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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 / Secondary, High School (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
$6.53M (2023)

Expenses
$5.82M (2023)

Total Assets
$10.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$4.89M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 to 2023

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,530,236
Expenses
$5,819,619
Net Income
$710,617
Net Assets
$5,183,204
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $803,818
12.3%
Program Services $5,642,079
86.4%
Investment Income $81,322
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,213
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,804
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $800,960
13.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,847,272
31.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,068,626
Total Liabilities $4,885,422
Net Assets $5,183,204
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samuel Vandervelde (Head Of School) $244,080 $0 $43,660
Kathy Lin (Director Of Admissions) $219,974 $0 $11,926
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $210,489 $0 $36,264
Jason Horowitz (Math & Science Teacher) $106,245 $0 $17,210
Susan Durst (Math & Music Teacher) $103,917 $0 $13,795
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ana Brubaker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Park (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Athey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,376,046
Expenses
$5,884,439
Net Income
$491,607
Net Assets
$4,472,308
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $859,268
13.5%
Program Services $5,512,773
86.5%
Investment Income $1,408
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,597
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $758,812
12.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,800,318
30.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,200,704
Total Liabilities $4,728,396
Net Assets $4,472,308
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samuel Vandervelde (Head Of School) $236,178 $0 $36,932
Kathy Lin (Director Of Admissions) $210,846 $0 $7,135
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $201,981 $0 $30,579
Jason Horowitz (Math & Science Teacher) $105,614 $0 $14,438
Susan Durst (Math & Music Teacher) $103,917 $0 $10,121
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ana Brubaker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Park (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Athey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,171,169
Expenses
$5,294,974
Net Income
$876,195
Net Assets
$3,980,678
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,031,457
16.7%
Program Services $5,139,423
83.3%
Investment Income $289
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 $718,862
13.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,635,667
30.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,538,948
Total Liabilities $4,558,270
Net Assets $3,980,678
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $225,899 $0 $34,964
Kathy Lin (Director Of Admissions) $199,063 $0 $6,787
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $191,331 $0 $29,260
Jason Horowitz (Math & Science Teacher) $102,092 $0 $12,487
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ana Brubaker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Park (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Athey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,307,911
Expenses
$4,932,486
Net Income
$375,425
Net Assets
$3,104,010
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $614,908
11.6%
Program Services $4,682,369
88.2%
Investment Income $7,852
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,782
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $688,500
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,433,629
29.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,842,960
Total Liabilities $4,738,950
Net Assets $3,104,010
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $219,773 $0 $33,509
Kathy Lin (Director Of Admissions) $189,051 $0 $6,356
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $183,316 $0 $27,334
Jason Horowitz (Math & Science Teacher) $101,098 $0 $11,984
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ana Brubaker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Park (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,865,600
Expenses
$4,529,479
Net Income
$336,121
Net Assets
$2,729,429
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $914,708
18.8%
Program Services $3,941,336
81.0%
Investment Income $9,556
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 $576,276
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,111,975
24.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,992,457
Total Liabilities $4,263,028
Net Assets $2,729,429
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $179,957 $0 $29,895
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $174,752 $0 $24,400
Kathy Lin (Director Of Admissions) $161,794 $0 $5,478
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ana Brubaker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Park (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,063,295
Expenses
$3,602,065
Net Income
$461,230
Net Assets
$2,522,497
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,054,733
26.0%
Program Services $3,004,551
73.9%
Investment Income $4,011
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 $492,277
13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $822,374
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,943,386
Total Liabilities $3,420,889
Net Assets $2,522,497
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $169,740 $0 $16,875
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $155,589 $0 $18,780
Yeuwhai Lin (Director Of Admissions) $127,447 $0 $3,846
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,199,954
Expenses
$2,636,069
Net Income
$1,563,885
Net Assets
$2,064,444
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,071,279
49.3%
Program Services $2,126,842
50.6%
Investment Income $1,613
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $220
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $452,211
17.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $656,553
24.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,603,635
Total Liabilities $2,539,191
Net Assets $2,064,444
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $155,493 $0 $12,400
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $153,799 $0 $14,654
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,137,511
Expenses
$2,175,028
Net Income
-$37,517
Net Assets
$418,938
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $611,368
28.6%
Program Services $1,502,361
70.3%
Investment Income $247
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$327
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,862
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $286,346
13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $584,148
26.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,354,929
Total Liabilities $935,991
Net Assets $418,938
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $155,493 $0 $4,607
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $153,799 $0 $5,113
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diviya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Perry Tam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$715,909
Expenses
$261,847
Net Income
$454,062
Net Assets
$457,298
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $715,840
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $69
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 $42,906
16.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,508,229
Total Liabilities $1,050,931
Net Assets $457,298
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zachary Sifuentes (Dean Of Humanities) $83,947 $0 $0
Samuel K Vandervelde (Head Of School) $59,781 $0 $0
Kathy Lin (Director Of Community Outreach) $43,531 $0 $0
Paul Zeitz (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Leary (Treasurer, Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alon Amit (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Divya Magaro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Sotiros (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ravi Vakil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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