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Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 13-4119996

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Apr 27, 2017

136-25 218th StreetSpringfield Gardens, NY 11413

(718) 479-3753

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

62nd percentile

0.47x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

41st percentile

0.13x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

74th percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

24th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 24% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

95th percentile

138%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

62nd percentile

9.3%

Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Assets

Up

$2,337,535

Up $1,357,175 (+138%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$1,232,449

Up $1,008,898 (+451%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$1,105,086

Up $348,277 (+46%) from 2015

Revenue

Up

$8,272,802

Up $705,499 (+9.3%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$7,263,904

Down $1,075,300 (-13%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$1,008,898

Up $1,780,799 (+231%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$8.0M$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2010: $1,675,985Liabilities 2010: $1,101,146Net Assets 2010: $574,8392010Assets 2011: $2,402,750Liabilities 2011: $1,098,427Net Assets 2011: $1,304,3232011Assets 2012: $3,470,669Liabilities 2012: $1,154,173Net Assets 2012: $2,316,4962012Assets 2013: $3,537,312Liabilities 2013: $1,029,930Net Assets 2013: $2,507,3822013Assets 2014: $1,890,051Liabilities 2014: $894,599Net Assets 2014: $995,4522014Assets 2015: $980,360Liabilities 2015: $756,809Net Assets 2015: $223,5512015Assets 2016: $2,337,535Liabilities 2016: $1,105,086Net Assets 2016: $1,232,4492016Assets 2017: $3,058,838Liabilities 2017: $1,017,143Net Assets 2017: $2,041,6952017Assets 2018: $3,303,053Liabilities 2018: $1,167,396Net Assets 2018: $2,135,6572018Assets 2019: $2,280,668Liabilities 2019: $1,201,395Net Assets 2019: $1,079,2732019Assets 2020: $3,681,182Liabilities 2020: $2,315,647Net Assets 2020: $1,365,5352020Assets 2021: $4,530,199Liabilities 2021: $1,223,678Net Assets 2021: $3,306,5212021Assets 2022: $3,505,135Liabilities 2022: $964,104Net Assets 2022: $2,541,0312022Assets 2023: $7,624,921Liabilities 2023: $5,690,805Net Assets 2023: $1,934,1162023Assets 2024: $5,596,607Liabilities 2024: $4,725,120Net Assets 2024: $871,4872024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$2,337,535
Liabilities$1,105,086
Net Assets$1,232,449

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MExpenses 2010: $6,595,0832010Revenue 2011: $7,133,035Expenses 2011: $6,060,571Net Income 2011: $1,072,4642011Expenses 2012: $6,166,2182012Expenses 2013: $6,889,7722013Revenue 2014: $7,139,811Expenses 2014: $8,651,741Net Income 2014: -$1,511,9302014Revenue 2015: $7,567,303Expenses 2015: $8,339,204Net Income 2015: -$771,9012015Revenue 2016: $8,272,802Expenses 2016: $7,263,904Net Income 2016: $1,008,8982016Revenue 2017: $9,058,028Expenses 2017: $8,248,782Net Income 2017: $809,2462017Revenue 2018: $9,744,628Expenses 2018: $9,650,666Net Income 2018: $93,9622018Revenue 2019: $9,953,253Expenses 2019: $11,009,637Net Income 2019: -$1,056,3842019Revenue 2020: $10,545,867Expenses 2020: $10,259,605Net Income 2020: $286,2622020Revenue 2021: $12,633,967Expenses 2021: $10,692,981Net Income 2021: $1,940,9862021Revenue 2022: $11,792,569Expenses 2022: $12,558,059Net Income 2022: -$765,4902022Revenue 2023: $12,892,121Expenses 2023: $13,499,036Net Income 2023: -$606,9152023Revenue 2024: $13,510,954Expenses 2024: $14,573,583Net Income 2024: -$1,062,6292024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$8,272,802
Expenses$7,263,904
Net Income$1,008,898
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed
Apr 27, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$8,272,802
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Merrick academy-queens public charter school is a charter school for children located in queens, new york. It educates children on a completely nondiscriminatory and secular basis. The founders and supporters of the school believe that access to a public education of high quality for all children is the foremost issue.

Merrick academy-queens public charter school is a charter school for children located in queens village, new york. It educates children on a completely nondiscriminatory ans secular basis. The founders and supporters of the school believe that access to a public education of high quality for all children is the foremost issue.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$2,157$1,405,540▲ $1,403,383
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$497,176$423,747▼ $73,429
Pledges and Grants Receivable$108,467$247,229▲ $138,762
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$75,123$75,003▼ $120
Accounts Receivable$8,281$8,281→ $0
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$111,636$215▼ $111,421
Total Assets$980,360$2,337,535▲ $1,357,175
Other Assets Total$177,520$177,520→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$594,805$896,581▲ $301,776
Other Liabilities$162,004$206,844▲ $44,840
Deferred Revenue-$1,661-
Total Liabilities$756,809$1,105,086▲ $348,277
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$223,551$1,232,449▲ $1,008,898
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$223,551$1,232,449▲ $1,008,898
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$980,360$2,337,535▲ $1,357,175

