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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CORPORATION OF THE WASHINGTON LATIN SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,342,054
Total expenses
$21,895,098
Contributions and grants received
$5,518,013
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$19,700,540
Investment income
$94,906
Other revenue
$28,595
Total assets, end of year
$57,326,074
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,963,828
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,362,246
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,300,400
Management and general expenses
$1,321,860
Fundraising expenses
$272,838
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,300,400

Program services were 92.7% 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)

    $3,139,178

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,378,835

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV.

    total $15,648,253 · related or exempt $15,648,253

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GOV'T PER-PUPIL - FACILITIES

    total $3,221,421 · related or exempt $3,221,421

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES

    total $830,866 · related or exempt $830,866

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $94,906 · excluded $94,906

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $425

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $425

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $425 · excluded $425

  • 11a · Other revenue: SCHOOL EVENTS

    total $26,557 · excluded $26,557

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,613 · excluded $1,613

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $28,170

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $254,550 · program services $88,278 · management and general $128,089 · fundraising $38,183

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,584,484 · program services $11,168,194 · management and general $317,143 · fundraising $99,147

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $259,002 · program services $250,478 · management and general $6,580 · fundraising $1,944

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,139,165 · program services $1,088,204 · management and general $39,027 · fundraising $11,934

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $993,301 · program services $945,123 · management and general $36,832 · fundraising $11,346

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $34,570 · management and general $34,570

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $286,521 · management and general $286,521

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $852,432 · program services $585,124 · management and general $265,031 · fundraising $2,277

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $365,974 · program services $327,776 · management and general $34,553 · fundraising $3,645

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $94,032 · program services $90,059 · management and general $2,820 · fundraising $1,153

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,104,264 · program services $2,009,589 · management and general $68,983 · fundraising $25,692

  • 17 · Travel

    total $510,882 · program services $510,681 · management and general $201

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $176,863 · program services $111,084 · management and general $4,639 · fundraising $61,140

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,172,675 · program services $1,123,156 · management and general $35,159 · fundraising $14,360

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $65,966 · program services $9,194 · management and general $56,772

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT SERVICES

    total $607,335 · program services $607,335

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

    total $467,722 · program services $467,722

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROF. DEVELOPMENT

    total $401,048 · program services $401,048

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICES

    total $254,760 · program services $254,760

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $269,552 · program services $262,595 · management and general $4,940 · fundraising $2,017

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,096,187 · end of year $7,046,256

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,027,251 · end of year $6,749,558

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $788,324 · end of year $764,453

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $973,716 · end of year $852,808

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,810 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $243,867 · end of year $184,964

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

    $47,341,979

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

    $9,405,916

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,777,954 · end of year $37,936,063

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,436,294 · end of year $3,791,972

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,507,599 · end of year $2,178,058

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,265 · end of year $141,239

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $12,722,026 · end of year $12,254,219

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $504,646 · end of year $18,072,808

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $97,643 · end of year $2,317,504

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,147,476 · end of year $19,585,339

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,356,748 · end of year $2,776,907

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE A RIGOROUS, CLASSICAL EDUCATION TO PUBLIC SCHOOL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

