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Sojourner Truth 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
$6.03M (2023)

Expenses
$5.49M (2023)

Total Assets
$5.37M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$3.57M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 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
$6,033,151
Expenses
$5,493,904
Net Income
$539,247
Net Assets
$1,798,288
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $717,500
11.9%
Program Services $5,306,833
88.0%
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 $8,818
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $378,430
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,713,230
49.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,367,387
Total Liabilities $3,569,099
Net Assets $1,798,288
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Justin Lessek (Executive Director) $130,000 $0 $12,536
Denise Edwards (Founding Principal) $115,005 $0 $12,996
Aryan Rodriguez Boucquet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Hill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christa Kovacs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donice Leak (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Kenchelian (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan O'connell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kiva Zytnick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Masimini (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rachel Kimboko (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Pohlman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Pugh (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,533,183
Expenses
$4,227,245
Net Income
$305,938
Net Assets
$1,259,041
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,288,607
28.4%
Program Services $3,244,576
71.6%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $117,607
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,744,109
Total Liabilities $485,068
Net Assets $1,259,041
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Justin Lessek (Executive Director) $103,662 $0 $13,944
Aryan Rodriguez Boucquet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Hill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christa Kovacs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donice Leak (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Kenchelian (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan O'connell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kiva Zytnick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Masimini (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rachel Kimboko (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Pohlman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Pugh (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,812,722
Expenses
$2,318,056
Net Income
$494,666
Net Assets
$953,103
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $954,275
33.9%
Program Services $1,858,447
66.1%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $93,225
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $613
0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,061,776
Total Liabilities $108,673
Net Assets $953,103
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Justin Lessek (Ex Officio; Executive Dire) $93,225 $0 $0
Sarah Navarro (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Atalie Jacobs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Hill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hedin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kiva Zytnick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laure Fleming (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marlena Mcwilliams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan O'connell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Pohlman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Craig Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Pugh (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Masimini (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donice Leak (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$917,580
Expenses
$459,143
Net Income
$458,437
Net Assets
$458,437
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $917,280
100.0%
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 $300
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $92,349
20.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $706
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $180,200
39.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $470,154
Total Liabilities $11,717
Net Assets $458,437
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Justin Lessek (Ex Officio; Executive Director) $30,000 $0 $4,927
Sarah Navarro (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Atalie Jacobs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Hill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Hedin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kiva Zytnick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laure Fleming (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marlena Mcwilliams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan O'connell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Pohlman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Craig Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Pugh (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Masimini (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donice Leak (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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