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First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School

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
$39.4M (2023)

Expenses
$32.5M (2023)

Total Assets
$60.3M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$54.4M (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
$39,399,233
Expenses
$32,524,773
Net Income
$6,874,460
Net Assets
$5,916,521
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,892,486
32.7%
Program Services $26,412,014
67.0%
Investment Income $18,626
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $76,107
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $216,905
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,534,180
29.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $60,342,967
Total Liabilities $54,426,446
Net Assets $5,916,521
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deborah Smith (Ceo) $148,279 $0 $59,454
Jennifer Marsico (School Principal Leader K 7) $121,999 $0 $27,774
Erina Pearlstein (School Principal Leader High) $118,383 $0 $48,951
Pashen Solomon Jackson (School Principal Leader K 7) $118,372 $0 $27,666
Anita Vega Kaiser (President) $0 $0 $0
Teresa V Grumbrecht (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Martha Ritter (Member) $0 $0 $0
Josh Bish (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shoshana Skates (Parent Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$34,220,830
Expenses
$29,391,287
Net Income
$4,829,543
Net Assets
-$957,939
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,329,291
18.5%
Program Services $27,358,846
79.9%
Investment Income $316
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $532,377
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $210,692
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,649,281
29.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $56,045,316
Total Liabilities $57,003,255
Net Assets -$957,939
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deborah Smith (Ceo) $144,422 $0 $57,475
Anita Vega Kaiser (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Teresa V Grumbrecht (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Teeyona Crumpton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$32,144,820
Expenses
$26,186,704
Net Income
$5,958,116
Net Assets
-$5,787,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,238,048
16.3%
Program Services $26,899,380
83.7%
Investment Income $1,008
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,384
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $137,258
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,723,389
33.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,098,192
Total Liabilities $22,885,674
Net Assets -$5,787,482
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deborah Smith (Ceo) $32,601 $0 $12,579
Anita Vega Kaiser (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Teresa V Grumbrecht (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Teeyona Crumpton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,809,502
Expenses
$28,652,283
Net Income
$157,219
Net Assets
-$11,745,598
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,569,804
12.4%
Program Services $24,922,869
86.5%
Investment Income $35,216
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $281,613
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $173,389
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,814,650
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,420,334
Total Liabilities $24,165,932
Net Assets -$11,745,598
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph Gillespie (Ceo) $173,389 $0 $15,935
Anita Vega Kaiser (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Teresa V Grumbrecht (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Macdonald (Member) $0 $0 $0
Julani Ghana (Member) $0 $0 $0
Duane White (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,633,755
Expenses
$28,040,495
Net Income
$593,260
Net Assets
-$11,902,815
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,108,037
14.3%
Program Services $24,201,552
84.5%
Investment Income $2,367
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $321,799
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $182,261
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,855,438
35.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,954,607
Total Liabilities $24,857,422
Net Assets -$11,902,815
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph Gillespie (Ceo) $182,261 $0 $25,343
John Macdonald (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Anita Kaiser Vega (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Theresa Grumbrecht (Member) $0 $0 $0
Julani Ghana (Member) $0 $0 $0
Duane White (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,439,422
Expenses
$27,119,863
Net Income
$319,559
Net Assets
-$12,496,079
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,945,372
14.4%
Program Services $23,054,545
84.0%
Investment Income $1,167
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $438,338
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $161,404
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,486,420
35.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,513,921
Total Liabilities $26,010,000
Net Assets -$12,496,079
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph Gillespie (Ceo) $161,677 $0 $30,728
John Macdonald (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Anita Vega Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Teresa Grumbrecht (Member) $0 $0 $0
Julani Ghana (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mrduane White (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$24,228,992
Expenses
$25,084,950
Net Income
-$855,958
Net Assets
-$12,035,638
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,251,058
13.4%
Program Services $20,734,179
85.6%
Investment Income $1,162
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $242,593
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $186,941
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,909,532
35.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,725,807
Total Liabilities $24,761,445
Net Assets -$12,035,638
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph Gillespie (Chief Executive Officer) $154,112 $0 $32,829
John Mcdonald (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Anita Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Theresa Grumbrecht (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$21,735,338
Expenses
$21,266,565
Net Income
$468,773
Net Assets
-$9,279,579
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,000
0.1%
Program Services $20,554,521
94.6%
Investment Income $1,162
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,154,655
5.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $195,562
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,929,924
32.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,018,796
Total Liabilities $21,298,375
Net Assets -$9,279,579

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,919,836
Expenses
$20,117,331
Net Income
-$1,197,495
Net Assets
-$9,748,352
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,862,011
15.1%
Program Services $16,057,825
84.9%
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 $189,545
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,229,470
31.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,532,472
Total Liabilities $20,280,824
Net Assets -$9,748,352
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph Gillespie (Phd) $141,946 $0 $52,912
John Macdonald (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Anita Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Theresa Grumbrecht (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,108,545
Expenses
$15,270,186
Net Income
$838,359
Net Assets
$4,761,145
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,280,201
7.9%
Program Services $14,828,344
92.1%
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 $134,298
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,551,904
36.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,950,059
Total Liabilities $1,188,914
Net Assets $4,761,145
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Josephine Arcaro (Former Ceo) $113,274 $0 $0
John Macdonald (President) $0 $0 $0
Karin Y Coger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Anita Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Saunders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Theresa Grumbrecht (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,986,966
Expenses
$11,850,739
Net Income
$136,227
Net Assets
$3,922,785
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,970,688
99.9%
Program Services $14,807
0.1%
Investment Income $1,471
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 $4,625,389
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,154,608
Total Liabilities $1,231,823
Net Assets $3,922,785

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,853,296
Expenses
$9,807,694
Net Income
$45,602
Net Assets
$3,786,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,818,949
99.7%
Program Services $31,532
0.3%
Investment Income $2,815
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 $3,916,017
39.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,509,552
Total Liabilities $722,994
Net Assets $3,786,558

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,327,622
Expenses
$9,926,149
Net Income
$401,473
Net Assets
$3,740,956
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,288,954
99.6%
Program Services $31,569
0.3%
Investment Income $7,099
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 $4,410,393
44.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,525,408
Total Liabilities $784,452
Net Assets $3,740,956

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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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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

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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