Compass Charter School: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-4343210)

Brooke Peters’s $205K as School Leader is at the 83rd 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Brooke Peters	$205,337	$201,034	$162,079	$161,897	$152,902
Suzanne Vera	$171,948	$162,747	$141,559	$140,566	$139,003
John Thomas	$134,867	$168,246	$102,185	$107,185	—
Elizabeth Von Felde	$145,647	$160,399	$132,102	—	$127,708
Nazneen Patel	—	$158,220	$109,395	—	—
Sarah Longwell-Stevens	—	$149,153	—	—	—
Todd Sutler	—	—	—	—	$140,140
Eric Rench	$135,251	—	$102,064	—	—

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

Programs and updates

Compass Charter School is an education nonprofit based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2013.

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2 programs · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Located in the fort greene neighborhood of brooklyn, compass will serve approximately 300 children in grades k-5. Our mission is to engage our students in rich and authentic inquiry-based experiences to build an educational foundation that will support higher learning and the practical application of knowledge in real-world contexts.

$6.7Mprogram expense

02

Pre-k program during fiscal year end june 30, 2024 served 36 students.

$467Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$22K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K

Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$41K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.2M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.8M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K

Investment incomeLn 3$72K

Money outPt IX

$7.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.1M

Managementcol C$386K

Fundraisingcol D$102K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M

Total assetsLn 16$3.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$593K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K

Government grantsLn 1e$198K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$72K

Other incomeLn 4–11$22K

Total revenueLn 12$8.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.7M

SavingsLn 2$100K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K

Total assetsLn 16$3.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$593K

Net assetsLn 32$2.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 560

VolunteersI 62

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.1M	$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$112K	$120K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.6M	$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$460K	$593K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.2M	$2.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$209K	$144K	$44K	$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.5M	$4.2M	$184K	$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$53K	$51K	$2K	$570
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$796K	$749K	$36K	$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$363K	$338K	$19K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$24K		$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$28K		$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$458K	$429K	$23K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$113K	$112K	$406	$130
Office expensesLn 13	$94K	$88K	$5K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$58K	$54K	$3K	$971
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$62K	$58K	$3K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$60K	$56K	$3K	$891
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$812K	$807K	$4K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$15K	$7K	$8K	$130
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.6M	$7.1M	$386K	$102K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$8.5M	$8.2M	$290K	$3.0M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$8.2M	$7.6M	$593K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$7.2M	$7.1M	$131K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$7.8M	$6.8M	$991K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$6.4M	$6.2M	$110K	$1.0M	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 $8,219,956 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $368,681$349,618

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,752,518$7,776,550

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,968$71,916

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,955$21,872

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,184,122$8,219,956

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 $5,746,285$5,903,001

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,307,303$1,724,321

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,053,588$7,627,322

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,534$592,634

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $8,219,956 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,780

VIII-1e Government grants$197,614

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,224

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,972

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$349,618

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,776,550$7,776,550

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71,916$71,916

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,872$21,872

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,776,550 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $93,788$8,219,956

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,627,322 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,111 · Management $43,860 · Fundraising $20,886$208,857

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,245,932 · Management $183,512 · Fundraising $52,400$4,481,844

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $50,541 · Management $2,174 · Fundraising $570$53,285

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $748,520 · Management $36,111 · Fundraising $11,048$795,679

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $338,361 · Management $18,926 · Fundraising $6,049$363,336

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $23,914$23,914

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,900$27,900

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $429,165 · Management $23,196 · Fundraising $5,384$457,745

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $112,017 · Management $406 · Fundraising $130$112,553

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,826 · Management $4,865 · Fundraising $1,555$94,246

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $54,302 · Management $3,037 · Fundraising $971$58,310

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,081 · Management $3,249 · Fundraising $1,038$62,368

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,238 · Management $2,787 · Fundraising $891$59,916

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $806,960 · Management $4,279 · Fundraising $1,048$812,287

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,267 · Management $7,685 · Fundraising $130$15,082

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,139,321 · Management $385,901 · Fundraising $102,100$7,627,322

Part X · Balance sheet $3,344,727 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,020,208$2,706,716

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,207$100,217

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $279,317$258,372

X-4 Accounts receivable$5,705

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,817$153,248

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $112,244$120,469

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,618,793$3,344,727

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $459,655$593,455

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $460,155$593,455

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,113,911$2,725,436

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,727$25,836

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,158,638$2,751,272

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,618,793$3,344,727

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,751,272 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,219,956

XI-2 Total expenses$7,627,322

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$592,634

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,158,638

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,751,272

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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