Discovery Charter School INC

Tax-deductible

Newark, NJ501(c)(3)EducationEIN 22-3586570

The mission of the discovery charter school is to teach students how to communicate powerfully and effectively,to think critically,and to foster a well rounded education that teaches students not only to succeed on examinations but in the life ahead.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 14 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
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$330K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$754K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$754K
FY2025▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$454K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$792K
FY2025$754K

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 Sep 2004.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.3M Management & general 18% · $508K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
School Leader
$96,500Pt VII · Sec A
School Business Administrator
$39,002Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denis Cretinon’s $96K as School Leader is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Denis Cretinon$96,500$96,083$89,846$88,691$85,807
Albert Barre$39,002$36,855$45,065$29,251$43,937

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

Teaches students powerful communication, critical thinking, and well-rounded education for life success.

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1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The discovery charter school operates a comprehensive ten-month middle school (september-june). Students attend classes from 8:45AM to 4:15PM which is an hour and forty-five minutes longer than most public schools. The discovery charter school provides a full range of educational services appropriate for grade levels 4 thru 8.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$508K
Owns and owesPt X
$754K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$764K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$688K
SavingsLn 2$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$764K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K
Net assetsLn 32$754K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$881K$764K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K$330K
Net assetsLn 32$801K$754K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$39K$58K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$58K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$85K$34K$51K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$356K$323K$33K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$87K$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$0$69K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$455K$273K$182K$0
OccupancyLn 16$216K$216K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$11K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$96K$45K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$117K$117K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.3M$508K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.8M−$47K$754K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.9M$37K$792K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.6M$143K$755K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.3M$159K$613K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.0M$75K$454K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,775,281 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,757,647
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,757,647
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,634 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$17,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,634 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,775,281
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,822,734 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,000 · Management $58,500 · Fundraising $0$97,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,103,169 · Management $58,268 · Fundraising $0$1,161,437
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,143 · Management $51,214 · Fundraising $0$85,357
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $322,904 · Management $33,013 · Fundraising $0$355,917
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,376 · Management $8,933 · Fundraising $0$96,309
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $68,555 · Fundraising $0$68,555
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $273,125 · Management $182,084 · Fundraising $0$455,209
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $216,237 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$216,237
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,777 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $0$12,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,913 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,963 · Management $45,276 · Fundraising $0$141,239
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $116,530 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$116,530
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,315,137 · Management $507,597 · Fundraising $0$2,822,734
Part X · Balance sheet $1,083,385 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $805,617$687,708
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,727$75,840
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $109,355$272,551
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$18,157
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,660$29,129
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,032,359$1,083,385
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $231,134$325,417
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $83$4,279
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $231,217$329,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $801,142$753,689
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $801,142$753,689
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,032,359$1,083,385
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $753,689 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,775,281
XI-2 Total expenses$2,822,734
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,453
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$801,142
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$753,689

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