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$69,686$693,241$762,927
Leasehold Improvements$319,529$217,892$537,421
Other Land Buildings$34,532$254,351$288,883
Other Assets Org$177,520--
Compensation and Service Providers

Board Members and Trustees

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Boost Ed FinanceFinance132 W 31ST STREET SUITE 1524, New York, NY 10001$381,400
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$344,340
Program Service Revenue
$7,928,001
Investment Income
$461
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$2,232
Change in Net Assets
$1,008,898

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$8,272,802
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$8,272,802
Total Revenue per Form 990
$8,272,802
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$4,370,315
Other Expenses$2,893,589
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$2,982,956$328,531-$3,311,487
Occupancy$1,116,703$81,863-$1,198,566
Fees for Services Other$610,670$85,191-$695,861
Other Employee Benefits$636,273$46,644-$682,917
Payroll Taxes$291,092$21,339-$312,431
Office Expenses$216,164$3,014-$219,178
Depreciation Depletion$140,498$10,300-$150,798
Fees for Services Legal-$80,650-$80,650
Insurance$62,155$4,556-$66,711
Pension Plan Contributions$59,144$4,336-$63,480
Information Technology$54,260$3,978-$58,238
Other Expenses$35,153$3,390-$35,153
All Other Expenses$24,662$1,805-$26,467
Fees for Services Accounting-$19,500-$19,500
Total Functional Expenses$6,562,305$701,599$0$7,263,904

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$7,263,904
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$7,263,904
Total Expenses per Form 990$7,263,904
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred Rent$206,844
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
Yes

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 3

Victory education partners manages the operations of the school under a management agreement entered into by the school and victory. The agreement was executed on august 5, 2004. Per the terms of the agreement, victory assumes responsibility for all tasks and functions associated with the educational services to be provided to the children enrolled as students at the school in accordance with the terms of the charter and the charter schools act, subject to the appropriate oversight from the school's board of trustees. Victory is responsible for designing the curriculm, acquiring educational materials, hiring all staff, and providing all financial and accounting functions.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

The school has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the irs, it is electronically sent to the board for any comments. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issued is documented and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

The school has a conflict of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

Each year, victory schools inc. Provides a salary scale to the board for review, the board reviews all salaries and approves the budget with the designated salaries buitl in.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

Each year, victory schools inc. Provides a salary scale to the board for review, the board reviews all salaries and approves the budget with the designated salaries buitl in.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

UPON REQUEST

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merrick Academy - Queens
EIN
13-4119996
Phone
7184793753
Address
136-25 218TH STREET, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413

Signing Officer

Name
Gerald Karikari Esq
Title
Chairman
Phone
7184793753
Signed
2017-04-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Gerald Karikari Esq
Formed
2000
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
96

Preparer

Firm
VARGAS & RIVERA CPA'S LLP
Address
586 ROUTE 304, NEW CITY, NY 10956
Preparer
Luis C Rivera
Phone
8456383113
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

Merrick academy-queens public charter school is a charter school for children located in queens village, new york. It educates children on a completely nondiscriminatory ans secular basis. The founders and supporters of the school believe that access to a public education of high quality for all children is the foremost issue.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN LOCATED IN QUEENS VILLAGE, NEW YORK. IT EDUCATES CHILDREN ON A COMPLETELY NONDISCRIMINATORY ANS SECULAR BASIS. THE FOUNDERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SCHOOL BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO A PUBLIC EDUCATION OF HIGH QUALITY FOR ALL CHILDREN IS THE FOREMOST ISSUE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1VICTORY EDUCATION PARTNERS MANAGES THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL UNDER A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY THE SCHOOL AND VICTORY. THE AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED ON AUGUST 5, 2004. PER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, VICTORY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL TASKS AND FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN ENROLLED AS STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER AND THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT, SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT FROM THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. VICTORY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING THE CURRICULM, ACQUIRING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, HIRING ALL STAFF, AND PROVIDING ALL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE SCHOOL HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUED IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE SCHOOL HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4EACH YEAR, VICTORY SCHOOLS INC. PROVIDES A SALARY SCALE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL SALARIES AND APPROVES THE BUDGET WITH THE DESIGNATED SALARIES BUITL IN.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5EACH YEAR, VICTORY SCHOOLS INC. PROVIDES A SALARY SCALE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL SALARIES AND APPROVES THE BUDGET WITH THE DESIGNATED SALARIES BUITL IN.
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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.60$4.73$0.87$13.5$14.6$1.06
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.62$5.69$1.93$12.9$13.5$0.61
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.51$0.96$2.54$11.8$12.6$0.77
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.53$1.22$3.31$12.6$10.7$1.94
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.68$2.32$1.37$10.5$10.3$0.29
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.28$1.20$1.08$9.95$11.0$1.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.30$1.17$2.14$9.74$9.65$0.09
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.06$1.02$2.04$9.06$8.25$0.81
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.34$1.11$1.23$8.27$7.26$1.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.76$0.22$7.57$8.34$0.77
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.89$0.89$1.00$7.14$8.65$1.51
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.54$1.03$2.51$6.89
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.47$1.15$2.32$6.17
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.40$1.10$1.30$7.13$6.06$1.07
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.68$1.10$0.57$6.60
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