Totals
- Total revenue
- $90,303,624
- Total expenses
- $84,506,094
- Contributions and grants received
- $23,800,386
- Grants paid
- $8,841,074
- Program service revenue
- $62,630,215
- Investment income
- $2,799,176
- Other revenue
- $1,073,847
- Total assets, end of year
- $292,915,824
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $203,318,219
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $89,597,605
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $64,274,559
- Management and general expenses
- $17,391,035
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,840,500
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $64,274,559
Program services were 76.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$7,299,899
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$16,500,487
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2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES
total $54,161,186 · related or exempt $54,161,186
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2b · Program service revenue: INTEREST INCOME
total $3,291,673 · related or exempt $3,291,673
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2c · Program service revenue: REAL ESTATE REIMBURSEMENT
total $3,045,780 · related or exempt $3,045,780
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2d · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES - RELATED PARTIES
total $1,340,425 · related or exempt $1,340,425
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2e · Program service revenue: TRAINING FEES
total $791,151 · related or exempt $791,151
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3 · Investment income
total $2,799,176 · excluded $2,799,176
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6a · Gross rents
real property $667,655
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $667,655
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $667,655 · excluded $667,655
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $406,192 · related or exempt $406,192
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11e · Other revenue, total
$406,192
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $8,841,074 · program services $8,841,074
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,671,529 · program services $2,319,972 · management and general $273,433 · fundraising $78,124
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $33,540,460 · program services $19,446,320 · management and general $12,364,471 · fundraising $1,729,669
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $777,786 · program services $450,892 · management and general $287,065 · fundraising $39,829
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,856,924 · program services $2,290,836 · management and general $1,371,376 · fundraising $194,712
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,756,883 · program services $1,654,130 · management and general $964,909 · fundraising $137,844
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11b · Fees: legal
total $528,193 · program services $438,400 · management and general $68,665 · fundraising $21,128
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $257,949 · program services $214,098 · management and general $33,533 · fundraising $10,318
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11g · Fees: other
total $608,120 · program services $504,740 · management and general $79,056 · fundraising $24,324
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,627,386 · program services $2,242,216 · management and general $294,542 · fundraising $90,628
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16 · Occupancy
total $6,613,159 · program services $6,280,389 · management and general $254,471 · fundraising $78,299
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20 · Interest
total $11,570,971 · program services $11,570,971
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,452,797 · program services $2,035,821 · management and general $318,864 · fundraising $98,112
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24a · Other expenses: SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY
total $3,410,351 · program services $2,830,590 · management and general $443,346 · fundraising $136,415
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER SCHOOL SUPPORT
total $3,401,124 · program services $2,822,933 · management and general $442,146 · fundraising $136,045
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $591,388 · program services $331,177 · management and general $195,158 · fundraising $65,053
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,191,713 · end of year $8,955,476
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $50,810,402 · end of year $53,898,250
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,371,990 · end of year $5,184,076
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,682,211 · end of year $8,408,766
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $731,990 · end of year $468,175
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$15,414,350
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$8,121,127
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,158,091 · end of year $7,293,223
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $158,976,130 · end of year $165,809,031
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $70,015,338 · end of year $42,898,827
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,434,962 · end of year $4,370,985
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $474,624
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $138,245,072 · end of year $135,545,196
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $850,000 · end of year $3,000,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $75,645,443 · end of year $60,402,038
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $68,640,562 · end of year $84,460,939
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,647,202 · end of year $5,136,666
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Activities or mission (Part I)
UNCOMMON'S MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND PREPARE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. UNCOMMON FURTHERS THIS MISSION BY STARTING AND MANAGING OUTSTANDING URBAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, SERVING OVER 19,000 STUDENTS IN 52 SCHOOLS IN NEWARK AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK CITY AND ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. UNCOMMON ALSO FURTHERS THIS MISSION BY DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND TRAININGS WHICH UNCOMMON MAKES AVAILABLE TO ITS SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND DISTRICTS. UNCOMMON ALSO DEVELOPS, MANAGES, AND MAINTAINS REAL ESTATE FOR LEASE TO SCHOOLS WITHIN ITS NETWORK.
