Civic Intelligence

Exploration Elementary Charter School for Science and Technology

990 • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 81-0929865

Jul 01, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023 • Filed on Jan 17, 2024

Organization ProfileEXPLORATIONROCHESTER.ORG
1001 Lake AvenueRochester, NY 14613

(585) 498-4700

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

46th percentile

0.22x

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

2023 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

39th percentile

0.15x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

78th percentile

19%

Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

49th percentile

$131,387

Higher top officer pay than 49% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.7% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

87th percentile

68%

Faster asset growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

62nd percentile

11%

Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets46th percentile

Assets

Up

$5,355,380

Up $2,168,238 (+68%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$4,199,742

Up $1,475,231 (+54%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$1,155,638

Up $693,007 (+150%) from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue39th percentileNet Margin78th percentile

Revenue

Up

$7,892,295

Up $800,806 (+11%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$6,417,064

Up $242,661 (+3.9%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$1,475,231

Up $558,145 (+61%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth87th percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MAssets 2017: $324,421Liabilities 2017: $250,883Net Assets 2017: $73,5382017Assets 2018: $484,368Liabilities 2018: $616,695Net Assets 2018: -$132,3272018Assets 2019: $352,702Liabilities 2019: $483,172Net Assets 2019: -$130,4702019Assets 2020: $1,074,588Liabilities 2020: $812,483Net Assets 2020: $262,1052020Assets 2021: $2,523,231Liabilities 2021: $715,806Net Assets 2021: $1,807,4252021Assets 2022: $3,187,142Liabilities 2022: $462,631Net Assets 2022: $2,724,5112022Assets 2023: $5,355,380Liabilities 2023: $1,155,638Net Assets 2023: $4,199,7422023Assets 2024: $5,125,990Liabilities 2024: $404,591Net Assets 2024: $4,721,3992024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$5,355,380
Liabilities$1,155,638
Net Assets$4,199,742
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth62nd percentile

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

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2017: $363,159Expenses 2017: $289,846Net Income 2017: $73,3132017Revenue 2018: $2,408,653Expenses 2018: $2,614,518Net Income 2018: -$205,8652018Revenue 2019: $2,837,615Expenses 2019: $2,835,758Net Income 2019: $1,8572019Revenue 2020: $4,170,175Expenses 2020: $3,777,600Net Income 2020: $392,5752020Revenue 2021: $5,570,251Expenses 2021: $4,024,931Net Income 2021: $1,545,3202021Revenue 2022: $7,091,489Expenses 2022: $6,174,403Net Income 2022: $917,0862022Revenue 2023: $7,892,295Expenses 2023: $6,417,064Net Income 2023: $1,475,2312023Revenue 2024: $6,664,424Expenses 2024: $6,142,767Net Income 2024: $521,6572024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$7,892,295
Expenses$6,417,064
Net Income$1,475,231
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
Jan 17, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$7,892,295
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of exploration elementary charter school for science and technology is to engage students, their families, and the community in the processes of scientific inquiry and the use of innovative technology to develop the social, emotional, and academic tools necessary to thrive in school and in today's interconnected world.

Exploration's academic program balances explicit instruction in core content areas with innovative opportunities, allowing students time to explore, research, direct, experiment, and interact with knowledge as they approach new information with excitement, a sense of inquiry, and confidence to promote academic achievement and life-long learning.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$2,578,274-
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$1,096,315--
Pledges and Grants Receivable$1,407,450$835,400▼ $572,050
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$733,414-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$522,104$553,441▲ $31,337
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$34,718$3,832▼ $30,886
Total Assets$3,187,142$5,355,380▲ $2,168,238
Other Assets Total$126,555$651,019▲ $524,464
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$462,631$610,834▲ $148,203
Other Liabilities$0$544,804▲ $544,804
Total Liabilities$462,631$1,155,638▲ $693,007
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$2,702,941$4,199,742▲ $1,496,801
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$21,570$0▼ $21,570
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$2,724,511$4,199,742▲ $1,475,231
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$3,187,142$5,355,380▲ $2,168,238

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$390,304$372,180$762,484
Leasehold Improvements$163,137$35,819$198,956
Other Assets Org$521,464--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay49th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Rachelle SimmonsPrincipalFT$113,427$17,960$131,387

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Maya CraneChairperson
Samantha ColsonVice Chairperson
Carlos CongTrustee
Debra McewenTrustee
Felecia DrysdaleTrustee
Herb EsherTrustee
Sam PittsTrustee
Wilnieca WhiteParent Rep
Kimberly LomaglioSecretary
Lonette MerrimanTreasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Education Success FoundationRent4 LAKEVIEW PARK, Rochester, NY 14613$505,235
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,923,039
Program Service Revenue
$5,961,982
Investment Income
$7,274
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$2,220
Change in Net Assets
$1,475,231

