NEWARK LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL Charity Report

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NEWARK LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL

EIN 27-1093552

What they do

SEE BELOW: THE MISSION is to DEVELOP IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS,THE SCHOLARSHIP, DISCIPLINE and CHARACTER NECESSARY to GAIN ENTRY TO, SUCCEED IN, and GRADUATE FROM DEMANDING COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLS. - SEE BELOW:

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They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

$91.86spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$31.50of every $100 spent went to management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$0.72in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

94.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2015

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Money in and money out

Revenue$12,802,603

Expenses$11,760,005

Annual surplus $1,042,598 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Selected spending reported on the 990

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Management and general$3,709,596 · 31.5% of expenses

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Revenue$12,802,603

Expenses$11,760,005

Assets$8,444,742

Contributions$12,045,619

Management and general$3,709,596

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2015

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KENNETH SCHUTZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $162,500

LISA POWELLCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $131,695

DARICE GONZALEZSBA · 45 hrs/week $129,359

ANNETE RIFFLECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $121,500

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (13)

KENNETH SCHUTZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LISA POWELLCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

DARICE GONZALEZSBA

ANNETE RIFFLECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

AILEEN PHILBRICKTRUSTEE

DAN MCNEALTRUSTEE

EVERETT M JOHNSONVICE PRESIDENT

KRYSTAL CANADYTRUTEE

KYLE ROSENKRANSTRUTEE

LARA OYETUNDE-BAERTRUSTEE

MAX SILVERSTEINTRUSTEE

MIRTHA SABIOPRESIDENT

P HANTESTRUSTEE

About this charity

Location: 823 SOUTH 16TH STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07103
County: Essex
In care of: DARICE GONZALEZ

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(973) 374-7000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2015
Tax period began: July 1, 2015
Tax preparer: ARAROMI CPA LLC
Revocation date: November 15, 2019

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