Liabilities / Assets
95th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 95% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 46-4017902
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
95th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
87th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
52nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 1.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
9th percentile
Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
45th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$2,970,710
Down $469,379 (-14%) from 2018
Net Assets
Up-$934,568
Up $377,132 (+29%) from 2018
Liabilities
Down$3,905,278
Down $846,511 (-18%) from 2018
Revenue
Up$3,502,829
Up $76,884 (+2.2%) from 2018
Expenses
Down$3,281,574
Down $861,285 (-21%) from 2018
Net Income
Up$221,255
Up $938,169 (+131%) from 2018
The mission of the minnesota excellence in learning academy (mela) is to serve children and families in urban communities by providing a high-quality learning environment that accelerates achievement, performance, and college-preparedness through careful analysis of student needs and effective use of data to personalize and monitor student learning. Innovation combined with research-based best practices and strong support for teachers will ensure that every student in the academy will be reading by the end of third grade and continue to exceed grade level standards ensuring readiness for accelerated work in a high-performing middle school, high school, and the college of their choice.
To serve children and families in urban communities.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $238,628 | $423,374 | ▲ $184,746 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $42,086 | $101,064 | ▲ $58,978 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $71,979 | $60,131 | ▼ $11,848 |
| Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund | $71,979 | $60,131 | ▼ $11,848 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $131,546 | $49,416 | ▼ $82,130 |
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds | $-1,383,679 | $-994,699 | ▲ $388,980 |
| Total Assets | $3,440,089 | $2,970,710 | ▼ $469,379 |
| Other Assets Total | $2,955,850 | $2,336,725 | ▼ $619,125 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $4,110,033 | $3,335,031 | ▼ $775,002 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $521,756 | $320,247 | ▼ $201,509 |
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $120,000 | $250,000 | ▲ $130,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $4,751,789 | $3,905,278 | ▼ $846,511 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $-1,311,700 | $-934,568 | ▲ $377,132 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $3,440,089 | $2,970,710 | ▼ $469,379 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $60,131 | $54,027 | $114,158 |
| Other Assets Org | $2,336,725 | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Mitchell | Executive Director, Partial Year | FT | $57,042 | $9,334 | $66,376 |
| Danielle Fields | Executive Director | FT | $54,436 | $2,602 | $57,038 |
| Emily Johnson | Secretary/teacher | FT | $47,012 | $3,583 | $50,595 |
| Tomika Davis | Member/teacher | FT | $37,401 | $12,035 | $49,436 |
| Paula Barros | Member/teacher | FT | $17,500 | $1,349 | $18,849 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph Scherer | Board Chair |
| David Sundstrom | Member |
| Julie Eduputa | Member |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northstar Bus Lines LLC | Transportation | 11800 95TH AVE N, Maple Grove, MN 55369 | $194,708 |
| Done Right Foods | Food Service | 4305 CENTRAL AVE NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 | $161,668 |
| Distinctive Schools | Management Services | 910 W VAN BUREN ST STE 315, Chicago, IL 60607 | $144,391 |
| Bille Bus Transportation | Transportation | 2500 NEW BRIGHTON BLVD STE 113, Minnespolis, MN 55418 | $117,663 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,684,611 |
| Other Expenses | $1,596,963 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $842,836 | $260,327 | - | $1,103,163 |
| Occupancy | $630,377 | - | - | $630,377 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $161,069 | $137,744 | - | $298,813 |
| Fees for Services Other | $175,720 | $16,304 | - | $192,024 |
| Payroll Taxes | $71,159 | $33,361 | - | $104,520 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $69,160 | $18,588 | - | $87,748 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $60,454 | $21,509 | - | $81,963 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $62,500 | - | $62,500 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $44,571 | $5,065 | - | $49,636 |
| Fees for Services Management | - | $24,000 | - | $24,000 |
| Information Technology | $12,903 | $8,089 | - | $20,992 |
| Office Expenses | $5,567 | $14,975 | - | $20,542 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $15,377 | $2,718 | - | $18,095 |
| Insurance | - | $16,914 | - | $16,914 |
| Interest | - | $10,165 | - | $10,165 |
| Other Expenses | $8,445 | $33,941 | - | $8,445 |
| Comp Disqual Persons | $8,404 | - | - | $8,404 |
| All Other Expenses | $2,639 | $543 | - | $3,182 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $2,614,831 | $666,743 | $0 | $3,281,574 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $3,281,574 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $3,269,726 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $3,263,479 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $18,095 |
| Other Expense Adjustments | $18,095 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $6,247 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Deferred Inflows Related to Pensions | $1,969,530 |
| Net Pension Liability | $1,365,501 |
“Mela entered into a campus management agreement with distinctive schools in november 2014. Distinctive schools is to provide educational services, such as, curriculum, oversight and coordination of instruction, provision of special education, instructional tools, and the development and implementation of appropriate extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. In addition, distinctive schools is to provide administrative services, such as, personnel management, facility operation and maintenance, business administration, admissions, students hearings, academic progress reports, recommend rules and procedures, provide parent satisfaction forms, opportunities for financing, and provide for a depository of funds.”