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$7,892,295
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$7,892,295
Total Revenue per Form 990
$7,892,295
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$4,458,396
Other Expenses$1,958,668
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$2,828,718$707,202-$3,535,920
Occupancy$473,545$120,456-$594,001
Fees for Services Other$320,242$56,514-$376,756
Payroll Taxes$265,144$65,459-$330,603
Other Employee Benefits$252,240$18,766-$271,006
Pension Plan Contributions$166,602$11,593-$178,195
Depreciation Depletion$128,407$20,903-$149,310
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$122,698$19,974-$142,672
Information Technology$99,890$16,261-$116,151
All Other Expenses$57,526$24,617-$82,143
Advertising$21,458$50,706-$72,164
Other Expenses$60,781$9,894-$70,675
Insurance$51,250$8,343-$59,593
Office Expenses$40,618$6,612-$47,230
Fees for Services Accounting-$40,520-$40,520
Fees for Services Legal-$25,825-$25,825
Total Functional Expenses$5,185,931$1,231,133$0$6,417,064

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$6,417,064
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$6,417,064
Total Expenses per Form 990$6,417,064
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
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Lease Liability$544,804
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
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
Yes
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 B, Line 11B

“The 990 will be distributed to the board of trustees members via their board email accounts for review. There will be discussion regarding the 990 at the finance committee meeting.”

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

“At the opening of every board meeting the board chair reads the following statement "the chair reminds everyone that if a potential conflict of interest exists concerning a subject under discussion by the board that you have an obligation to disclose the potential conflict and recuse yourself and leave the room during any discussion or vote on the subject matter".”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“The process includes a review of regional salaries of similar positions and job duties at similar sized charter schools and school districts in the region. Upper management, the board of trustees and the schools legal counsel were involved in the review of the information. All but the school legal counsel were involved in the final decision making.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“UPON REQUEST”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Exploration Elementary Charter School
EIN
81-0929865
Phone
5854984700
Address
1001 LAKE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14613

Signing Officer

Name
Rachelle Simmons
Title
Principal
Phone
5854984700
Signed
2024-01-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Rachelle Simmons
Formed
2015
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
63
Volunteers
14

Preparer

Firm
Mengel Metzger Barr & Co Llp
Address
100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200, ROCHESTER, NY 14604
Preparer
Katherine Welc
Phone
5854231860
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part XII, Line 2C Explanation

“The board has not changed its process for selecting the independent auditor nor have they changed the oversight of the audit from prior years.”

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“The charter school is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and applicable state regulations and, accordingly, is exempt from federal and state taxes on income. The charter school files form 990 tax returns in the u.s. Federal jurisdiction. The tax returns for the years ended june 30, 2020 through june 30, 2023 are still subject to potential audit by the irs. Management of the charter school believes it has no material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly it has not recognized any liability for unrecognized tax benefits.”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0BASED ON THE DATA FROM OUR I-READY ASSESSMENTS GIVEN SCHOOL WIDE, WE PROVIDED 2.0 TEACHERS IN EACH CLASSROOM TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO ALL STUDETNS IN SMALL GROUP CENTERS. THIS FRAMEWORKS ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT TO ALL STUDETNS WHO ARE 2 OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW.
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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0MANY, BUT NOT ALL OF OUR BROCHURES, FORMS OR HANDOUTS DEALING WITH STUDENT ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF OUR RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY TOWARDS STUDENTS. WE DO NOT BROADCAST OUR POLICY IN THE MEDIA BUT WE DO POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON SOME FORMS.
IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1WE RECEIVE MONEY FROM TITLE I AND IA, IDEA FUNDING, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AND SPED FUNDING.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS VIA THEIR BOARD EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR REVIEW. THERE WILL BE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE 990 AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1AT THE OPENING OF EVERY BOARD MEETING THE BOARD CHAIR READS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT "THE CHAIR REMINDS EVERYONE THAT IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS CONCERNING A SUBJECT UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD THAT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND RECUSE YOURSELF AND LEAVE THE ROOM DURING ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE SUBJECT MATTER".
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE PROCESS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF REGIONAL SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AND JOB DUTIES AT SIMILAR SIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE REGION. UPPER MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SCHOOLS LEGAL COUNSEL WERE INVOLVED IN THE REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION. ALL BUT THE SCHOOL LEGAL COUNSEL WERE INVOLVED IN THE FINAL DECISION MAKING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3UPON REQUEST
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE BOARD HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NOR HAVE THEY CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION
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2023 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,355,380
Liabilities
$1,155,638
Net assets
$4,199,742
Revenue
$7,892,295
Expenses
$6,417,064
Net income
$1,475,231
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.13$0.40$4.72$6.66$6.14$0.52
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.36$1.16$4.20$7.89$6.42$1.48
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.19$0.46$2.72$7.09$6.17$0.92
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.52$0.72$1.81$5.57$4.02$1.55
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.07$0.81$0.26$4.17$3.78$0.39
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.48$0.13$2.84$2.84$0.00
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.48$0.62$0.13$2.41$2.61$0.21
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.25$0.07$0.36$0.29$0.07