Icahn Charter School 6

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To use a rigorous academic program to prepare students with skills and knowledge to participate in rigorous academic environments and develop a sense of personal responsibility.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3201374) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 72 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 0.3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$844K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.4 mo
of spending, in cash
5.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.1M
47% of total assets
Liabilities are 47% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.1M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$7.0M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M

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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $6.1M Management & general 13% · $932K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $844K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$259,235Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$152,002Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Developer
$117,815Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher
$108,023Pt VII · Sec A
$104,032Pt VII · Sec A
$103,114Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Parent Rep. (thru 08/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Cartagena’s $259K as Principal is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Cartagena$259,235$219,334$191,949———
Jason Cartegena———$158,724$154,554$149,368
Myra Fernandez$152,002$141,047$131,615$121,051——
Alison Gunn—————$126,097
Brittany Schenkel$117,815$120,694$114,824———
Tatiana Diaz—$115,889$103,017———
Brian Marelli—$110,106————
Karen Cruz$108,023—————

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

Prepares students with skills and knowledge for rigorous academics and personal responsibility.

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1 program · $6.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See schedule othe icahn charter school provides a comprehensive k-8 public education based on E.D. Hirsch's core knowledge sequence, a nationally recognized curriculum based on the concept that every child should be equipped with a core foundation of knowledge and skills so that they are armed with the common knowledge base necessary to…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3201374) · Dispute this line
$6.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2024 · $837K federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Nys Ed$613K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Nys Ed$166K
Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Nys Ed$23K
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)Department of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Nys Ed$20K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Nys Ed$15K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $886K federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Nys Ed$631K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Nys Ed$219K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Nys Ed$21K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Nys Ed$14K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Nys Ed$1K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $897K federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Nys Ed$674K
Title I Grant to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Nys Ed$174K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Nys Ed$25K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Nys Ed$15K
Special Education - Grants to States (idea, Part B)Department of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Nys Ed$9K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$932K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$106K
Accounts receivableLn 4$7K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$187K
Other assetsLn 15$909K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 572
VolunteersI 69
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$3.0M$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$247K$187K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$514K$514K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.8M$617K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$87K$63K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$473K$412K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$230K$197K$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$10K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$44K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$34K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$132K$113K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$230K$204K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$855K$760K$95K
TravelLn 17$32K$28K$4K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K$165
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$203K$197K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$69K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$610K$582K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$126
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$6.1M$932K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 24, 2026 $7.1M$7.0M$64K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2025 $7.8M$7.6M$212K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2024 $7.5M$8.0M−$472K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 1, 2023 $6.8M$7.3M−$513K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2022 $5.8M$5.1M$661K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2021 $5.7M$5.5M$182K$2.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $7,053,860 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,828,190$1,284,211
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,812,588$5,624,322
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $154,067$145,327
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,794,845$7,053,860
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 $4,809,948$4,735,315
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,772,550$2,254,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,582,498$6,989,547
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $212,347$64,313
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $7,053,860 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,284,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,284,211
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,624,322$5,624,322
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $145,327$145,327
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,624,322 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $145,327$7,053,860
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,989,547 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $514,072$514,072
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,812,606 · Management $617,490$3,430,096
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $62,667 · Management $24,538$87,205
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $411,683 · Management $61,808$473,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $197,114 · Management $33,337$230,451
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,477 · Management $1,310$11,787
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,809 · Management $5,476$49,285
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,233 · Management $1,359$35,592
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,516 · Management $1,189$10,705
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $113,195 · Management $18,895$132,090
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $204,280 · Management $25,535$229,815
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $760,429 · Management $95,053$855,482
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,219 · Management $3,527$31,746
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,321 · Management $165$1,486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $197,479 · Management $5,738$203,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68,702 · Management $8,588$77,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $582,233 · Management $27,952$610,185
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,426 · Management $126$5,552
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,057,461 · Management $932,086 · Fundraising $0$6,989,547
Part X · Balance sheet $4,414,974 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,049,329$3,140,762
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $126,372$105,698
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,245$6,515
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,744$65,742
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $247,367$187,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,614,271$908,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,148,328$4,414,974
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,225,970$1,197,339
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,641,885$872,849
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,867,855$2,070,188
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,280,473$2,344,786
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,280,473$2,344,786
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,148,328$4,414,974
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,344,786 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,053,860
XI-2 Total expenses$6,989,547
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,313
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,280,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,344,786

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