Our mission is simple: we aim to guide children to realize their inherent greatness. From a very young age, we reinforce to our scholars that they are agents of change. We guide scholars to embody the values of scholarship, excellence, community, and integrity as they develop their abilities to read, write, listen, speak, create, and think critically across disciplines. With a particular focus on science, the arts, and math, we prepare them to navigate and contribute meaningfully to an increasingly complex world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$880K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $969K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$880K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.5M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.7M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$52.9M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$43.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$23.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$52.9M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44.3M
FY2021$52.9M
FY2022$53.0M
FY2023$53.2M
FY2024$49.8M
FY2025$43.2M
Expenses
$43.5M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39.8M
FY2021$43.5M
FY2022$51.6M
FY2023$53.7M
FY2024$48.5M
FY2025$53.7M
Net assets
$23.3M
FY2021▲ +68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.9M
FY2021$23.3M
FY2022$24.7M
FY2023$24.2M
FY2024$25.6M
FY2025$15.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Apr 2005.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $38.3M Management & general 12% · $5.2M Fundraising 0% · $58K

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; $880K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bpbx - Es Principal
$207,413Pt VII · Sec A
Gples - Es Principal
$176,302Pt VII · Sec A
Gpbx - Es Principal
$172,802Pt VII · Sec A
Gples - Ms Principal
$165,662Pt VII · Sec A
Gpbxms- Ms Principal
$158,220Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Noelani Gabriel-Holt’s $175K as Gpbx - II Principal is at the 26th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Khalek Kirkland———$173,124$207,413$170,979
Rebekah Adamek———$159,066$176,302$145,511
Noelani Gabriel-Holt$174,796$160,216————
Tomasz Krzyzostaniak———$156,454$172,802$140,947
Steve Paul$169,534$154,004————
Jessica Strong—$105,746$156,728$150,482$165,662$137,896
Robin Milliner-Johnson—$161,139$138,231———
Kendra Radkowski—$159,291$129,754$110,057——

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

Empowers children to discover their potential through education in science, arts, and math.

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2 programs · $38.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Expenditures towards implementation and operation of elementary and middle public charter schools in new york. Expenses cover: salaries and benefits for instructional and administrative employees, classroom and office supplies, recruitment of students and staff, extensive professional development, books, furniture, contracted educational…

$36.7Mprogram expense
02

Expenditures towards implementation and operation of 3 pre-k public charter schools in new york.

$1.5Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.5M

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$53
Money outPt IX
$43.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$38.3M
Managementcol C$5.2M
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$23.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.3M
Total assetsLn 16$29.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$53
Total revenueLn 12$52.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14.1M
SavingsLn 2$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$29.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$23.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5492
VolunteersI 68
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.8M$14.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$22.0M$29.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.1M$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$13.9M$23.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$160K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.5M$19.8M$2.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$460K$403K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.0M$2.6M$422K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.6M$180K
Management feesLn 11a$5.8M$4.9M$870K$58K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$788K$687K$102K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$70K$63K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$598K$539K$59K
Information technologyLn 14$283K$255K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$3.9M$3.5M$416K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$905K$817K$87K
InsuranceLn 23$233K$212K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.4M$127K
All other expensesLn 24e$326K$306K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$43.5M$38.3M$5.2M$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $43.2M$53.7M−$10.5M$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $49.8M$48.5M$1.4M$25.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $53.2M$53.7M−$506K$24.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $53.0M$51.6M$1.5M$24.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $52.9M$43.5M$9.4M$23.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $44.3M$39.8M$4.6M$13.9M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $52,903,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,613,144$12,221,007
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,721,447$40,682,855
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,098$53
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,335,689$52,903,915
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 $25,934,374$28,009,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,815,632$15,518,007
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $39,750,006$43,527,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,585,683$9,376,207
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $52,903,915 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,209,907
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,100
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$146,665
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,221,007
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,682,855$40,682,855
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $53$53
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,682,855 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53$52,903,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $43,527,708 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $160,074 · Management $40,018$200,092
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,777,956 · Management $2,754,433$22,532,389
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $402,612 · Management $57,469$460,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,595,791 · Management $422,381$3,018,172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,619,070 · Management $179,897$1,798,967
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $4,870,848 · Management $869,794 · Fundraising $57,986$5,798,628
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,775$25,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $686,636 · Management $101,775$788,411
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,275 · Management $6,862$70,137
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $538,777 · Management $58,897$597,674
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $254,574 · Management $28,287$282,861
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,529,539 · Management $416,469$3,946,008
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $817,059 · Management $87,482$904,541
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $212,175 · Management $20,644$232,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,418,395 · Management $126,608$2,545,003
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $306,170 · Management $19,980$326,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,252,951 · Management $5,216,771 · Fundraising $57,986$43,527,708
Part X · Balance sheet $28,993,375 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,611,447$14,099,481
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $175,278$200,329
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,457,956$1,907,511
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $152,075$553,891
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,028,296$2,627,018
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,566,144$9,605,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,991,196$28,993,375
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,633,178$5,373,353
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,417,678$329,479
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,407$39,403
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,116,263$5,742,235
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,774,500$23,248,298
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,433$2,842
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,874,933$23,251,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,991,196$28,993,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,251,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,903,915
XI-2 Total expenses$43,527,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,376,207
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,874,933
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,251,140

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