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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,567,275
Total expenses
$15,752,482
Contributions and grants received
$4,299,738
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,039,203
Investment income
$161,806
Other revenue
$66,528
Total assets, end of year
$40,543,818
Total liabilities, end of year
$33,523,139
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,020,679
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,924,356
Management and general expenses
$2,798,217
Fundraising expenses
$29,909
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,924,356

Program services were 82.0% 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)

    $3,908,313

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $391,425

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESIDENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT

    total $12,039,203 · related or exempt $12,039,203

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $161,806 · excluded $161,806

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $66,528 · excluded $66,528

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $66,528

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $240,185 · program services $120,593 · management and general $119,592

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,722,106 · program services $7,226,819 · management and general $1,483,011 · fundraising $12,276

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $132,029 · program services $108,239 · management and general $23,790

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $676,888 · program services $554,922 · management and general $121,966

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $832,429 · program services $682,437 · management and general $146,309 · fundraising $3,683

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,173 · management and general $17,173

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $217,000 · management and general $217,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $372,948 · program services $324,017 · management and general $34,981 · fundraising $13,950

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,447 · program services $121,447

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $600,839 · program services $492,576 · management and general $108,263

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,061,052 · program services $1,689,679 · management and general $371,373

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $281,847 · program services $231,062 · management and general $50,785

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $106,268 · program services $87,120 · management and general $19,148

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT SERVICES

    total $677,498 · program services $677,498

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT & STAFF REC. FEES

    total $260,461 · program services $219,292 · management and general $41,169

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD & STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $197,515 · program services $176,513 · management and general $21,002

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $105,847 · program services $86,775 · management and general $19,072

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $128,950 · program services $125,367 · management and general $3,583

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,162,877 · end of year $588,347

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,938,442 · end of year $717,078

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $549,249 · end of year $1,829,486

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $43,175 · end of year $40,349

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

    $1,911,376

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

    $1,393,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $570,439 · end of year $518,097

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $5,788,930

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $324,828 · end of year $31,061,531

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,187,311 · end of year $1,260,798

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,195,813 · end of year $32,262,341

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,205,886 · end of year $7,020,679

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AMERICAN DREAM SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, PREPARING STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12 TO EXCEL IN COLLEGE.

  • THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR WAS OUR NINTH YEAR OF OPERATION. DURING THIS YEAR, WE SERVED 6TH GRADE WITH 85 STUDENTS, 7TH GRADE WITH 89 STUDENTS, 8TH GRADE WITH 81 STUDENTS, 9TH GRADE WITH 94 STUDENTS, 10TH GRADE WITH 84 STUDENTS, 11TH GRADE WITH 77 STUDENTS, AND 12TH GRADE WITH 74 STUDENTS. OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN CENTRAL TO OUR FOCUS AS WE DEVELOP ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, PREPARING OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN COLLEGE. IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022-23 WE CONTINUED TO CONCENTRATE ON CULTIVATING A HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHING STAFF, IMPROVING OUR STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND FINE-TUNING A SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE A SUCCESSFUL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDED HOMEWORK HELP, SPORTS, SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, GIRLS ON THE RUN TO NAME A FEW. WE CONTINUED OFFERING AFTER SCHOOL PARENT WORKSHOPS AND BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH PARENTS AND THE PRINCIPAL CALLED "CAFECITO CON DA DIRECTORA." DURING THE 2022-23 WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL INSTRUCTION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND FAMILY SUPPORT. ADCS GRADUATED OUR THIRD CLASS ALMOST ALL OF WHOM HAD BEEN ACCEPTED AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. AS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. AS A RESULT, ADS IS A SPLIT CAMPUS SCHOOL WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES CO-LOCATED IN A NYC DOE BUILDING AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES LOCATED IN PRIVATE, RENTED SPACE.

    Expenses $12,924,356

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Luz M Rojas

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Zuleika Martinez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Roselin Espinal

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Angelo Cabrera

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Patricia Simon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Teresa Hernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Melissa Melkonian

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $248,068
    From this org
    $240,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,883
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,185
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,883
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $248,068
  • Nicholas Gallagher

    CHIEF OF STA

    Total calculated
    $192,599
    From this org
    $170,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,612
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,987
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $21,612
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $192,599
  • Beatriz Banuelos

    MIDDLE SCHOO

    Total calculated
    $187,078
    From this org
    $173,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,445
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,633
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,445
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $187,078
  • Gisselle Robinson

    SPED TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $152,449
    From this org
    $147,884
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,565
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,884
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,565
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $152,449
  • Eddie Jimenez

    MIDDLE SCHOO

    Total calculated
    $158,435
    From this org
    $146,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,391
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,044
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,391
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $158,435
  • Gregorio Miranda

    HIGH SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $166,065
    From this org
    $137,490
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,575

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,490
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $28,575
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $166,065

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

None.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
7 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400419349300705

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