Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,586,471
Total expenses
$29,292,219
Contributions and grants received
$5,900,469
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$21,685,913
Investment income
$89
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$52,533,951
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,803,755
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$730,196
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,490,350
Management and general expenses
$4,600,111
Fundraising expenses
$201,758
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,490,350

Program services were 83.6% 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)

    $5,438,449

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $462,020

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $68,594

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER PUPIL REVENUES

    total $21,658,703 · related or exempt $21,658,703

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES

    total $27,210 · related or exempt $27,210

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $89 · excluded $89

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $707,237 · program services $224,435 · management and general $482,802

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,985,924 · program services $12,333,379 · management and general $1,499,192 · fundraising $153,353

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $656,676 · program services $567,546 · management and general $80,083 · fundraising $9,047

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,570,800 · program services $1,351,663 · management and general $208,854 · fundraising $10,283

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,217,011 · program services $1,047,012 · management and general $157,742 · fundraising $12,257

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,734 · management and general $26,734

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,671 · management and general $69,671

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,055,879 · program services $1,605,919 · management and general $449,960

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $270,904 · program services $221,350 · management and general $33,250 · fundraising $16,304

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $350,417 · program services $197,097 · management and general $153,309 · fundraising $11

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $368,031 · program services $250,410 · management and general $117,465 · fundraising $156

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,093,928 · program services $4,119,791 · management and general $974,137

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $583,891 · program services $473,866 · management and general $110,025

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $201,498 · program services $161,195 · management and general $40,303

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $689,382 · program services $544,665 · management and general $144,717

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE

    total $481,338 · program services $481,338

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $433,166 · program services $432,884 · management and general $282

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $317,010 · program services $304,021 · management and general $12,989

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $212,722 · program services $173,779 · management and general $38,596 · fundraising $347

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $443

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,177,643 · end of year $2,102,558

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,228,467 · end of year $1,735,102

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $477,880 · end of year $189,472

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

    $10,147,842

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

    $7,620,924

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,697,271 · end of year $2,526,918

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,120,425 · end of year $45,979,901

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,938,704 · end of year $3,078,732

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $135,201 · end of year $492,181

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,192,280 · end of year $48,232,842

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,435,944 · end of year $730,196

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOLS' MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE STUDENTS TO BECOME INDEPENDENT THINKERS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO AN EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY BASED ON INQUIRY, ACTIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, THROUGH A LITERACY-BASED, INTEGRATED AND RIGOROUS STANDARDS-DRIVEN CURRICULUM THAT ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY AND HONORS DIVERSITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOLS (OWNCS) WAS ORGANIZED TO INCREASE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TO ENABLE PARENTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATED CLASSES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,260 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8.

  • OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOLS' (OWNCS) SERVES A SUCCESSFUL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 8 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL SERVICE FOR 190 DAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. AS SUCH, THEIR STUDENTS ARE TESTED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS REQUIRED BY THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE OPERATED CLASSES FOR 1135 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $22,584,363 · Revenue $20,085,569

  • THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS SPECIAL SERVICES TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE SPEECH, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND RESOURCE ROOM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE OPERATED CLASSES FOR 124 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $1,905,987 · Revenue $1,600,344

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Liz Fernandez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeanette Betancourt

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maura Fitzgerald

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Bogle

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Chin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Olubunmi Emigili

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kalimah Ayele

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Ferguson

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $241,470
    From this org
    $220,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,123
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,347
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,218
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,905
    Filer's total
    $241,470

  • Karrine Montaque

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $201,287
    From this org
    $167,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,020
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,267
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,911
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,109
    Filer's total
    $201,287

  • Richard Lee

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,581
    From this org
    $190,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,133
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,448
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,533
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,600
    Filer's total
    $218,581

  • Lisa Edmiston

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $192,430
    From this org
    $162,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,322
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,571
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,537
    Filer's total
    $192,430

  • Douglas Ricketts

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $189,315
    From this org
    $171,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,175
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,140
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,270
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,905
    Filer's total
    $189,315

  • Rodney Wilkins

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $181,150
    From this org
    $163,437
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,713
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,437
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,808
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,905
    Filer's total
    $181,150

  • Maria Mikanda

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $175,876
    From this org
    $159,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,545
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,331
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,640
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,905
    Filer's total
    $175,876

  • Stephanie Shilling

    INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $179,571
    From this org
    $151,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,510
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,061
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,942
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,568
    Filer's total
    $179,571

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
ANY BONUS FOR BRIAN FERGUSON WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AND ANY BONUS FOR THE PRINCIPALS WOULD BE DETERMINED BY BRIAN FERGUSON. THEY ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

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
2 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401319349303540

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.