Civic Intelligence

Empower Charter School

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 46-2073430

Jul 01, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020 • Filed on Mar 08, 2021

6402 Linda Vista RoadSan Diego, CA 92111

(858) 292-1304

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

86th percentile

0.67x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.21x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

46th percentile

3.7%

Higher net margin than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$120,564

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.4% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

91%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

45th percentile

-1.3%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$584,568

Up $279,018 (+91%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$195,442

Up $69,003 (+55%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$389,126

Up $210,015 (+117%) from 2019

Revenue

Down

$1,889,030

Down $23,926 (-1.3%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$1,820,027

Down $79,299 (-4.2%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$69,003

Up $55,373 (+406%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2015: $613,527Liabilities 2015: $348,651Net Assets 2015: $264,8762015Assets 2016: $495,410Liabilities 2016: $237,810Net Assets 2016: $257,6002016Assets 2017: $407,856Liabilities 2017: $147,456Net Assets 2017: $260,4002017Assets 2018: $304,499Liabilities 2018: $191,690Net Assets 2018: $112,8092018Assets 2019: $305,550Liabilities 2019: $179,111Net Assets 2019: $126,4392019Assets 2020: $584,568Liabilities 2020: $389,126Net Assets 2020: $195,4422020Assets 2021: $454,313Liabilities 2021: $226,422Net Assets 2021: $227,8912021Assets 2022: $502,640Liabilities 2022: $411,923Net Assets 2022: $90,7172022Assets 2023: $1,033,423Liabilities 2023: $947,520Net Assets 2023: $85,9032023Assets 2024: $812,680Liabilities 2024: $703,880Net Assets 2024: $108,8002024Assets 2025: $731,394Liabilities 2025: $527,178Net Assets 2025: $204,2162025

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$584,568
Liabilities$389,126
Net Assets$195,442

Operations Trend

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

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2015: $1,184,260Expenses 2015: $919,384Net Income 2015: $264,8762015Revenue 2016: $1,281,012Expenses 2016: $1,275,388Net Income 2016: $5,6242016Revenue 2017: $1,271,183Expenses 2017: $1,268,383Net Income 2017: $2,8002017Revenue 2018: $1,550,487Expenses 2018: $1,698,078Net Income 2018: -$147,5912018Revenue 2019: $1,912,956Expenses 2019: $1,899,326Net Income 2019: $13,6302019Revenue 2020: $1,889,030Expenses 2020: $1,820,027Net Income 2020: $69,0032020Revenue 2021: $2,108,620Expenses 2021: $2,076,171Net Income 2021: $32,4492021Revenue 2022: $1,980,493Expenses 2022: $2,117,667Net Income 2022: -$137,1742022Revenue 2023: $2,923,851Expenses 2023: $2,928,665Net Income 2023: -$4,8142023Revenue 2024: $2,999,336Expenses 2024: $2,976,439Net Income 2024: $22,8972024Revenue 2025: $3,244,292Expenses 2025: $3,152,649Net Income 2025: $91,6432025

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$1,889,030
Expenses$1,820,027
Net Income$69,003
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
Mar 8, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.2
Gross Receipts
$1,889,030
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We empower a generation of creative thinkers and effective communicators who lead healthy and fit lifestyles. Our caring school community provides students from all backgrounds with an educational experience that honors multilingualism, critical thinking, and fitness. Our students will explore and question in a writing-centered, creative, and collaborative learning environment

A charter school preparing children for the industries of the future.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Accounts Receivable$195,162$226,406▲ $31,244
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$85,740$220,427▲ $134,687
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$16,226$129,509▲ $113,283
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$8,422$8,226▼ $196
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$305,550$584,568▲ $279,018
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$179,111$219,664▲ $40,553
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property-$169,462-
Total Liabilities$179,111$389,126▲ $210,015
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$126,439$195,442▲ $69,003
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$126,439$195,442▲ $69,003
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$305,550$584,568▲ $279,018

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$0$272,585$272,585
Equipment$0$5,883$5,883
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Demetria Brown MedExecutive DirectorFT$93,213$27,351$120,564

