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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by INTERDISTRICT SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,240,703
Total expenses
$5,049,127
Contributions and grants received
$3,075
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,237,602
Investment income
$26
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,641,909
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,796,270
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,845,639
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,441,739
Management and general expenses
$607,388
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,441,739

Program services were 88.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,075

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Federal, State and Local

    total $5,466,056 · related or exempt $5,466,056

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Misc

    total $10,986 · related or exempt $10,986

  • 2c · Program service revenue: School/Student Activities

    total $14,092 · related or exempt $14,092

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Special Education Tuition

    total $746,468 · related or exempt $746,468

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26 · excluded $26

  • 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

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 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 $321,947 · program services $114,824 · management and general $207,123

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,023,788 · program services $2,831,159 · management and general $192,629

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $368,480 · program services $321,244 · management and general $47,236

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $143,725 · program services $129,353 · management and general $14,372

  • 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 $170,270 · program services $81,881 · management and general $88,389

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,750 · program services $36,359 · management and general $2,391

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $54,678 · program services $54,678

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $266,911 · program services $250,896 · management and general $16,015

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $48,049 · program services $48,049

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $236,734 · program services $222,530 · management and general $14,204

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,924 · program services $41,332 · management and general $2,592

  • 24a · Other expenses: Supplies & materials

    total $308,816 · program services $286,904 · management and general $21,912

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $14,301 · program services $14,301

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $8,754 · program services $8,229 · management and general $525

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,302,985 · end of year $1,652,297

  • 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 $471,388 · end of year $362,656

  • 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

    beginning of year $24,326 · end of year $9,890

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

    $10,301,492

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

    $2,684,426

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,325,762 · end of year $7,617,066

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $332,726 · end of year $638,529

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $651,006 · end of year $561,978

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $486,666 · end of year $1,595,763

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,654,063 · end of year $6,845,639

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

At ISAAC Middle School, we pride ourselves on fostering a safe, fun, and nurturing environment that promotes hard work, happiness, and effort for all who work, learn, and grow within our school community. We believe that All Students Can Succeed with high expectations, maximum effort, and a growth mindset. Our success as an ISAAC Family is deeply rooted in the positive relationships shared among our diverse student body, devoted staff, and engaged families. Our professional learning community of talented and passionate educators is committed to the delivery of a rigorous and innovative curriculum, which promotes the shared belief that Effort Creates Ability. We support the growth of each student by developing the academic, civic, and social skills essential to succeed in high school and beyond.

  • Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication (ISAAC) is an independent charter school that was founded in 1997. ISAAC serves students in grades six through eight and is the sole charter middle school in New London and southeastern Connecticut. ISAAC provides a safe, nurturing, and diverse middle school that delivers a highly rigorous curriculum that promotes effort through a positive mindset. ISAAC is focused on the motto all students can succeed with hard work and grit. The staff has written curriculum in a new common format and additional programs to identify learning gaps and social disparities to cultivate success for every student. ISAAC is committed to establishing equity for all students in terms of access to technology and transportation and providing engaging after-school programs that reflect cultural and athletic interests. ISAAC enjoys partnerships with local organizations such as the Mystic Seaport, Ivoryton Playhouse, United States Coast Guard Academy, Mitchell College, Project Oceanology, and Mystic Aquarium, to name a few. Furthermore, ISAAC has partnered with the Ant-Defamation League (ADL) to become a No Place for Hate school through its existing advisory program.

    Expenses $4,441,739 · Revenue $6,237,602

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Nicholas Spera

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $222,777
    From this org
    $200,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,464
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,678
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $11,635
    Deferred
    $22,464
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $222,777
  • Denise Dunning

    190 Governor Winthrop Blvd.

    Total calculated
    $136,155
    From this org
    $133,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,180
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,975
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $136,155
  • William Linski

    Principal

    Total calculated
    $124,741
    From this org
    $122,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,100
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tanya Collins

    Asst. Prnc/ Dir HR

    Total calculated
    $114,304
    From this org
    $112,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,831
    Hours/week
    40
  • Amy Geary

    Dir of Stu Support

    Total calculated
    $102,394
    From this org
    $100,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,631
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christina Schiano

    Director

    Total calculated
    $75,577
    From this org
    $45,991
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,586
    Hours/week
    40
  • Erica Robb

    Finance Dir

    Total calculated
    $75,002
    From this org
    $61,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,694
    Hours/week
    32
  • Melanie Paterson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $57,283
    From this org
    $57,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Barbara Crouch

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Bumgardner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Brailey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leota Muller

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Richard Sanders

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Booker Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Lawrence Fenn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Spellman

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Muckle

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · 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
9 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440169349302769

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