Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,370,692
- Total expenses
- $8,467,522
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,977,245
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $320,008
- Investment income
- $73,439
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,313,250
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,793,928
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$5,480,678
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,467,522
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,467,522
Program services were 100.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$7,952,245
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$25,000
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$500,030
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2a · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICE
total $169,718 · related or exempt $169,718
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2b · Program service revenue: SCHOOL PROGRAMS
total $150,290 · related or exempt $150,290
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3 · Investment income
total $73,439 · excluded $73,439
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $652,638 · program services $652,638
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,511,052 · program services $2,511,052
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $505,323 · program services $505,323
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $945,073 · program services $945,073
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $223,265 · program services $223,265
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,126,833 · program services $1,126,833
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17 · Travel
total $23,018 · program services $23,018
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $38,584 · program services $38,584
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23 · Insurance
total $66,541 · program services $66,541
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24a · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION - BUSES
total $1,079,269 · program services $1,079,269
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24b · Other expenses: TUITION EXPENSE
total $500,030 · program services $500,030
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $246,118 · program services $246,118
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24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
total $242,454 · program services $242,454
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24e · All other expenses
total $307,324 · program services $307,324
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,073,522 · end of year $2,581,722
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $107,795 · end of year $19,428
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$359,007
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$266,117
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $92,890
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,298,343 · end of year $6,619,210
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $42,866 · end of year $98,783
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $11,994,564 · end of year $14,695,145
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$5,557,770 · end of year -$5,480,678
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO PROVIDE HIGHLY MOTIVATED STUDENTS WITH A CURRICULUM THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE RELEVANT CURRICULUM AT DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY SUCH THAT ALL STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH ONE TO TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE CREDITS, PREPARING THEM FOR COMPLETION OF A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE A SAFE, CARING AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT DEVELOPS STUDENTS' ACADEMIC, SOCIAL SKILLS AND PERSONAL CHARACTER TRAITS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE COMPLETION, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WILL BE THE FIRST GENERATION IN THEIR FAMILIES TO BECOME COLLEGE EDUCATED.
Activities or mission (Part I)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (DSU), A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY IN DOVER, DELAWARE, THE EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL AT DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (ECS) WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED TO BE A DYNAMIC HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED, MOTIVATED, AND SUPPORTED BY THE UNIQUE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CREATED BY THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL MODEL. IN 2020-2021 THE SCHOOL'S CHARTER WAS EXPANDED TO PERMIT THE ADDITION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES 7 AND 8. THOSE GRADES WERE ENROLLED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. THE SCHOOL IS REPLICATING THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EARLY COLLEGE MODEL AND SEEKS TO SERVE PARTICULARLY FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE ATTENDEES. IN THE TRADITION OF EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND UP TO 60 HOURS OF COLLEGE CREDITS OR AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE DURING THEIR 4 YEARS.
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THE EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL @DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY HAD ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR:1. THE ECS@DSU MIDDLE SCHOOL IS OPERATING IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF EXISTENCE WITH ROUGHLY 200 STUDENTS IN THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADES.2. THE ECS@DSU HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY3. THE HEAD OF SCHOOL WAS NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Expenses $8,467,522 · Revenue $320,008
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Crystal Gillis-HammondCRYSTAL GILLIS-HAMMOND
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robin DembyROBIN DEMBY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Susan BuntingSUSAN BUNTING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Paige ChapmanPAIGE CHAPMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Debbie HarringtonDEBBIE HARRINGTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tahira LyonsTAHIRA LYONS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Charles S McDowell EsqCHARLES S MCDOWELL ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ayeda SilentAYEDA SILENT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 55 related
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Sandra SpanglerSANDRA SPANGLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Latricia VicksLATRICIA VICKS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joell WhitleyJOELL WHITLEY
BOARD MEMBER, TEACHER REPR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Juanita WilsonJUANITA WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Evelyn Edney EdDEVELYN EDNEY EDD
CHARTER DIRECTOR, NON-VOTING
- Total calculated
- $187,202
- From this org
- $139,023
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $48,179
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,023
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,287
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,892
- Filer's total
- $187,202
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Nyia McCants EdDNYIA MCCANTS EDD
RECORDING SECRETARY, NON-VOTING
- Total calculated
- $162,487
- From this org
- $121,056
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,431
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $121,056
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $27,891
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,540
- Filer's total
- $162,487
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Leah JenkinsLEAH JENKINS
BUSINESS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $152,266
- From this org
- $116,454
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,812
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $116,454
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $26,831
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,981
- Filer's total
- $152,266
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Dara SavageDARA SAVAGE
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
- Total calculated
- $150,683
- From this org
- $111,462
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,221
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $111,462
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $25,681
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,540
- Filer's total
- $150,683
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 · Written employment contract
- 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.
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501(C)(3) · ENSURE FINANCIAL VIABILITY · DE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 18 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202500519349300800
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