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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WAYNE STEM ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,267,582
Total expenses
$3,692,355
Contributions and grants received
$3,123,301
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$77,708
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$66,573
Total assets, end of year
$12,602,916
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,553,932
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$951,016
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,684,281
Management and general expenses
$1,008,074
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,684,281

Program services were 72.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $6,115

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,117,186

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL

    total $63,299 · related or exempt $63,299

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICES

    total $8,545 · related or exempt $8,545

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $5,864 · related or exempt $5,864

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $6,115

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $53,513 · related or exempt $53,513

  • 11b · Other revenue: SALES TAX

    total $13,060 · related or exempt $13,060

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $66,573

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $66,830 · program services $48,584 · management and general $18,246

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,743,944 · program services $1,267,819 · management and general $476,125

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,781 · program services $15,834 · management and general $5,947

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $132,214 · program services $96,117 · management and general $36,097

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $135,384 · program services $98,422 · management and general $36,962

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,990 · program services $10,171 · management and general $3,819

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,100 · program services $7,343 · management and general $2,757

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $257,927 · program services $187,509 · management and general $70,418

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,330 · program services $14,780 · management and general $5,550

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $324 · program services $236 · management and general $88

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,603 · program services $16,432 · management and general $6,171

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $86,175 · program services $62,648 · management and general $23,527

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,864 · program services $4,263 · management and general $1,601

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,251 · program services $24,173 · management and general $9,078

  • 20 · Interest

    total $457,632 · program services $332,691 · management and general $124,941

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $410,505 · program services $298,430 · management and general $112,075

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,129 · program services $21,176 · management and general $7,953

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUPPLIES

    total $153,722 · program services $111,753 · management and general $41,969

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $52,192 · program services $37,943 · management and general $14,249

  • 24c · Other expenses: NON-CAP EQUIPMENT

    total $15,947 · program services $11,593 · management and general $4,354

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $13,060 · program services $9,494 · management and general $3,566

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,451 · program services $6,870 · management and general $2,581

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $79,150 · end of year $85,862

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $3,433

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,590 · end of year $8,533

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,737 · end of year $7,063

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

    $59,269

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

    $11,760

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $47,509

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $16,436,107 · end of year $12,450,516

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,382 · end of year $80,934

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $4,820

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $160,125 · end of year $160,125

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,250,765 · end of year $13,308,053

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$946,688 · end of year -$951,016

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDE A CHALLENGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH TO A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, ENABLING THEM TO BECOME PROBLEM-SOLVING, PEACE-BUILDING, SOLUTION-FOCUSED CITIZENS. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND COLLABORATION, ENSURING STUDENTS ARE WELL-EQUIPPED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

  • THE SCHOOL IS OPERATED AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 305 STUDENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025.

    Expenses $2,684,281 · Revenue $144,281

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christina Watts

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    36
  • Chretien Dumond

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    36
  • Ashley Costello

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    18
  • David Kerr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    18
  • Todd Forgette

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $66,830
    From this org
    $66,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600769349301005

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