Civic Intelligence

Nova Academy

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 32-0079174

Jul 01, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020 • Filed on May 11, 2021

Organization ProfileWWW.NOVA-ACADEMY.ORG
500 W Santa Ana BlvdSanta Ana, CA 92701-4580

(714) 569-0948

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.20x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 53% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.19x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

53rd percentile

5.7%

Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$216,381

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 2.2% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

79th percentile

26%

Faster asset growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

40th percentile

-2.2%

Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Up

$9,232,719

Up $1,905,387 (+26%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$7,406,337

Up $560,612 (+8.2%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$1,826,382

Up $1,344,775 (+279%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin53rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$9,825,251

Down $222,452 (-2.2%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$9,264,639

Down $205,594 (-2.2%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

$560,612

Down $16,858 (-2.9%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth79th percentile

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

$40M$30M$20M$10M$0Assets 2013: $2,362,438Liabilities 2013: $1,315,404Net Assets 2013: $1,047,0342013Assets 2014: $2,718,504Liabilities 2014: $412,258Net Assets 2014: $2,306,2462014Assets 2015: $3,161,393Liabilities 2015: $127,292Net Assets 2015: $3,034,1012015Assets 2016: $4,685,381Liabilities 2016: $634,185Net Assets 2016: $4,051,1962016Assets 2017: $5,241,484Liabilities 2017: $385,185Net Assets 2017: $4,856,2992017Assets 2018: $6,579,074Liabilities 2018: $310,819Net Assets 2018: $6,268,2552018Assets 2019: $7,327,332Liabilities 2019: $481,607Net Assets 2019: $6,845,7252019Assets 2020: $9,232,719Liabilities 2020: $1,826,382Net Assets 2020: $7,406,3372020Assets 2021: $10,870,419Liabilities 2021: $2,905,237Net Assets 2021: $7,965,1822021Assets 2022: $11,670,795Liabilities 2022: $4,122,055Net Assets 2022: $7,548,7402022Assets 2023: $34,257,489Liabilities 2023: $25,397,390Net Assets 2023: $8,860,0992023Assets 2024: $34,180,616Liabilities 2024: $24,105,173Net Assets 2024: $10,075,4432024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$9,232,719
Liabilities$1,826,382
Net Assets$7,406,337
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth40th percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MExpenses 2013: $4,950,0962013Revenue 2014: $6,633,760Expenses 2014: $5,374,548Net Income 2014: $1,259,2122014Revenue 2015: $6,448,840Expenses 2015: $5,720,985Net Income 2015: $727,8552015Revenue 2016: $7,478,624Expenses 2016: $6,461,529Net Income 2016: $1,017,0952016Revenue 2017: $8,363,029Expenses 2017: $7,557,926Net Income 2017: $805,1032017Revenue 2018: $9,106,533Expenses 2018: $7,694,577Net Income 2018: $1,411,9562018Revenue 2019: $10,047,703Expenses 2019: $9,470,233Net Income 2019: $577,4702019Revenue 2020: $9,825,251Expenses 2020: $9,264,639Net Income 2020: $560,6122020Revenue 2021: $10,799,891Expenses 2021: $10,241,046Net Income 2021: $558,8452021Revenue 2022: $10,848,377Expenses 2022: $11,264,819Net Income 2022: -$416,4422022Revenue 2023: $12,691,269Expenses 2023: $11,379,910Net Income 2023: $1,311,3592023Revenue 2024: $13,396,251Expenses 2024: $12,180,907Net Income 2024: $1,215,3442024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$9,825,251
Expenses$9,264,639
Net Income$560,612
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
May 11, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.2
Gross Receipts
$9,825,251
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To inspire, educate, and prepare all students to be successful in college, career, and in life. Nova academy helps educationally disadvantaged students enjoy greater academic success. Provides students with the opportunity to attend college classes in high school and seamlessly transition into higher education.

