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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CRESCENT CITY SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$53,663,883
Total expenses
$50,828,563
Contributions and grants received
$52,687,054
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$315,133
Investment income
$431,264
Other revenue
$230,432
Total assets, end of year
$18,456,866
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,152,488
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,304,378
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$48,580,717
Management and general expenses
$2,117,642
Fundraising expenses
$130,204
Program service expenses (Part III)
$48,580,717

Program services were 95.6% 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)

    $50,987,478

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,699,576

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $259,119

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES

    total $188,105 · related or exempt $188,105

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ATHLETIC FEES

    total $69,116 · related or exempt $69,116

  • 2c · Program service revenue: NON-CCS SCHOOL FEES

    total $57,912 · related or exempt $57,912

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $431,264 · excluded $431,264

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,625

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,625

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,625 · unrelated business $1,625

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $228,807 · related or exempt $228,807

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $228,807

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,152,480 · program services $1,099,484 · management and general $52,996

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $25,036,844 · program services $23,778,903 · management and general $1,146,158 · fundraising $111,783

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $883,487 · program services $833,950 · management and general $49,537

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,151,364 · program services $2,848,205 · management and general $284,738 · fundraising $18,421

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,946,002 · program services $1,863,782 · management and general $82,220

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,114,838 · program services $2,941,212 · management and general $173,626

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $265,746 · program services $133,069 · management and general $132,677

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,894,198 · program services $1,859,938 · management and general $34,260

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,994 · program services $1,971 · management and general $15,023

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,983 · program services $5,983

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $155,792 · program services $134,141 · management and general $21,651

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $814,385 · program services $808,632 · management and general $5,753

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE

    total $3,451,011 · program services $3,415,868 · management and general $35,143

  • 24b · Other expenses: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

    total $2,341,814 · program services $2,285,199 · management and general $56,615

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

    total $2,053,989 · program services $2,053,989

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $1,928,809 · program services $1,928,809

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,614,827 · program services $2,587,582 · management and general $27,245

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,386,674 · end of year $1,762,808

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,793,371 · end of year $13,859,636

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,610,780 · end of year $956,463

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,677,353 · end of year $115,064

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $336,505 · end of year $71,667

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

    $2,146,645

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

    $754,620

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $943,562 · end of year $1,392,025

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $191,589 · end of year $299,203

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,125,072 · end of year $2,713,905

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $206,150 · end of year $191,415

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $139,554 · end of year $247,168

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,422,165 · end of year $14,906,353

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $46,893 · end of year $398,025

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF CRESCENT CITY SCHOOLS IS TO SUPPORT, DEVELOP AND MANAGE OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT, DEVELOP AND MANAGE OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS.

  • IN 2024, CRESCENT CITY SCHOOLS SERVED MORE THAN 2,600 STUDENTS IN NEW ORLEANS ACROSS FOUR CAMPUSES: HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL, TUBMAN MONTESSORI, DOROTHY HEIGHT CHARTER SCHOOL, AND MILDRED OSBORNE CHARTER SCHOOL. CCS ALSO OPERATES THE AURORA PROGRAM, A HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DOCUMENTED EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING THE CHILD'S ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL SETTING. EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE NETWORK RECEIVED A GRADE OF A FOR THE "INTERESTS AND OPPORTUNITIES" MEASURE, AS MEASURED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. CCS IS ALSO PROUD TO SHARE THAT TUBMAN AND HEIGHT EARNED A GRADE OF A FOR THE LDOE'S DROPOUT CREDIT ACCUMULATION INDEX, WHICH MEASURES HOW WELL-PREPARED FORMER CCS STUDENTS WERE FOR HIGH SCHOOL. TUBMAN RECEIVED 131.8 POINTS AND HEIGHT RECEIVED 109 POINTS. OSBORNE WILL RECEIVE ITS FIRST DCAI SCORE IN FALL 2025.

    Expenses $48,580,717 · Revenue $543,940

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Monica Landry

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chanel D Long

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jarred Jupiter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Teague

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Wallace

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lakeisha Green

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Connie Labat

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johmyrin Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Dufour

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nick Tringali

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katherine Mehok

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $218,539
    From this org
    $200,361
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,178
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,361
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,334
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,626
    Filer's total
    $218,321
  • Christopher Hines

    COO

    Total calculated
    $198,081
    From this org
    $182,894
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,187
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,894
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,292
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,894
    Filer's total
    $198,080
  • Julie Lause

    CHIEF OF SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $216,247
    From this org
    $192,070
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,177
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,070
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,032
    Filer's total
    $211,465
  • Lakeysha Arthur

    PRINCIPAL, DOROTHY HEIGHT

    Total calculated
    $122,465
    From this org
    $108,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,788
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carissa Kolakauskas

    DIRECTOR, AURORA PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $131,121
    From this org
    $108,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,861
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cynthia Costello

    CAO

    Total calculated
    $165,462
    From this org
    $138,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,649
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,813
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,658
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,861
    Filer's total
    $161,332
  • Nicole Escarra

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $130,204
    From this org
    $111,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,421
    Hours/week
    40
  • Zondra Howard-Cross

    PRINCIPAL, HARRIET TUBMAN

    Total calculated
    $126,773
    From this org
    $109,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,151
    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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

  • CRESCENT CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRYOUT THE PURPOSES OF CRESCENT CITY · LA

    Directly controlled by CRESCENT CITY SCHOOLS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349309991

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