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Persistence Preparatory Academy 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.

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
$5.85M (2023)

Expenses
$5.11M (2023)

Total Assets
$11.3M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$7.82M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 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
$5,848,396
Expenses
$5,111,998
Net Income
$736,398
Net Assets
$3,443,634
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,129,167
19.3%
Program Services $4,637,122
79.3%
Investment Income $15,858
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $66,249
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $163,287
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,080,057
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,265,999
Total Liabilities $7,822,365
Net Assets $3,443,634
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joelle Formato (Head Of School) $126,801 $0 $18,084
Elisha Tomasello (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Catherine Roberts (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Celniker (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Darnell Haywood (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Bennett (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Ciechoski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Finocchio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Greene (Trustee Through Dec. 2022) $0 $0 $0
Brandi Haynes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Izzo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Zach Melas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Newsom (Trustee Thorough May 2023) $0 $0 $0
Derrick Parson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Misha Russo (Trustee Through Dec. 2022) $0 $0 $0
Adriana Viverette (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Winkelsas (Trustee Through Nov. 2022) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Wodka Cook (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jen Zorn (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,364,402
Expenses
$4,062,031
Net Income
$302,371
Net Assets
$2,707,236
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $567,525
13.0%
Program Services $3,757,906
86.1%
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 $38,971
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $127,250
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,810,316
44.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,402,847
Total Liabilities $7,695,611
Net Assets $2,707,236
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joelle Formato (Head Of School) $100,418 $0 $14,388
Elisha Tomasello (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Catherine Roberts (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Celniker (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Darnell Haywood (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Bennett (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Finocchio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Greene (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Izzo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Newsom (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Derrick Parson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Misha Russo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Winkelsas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,014,423
Expenses
$2,875,739
Net Income
$1,138,684
Net Assets
$2,404,865
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $945,407
23.6%
Program Services $3,058,586
76.2%
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 $10,430
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $111,677
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,357,610
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,558,196
Total Liabilities $6,153,331
Net Assets $2,404,865
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joelle Formato (Head Of School) $97,717 $13,230 $0
Daniel Greene (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Winkelsas (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Newsom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Catherine Roberts (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Celniker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shatorah Donovan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Finocchio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Darnell Haywood (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tyler Mekus (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Derrick Parson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Misha Hoffman Russo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Elisha Tomasello (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,072,774
Expenses
$2,556,544
Net Income
$516,230
Net Assets
$1,266,181
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $703,487
22.9%
Program Services $2,353,584
76.6%
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 $15,703
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,548
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,174,701
45.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,666,239
Total Liabilities $400,058
Net Assets $1,266,181
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joelle Formato (Head Of School) $98,795 $0 $10,157
Daniel Greene (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Winkelsas (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Newsom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Catherine Roberts (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Celniker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shatorah Donovan (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Finocchio (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Darnell Haywood (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tyler Mekus (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Derrick Parson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Misha Hoffman Russo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Elisha Tomasello (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,884,962
Expenses
$1,759,205
Net Income
$125,757
Net Assets
$749,951
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $440,891
23.4%
Program Services $1,437,870
76.3%
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 $6,201
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,535
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $716,284
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $926,201
Total Liabilities $176,250
Net Assets $749,951
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joelle Formato (Head Of School) $92,250 $0 $9,420
Daniel Greene (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Marta Clark (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Newsom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jillian Suttell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Winkelsas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Catherine Roberts (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Cord Stone (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mario Hicks (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Derrick Parson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Celniker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Misha Russo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Darnell Haywood (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$866,102
Expenses
$241,908
Net Income
$624,194
Net Assets
$624,194
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $864,865
99.9%
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 $1,237
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $75,000
31.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $46,667
19.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $710,323
Total Liabilities $86,129
Net Assets $624,194
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joelle Formato (Head Of School) $30,000 $0 $3,802
Daniel Greene (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Marta Clark (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Newsom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jillian Suttell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Cord Stone (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Winkelsas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Catherine Roberts (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mario Hicks (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Derrick Parson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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