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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,567,773
Total expenses
$12,797,348
Contributions and grants received
$16,745,394
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$574,738
Investment income
$310,969
Other revenue
-$63,328
Total assets, end of year
$20,584,963
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,392,564
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,192,399
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,736,503
Management and general expenses
$2,060,845
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,736,503

Program services were 83.9% 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)

    $16,585,662

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $159,732

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE-LINE 2

    total $574,738 · related or exempt $574,738

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $310,969 · related or exempt $310,969

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    -$63,328

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$63,328 · related or exempt -$63,328

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $846,195 · program services $709,926 · management and general $136,269

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,157,146 · program services $3,487,692 · management and general $669,454

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,529,506 · program services $2,122,162 · management and general $407,344

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $571,597 · program services $479,549 · management and general $92,048

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,052,139 · program services $882,706 · management and general $169,433

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $145,746 · program services $122,276 · management and general $23,470

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,036,479 · program services $869,568 · management and general $166,911

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $560,711 · program services $470,416 · management and general $90,295

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $902,923 · program services $757,519 · management and general $145,404

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,662 · program services $74,384 · management and general $14,278

  • 24a · Other expenses: OFFICE SUPPLIES

    total $418,918 · program services $351,457 · management and general $67,461

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES

    total $250,767 · program services $210,384 · management and general $40,383

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE

    total $122,703 · program services $102,943 · management and general $19,760

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $82,434 · program services $69,159 · management and general $13,275

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,422 · program services $26,362 · management and general $5,060

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,726,057 · end of year $12,138,456

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $879,254 · end of year $713,079

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $1,222,035

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

    $592,299

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $262,340 · end of year $629,736

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,414,568 · end of year $7,103,692

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $334,129 · end of year $531,674

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $417,160 · end of year $166,461

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $86,726 · end of year $206,709

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,878,059 · end of year $9,487,720

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,936,810 · end of year $10,066,991

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,629,335 · end of year $125,408

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IS BASED UPON THE PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERYONE CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION AND THAT INDIVIDUALS WORKING TOGETHER CAN MAKE AN IMPACTING DIFFERENCE. IT IS ALSO THE MISSION OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL TO EDUCATE EVERY STUDENT TO BECOME A LIFELONG LEARNER.

  • UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES APPROPRIATE TO GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. THE CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, DURING WHICH THERE WAS AN AVERAGE ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 429 STUDENTS.Major initiatives for the 2023-2024 school year included continuing efforts to improve student performance. Significant improvements were also made to the school's technological infrastructure. Portable devices were purchased and distributed to allow for remote instruction during the pandemic. Meanwhile improvements were made to HVAC units during the lockdown to provide for better air quality within the school building. Temperature monitoring systems, personal protective equipment and health tracking systems were also purchased by the school in order to effectively deal with the pandemic. The school also received an unconditional level one charter renewal from the NJ Department of Education.

    Expenses $10,736,503

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sergio Riquelme

    PRES-TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Glenda Almeida

    TREAS-TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Carmen Torres Izquirdo

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Daysi Romero

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rhonda Curry

    BUSINESS ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $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
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349313149

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