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Steven BaratteChair
Conni CampbellTrustee
Cristina MetcalfSecretary
Anna ViettryTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,875,513
Program Service Revenue
$11,681
Investment Income
$1,730
Other Revenue
$106
All Other Contributions
$45,901
Change in Net Assets
$69,003

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,889,030
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,889,030
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,889,030
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,241,134
Other Expenses$578,893
Total Fundraising Expense$418
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$667,532$119,404-$786,936
Fees for Services Other$277,066$12,030$418$289,514
Pension Plan Contributions$201,021--$201,021
Other Employee Benefits$97,250$15,019-$112,269
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$105,639--$105,639
Fees for Services Accounting-$73,230-$73,230
Payroll Taxes$24,908$10,361-$35,269
Occupancy$30,642$3,990-$34,632
Fees for Services Legal-$29,850-$29,850
Insurance-$13,276-$13,276
Conferences and Meetings$10,363--$10,363
Information Technology-$7,420-$7,420
Office Expenses-$6,677-$6,677
Travel$6,211--$6,211
Advertising-$3,844-$3,844
Other Expenses$5,390$2,788-$2,788
Total Functional Expenses$1,505,952$313,657$418$1,820,027

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,820,027
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,820,027
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,820,027
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
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0
Fundraising Gross Income$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
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
No
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 8B

There is no need to contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year because the organization does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.

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

The executive director will provide a copy of the form 990 to all board members for review and comment. Any necessary edits will be relayed to the tax preparer. Upon final approval by the executive director, the tax preparer will file the form 990 with the irs on behalf of the organization.

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

All board members and key employees of the organization are required to file an annual statement (ca form 700 statement of economic interest) in accordance with california code of regulations. The organization will review the conflict of interest policy and statements annually and when any new board members join.

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

The board of directors will approve compensation of the executive director based on comparable data available from other public charter schools and school districts for individuals with similar responsibilities.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

All organizational documents are available upon request with some documents also available on the organization's website.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Empower Charter School
EIN
46-2073430
Phone
8582921304
Address
6402 LINDA VISTA ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111
Doing Business As
Empower Lanugage Academy

Signing Officer

Name
Demetria Brown M Ed
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8582921304
Signed
2021-03-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
2012
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
4
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
37
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Christy White Associates
Address
348 OLIVE STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103
Preparer
Marcy Kearney
Phone
6192708222
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

Substitute teachers: program service expenses 31,792. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 31,792. Special education fees: program service expenses 79,804. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 79,804. Nonpublic school tuition: program service expenses 28,934. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 28,934. After school services: program service expenses 94,693. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 94,693. Nursing and medical: program service expenses 1,398. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,398. Other consultants and services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 16,840. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,840. Fundraising cost: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 418. Total expenses 418. Other misc fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses -4,810. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses -4,810. District oversight fees: program service expenses 40,445. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 40,445.

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

Management believes all of its significant tax positions would be upheld under examination; therefore, no provision for income tax has been recorded.

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL OF ITS SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED.
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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE SCHOOL PUBLISHES ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY WITHIN ITS CHARTER DOCUMENT. THE CHARTER DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WHICH OPERATES TUITION-FREE; THEREFORE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT APPLICABLE.
IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AS PART OF ITS OPERATION AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THERE IS NO NEED TO CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT THE MEETINGS HELD OR WRITTEN ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. ANY NECESSARY EDITS WILL BE RELAYED TO THE TAX PREPARER. UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TAX PREPARER WILL FILE THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO FILE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT (CA FORM 700 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST) IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND STATEMENTS ANNUALLY AND WHEN ANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS JOIN.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AVAILABLE FROM OTHER PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4ALL ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITH SOME DOCUMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,792. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,792. SPECIAL EDUCATION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,804. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,804. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TUITION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,934. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,934. AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 94,693. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 94,693. NURSING AND MEDICAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,398. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,398. OTHER CONSULTANTS AND SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,840. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,840. FUNDRAISING COST: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 418. TOTAL EXPENSES 418. OTHER MISC FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -4,810. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES -4,810. DISTRICT OVERSIGHT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,445. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,445.
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