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Ontech Charter High School FY2021 filing

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Syracuse, NY501(c)(3)Since 2016Education EIN 81-5017284Revenue $3.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSontechcharter.com810 Willis Ave, 13204-1628 · Syracuse, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2018School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Ontech's mission is to serve students who need a nontraditional High School including issues relating to anxiety and safety concerns.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $641K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2021▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +174%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.1M

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 Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $2.2M Management & general 9% · $213K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $90K 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
Peter White
Director of Operations
$50,562Pt VII · Sec A
Donald Miller
Executive Director
$39,861Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Kimatian
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen K Eagen
Chair & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ellen Eagen’s $100K as Head of School is at the 31st 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellen Eagen$99,990$103,000$100,000———
Peter White————$50,562$46,875
Donald Miller————$39,861—
Mark Chudzicki Chief Financial———$25,689——
Ellen Eagen President Thru———$8,333——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps anxious, unsafe students find and succeed in non-traditional high schools.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Ontech charter high school is a community charter school that joins career and technical education with project-based learning in syracuse, ny. Our unique and innovative educational program combines english language remediation with authentic learning experiences, delivered through the lenses of agribusiness, renewable energy, and the…

$2.2Mprogram 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
Central New York Community Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500K
Other incomeLn 4–11$112
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500K
Government grantsLn 1e$499K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Other incomeLn 4–11$112
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 612
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$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$601K$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$893K$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$30K$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$231
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$30K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$118K$108K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$92K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$69K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$992
Information technologyLn 14$52K$48K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$518K$476K$42K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$142
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$197K$181K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$24K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$139K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$116
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.2M$213K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.1M$3.9M$250K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.4M$4.1M$306K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$3.8M$323K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$3.2M$1.1M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.6M$2.5M$1.2M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.2M$673K$1.1M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,611,501 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $308,211$499,650
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,551,742$3,111,726
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$13
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$112
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,859,953$3,611,501
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 $1,065,802$1,308,759
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,120,796$1,149,937
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,186,598$2,458,696
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $673,355$1,152,805
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,611,501 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$499,288
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$362
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$499,650
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,111,726$3,111,726
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13$13
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $112$112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,111,726 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $125$3,611,501
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,458,696 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,391 · Management $67,085$97,476
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,031,073 · Management $26,967$1,058,040
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,612 · Management $231$2,843
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,666 · Management $2,629$32,295
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $108,492 · Management $9,613$118,105
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,250$18,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,542 · Management $8,110$99,652
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $69,417 · Management $6,151$75,568
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,190 · Management $992$12,182
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,762 · Management $4,232$51,994
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $476,091 · Management $42,185$518,276
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,600 · Management $142$1,742
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $180,974 · Management $16,034$197,008
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,154 · Management $2,140$26,294
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,001 · Management $8,565$147,566
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,289 · Management $116$1,405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,245,254 · Management $213,442 · Fundraising $0$2,458,696
Part X · Balance sheet $5,291,870 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,284,143$1,321,323
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,003$75,015
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $88,363$210,259
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,984$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,495$20,516
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $600,833$3,664,757
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,038,821$5,291,870
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,407$49,330
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,210$2,001
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $829,731$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $893,348$2,158,076
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,145,473$3,133,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,145,473$3,133,794
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,038,821$5,291,870
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,133,794 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,611,501
XI-2 Total expenses$2,458,696
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,152,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,145,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$835,516
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,133,794

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