To educate and prepare all students to be successful in college, career and life. Nova academy is dedicated to the vision of providing underrepresented students access to an academically rigorous, blended high school/college curriculum,

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$5,822,956$6,447,682▲ $624,726
Accounts Receivable$880,924$2,269,617▲ $1,388,693
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$431,055$390,789▼ $40,266
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$162,997$114,631▼ $48,366
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net$19,400--
Total Assets$7,327,332$9,232,719▲ $1,905,387
Other Assets Total$10,000$10,000→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$479,528$1,826,382▲ $1,346,854
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$2,079--
Total Liabilities$481,607$1,826,382▲ $1,344,775
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$6,845,725$7,406,337▲ $560,612
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$6,845,725$7,406,337▲ $560,612
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$7,327,332$9,232,719▲ $1,905,387

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$390,789$550,731$941,520
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Renee LancasterChief Executive OfficerFT$199,851$16,530$216,381
John BowenDirector of OperationsFT$132,077$13,782$145,859
Lisa HernandezPrincipalFT$118,757$18,011$136,768
Mark CruickshankAssistant PrincipalFT$107,783$12,680$120,463

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Sanford OtsujiChair
Dr Susan GarrettVice Chair
Olga DuarteMember
Rick WeirMember
Norm LesterSecretary
Karen LesterTreasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Orange CrewIt Services2401 E KATELLA AVE, Anaheim, CA 92806$350,217
Preferred MealsSchool Lunch Program5240 ST CHARLES ROAD, Berkeley, IL 60163$239,182
AccountempsAccounting Temps18200 VON KARMON AVE, Irvine, CA 92612$165,752
Charter Impact INCBack Office Support8500 BALBOA BLVD, Northridge, CA 91325$126,048
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$9,806,592
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$18,659
All Other Contributions
$148,898
Change in Net Assets
$560,612

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$9,825,251
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$9,825,251
Total Revenue per Form 990
$9,825,251
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$4,937,336
Other Expenses$4,327,303
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$3,013,344$373,763-$3,387,107
Occupancy$1,272,478$258,084-$1,530,562
Fees for Services Accounting$441,644$825,863-$1,267,507
Other Employee Benefits$1,008,429$223,293-$1,231,722
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$216,562-$216,562
Information Technology$138,224$8,477-$146,701
Payroll Taxes$85,670$16,275-$101,945
Insurance-$96,735-$96,735
Other Expenses$39,484$39,772-$79,256
Depreciation Depletion-$74,707-$74,707
All Other Expenses-$74,273-$74,273
Advertising$5,833$58,338-$64,171
Conferences and Meetings$24,037$14,093-$38,130
Office Expenses$27,707$7,838-$35,545
Travel$1,810$907-$2,717
Interest-$1-$1
Total Functional Expenses$6,907,533$2,357,106$0$9,264,639

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$9,264,639
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$9,264,639
Total Expenses per Form 990$9,264,639
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
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
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
Donald VerleurFather of Renee Lancaster CEOConsultant ServicesNo$22,154
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 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
Yes
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2

“Norm lester and karen lester are married.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B

“There are no sub committees with authority to act on behalf of the organization”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“The form 990 is reviewed by the organization's executive director and chief business officer. The form is also presented and provided to the board members at the first formal board meeting following the completion of the return.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Each year the board of directors reviews the written conflict of interest policy. The board is asked to certify that there are no intrests that would conflict with their ability to serve as a board member. The certification is documented in the board meeting minutes.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“The organization performs a study each year looking at comparable industry standard for salaries and applied those standards across the positions it has. The salaries of the key employees are included in the budget presented to the board prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. The board of directors has the ability to modify or change the compensations through a majority vote.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“The required documents are available at the business address during normal business hours upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Nova Academy
EIN
32-0079174
Phone
7145690948
Address
500 W SANTA ANA BLVD, SANTA ANA, CA 92701-4580

Signing Officer

Name
Renee Lancaster
Title
Chief Executive Officer
Phone
7145690948
Signed
2021-05-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Renee Lancaster
Formed
2002
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
71
Volunteers
15

Preparer

Firm
Eide Bailly Llp
Address
10681 FOOTHILL BLVD STE 300, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730-3831
Preparer
Catherine L Gray
Phone
9094664410
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“Management believes that the organization has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The organization would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred.”

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2020 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,232,719
Liabilities
$1,826,382
Net assets
$7,406,337
Revenue
$9,825,251
Expenses
$9,264,639
Net income
$560,612
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$34.2$24.1$10.1$13.4$12.2$1.22
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$34.3$25.4$8.86$12.7$11.4$1.31
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$11.7$4.12$7.55$10.8$11.3$0.42
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.9$2.91$7.97$10.8$10.2$0.56
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.23$1.83$7.41$9.83$9.26$0.56
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.33$0.48$6.85$10.0$9.47$0.58
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$6.58$0.31$6.27$9.11$7.69$1.41
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.24$0.39$4.86$8.36$7.56$0.81
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.69$0.63$4.05$7.48$6.46$1.02
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.16$0.13$3.03$6.45$5.72$0.73
2014XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.72$0.41$2.31$6.63$5.37$1.26
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.36$1.32$1.05$4.95