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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ACHIEVE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,763,927
Total expenses
$10,650,132
Contributions and grants received
$3,229,244
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$7,470,657
Investment income
$4,122
Other revenue
$59,904
Total assets, end of year
$5,653,046
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,695,753
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,957,293
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,672,377
Management and general expenses
$3,977,755
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,672,377

Program services were 62.7% 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)

    $3,229,244

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER CAPITA AID

    total $7,470,657 · related or exempt $7,470,657

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,122 · excluded $4,122

  • 11a · Other revenue: E-RATE

    total $49,871 · related or exempt $49,871

  • 11b · Other revenue: REFUND OF PY EXPENSE

    total $10,033 · related or exempt $10,033

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $59,904

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,589,493 · program services $2,871,851 · management and general $1,717,642

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,246,414 · program services $843,859 · management and general $402,555

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,021,931 · program services $691,878 · management and general $330,053

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $339,542 · program services $229,880 · management and general $109,662

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,299 · management and general $6,299

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,500 · management and general $12,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,354,938 · program services $1,561,921 · management and general $793,017

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $486,351 · program services $418,493 · management and general $67,858

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $109,677 · program services $39,704 · management and general $69,973

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $371,349 · management and general $371,349

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,664 · management and general $52,664

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $56,474 · program services $14,791 · management and general $41,683

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

    total $2,500 · management and general $2,500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,396 · end of year $18,270

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,293,721 · end of year $1,115,544

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,074,247 · end of year $2,205,027

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,117,771 · end of year $2,314,205

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,007,496 · end of year $674,776

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $50,103

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,651,141 · end of year $2,970,874

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,840,883 · end of year $2,022,585

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,615 · end of year -$65,292

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ACHIEVE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL BUILDS INNOVATIONS WHO GRADUATE COLLEGE READY TO SOLVE THE WORLD'S NEXT SET OF CHALLENGES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ACHIEVE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL BUILDS INNOVATIONS WHO GRADUATE COLLEGE READY TO SOLVE THE WORLD'S NEXT SET OF CHALLENGES. SUBSEQUENTLY, JULY 1, 2023, THE CHARTER SCHOOL MERGED WITH PEOPLE'SPREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (PPCS) WHICH SERVED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL INNEWARK. THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND EQUITY AS OF THAT DATEWAS COMBINED WITH THE PPCS TO CREATE A NEW K-12 SCHOOL, PEOPLE'S ACHIEVECOMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (PACCS). THE NJ DOE APPROVED THE MERGER ONFEBRUARY 1, 2023.

  • THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES APPROPRIATE TO GRADE LEVELS K THROUGH 8. THESE INCLUDE BOTH REGULAR AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S FINAL HEAD COUNT WAS 441 STUDENTS. THE MAJOR INITIATIVES ARE BUILDING THE CURRICULUM FOR RIGOROUS LITERACY AND MATH INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE ADOPTION A NEW CURRICULUMS. TEACHERS AND LEADERS WILL BE TRAINED IN SUMMER INSTITUTE AND ON BI-WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CHARTER SCHOOL ALSO ADOPTED A NEW GUIDED READING FRAMEWORK IN KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE AND CLOSE READING IN THIRD GRADE. TEACHERS AND LEADERS WERE PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPED TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE ADDITION OF A VICE PRINCIPAL OF CULTURE AS WELL AS AN ASSOCIATE DEAN. THESE TWO POSITIONS PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR MOST STRUGGLING STUDENTS.

    Expenses $4,420,651 · Revenue $7,530,561

  • THE CHARTER SCHOOL IMPLEMENTED THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) AND IDEA PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE ENACTED BY CONGRESS TO PREAUTHORIZE THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT WITH MAJOR FOCUS ON PROVIDING ALL CHILDREN WITH FAIR, EQUAL AND SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, THE CHARTER SCHOOL ALSO IMPLEMENTED REQUIREMENTS OF THE ESSER, ARP AND OTHER COVID-19 RELATED ACTIVITIES TO RETAIN AND MAINTAIN SCHOOL OPERATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

    Expenses $2,251,726

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

Listed in Part VII

  • MANDISSA BRUDEY

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $142,599
    From this org
    $127,917
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,682
    Hours/week
    40
  • JAMES LASTER

    VICE-PRINCIP

    Total calculated
    $141,539
    From this org
    $122,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,097
    Hours/week
    40
  • CHALEETA N HINES

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • DOMINIQUE LEE

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • CHRISTOPHER PERPICH

    CHIEF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • PRISCILLA EVERHART

    SBA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • RONALD AUGUSTIN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • SONIA RODRIGUEZ-MARTO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • DANA MURRAY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • WYNDA GARCIA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • YOSSY MONTECINOS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • AYANAH HARRIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • CHARICE BALLESTER

    TRUSTEE UNTI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421369349307792

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