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Propel Charter School Mckeesport

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.25M (2023)

Expenses
$6.57M (2023)

Total Assets
$9.86M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$7.31M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,250,283
Expenses
$6,571,220
Net Income
$1,679,063
Net Assets
$2,552,506
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,990,826
24.1%
Program Services $5,511,925
66.8%
Investment Income $78,802
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $668,730
8.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,373,181
36.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,858,613
Total Liabilities $7,306,107
Net Assets $2,552,506
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fair (President) $0 $0 $0
Bernard E Carter Jr (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Bartholomew (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Evon Walters (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
James Kinville (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Huber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lewis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $205,092 $91,707
Beth Wright (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $132,911 $33,519

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,400,401
Expenses
$6,416,748
Net Income
$983,653
Net Assets
$878,304
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $923,878
12.5%
Program Services $5,741,601
77.6%
Investment Income $7,320
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $727,602
9.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,149,877
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,556,409
Total Liabilities $7,678,105
Net Assets $878,304
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fair (President) $0 $0 $0
Bernard E Carter Jr (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Bartholomew (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Evon Walters (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
James Kinville (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Huber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ariam Ford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lewis (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $205,092 $104,207
Beth Wright (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $132,911 $46,019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,572,743
Expenses
$5,889,371
Net Income
$683,372
Net Assets
-$82,448
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $707,820
10.8%
Program Services $5,357,870
81.5%
Investment Income $1,676
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $505,377
7.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,051,674
34.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,571,522
Total Liabilities $4,653,970
Net Assets -$82,448
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fair (President) $0 $0 $0
Bernard E Carter Jr (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Bartholomew (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Evon Walters (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Huber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ariam Ford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lewis (Trustee Joined March 2021) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $188,459 $82,530
Beth Wright (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $121,856 $29,040
Kristin Hughes (Trustee Resigned September 2020) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,856,689
Expenses
$5,344,079
Net Income
$512,610
Net Assets
-$765,820
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $547,920
9.4%
Program Services $4,915,374
83.9%
Investment Income $31,231
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $362,164
6.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,115,361
39.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,239,583
Total Liabilities $5,005,403
Net Assets -$765,820
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fair (President) $0 $0 $0
Bernard E Carter Jr (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Bartholomew (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Hughes (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Huber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Kenny (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ariam Ford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Evon Walters (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Roland Criswell (Trustee Resigned 8/26/19) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $190,955 $86,677
Beth Wright (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $98,582 $18,325

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,810,797
Expenses
$5,363,174
Net Income
$447,623
Net Assets
-$1,278,430
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $403,471
6.9%
Program Services $4,690,923
80.7%
Investment Income $57,191
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $659,212
11.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,358,296
44.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,763,315
Total Liabilities $6,041,745
Net Assets -$1,278,430
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fair (President) $0 $0 $0
Roland Coston Criswell (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Bartholomew (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Hughes (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Huber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Pat Kenny (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bernard Carter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Evon Walters (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $169,426 $70,062
Charles Daane (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $154,543 $20,638

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,121,543
Expenses
$5,658,269
Net Income
$463,274
Net Assets
-$1,531,149
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $584,400
9.5%
Program Services $4,967,045
81.1%
Investment Income $21,181
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $548,917
9.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,186,341
38.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,808,785
Total Liabilities $6,339,934
Net Assets -$1,531,149
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fair (President) $0 $0 $0
Roland Coston Criswell (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Bartholomew (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Hughes (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Huber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Pat Kenny (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stewart B Barmen Esq (Trustee Resigned 6/21/18) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Canfield (Trustee Resigned 6/21/18) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $173,799 $67,031
Charles Daane (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $136,586 $17,830
Evon Walters (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,640,526
Expenses
$5,063,825
Net Income
$576,701
Net Assets
-$1,994,423
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $507,050
9.0%
Program Services $4,714,663
83.6%
Investment Income $12,179
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $406,634
7.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,212,614
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,030,889
Total Liabilities $7,025,312
Net Assets -$1,994,423
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lauren Reiber (Principal) $91,700 $8,942 $9,112
Joshua Cotherman (President Resigned March 2017) $0 $0 $0
Patrick J Kenny (Vice President Became President March 2017) $0 $0 $0
Thomas N Canfield (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Roland J Coston Criswell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Hughes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Linda Acheson Pool (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stewart B Barmen Esq (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $0 $192,982 $55,528
Charles Daane (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $146,710 $15,131

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,768,808
Expenses
$5,290,435
Net Income
$478,373
Net Assets
-$2,571,124
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $439,550
7.6%
Program Services $5,230,355
90.7%
Investment Income $5,091
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $93,812
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,071,132
39.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,412,800
Total Liabilities $6,983,924
Net Assets -$2,571,124
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $14,966 $121,350 $46,745
Charles Daane (Chief Financial Officer) $7,391 $59,934 $7,691
Joshua Cotherman (President) $0 $0 $0
Patrick J Kenny (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas N Canfield (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Roland J Coston Criswell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Hughes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Linda Acheson Pool (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Surma (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stewart B Barmen Esq (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,118,728
Expenses
$4,534,183
Net Income
$584,545
Net Assets
-$3,049,497
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $443,022
8.7%
Program Services $4,673,427
91.3%
Investment Income $2,279
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,959,581
43.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,775,588
Total Liabilities $7,825,085
Net Assets -$3,049,497
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tina Chekan (Superintendent, Ceo) $15,038 $115,263 $43,149
Darryl Robinson (Business Administrator) $11,457 $87,894 $16,097
William J Axtman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stewart B Barmen (Trustee V. Pres.) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Canfield (Trustee Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Cotherman (Trustee Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Roland Criswell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Hughes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Kenny (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Etheridge Smith (Trustee President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,750,195
Expenses
$4,270,869
Net Income
$479,326
Net Assets
$2,872,693
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $575,818
12.1%
Program Services $4,171,896
87.8%
Investment Income $2,481
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,048,849
48.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,795,573
Total Liabilities $922,880
Net Assets $2,872,693
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tina Chekan (Superintendent) $15,137 $104,573 $27,330
Carol Wooten (Chief Academic Officer) $13,155 $90,882 $15,227
Darryl Robinson (Business Administrator) $12,909 $89,181 $22,950
Michaelt Anselmo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William J Axtman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stewart B Barmen (Trustee V. Pres.) $0 $0 $0
Tom Canfield (Trustee Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Cotherman (Trustee Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gretchen G Generett (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Hughes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Kenney (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Etheridge Smith (Trustee President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,757,778
Expenses
$4,446,401
Net Income
$311,377
Net Assets
$2,393,367
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $691,890
14.5%
Program Services $4,065,060
85.4%
Investment Income $828
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,076,850
46.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,473,506
Total Liabilities $1,080,139
Net Assets $2,393,367

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,759,482
Expenses
$4,665,491
Net Income
$93,991
Net Assets
$2,081,990
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $702,032
14.8%
Program Services $4,056,375
85.2%
Investment Income $1,075
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,233,695
47.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,957,820
Total Liabilities $875,830
Net Assets $2,081,990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$685,721
Expenses
$4,454,703
Net Income
-$3,768,982
Net Assets
$1,987,999
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $683,692
99.7%
Program Services $2,029
0.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,055,108
46.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,521,572
Total Liabilities $533,573
Net Assets $1,987,999

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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