“At an annual meeting or any special meeting properly called, parents and employees of the academy shall be permitted to vote to elect directors. Members of the academy having the right to elect directors, shall elect the directors in accord with the outcome of voting by the parents, guardians and staff employed by the academy.”
“The school meets with their financial manager and walks through the draft 990 and then it is presented to the board. The financial manager and director of operations walk through the significant pieces of the 990 and then the board approves the filing.”
“Compliance with the conflict of interest policy is reviewed at board meetings.”
“Comparable salary data from similar schools in the area is compiled. The salary schedule is then presented to the board as part of the budget process.”
“Mela's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”
“Pension liability adjustment 155,877.”
“The annual financial statements are completed by the independent audit firm that was selected by the board of directors. There is no change from prior year.”
“The academy is required to assess whether an uncertain tax position exists and if there should be recognition of a related benefit or liability in the financial statements. The academy has determined there are not amounts to record as assets or liabilities related to uncertain tax positions.”
“CAPITAL OUTLAY 6,247.”
“Depreciation expense 18,095.”
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | THE MISSION OF THE MINNESOTA EXELLENCE IN LEARNING ACADEMY (MELA) IS TO SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ACCELERATES ACHIEVEMENT, PERFORMANCE, AND COLLEGE-PREPAREDNESS THROUGH CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF STUDENT NEEDS AND EFFECTIVE USE OF DATA TO PERSONALIZE AND MONITOR STUDENT LEARNING. INNOVATION COMBINED WITH RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IN THE ACADEMY WILL BE READING BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE AND CONTINUE TO EXCEED GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS ENSURING READINESS FOR ACCELERATED WORK IN A HIGH-PERFORMING MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ACADEMY IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION EXISTS AND IF THERE SHOULD BE RECOGNITION OF A RELATED BENEFIT OR LIABILITY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ACADEMY HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NOT AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | CAPITAL OUTLAY 6,247. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 18,095. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: |
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| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS WELL AS A BULLY PROHIBITION AND UNIFORM POLICY ARE ALL AVAILABLE DURING THE OPEN HOUSES. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | AS A MN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL RECEIVES STATE EDUCATION AID AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | MELA ENTERED INTO A CAMPUS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH DISTINCTIVE SCHOOLS IN NOVEMBER 2014. DISTINCTIVE SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SUCH AS, CURRICULUM, OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION OF INSTRUCTION, PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROPRIATE EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, DISTINCTIVE SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ADMISSIONS, STUDENTS HEARINGS, ACADEMIC PROGRESS REPORTS, RECOMMEND RULES AND PROCEDURES, PROVIDE PARENT SATISFACTION FORMS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR FINANCING, AND PROVIDE FOR A DEPOSITORY OF FUNDS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | AT AN ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY SPECIAL MEETING PROPERLY CALLED, PARENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ACADEMY SHALL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE TO ELECT DIRECTORS. MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY HAVING THE RIGHT TO ELECT DIRECTORS, SHALL ELECT THE DIRECTORS IN ACCORD WITH THE OUTCOME OF VOTING BY THE PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND STAFF EMPLOYED BY THE ACADEMY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE SCHOOL MEETS WITH THEIR FINANCIAL MANAGER AND WALKS THROUGH THE DRAFT 990 AND THEN IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THE FINANCIAL MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WALK THROUGH THE SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF THE 990 AND THEN THE BOARD APPROVES THE FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETINGS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FROM SIMILAR SCHOOLS IN THE AREA IS COMPILED. THE SALARY SCHEDULE IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | MELA'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 155,877. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM THAT WAS SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE IS NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
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