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GRANTS TO CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORTING CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PLEASE REFER TO FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
Expenses $64,274,559 · Grants $8,841,074 · Revenue $63,036,407
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Julie JacksonJULIE JACKSON
DIRECTOR/ CO-CEO
- Total calculated
- $712,404
- From this org
- $666,787
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,617
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $666,787
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $23,775
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,842
- Filer's total
- $712,404
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Brett PeiserBRETT PEISER
DIRECTOR/ CO-CEO
- Total calculated
- $712,259
- From this org
- $664,917
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,342
- Hours/week
- 41 + 7 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $664,917
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $25,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,842
- Filer's total
- $712,259
-
Paul Bambrick SantoyoPAUL BAMBRICK SANTOYO
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER, UNCOMMON SENIOR INSTRUCTION
- Total calculated
- $342,013
- From this org
- $319,056
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,957
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $319,056
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,457
- Filer's total
- $342,013
-
Susan PollockSUSAN POLLOCK
CHIEF REAL ESTATE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $339,235
- From this org
- $327,976
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,259
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $327,976
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,259
- Filer's total
- $339,235
-
Juliana WorrellJULIANA WORRELL
CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER K-8
- Total calculated
- $321,040
- From this org
- $317,540
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,500
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $317,540
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $321,040
-
Laura Lee McGovernLAURA LEE MCGOVERN
CHIEF ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $304,608
- From this org
- $280,211
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,397
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $280,211
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,897
- Filer's total
- $304,608
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Priam DuttaPRIAM DUTTA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $288,480
- From this org
- $273,478
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,002
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $273,478
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,502
- Filer's total
- $288,480
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Heather EvansHEATHER EVANS
HEAD, DATA AND IT
- Total calculated
- $273,810
- From this org
- $255,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,977
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $255,833
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,477
- Filer's total
- $273,810
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Jennifer ConsilvioJENNIFER CONSILVIO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (UNTIL 11/23)
- Total calculated
- $267,734
- From this org
- $244,299
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,435
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $244,299
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,935
- Filer's total
- $267,734
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Amanda CraftAMANDA CRAFT
HEAD OF TALENT
- Total calculated
- $263,519
- From this org
- $242,377
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,142
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $237,377
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,705
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,437
- Filer's total
- $263,519
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John PowellJOHN POWELL
DIR. OF FIN. (TIL 11/23)/CFO (AS OF 11/23)
- Total calculated
- $204,385
- From this org
- $200,859
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,526
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,859
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26
- Filer's total
- $204,385
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Norman AtkinsNORMAN ATKINS
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 7 related
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Donald KatzDONALD KATZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert KarrROBERT KARR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rondo MosesRONDO MOSES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 3 related
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Gaurav KapadiaGAURAV KAPADIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cecily CarsonCECILY CARSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura BlankfeinLAURA BLANKFEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert MarcusROBERT MARCUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Chris AugusteCHRIS AUGUSTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William Lewis JrWILLIAM LEWIS JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Allison BlitzerALLISON BLITZER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scott MillsSCOTT MILLS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Vandana RadhakrishnanVANDANA RADHAKRISHNAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
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UNCOMMON NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL
$2,785,410
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
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NORTH STAR ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC
$1,925,537
REAL ESTATE GRANT
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NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
$1,532,546
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
-
$945,313
REAL ESTATE GRANT
-
$592,276
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
-
ROXBURY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
$538,243
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
-
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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EXCELLENCE ACADEMIES FOUNDATION INC
501(C)(3) · SUPPORT SERVICES · DE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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501(C)(3) · LENDING SERVICES · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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NORTH STAR ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC
501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
-
501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
-
501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
-
501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
-
501(C)(4) · ADVOCACY · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
-
501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
REAL ESTATE · DE · income $0 · assets $2,044,177
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES II LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $569,351 · assets $8,761,354
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES III LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $2,650,323 · assets $33,211,038
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES IV LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $0 · assets $4,496,638
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES V LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $27,442 · assets $3,838,852
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES VI LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $37 · assets $3,997,265
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON PROPERTIES VII LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $2,211,017 · assets $32,308,609
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON CP PROPERTIES I LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $2,349,577 · assets $34,721,486
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON CP PROPERTIES II LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $2,277,390 · assets $32,553,508
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON CP PROPERTIES III LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $31,454 · assets $4,320,420
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON PROPERTIES LLC
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UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $3,229,643 · assets $730,551
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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ROXBURY PREP BELGRADE AVENUE LLC (DISSOLVED IN FY24)
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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10 VALE STREET LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $0 · assets $4,044,299
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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69 PROCTOR STREET LLC (DISSOLVED IN FY24)
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
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UNYC 140 MONTROSE LLC
REAL ESTATE · NJ · income $667,655 · assets $14,128,369
Directly controlled by UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521329349306092
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