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Academic Leadership 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.

An independent audit commissioned by this organization for the fiscal year ending June 2024 identified:

Significant deficiency in internal controls
Audit identified a deficiency in internal financial or governance controls that could limit the organization's ability to track and report financial data reliably. The deficiency is less severe than a material weakness but warrants attention from management.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$12.2M (2023)

Expenses
$5.99M (2023)

Total Assets
$74.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$21.9M (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
$12,246,452
Expenses
$5,991,371
Net Income
$6,255,081
Net Assets
$52,742,127
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,990,660
24.4%
Program Services $8,356,579
68.2%
Investment Income $899,213
7.3%
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 $537,798
9.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,491,073
41.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $74,662,473
Total Liabilities $21,920,346
Net Assets $52,742,127
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $312,031 $0 $44,105
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $156,862 $0 $29,306
Sean Blackwell (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Ansbro (Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,326,645
Expenses
$5,124,767
Net Income
$6,201,878
Net Assets
$46,536,603
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,491,415
13.2%
Program Services $9,779,733
86.3%
Investment Income $55,497
0.5%
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 $561,918
11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,416,649
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $65,992,275
Total Liabilities $19,455,672
Net Assets $46,536,603
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $290,653 $0 $47,653
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $179,076 $0 $37,203
Sean Blackwell (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert Ansbro (Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,172,931
Expenses
$4,768,692
Net Income
$6,404,239
Net Assets
$40,334,725
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $621,687
5.6%
Program Services $10,407,030
93.1%
Investment Income $144,214
1.3%
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 $510,966
10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,677,954
56.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $60,920,098
Total Liabilities $20,585,373
Net Assets $40,334,725
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $292,767 $0 $30,723
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $169,901 $0 $22,600
Mark Keye (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert Ansbro (Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,672,404
Expenses
$4,597,916
Net Income
$6,074,488
Net Assets
$33,930,486
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $691,016
6.5%
Program Services $9,563,816
89.6%
Investment Income $417,572
3.9%
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 $301,077
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,672,466
58.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,637,195
Total Liabilities $706,709
Net Assets $33,930,486
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $265,969 $0 $24,862
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $163,528 $0 $16,979
Mark Keye (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert Ansbro (Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,170,781
Expenses
$4,352,286
Net Income
$4,818,495
Net Assets
$27,855,998
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $866,661
9.5%
Program Services $7,918,180
86.3%
Investment Income $381,476
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,464
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $253,066
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,450,141
56.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,576,756
Total Liabilities $720,758
Net Assets $27,855,998
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $253,066 $0 $6,000
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $155,019 $0 $7,251
Jaime Kennedy (Mid.Sch.Principal) $148,007 $0 $5,520
Fatoumata Camara (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Hilda Pascuales (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Robert Ansbro (Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ted Hurwitz (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,777,897
Expenses
$4,331,226
Net Income
$4,446,671
Net Assets
$23,037,503
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,208,689
13.8%
Program Services $7,387,800
84.2%
Investment Income $180,512
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $896
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $259,516
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,677,748
61.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,783,158
Total Liabilities $745,655
Net Assets $23,037,503
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $241,016 $0 $18,500
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $130,233 $0 $20,312
Jaime Kennedy (Mid.Sch.Principal) $124,314 $0 $19,714
Ted Hurwitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Hilda Pascuales (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Wasserman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,734,367
Expenses
$4,346,719
Net Income
$4,387,648
Net Assets
$18,590,832
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,179,752
13.5%
Program Services $7,462,559
85.4%
Investment Income $91,254
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $802
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $522,683
12.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,358,797
54.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,173,604
Total Liabilities $582,772
Net Assets $18,590,832
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $228,610 $0 $24,121
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $126,951 $0 $11,094
Jaime Kennedy (Mid.Sch.Principal) $120,813 $0 $11,094
Ted Hurwitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Ansbro (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Hilda Pascuales (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Podhurst (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Desiree Lafontaine (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Blau (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Brignola (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Blau (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Podhurst (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,378,359
Expenses
$4,407,663
Net Income
$3,970,696
Net Assets
$14,203,184
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,390,494
16.6%
Program Services $6,976,712
83.3%
Investment Income $9,526
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,627
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $214,505
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,548,784
57.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,730,713
Total Liabilities $527,529
Net Assets $14,203,184
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $214,505 $0 $40,814
Leena Varghese (Elmt.Sch.Principal) $117,935 $0 $8,751
Jaime Kennedy (Mid.Sch.Principal) $113,781 $0 $7,829
Ted Hurwitz (Cofounder) $0 $0 $0
Michael Ansbro (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Podhurst (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Desiree Lafontaine (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Blau (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Doe (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,572,622
Expenses
$4,396,822
Net Income
$2,175,800
Net Assets
$10,232,488
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $926,227
14.1%
Program Services $5,632,621
85.7%
Investment Income $12,174
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,600
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $202,265
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,362,189
53.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,692,719
Total Liabilities $460,231
Net Assets $10,232,488
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $202,264 $0 $31,698
Leena Varghese (Principal) $107,577 $0 $7,604
Jaime Kennedy (Assist. Principal) $102,577 $0 $11,727
Ted Hurwitz (Cofounder) $0 $0 $0
Michael Ansbro (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Podhurst (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Desiree Lafontaine (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Blau (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Kramer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,239,886
Expenses
$3,322,625
Net Income
$1,917,261
Net Assets
$8,058,586
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $290,373
5.5%
Program Services $4,931,913
94.1%
Investment Income $17,210
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $390
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $211,469
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,925,926
58.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,496,769
Total Liabilities $438,183
Net Assets $8,058,586
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Norma Figueroa Hurwitz (Executive Dir.) $188,812 $0 $22,657
Leena Varghese (Principal) $107,577 $0 $4,577
Jaime Kennedy (Assist. Principal) $102,577 $0 $3,923
Ted Hurwitz (Co Founder) $0 $0 $0
Michael Ansbro (President) $0 $0 $0
Drben Corpus (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Podhurst (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Desiree Lafontaine (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Robert Blau (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Kramer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Sander (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,868,476
Expenses
$3,002,660
Net Income
$1,865,816
Net Assets
$6,141,325
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $287,863
5.9%
Program Services $4,561,081
93.7%
Investment Income $17,502
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,030
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $206,356
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,859,174
61.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,571,592
Total Liabilities $430,267
Net Assets $6,141,325

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,396,904
Expenses
$2,492,643
Net Income
$1,904,261
Net Assets
$4,275,509
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $428,144
9.7%
Program Services $3,950,697
89.9%
Investment Income $16,285
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,778
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $194,750
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,487,270
59.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,724,286
Total Liabilities $448,777
Net Assets $4,275,509

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,368,556
Expenses
$1,954,211
Net Income
$1,414,345
Net Assets
$2,371,248
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $403,588
12.0%
Program Services $2,953,344
87.7%
Investment Income $9,973
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,651
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $177,316
9.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $931,150
47.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,702,858
Total Liabilities $331,610
Net Assets $2,371,248

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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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