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Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School

Mesa Charter High 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
$11.4M (2023)

Expenses
$10.9M (2023)

Total Assets
$6.85M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$556k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 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
$11,407,594
Expenses
$10,940,915
Net Income
$466,679
Net Assets
$6,288,912
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,833,728
16.1%
Program Services $9,517,515
83.4%
Investment Income $129,885
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$73,534
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $711,195
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,394,627
58.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,845,023
Total Liabilities $556,111
Net Assets $6,288,912
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Co Executive Director) $198,576 $0 $41,119
Arthur Samuels (Co Executive Director) $198,429 $0 $51,128
Cassandra Greene (Principal) $152,863 $0 $21,109
Lauren Rawles (School Director Thru Sep 2022) $135,754 $0 $13,301
Jessica Bloom (Director Of Student Support) $132,771 $0 $18,871
James Willet (Sr. Assistant Principal, Instruction) $125,593 $0 $19,711
Melissa Lewis (Director, College&Career Counseling) $116,479 $0 $18,749
Krystal Mieschberger (Assistant Principal, Instruction) $114,786 $0 $21,805
Angel Cortes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jacques Pierre (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Agatha Patterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kym Ward Gaffney (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Granados (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Ryan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Sexton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Malik Thompson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Arun Yang (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,945,379
Expenses
$9,632,742
Net Income
$2,312,637
Net Assets
$5,837,528
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,819,712
23.6%
Program Services $9,100,763
76.2%
Investment Income $24,904
0.2%
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 $413,601
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,758,070
59.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,437,129
Total Liabilities $599,601
Net Assets $5,837,528
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Co Executive Director) $192,456 $0 $36,259
Arthur Samuels (Co Executive Director) $191,359 $0 $47,632
Princess Francois (Assistant Principal) $129,126 $0 $18,976
Cassandra Greene (Principal) $126,508 $0 $18,802
Lauren Rawles (School Director) $119,445 $0 $16,148
Jessica Bloom (Director Of Special Education) $116,204 $0 $16,191
Shaquise Elie (Director Of Humanities) $106,543 $0 $16,079
Maureen Ryan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Angel Cortes (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Lipstein (Treasurer (Thru Nov 2021)) $0 $0 $0
Agatha Patterson (Treasurer (As Of Nov 2021)) $0 $0 $0
Adria Martig (Trustee (Thru Apr 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Granados (Trustee (As Of Feb 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Eve Colavito (Trustee (Thru Nov 2021)) $0 $0 $0
Jacques Pierre (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kym Ward Gaffney (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,577,102
Expenses
$8,605,205
Net Income
$971,897
Net Assets
$3,524,891
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $714,298
7.5%
Program Services $8,829,243
92.2%
Investment Income $33,559
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
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,422,298
63.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,181,911
Total Liabilities $1,657,020
Net Assets $3,524,891
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $186,379 $0 $22,291
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $182,800 $0 $50,240
Princess Francois (Assistant Principal) $126,265 $0 $19,887
Traci Douglas (Director Of External Affairs) $121,236 $0 $4,849
Cassandra Greene (Director Of Humanities) $114,921 $0 $18,253
Jessica Bloom (Director Of Special Education) $110,147 $0 $16,896
Lauren Rawles (Director Of Operations) $103,646 $0 $15,567
Maureen Ryan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Angel Cortes (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Lipstein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Eve Colavito (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kym Ward Gaffney (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adria Martig (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Agatha Patterson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jacques Pierre (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lamar Rogers (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,243,259
Expenses
$9,326,121
Net Income
-$82,862
Net Assets
$2,552,994
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $518,505
5.6%
Program Services $8,711,441
94.2%
Investment Income $12,958
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,298
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,653
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $425,041
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,874,900
63.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,386,308
Total Liabilities $1,833,314
Net Assets $2,552,994
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $184,319 $0 $12,496
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $180,718 $0 $44,471
Princess Francois (Assistant Principal) $123,640 $0 $9,754
Traci Douglas (Director Of External Affairs) $115,897 $0 $3,477
Cassandra Greene (Director Of Humanities) $111,660 $0 $8,214
James Willett (Math Department Coordinator) $103,958 $0 $8,272
Jessica Bloom (Director Of Special Education) $103,612 $0 $8,696
Maureen Ryan (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Angel Cortes (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Lipstein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Eve Colavito (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kym Ward Gaffney (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adria Martig (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Agatha Patterson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jacques Pierre (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lamar Rogers (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,665,118
Expenses
$8,492,871
Net Income
$172,247
Net Assets
$2,635,856
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $480,392
5.5%
Program Services $8,183,884
94.4%
Investment Income $1,020
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$3,091
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,913
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $414,424
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,059,879
59.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,132,709
Total Liabilities $496,853
Net Assets $2,635,856
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $174,736 $0 $19,011
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $171,570 $0 $38,396
Princess Francois (Assistant Principal) $119,439 $0 $17,813
