Renaissance Charter School

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Renaissance is based on the conviction that a change in the destiny of a single individual can lead to a change in the destiny of a community, nation, and ultimately humankind. Its mission as a pk-12 School is to foster educated, responsible, humanistic young leaders who will through their own personal growth spark a Renaissance in new york. Its graduates will be global citizens with an abiding respect for peace, human rights, the environment, and sustainable development.with these goals in mind, Renaissance built a culture of community, cooperation, and collaboration. The school's core belief is that a dynamic learning environment which prizes friendship and deep respect will open both the hearts and minds of students. In this type of environment, students will meet all standards and exceed them to become leaders in their own right.the study of new york is the central curricular theme of Renaissance. Traditional subjects such as math, science, language arts and social studies are rela

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-3550391) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 98 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
89% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.2 mo
of spending, in cash
4.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $469K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
47% of total assets
Liabilities are 47% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 9 voting members
4 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$18.7M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$18.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.7M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.9M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$16.8M
FY2025$18.7M
Expenses
$18.2M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$16.3M
FY2025$18.2M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2.5M
FY2021$429K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $16.3M Management & general 11% · $1.9M Fundraising 0% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Principal/ Trustee
$378,154Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal/Sec. (til 6/30/25)
$265,310Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$207,827Pt VII · Sec A
$189,045Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Data
$185,406Pt VII · Sec A
School Counselor
$174,990Pt VII · Sec A
Admin/Sped Teacher
$171,434Pt VII · Sec A
School Culture Ad.
$169,281Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Gauthier’s $378K as Principal/ Trustee is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacey Gauthier$378,154$339,499$307,070$269,536$302,125$204,377
Daniel Fanelli$265,310$246,379—$216,175$187,373$121,074
Denise Hur$189,045$183,040$216,935$207,610$219,589$154,599
Rebekah Oakes———$204,410$218,778$152,115
Vincent Garelick$207,827—————
Victor Motta$185,406$177,152$166,498$162,338$187,088$152,267
Yumeris Morel———$164,437$185,573$117,739
Ana Falla-Riff$174,990—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates K-12 students to become responsible, humanistic leaders who will inspire positive change.

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1 program · $16.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Renaissance is on the cutting edge of responsible progressive PK-12 education. It currently operates many programs that implement the most forward thinking educational practices in its classrooms to provide a high quality educational program PK-12.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-3550391) · Dispute this line
$16.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
50can INCFY2024$469K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$469K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $3.5M federal money spent
School Safely National ActivitiesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.184 · Direct$2.2M
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through New York State Education Department$476K
Stop School ViolenceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.839 · Direct$373K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through New York State Education Department$232K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through New York State Education Department$125K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.9M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through The New York State Education Department$484K
School Safety National Activity, Pass Through the New York State Education DepartmentDepartment of Education · ALN 84.184X · Through The New York State Education Department$351K
Stop School ViolenceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.839 · Direct$326K
School Safety National Activity, DirectDepartment of Education · ALN 84.184M · Direct$220K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through The New York State Education Department$190K

Plus 9 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.3M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through New York State Education Department$441K
Stop School ViolenceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.839 · Direct$261K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through New York State Education Department$177K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010A · Through New York State Education Department$105K
Emergency Connectivity Fund ProgramFederal Communications Commission · ALN 32.009 · Direct$90K

Plus 11 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $2.0M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through New York State Education Department$832K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through New York State Education Department$517K
Stop School ViolenceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.839 · Direct$221K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through New York State Education Department$172K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through New York State Education Department$101K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$463K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$18.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.3M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$17.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$463K
Total revenueLn 12$18.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.4M
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.4M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$465K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$252K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 598
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$354K$252K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$1.3M$922K$411K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.2M$7.6M$616K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.3M$1.1M$135K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.5M$172K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$721K$644K$77K$596
Legal feesLn 11b$234K$234K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$320K$236K$84K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$30K$8K$28
Information technologyLn 14$113K$101K$12K$93
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$165K$147K$18K$136
InsuranceLn 23$140K$104K$36K$96
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.8M$3.8M$18K$143
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$40K$3K$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.2M$16.3M$1.9M$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 8, 2026 $18.7M$18.2M$475K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 10, 2025 $16.8M$16.3M$466K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $15.3M$14.1M$1.2M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2023 $15.0M$13.7M$1.3M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 2, 2022 $15.5M$12.5M$2.9M$429K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2021 $11.9M$12.0M−$96K−$2.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments E · Schools J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $18,697,239 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,501,979$18,230,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,445$4,321
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $276,865$462,818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,781,289$18,697,239
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,194,919$13,231,209
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,120,362$4,991,141
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,315,281$18,222,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $466,008$474,889
Part VI · Governance 4 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,697,239 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$17,752,870
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$477,230
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,230,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,321$4,321
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $462,818$462,818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $467,139$18,697,239
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,222,350 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $922,079 · Management $411,141$1,333,220
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,604,873 · Management $616,434 · Fundraising $8,412$8,229,719
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,125,919 · Management $134,648 · Fundraising $1,042$1,261,609
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,511,319 · Management $172,487 · Fundraising $1,479$1,685,285
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $643,790 · Management $76,990 · Fundraising $596$721,376
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $234,343$234,343
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $235,865 · Management $83,885$319,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $14,949$14,949
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,153 · Management $8,392 · Fundraising $28$38,573
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $100,951 · Management $12,073 · Fundraising $93$113,117
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $147,033 · Management $17,583 · Fundraising $136$164,752
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $104,119 · Management $36,082 · Fundraising $96$140,297
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,814,286 · Management $18,491 · Fundraising $143$3,832,920
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,844 · Management $2,576 · Fundraising $20$42,440
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,280,231 · Management $1,930,074 · Fundraising $12,045$18,222,350
Part X · Balance sheet $7,340,624 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,110,018$6,373,956
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,841$35,205
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $985,280$464,996
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,772$214,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $353,888$252,359
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,511,799$7,340,624
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,895,173$3,020,583
X-19 Deferred revenue$150,889
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $228,341$305,978
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,123,514$3,477,450
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,388,285$3,863,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,388,285$3,863,174
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,511,799$7,340,624
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,863,174 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,697,239
XI-2 Total expenses$18,222,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$474,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,388,285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,863,174

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