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Paterson Charter School For Science And Technology Inc

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 (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
$44.9M (2023)

Expenses
$40.4M (2023)

Total Assets
$33.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$17.8M (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
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$44,941,685
Expenses
$40,351,761
Net Income
$4,589,924
Net Assets
$15,794,837
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $45,104,067
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $366,303
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$528,685
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,051,805
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $17,148,881
42.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,588,454
Total Liabilities $17,793,617
Net Assets $15,794,837
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Adm) $196,718 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Jrotc Instructor) $187,503 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Sd Secy) $151,271 $0 $0
Cedric Baker (Jrotc Instructor) $136,453 $0 $0
Cumhur Aydinli (Network Admin) $126,901 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (High Sch Principal) $124,475 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Dst Test Coord) $122,154 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $6,330 $0 $0
Legna Garcia Rodriguez (President) $0 $0 $0
Richard Dejesus (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Ayhan Korglu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melikhan Turkileri (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ali Kutlu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$37,310,402
Expenses
$29,495,132
Net Income
$7,815,270
Net Assets
$11,204,913
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $38,331,705
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,728
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$1,028,031
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $933,644
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,401,064
45.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,772,553
Total Liabilities $18,567,640
Net Assets $11,204,913
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michael Hodges (Jrotc Instructor) $179,383 $0 $0
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Adm) $172,222 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Sd Secy) $140,080 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elm Sch Coord) $113,087 $0 $0
Cumhur Aydinli (Network Admin) $111,650 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (Stem Curriculum) $109,833 $0 $0
Patricia Coban (Gr 2 3 Sch Prin) $102,325 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $5,064 $0 $0
Legna Garcia Rodriguez (President) $0 $0 $0
Asli Kalkan (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Ayhan Korglu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melikhan Turkileri (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Alecia Reid Williams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$31,441,040
Expenses
$32,458,652
Net Income
-$1,017,612
Net Assets
$4,859,135
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,682,849
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,446
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$245,255
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $301,940
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,515,770
38.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,615,972
Total Liabilities $7,756,837
Net Assets $4,859,135
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michael Hodges (Jrotc Instructor) $170,757 $0 $0
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Adm) $164,715 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Sd Secy) $131,732 $0 $0
Cedric Baker (Jrotc Instructor) $105,631 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elm Sch Coord) $104,081 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (Stem Curriculum) $100,954 $0 $0
Patricia Stephenson (Dir Of Guidance) $94,173 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $5,493 $0 $0
Ayhan Korglu (President) $0 $0 $0
Legna Garcia Rodriguez (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Asli Kalkan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melikhan Turkileri (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,656,802
Expenses
$24,318,899
Net Income
$3,337,903
Net Assets
$5,759,287
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,964,395
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $53,534
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$361,127
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $289,302
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,488,528
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,784,705
Total Liabilities $7,025,418
Net Assets $5,759,287
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michael Hodges (Jrotc Instructor) $160,021 $0 $0
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Adm) $159,956 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Sd Secy) $124,028 $0 $0
Cedric Baker (Jrotc Instructor) $113,178 $0 $0
Amanda Leach (Humanities Curr) $100,277 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elm Sch Coord) $98,612 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (Stem Curriculum) $98,277 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $5,318 $0 $0
Ayhan Korglu (President) $0 $0 $0
Legna Garcia Rodriguez (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Asli Kalkan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Verna Brown (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$26,570,248
Expenses
$23,975,130
Net Income
$2,595,118
Net Assets
$2,421,384
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,931,825
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $69,959
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$431,536
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $296,510
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,709,063
44.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,906,591
Total Liabilities $7,485,207
Net Assets $2,421,384
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Adm) $155,665 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Jrotc Instructor) $139,365 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Sd Secy) $134,852 $0 $0
James Bacote (Dean Of Students) $103,518 $0 $0
Amanda Leach (Humanities Curr) $99,621 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (Stem Curriculum) $97,621 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elm Sch Coord) $96,062 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $5,993 $0 $0
Ayhan Korglue (President) $0 $0 $0
Verna Brown (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Erkan Yildiz (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Legna Garcia Rodriguez (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,790,218
Expenses
$20,897,970
Net Income
$1,892,248
Net Assets
-$173,734
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $23,208,702
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $18,489
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$436,973
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $157,200
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,947,096
47.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,806,864
Total Liabilities $7,980,598
Net Assets -$173,734
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Admin) $155,655 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Jrotc Instructor) $128,400 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Bd Secy) $120,540 $0 $0
