Our mission is to teach our students how to learn and love doing IT, how to cultivate their curious minds for the rest of their lives, and how to develop a solid foundation on which to base wise choices and build meaningful futures.

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89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $324K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$910K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$8.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2022▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$5.9M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$7.6M
Net assets
$8.6M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $5.9M Management & general 11% · $724K Fundraising 0% · $14K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief of Schools
$244,608Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$167,910Pt VII · Sec A
$154,735Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$129,735Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$106,705Pt VII · Sec A
HR and Finance Manager
$106,115Pt VII · Sec A
Academic Intervention Teacher
$102,930Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamara Cooper’s $286K as CEO is at the 94th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tamara Cooper$285,974$18,750———
Ginevra Depolo——$234,440$244,608$227,090
Amy Salazar-Molina—$149,745$177,553——
Amy Salazar———$167,910$161,710
Meredith Mallouk-Teehan——$162,907——
Ginevra Depolo Interim—$156,424———
Meredith Mallouk———$154,735$145,529
Ariel Rutiglianno$148,886————

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides public elementary and middle school education to close achievement gaps and empower students.

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1 program · $5.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Manhattan charter schools is a new york state not-for-profit education corporation operating in new york city pursuant to article 56 of the education law of the state of new york. The school provided education to approximately 314 students in kindergarten through fifth grade during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$897K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$724K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$910K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$897K
Government grantsLn 1e$860K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.8M
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$233K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$910K
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5107
VolunteersI 625
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.1M$8.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$233K$233K
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$829K$910K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$8.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$533K$342K$187K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.7M$149K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$95K$92K$2K$129
Other employee benefitsLn 9$401K$374K$26K$868
Payroll taxesLn 10$364K$334K$29K$912
Management feesLn 11a$217K$217K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$225K$222K$3K$104
Advertising and promotionLn 12$91K$91K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$30K$3K$81
Information technologyLn 14$196K$179K$16K$537
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$85K$7K$234
InsuranceLn 23$84K$77K$7K$228
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$399K$396K$3K$106
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$14K$1K$34
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$5.9M$724K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.9M$7.6M−$1.7M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$7.3M−$929K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.6M$6.8M−$179K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $7.0M$6.6M$402K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.3M$6.5M$796K$8.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,026,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $480,005$897,147
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,815,525$6,122,456
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,084$6,605
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,620$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,320,234$7,026,208
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 $5,168,612$5,200,355
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,355,252$1,423,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,523,864$6,624,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $796,370$401,958
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $7,026,208 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$860,359
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$897,147
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,122,456$6,122,456
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,605$6,605
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,122,456 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,605$7,026,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,624,250 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $341,505 · Management $187,446 · Fundraising $4,470$533,421
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,651,668 · Management $149,472 · Fundraising $6,187$3,807,327
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $91,953 · Management $2,475 · Fundraising $129$94,557
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $374,487 · Management $25,567 · Fundraising $868$400,922
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $334,360 · Management $28,856 · Fundraising $912$364,128
IX-11a Management feesManagement $216,798$216,798
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,254$8,254
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,975$63,975
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $221,543 · Management $3,092 · Fundraising $104$224,739
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $91,091$91,091
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,819 · Management $2,562 · Fundraising $81$32,462
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $178,983 · Management $16,421 · Fundraising $537$195,941
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,999 · Management $7,378 · Fundraising $234$92,611
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $76,637 · Management $7,005 · Fundraising $228$83,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $396,051 · Management $3,292 · Fundraising $106$399,449
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,553 · Management $1,118 · Fundraising $34$14,705
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,886,649 · Management $723,711 · Fundraising $13,890$6,624,250
Part X · Balance sheet $9,482,878 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,298,332$6,835,079
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,796,504$1,741,853
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $301,141$514,877
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,717$8,645
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $333,461$122,553
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $233,408$233,426
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $23,986$26,445
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,999,549$9,482,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $820,843$910,080
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,836$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $828,679$910,080
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,167,717$8,569,973
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,153$2,825
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,170,870$8,572,798
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,999,549$9,482,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,572,798 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,026,208
XI-2 Total expenses$6,624,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$401,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,170,870
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$30
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,572,798

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