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Ascend Charter Schools

Canarsie Ascend 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
$148M (2023)

Expenses
$146M (2023)

Total Assets
$425M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$411M (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
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
$147,524,318
Expenses
$145,945,520
Net Income
$1,578,798
Net Assets
$13,920,776
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,242,590
15.1%
Program Services $124,783,772
84.6%
Investment Income $462,621
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,335
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $60,909,154
41.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $424,782,493
Total Liabilities $410,861,717
Net Assets $13,920,776
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Livia Angiolillo (Principal) $176,072 $0 $13,209
Latasha Williams (Principal) $169,065 $0 $11,567
Billie Quigley (Principal) $163,357 $0 $17,324
Leyde St Leger (Principal) $149,119 $0 $17,690
Lisa Roach (Principal) $142,092 $0 $19,021
Nadine Sylvester (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stanley Taylor (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Cleary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Emmanuel Fordjour (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Janai Jeter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Gamal Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Wilson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Recy Benjamin (Ceo) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$137,441,682
Expenses
$135,665,583
Net Income
$1,776,099
Net Assets
$10,232,995
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,935,849
12.3%
Program Services $120,478,881
87.7%
Investment Income $26,921
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $57,547,273
42.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $56,267,292
Total Liabilities $46,034,297
Net Assets $10,232,995
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Billie Quigley (Principal) $153,049 $0 $14,918
Livia Angiolillo (Principal) $149,575 $0 $20,692
Tracy Deoliveira Lewis (Principal) $147,212 $0 $368
Leyde St Leger (Principal) $136,215 $0 $25,926
Miatta Massaley (Principal) $134,260 $0 $16,243
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stanley Taylor (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Cleary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Emmanuel Fordjour (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kwaku Andoh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Trustee (Thru Dec 2021)) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Dunbar (Trustee (Thru Dec 2021)) $0 $0 $0
Janai Jeter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nadine Sylvester (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Oral Sa Walcott (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Gamal Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Wilson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$130,071,368
Expenses
$116,547,501
Net Income
$13,523,867
Net Assets
$8,456,896
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,418,239
7.2%
Program Services $120,607,454
92.7%
Investment Income $5,407
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $40,268
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $50,971,679
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $45,182,055
Total Liabilities $36,725,159
Net Assets $8,456,896
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zelda Washington (Principal) $193,175 $0 $24,465
Billie Quigley (Principal) $167,119 $0 $18,536
Pascale Artamin (Principal) $165,141 $0 $18,440
Tracy Deoliveira Lewis (Principal) $164,708 $0 $9,202
Livia Angiolillo (Principal) $147,829 $0 $21,417
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Cleary (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Hopps (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kwaku Andoh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Dunbar (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Emmanuel Fordjour (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stanley Taylor (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nadine Sylvester (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Oral Walcott (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$117,818,252
Expenses
$120,979,969
Net Income
-$3,161,717
Net Assets
-$5,066,971
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,373,523
6.3%
Program Services $110,425,069
93.7%
Investment Income $10,267
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,393
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $56,637,647
46.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,376,376
Total Liabilities $34,443,347
Net Assets -$5,066,971
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anastasia Michals (School Director) $168,886 $0 $16,578
Zelda Washington (School Director) $164,042 $0 $19,953
Billie Quigley (School Director) $144,364 $0 $15,504
Crystal Lane (School Director) $137,517 $0 $14,812
Tracy Deoliveira Lewis (School Director) $136,581 $0 $13,166
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Cleary (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Hopps (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kwaku Andoh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nadine Sylvester (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Oral Walcott (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$103,657,162
Expenses
$104,141,889
Net Income
-$484,727
Net Assets
-$1,398,138
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,292,424
7.0%
Program Services $96,336,151
92.9%
Investment Income $8,527
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,060
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $47,504,897
45.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,948,867
Total Liabilities $25,347,005
Net Assets -$1,398,138
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zelda Washington (School Director) $175,503 $0 $10,171
Billie Quigley (School Director) $156,911 $0 $13,050
Johana Andujar (School Director) $150,847 $0 $8,653
Anastasia Michals (School Director) $149,309 $0 $8,703
Michelle Flowers (School Director) $142,427 $0 $16,077
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Quirk (Vice Chair (Left In Fy19)) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Cleary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kwaku Andoh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nadine Sylvester (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Oral Walcott (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Hopps (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$85,211,791
Expenses
$85,954,647
Net Income
-$742,856
Net Assets
-$913,411
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,071,623
6.0%
Program Services $80,018,919
93.9%
Investment Income $10,487
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $70,000
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $40,762
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,172,680
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $37,251,101
43.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,245,821
Total Liabilities $23,159,232
Net Assets -$913,411
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zelda Washington (School Director) $162,166 $0 $16,918
Erica Murphy (School Director) $158,247 $0 $6,011
Johana Andujar (School Director) $157,310 $0 $12,555
Marsha Gadsden (School Director) $145,505 $0 $17,452
Anastasia Michals (School Director) $145,077 $0 $9,561
Emily Fernandez (School Director) $129,850 $0 $32,316
Michelle Flowers (School Director) $127,811 $0 $20,382
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair, Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Quirk (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Katya Levitan Reiner (Treasurer (Thru 05/2018)) $0 $0 $0
Kwaku Andoh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Oral Walcott (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Cleary (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nadine Sylvester (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$71,873,396
Expenses
$71,183,128
Net Income
$690,268
Net Assets
-$427,913
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,693,907
6.5%
Program Services $67,119,651
93.4%
Investment Income $5,735
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $50,000
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,103
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,439,712
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $31,343,241
44.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,876,057
Total Liabilities $33,303,970
Net Assets -$427,913

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,104,503
Expenses
$6,908,187
Net Income
$196,316
Net Assets
-$628,258
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $431,740
6.1%
Program Services $6,672,229
93.9%
Investment Income $534
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 $172,730
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,632,461
38.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,060,437
Total Liabilities $3,688,695
Net Assets -$628,258
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anastasia Michals (School Director) $108,916 $0 $6,962
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Quirk (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kwaku Andoh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Oral Walcott (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,459,705
Expenses
$4,715,797
Net Income
-$256,092
Net Assets
-$824,574
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $594,175
13.3%
Program Services $3,864,996
86.7%
Investment Income $290
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $244
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $174,541
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,517,420
32.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,221,030
Total Liabilities $2,045,604
Net Assets -$824,574
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Daniels (School Director) $121,099 $0 $8,168
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Quirk (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Smith (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Arlise Carson (School Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,575,343
Expenses
$4,082,224
Net Income
-$506,881
Net Assets
-$568,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $503,228
14.1%
Program Services $3,071,402
85.9%
Investment Income $4
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $709
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $122,457
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,304,512
32.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $623,153
Total Liabilities $1,191,635
Net Assets -$568,482
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Daniels (School Director) $59,506 $0 $3,740
Stephanie Mauterstock (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Craft (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kay Alleyne (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Quirk (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christine Schlendorf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Smith (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Theodore Coburn (Former Board Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100,078
Expenses
$145,811
Net Income
-$45,733
Net Assets
-$61,601
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,045
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $33
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $153,664
Total Liabilities $215,265
Net Assets -$61,601

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