Amanda Leach (Humanities Curr) $99,620 $0 $0
James Bacote (Dean Of Students) $98,976 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (Stem Curriculum) $90,887 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elem Sch Coord) $88,098 $0 $0
Hurisa Guvercin (Director Sp Prog) $88,098 $0 $0
Krishana Scott (K 1 Sch Coordin) $81,099 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $5,000 $0 $0
Ayhan Koroglu (Pres Bd Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Verna Brown (Vp Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Erkan Yildiz (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,780,895
Expenses
$17,951,854
Net Income
-$170,959
Net Assets
-$2,065,982
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,127,312
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,196
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$348,613
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $441,931
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,076,686
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,951,315
Total Liabilities $9,017,297
Net Assets -$2,065,982
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Admin) $146,654 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Teacher) $128,329 $0 $0
Joseph Miceli (Director Instr) $115,016 $0 $0
James Bacote (Dean Of Students) $98,295 $0 $0
Matt A Anar (Bus Adm/Bd Secy) $90,900 $0 $0
Necmi Coskun (Stem Curriculum) $90,687 $0 $0
Amanda Leach (Humanities Curr) $90,386 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elem Sch Coord) $82,119 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $7,242 $0 $0
Kemal Aydin (Pres Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Carol Burt Miller (Vp Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ayhan Koroglu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Suzette Mc Duffie (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erkan Yildiz (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,414,214
Expenses
$17,749,189
Net Income
-$334,975
Net Assets
-$1,895,023
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,770,444
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,681
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$358,911
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,500
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,784,589
49.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,233,104
Total Liabilities $8,128,127
Net Assets -$1,895,023
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Chief Sch Admin) $140,055 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Teacher) $121,309 $0 $0
Joseph Miceli (Director Instr) $114,649 $0 $0
James Bacote (Dean Of Students) $95,605 $0 $0
Mursel Gunes (Elem Sch Coord) $75,022 $0 $0
Irfan Evcil (Bus Adm/Bd Secy) $74,605 $0 $0
Halil Demir (Elem Sch Coord) $39,863 $0 $0
Ufuk Zini (Sch Coordinator) $39,250 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $4,800 $0 $0
Kemal Aydin (Pres Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Carol Burt Miller (Vp Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Erdem Alpay (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ayhan Koroglu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Suzette Mc Duffie (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erkan Yildiz (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,464,923
Expenses
$17,933,466
Net Income
-$468,543
Net Assets
-$1,560,048
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,719,672
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,290
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$258,039
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $158,226
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,205,261
51.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,663,133
Total Liabilities $7,223,181
Net Assets -$1,560,048
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Head Of School) $144,062 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Teacher) $116,543 $0 $0
Joseph Miceli (Director Instr) $114,539 $0 $0
James Bacote (Dean Of Students) $94,674 $0 $0
Halil Demir (Elem Sch Coord) $79,003 $0 $0
Ufuk Zini (Sch Coordinator) $75,400 $0 $0
Irfan Evcil (Bus Adm/Bd Secy) $73,957 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $4,800 $0 $0
Kemal Aydin (Pres Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Carol Burt Miller (Vp Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Erdem Alpay (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ayhan Koroglu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Suzette Mc Duffie (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erkan Yildiz (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,150,336
Expenses
$17,060,858
Net Income
$89,478
Net Assets
$3,497,036
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,543,927
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $209
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$393,800
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $391,546
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,768,639
51.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,936,795
Total Liabilities $439,759
Net Assets $3,497,036
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ali Riza Gurcanli (Head Of School) $132,496 $0 $0
Michael Hodges (Teacher) $117,939 $0 $0
Joseph Miceli (Director Instr) $105,632 $0 $0
James Bacote (Dean Of Students) $80,799 $0 $0
Halil Demir (Elem Sch Coord) $77,015 $0 $0
Irfan Evcil (Bus Adm/Bd Secy) $70,019 $0 $0
Ufuk Zini (Sch Coordinator) $68,928 $0 $0
Christopher M Lessard (Treasurer) $6,384 $0 $0
Ken Aydin (Pres Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Carol Burt Miller (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erdem Alpay (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ayhan Koroglu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sylvia Perez (Vp Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Eric Estrada (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,887,588
Expenses
$16,007,489
Net Income
$880,099
Net Assets
$3,407,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,182,219
> 100%
Program Services $8,505
0.1%
Investment Income $158
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$303,294
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $148,291
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,052,900
50.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,778,618
Total Liabilities $371,060
Net Assets $3,407,558

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,221,955
Expenses
$16,260,125
Net Income
-$38,170
Net Assets
$2,527,459
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,360,479
> 100%
Program Services $27,981
0.2%
Investment Income $373
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$166,878
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $139,414
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,762,323
47.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,048,926
Total Liabilities $521,467
Net Assets $2,527,459

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,811,197
Expenses
$11,201,407
Net Income
$609,790
Net Assets
$2,565,629
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,938,452
> 100%
Program Services $5,000
0.0%
Investment Income $960
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$133,215
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $147,196
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,586,514
49.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,712,704
Total Liabilities $147,075
Net Assets $2,565,629

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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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