  • WASHINGTON LATIN PCS OFFERS A CLASSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE MODERN WORLD AS A SMALL NETWORK OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT IS OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS 741 STUDENTS AT OUR 2ND STREET CAMPUS (GRADES 5-12), AND 285 STUDENTS AT THE ANNA JULIA COOPER CAMPUS (GRADES 5-7) WHICH OPENED IN 2022. WE AIM FOR A DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT BODY AND HAVE ENROLLED STUDENTS FROM EACH OF THE EIGHT WARDS IN EACH OF OUR 18 YEARS. ANY STUDENT IN GRADES 5 THROUGH 12 WHO IS EAGER TO LEARN AND WILLING TO WORK FOR AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION WILL FIND OUR PROGRAM REWARDING AND WILL, UPON GRADUATION, BE PREPARED FOR WORK OR COLLEGE.OUR ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY SOURCES OF SUPPORT ARE LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT FUNDING THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, WE COLLECT STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES. WASHINGTON LATIN ALSO RECEIVES GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION: INHERENT IN OUR SCHOOL'S DESIGN IS A PURPOSEFUL TENSION BETWEEN THE IDEALS OF THE CLASSICAL APPROACH TO EDUCATION AND THE MINDSET OF THE MODERN TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE. AS A CLASSICAL SCHOOL, WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH THE ESTABLISHED WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS, PARTICULARLY THE CULTURES OF GREECE AND ROME. AT THE SAME TIME, WE STRIVE TO CONVEY THESE LEGACIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE BEST OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE: A COMMITMENT TO A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY AND A VARIETY OF PEDAGOGIES. WE USE BOTH THE ANCIENT METHODS OF REPETITION AND SOCRATIC DIALOGUE, AS WELL AS THE CONTEMPORARY INNOVATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING. THIS BALANCE BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND MODERN IS EXPLORED THROUGH A BROAD, LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM THAT EXPLORES TRUTH, BEAUTY, AND GOODNESS. THE LIBERAL ARTS OFFER STUDENTS A MULTIFACETED VIEW OF THE WORLD AND ENABLES STUDENTS TO BE GLOBAL CITIZENS. WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO QUESTION THEIR ASSUMPTIONS AND SEE BEYOND THEIR PERSPECTIVE. IT PRODUCES CONFIDENCE, EMPATHY, AND FLEXIBILITY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTONOMOUS SELF AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR FULLER HUMANITY.WE HAVE A VERY STABLE FACULTY WHO BRING THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERTISE AND PASSION FOR THEIR SUBJECT MATTER TO THE CLASSROOM. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO SMALL CLASS SIZES SO THAT EVERY TEACHER CAN OFFER PERSONALIZED ATTENTION TO STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (DISABILITY, LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE, ETC. DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, WE INSTITUTED A 1:1 TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS COULD ACCESS OUR SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AND DISTANCE LEARNING; THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES AND ENSURES ACCESS TODAY, BOTH IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME. BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF WASHINGTON LATIN'S RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WASHINGTON LATIN IS IN ITS 18TH YEAR AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR AUTHORIZER, THE DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH RENEWED OUR CHARTER IN 2022. WE ARE ALSO ACCREDITED BY COGNIA (2023-29).EVERY YEAR SINCE IT OPENED, THE SCHOOL HAS ENROLLED STUDENTS FROM ALL EIGHT WARDS. OUR STUDENT BODY IS DIVERSE, AND OUR RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS MIRROR THOSE OF THE CITY. WASHINGTON LATIN IS IN HIGH DEMAND; THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 3,700 STUDENTS APPLIED THROUGH THE DC COMMON LOTTERY FOR FEWER THAN 220 AVAILABLE SEATS AT BOTH CAMPUSES.DUE TO THIS EVER-GROWING DEMAND, WE OPENED A SECOND CAMPUS THE ANNA JULIA COOPER CAMPUS - IN AUGUST 2022 FOR 163 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 AND 6. IN 2023-24, WE ADDED 7TH GRADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADD A GRADE EACH YEAR UNTIL REACHING FULL ENROLLMENT 740 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12.TOGETHER WITH WASHINGTON YU YING (A PEER DC CHARTER SCHOOL), WASHINGTON LATIN PURCHASED A SCHOOL FACILITY AT 4301 HAREWOOD ROAD IN SEPTEMBER 2022. THIS CAMPUS WILL SERVE AS THE PERMANENT HOME OF OUR COOPER CAMPUS BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 2025. WE ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS OF THIS FACILITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YU YING, WHICH WILL SHARE THE SITE WITH OUR COOPER CAMPUS.IN RECENT DC-WIDE STANDARDIZED TESTING (PARCC ASSESSMENT, ADMINISTERED EACH SPRING), WASHINGTON LATIN STUDENTS SCORED AT OR NEAR THE TOP OF BOTH ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) AND MATHEMATICS TESTS. IN FACT, OUR ELA SCORES WERE THE HIGHEST OF ANY NON-SELECTIVE DCPS OR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.OUR FIRST CLASS GRADUATED IN 2012; THE CLASS OF 2024 WILL BE OUR 13TH GRADUATING CLASS. OUR FIRST TWO GRADUATING CLASSES HAD THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATES (93% AND 96%) OF ANY NON-SELECTIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. THE GRADUATION RATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2023 WAS 96.25%.THE CLASS OF 2023 RECEIVED MORE THAN $23,000,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. PAST GRADUATES HAVE WON PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS INCLUDING POSSE SCHOLARSHIPS, CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND BEAT THE ODDS SCHOLARSHIPS, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TRACHTENBERG SCHOLARSHIPS, THE HBCU WEEK X FOSSI STEM SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE HERBERT H. DENTON JR. SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAVE HAD ONE GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST.OUR FACULTY IS VERY STABLE, PARTICULARLY IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN DC AND NATIONALLY. WE HAVE A TOTAL RETENTION RATE OF 85-90% ANNUALLY, AND MORE THAN ONE QUARTER OF OUR FACULTY HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR 10 YEARS OR MORE. WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD THAT SO MANY OF OUR OWN GRADUATES HAVE RETURNED TO WORK AT OUR SCHOOLS; 10% OF OUR FACULTY ARE WASHINGTON LATIN ALUMNI.

    Expenses $20,300,400 · Revenue $19,700,540

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

Listed in Part VII

  • CHRISTOPHER B WILKINSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • KENNETH MERRITT

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ELIZABETH PAISNER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • BRENDAN WILLIAMS-KIEF

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • LAURIE BALLENGER

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • BARRY CALDWELL

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ALYSE GRAHAM

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • PRIYA JAYACHANDRAN

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • CARL MCFADGION

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JOSIAH OSGOOD

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • LISA RUCKER

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • PETER ANDERSON

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $192,586
    From this org
    $178,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,125
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,461
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,008
    Filer's total
    $192,586

  • GEOVANNA IZURIETA CHIEF

    FINANCIAL OFFICER (EFF. FEB 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • JAMES KELLY

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $130,097
    From this org
    $119,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,953
    Hours/week
    40

  • CATHERINE CROMWELL

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $115,358
    From this org
    $109,623
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,735
    Hours/week
    40

  • CYNTHIA A DAVIS

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $124,760
    From this org
    $107,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,998
    Hours/week
    40

  • BABA T ELEBY EL

    BUSINESS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $113,883
    From this org
    $102,626
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,257
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARTITA FLEMING

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $124,572
    From this org
    $101,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,122
    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

  • 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

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
202411369349319501

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