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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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FY2023 · 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$772K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$6.6M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2023▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$5.9M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2023▲ +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
$8.4M
FY2023▼ -2%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $5.7M Management & general 15% · $1.0M Fundraising 1% · $76K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim Chief of Schools
$234,440Pt VII · Sec A
$177,553Pt VII · Sec A
$162,907Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$122,529Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Operations, Thru Sept 2022
$120,961Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Schools, Thru Oct 2022
$115,529Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$113,384Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
$106,486Pt 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 · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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 279 students in kindergarten through fifth grade during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$772K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K
Government grantsLn 1e$903K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$6.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$277K
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$772K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$7.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$233K$277K
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$910K$772K
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$821K$420K$365K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$3.3M$196K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$68K$67K$531$119
Other employee benefitsLn 9$381K$340K$37K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$362K$309K$48K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$296K$296K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$310K$307K$2K$249
Advertising and promotionLn 12$225K$225K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$30K$5K$496
Information technologyLn 14$200K$168K$29K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$102K$87K$14K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$94K$79K$14K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$399K$396K$3K$261
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K$34
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$5.7M$1.0M$76K

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 Viewing $6.6M$6.8M−$179K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 $6,604,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $897,147$924,998
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,122,456$5,577,587
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,605$77,950
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$23,507
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,026,208$6,604,042
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 $5,200,355$5,111,395
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,423,895$1,671,456
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,624,250$6,782,851
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $401,958−$178,809
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 $6,604,042 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$903,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$924,998
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,577,587$5,577,587
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,950$77,950
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,507$23,507
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,577,587 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $101,457$6,604,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,782,851 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $419,980 · Management $364,648 · Fundraising $36,465$821,093
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,260,274 · Management $195,972 · Fundraising $23,317$3,479,563
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $67,346 · Management $531 · Fundraising $119$67,996
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $340,204 · Management $36,513 · Fundraising $4,014$380,731
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $309,091 · Management $47,824 · Fundraising $5,097$362,012
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,804$6,804
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $296,403$296,403
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $307,332 · Management $2,360 · Fundraising $249$309,941
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $224,527$224,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,725 · Management $4,649 · Fundraising $496$34,870
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $168,282 · Management $28,759 · Fundraising $3,104$200,145
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $87,086 · Management $13,703 · Fundraising $1,463$102,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $79,030 · Management $13,728 · Fundraising $1,482$94,240
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $395,823 · Management $2,569 · Fundraising $261$398,653
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,018 · Management $1,569 · Fundraising $34$3,621
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,690,718 · Management $1,016,032 · Fundraising $76,101$6,782,851
Part X · Balance sheet $9,147,282 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,835,079$1,008,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,741,853$6,765,841
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $514,877$953,810
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,645$8,877
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $122,553$88,582
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $233,426$276,864
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,445$45,119
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,482,878$9,147,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $910,080$746,144
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$7,891
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$17,773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $910,080$771,808
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,569,973$8,375,474
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,825$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,572,798$8,375,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,482,878$9,147,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,375,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,604,042
XI-2 Total expenses$6,782,851
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,809
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,572,798
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$18,515
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,375,474

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