TO A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, ENABLING THEM TO BECOME PROBLEM-SOLVING, PEACE-BUILDING, SOLUTION-FOCUSED CITIZENS. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND COLLABORATION, ENSURING STUDENTS ARE WELL-EQUIPPED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

  • THE SCHOOL IS OPERATED AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 172 STUDENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024.

    Expenses $1,829,004 · Revenue $64,479

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christina Watts

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chretien Dumond

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carla Jacobs

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karina Pascht

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rhonda Coyne

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Todd Forgette

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,720
    From this org
    $67,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541119349300144

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