Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $982K paid to officers and key staff.
Pagee Cheung’s $223K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagee Cheung | $223,100 | $214,722 | $198,576 | $192,456 | $186,379 |
| Arthur Samuels | $218,655 | $212,236 | $198,429 | $191,359 | $182,800 |
| Cassandra Greene | $171,847 | $170,199 | $152,863 | $126,508 | $114,921 |
| Jessica L Bloom | $154,543 | $137,573 | — | — | — |
| James Willet | $140,194 | $149,760 | $125,593 | — | — |
| Krystal Meischberger | $145,136 | $141,046 | — | — | — |
| Lauren Rawles | — | — | $135,754 | $119,445 | $103,646 |
| Jessica Bloom | — | — | $132,771 | $116,204 | $110,147 |
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.
See Math Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School executive salaries →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
Operates a free public charter high school in Brooklyn, New York.
Questions for Math Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School
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The school provided education to approximately 489 students in the ninth through twelfth grade during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $4.6M | $5.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $196K | $228K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.2M | $6.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.7M | $600K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.5M | $5.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $414K | $377K | $32K | $4K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $5.8M | $5.3M | $449K | $55K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $155K | $141K | $12K | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $87K | $11K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $529K | $482K | $42K | $5K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $168K | $168K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $18K | $18K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $39K | $39K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $131K | $104K | $12K | $16K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $61K | $56K | $5K | $560 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $108K | $99K | $8K | $958 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $220K | $200K | $17K | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | $106 | $13 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $50K | $46K | $4K | $482 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $141K | $129K | $11K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $76K | $69K | $6K | $732 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $644K | $618K | $25K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $11K | $10K | $852 | $274 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $9.6M | $8.6M | $936K | $100K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $12.0M | $12.6M | −$566K | $5.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2025 | $11.9M | $12.2M | −$291K | $6.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 2, 2024 | $11.4M | $10.9M | $467K | $6.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $11.9M | $9.6M | $2.3M | $5.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2022 | $9.6M | $8.6M | $972K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,945,379 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,945,379 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,632,742 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $6,437,129 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,837,528 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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