Traci Douglas (Director Of External Affairs) $111,878 $0 $3,774
Cassandra Greene (Director Of Humanities) $101,278 $0 $14,174
Maureen Ryan (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Angel Cortes (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Christian Montoya (Treasurer Until 6.30.19) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Lipstein (Trustee, Treasurer From 6.30.19) $0 $0 $0
Eve Colavito (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kym Ward Gaffney (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adria Martig (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jacques Pierre (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,191,659
Expenses
$7,911,540
Net Income
$280,119
Net Assets
$2,463,609
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $458,939
5.6%
Program Services $7,738,165
94.5%
Investment Income $332
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$7,358
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,581
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $386,208
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,738,342
59.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,945,822
Total Liabilities $482,213
Net Assets $2,463,609
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $165,467 $0 $17,558
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $163,377 $0 $33,173
Princess Francois (Assistant Principal) $116,247 $0 $14,313
Maureen Ryan (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Erin Morgan (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Daverin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Christian Montoya (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Eve Colavito (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Angel Cortes (Parent Rep) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William Short (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,196,192
Expenses
$7,709,892
Net Income
$486,300
Net Assets
$2,192,249
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $406,399
5.0%
Program Services $7,795,340
95.1%
Investment Income $198
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$5,745
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $350,356
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,673,658
60.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,626,412
Total Liabilities $434,163
Net Assets $2,192,249
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
P Agee Cheung (Principal) $155,825 $0 $14,939
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $155,746 $0 $17,355
Shannon Browne (Director Of Operations) $114,015 $0 $12,526
Zalykha Mokim (Teacher) $100,276 $0 $12,095
Ralia Polechronis (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Erin Morgan (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Ryan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Daverin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Trus Tee) $0 $0 $0
Christian Montoya (Trus Tee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Eve Colavito (Trus Tee) $0 $0 $0
William Short (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Angel Cortes (Trus Tee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,248,410
Expenses
$5,757,229
Net Income
$491,181
Net Assets
$1,707,221
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $293,450
4.7%
Program Services $5,963,634
95.4%
Investment Income $116
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$12,625
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,835
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $320,765
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,432,722
59.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,028,015
Total Liabilities $320,794
Net Assets $1,707,221
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $136,791 $0 $12,035
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $136,566 $0 $11,970
Ralia Polechronis (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tracie Benjamin Van Lierop (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Daverin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Ryan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chet Mancini (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christian Montoya (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellis Scope Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William Short (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erin Morgan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,436,751
Expenses
$3,679,015
Net Income
$757,736
Net Assets
$1,216,040
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $443,274
10.0%
Program Services $3,998,562
90.1%
Investment Income $121
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$5,206
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $278,730
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,124,326
57.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,444,896
Total Liabilities $228,856
Net Assets $1,216,040
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $121,086 $0 $10,187
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $120,968 $0 $10,618
Ralia Polechronis (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tracie Benjamin Van Lierop (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Daverin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Ryan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jon Davidson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Rajeev Nath (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellis Scope Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William Short (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hillary Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,579,626
Expenses
$2,199,757
Net Income
$379,869
Net Assets
$458,304
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $485,998
18.8%
Program Services $2,096,615
81.3%
Investment Income $139
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$3,126
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $248,325
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,080,391
49.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $626,651
Total Liabilities $168,347
Net Assets $458,304
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Samuels (Executive Director) $104,456 $0 $6,173
Pagee Cheung (Principal) $93,500 $0 $4,457
Ralia Polechronis (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tracie Benjamin Van Lierop (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Daverin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jon Davidson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hilary Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Rajeev Nath (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Raul Rubio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellis Scope (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bill Short (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$247,687
Expenses
$169,252
Net Income
$78,435
Net Assets
$78,435
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $247,687
100%
Program Services $0
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 $88,508
52.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,687
7.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $227,742
Total Liabilities $149,307
Net Assets $78,435

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