Civic Intelligence

Cherokee Charter Academy Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 82-0916738

Jul 01, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019 • Filed on May 04, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.CHEROKEECHARTER.ORG
2126 Sixes RoadCanton, GA 30114

(678) 385-7322

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

99th percentile

2.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

79th percentile

0.82x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

24th percentile

-6.2%

Higher net margin than 24% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

41st percentile

$103,180

Higher top officer pay than 41% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.3% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

79th percentile

16%

Faster asset growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

7.0%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets99th percentile

Assets

Up

$3,069,138

Up $434,157 (+16%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

-$3,400,355

Down $486,976 (-17%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$6,469,493

Up $921,133 (+17%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue79th percentileNet Margin24th percentile

Revenue

Up

$7,860,390

Up $512,528 (+7.0%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$8,347,366

Up $667,639 (+8.7%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$486,976

Down $155,111 (-47%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth79th percentile

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

$30M$20M$10M$0-$10MAssets 2018: $2,634,981Liabilities 2018: $5,548,360Net Assets 2018: -$2,913,3792018Assets 2019: $3,069,138Liabilities 2019: $6,469,493Net Assets 2019: -$3,400,3552019Assets 2020: $4,336,030Liabilities 2020: $7,389,665Net Assets 2020: -$3,053,6352020Assets 2021: $4,296,899Liabilities 2021: $7,838,147Net Assets 2021: -$3,541,2482021Assets 2022: $20,662,951Liabilities 2022: $23,204,115Net Assets 2022: -$2,541,1642022Assets 2023: $21,809,468Liabilities 2023: $25,483,118Net Assets 2023: -$3,673,6502023

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$3,069,138
Liabilities$6,469,493
Net Assets-$3,400,355
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth58th percentile

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

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2018: $7,347,862Expenses 2018: $7,679,727Net Income 2018: -$331,8652018Revenue 2019: $7,860,390Expenses 2019: $8,347,366Net Income 2019: -$486,9762019Revenue 2020: $8,224,259Expenses 2020: $7,877,539Net Income 2020: $346,7202020Revenue 2021: $7,688,129Expenses 2021: $8,189,179Net Income 2021: -$501,0502021Revenue 2022: $9,414,461Expenses 2022: $8,414,377Net Income 2022: $1,000,0842022Revenue 2023: $8,489,718Expenses 2023: $9,622,204Net Income 2023: -$1,132,4862023

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$7,860,390
Expenses$8,347,366
Net Income-$486,976
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
Signed
May 4, 2020
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$7,860,390
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Cherokee charter academy will develop in its students a passion and curiosity necessary to become lifelong learners and future leaders while instilling core community values, strong character ethics, and a commitment to excellence.

For educational purposes. Cherokee charter academy, inc is comprised of respected leaders in the state of georgia that are committed to providing high quality educational options for the students and families of georgia. The foundation strives to provide a premier academic school option for students and families in georgia.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$770,230$660,041▼ $110,189
Accounts Receivable$649,292$484,475▼ $164,817
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$175,795$198,251▲ $22,456
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$20,806$14,231▼ $6,575
Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund$0$0→ $0
Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds$0$0→ $0
Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds$-2,913,379$-3,400,355▼ $486,976
Total Assets$2,634,981$3,069,138▲ $434,157
Other Assets Total$1,018,858$1,712,140▲ $693,282
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$5,530,161$6,463,287▲ $933,126
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$18,199$6,206▼ $11,993
Total Liabilities$5,548,360$6,469,493▲ $921,133
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$-2,913,379$-3,400,355▼ $486,976
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,634,981$3,069,138▲ $434,157

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$146,428$1,077,368$1,223,796
Leasehold Improvements$51,823$67,161$118,984
Other Assets Org$19,685--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay41st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
April S WallisPrincipalFT$89,146$14,034$103,180

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Danny F DukesBoard Chair and Treasurer
Dr Bob DurhamDirector
Mary Jo DukesDirector
Mitch CroweDirector
Nate CochranDirector
Quentin ThomasDirector

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Red Apple Development LLCRent800 CORPORATE DRIVE SUITE 100, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33334$1,316,500
Charter Schools USA INCManagement Services800 CORPORATE DRIVE SUITE 700, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33334$467,106
Preferred Meal Systems INCFood Services5240 ST CHARLES ROAD, Berkeley, IL 60163$146,265
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$7,714,150
Program Service Revenue
$146,123
Investment Income
$117
Other Revenue
$0
Change in Net Assets
$-486,976

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$7,860,390
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$7,860,390
Total Revenue per Form 990
$7,860,390
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$4,895,164
Other Expenses$3,452,202
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$3,066,135$395,245-$3,461,380
Occupancy$1,536,885$138,397-$1,675,282
Pension Plan Contributions$574,839$73,749-$648,588
Other Employee Benefits$365,455$43,618-$409,073
Fees for Services Other$315,947--$315,947
Payroll Taxes$232,757$27,240-$259,997
Fees for Services Management-$249,996-$249,996
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$116,126--$116,126
Depreciation Depletion$100,656--$100,656
Insurance-$68,437-$68,437
All Other Expenses$37,956$25,214-$63,170
Fees for Services Legal-$53,767-$53,767
Information Technology$42,865--$42,865
Office Expenses$28,383$8,879-$37,262
Other Expenses$29,604$1,377-$30,981
Advertising$14,323$15,995-$30,318
Travel$110$13,251-$13,361
Fees for Services Accounting-$2,950-$2,950
Total Functional Expenses$7,229,251$1,118,115$0$8,347,366

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$8,347,366
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$8,347,366
Total Expenses per Form 990$8,347,366
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
Net Pension Liability$5,265,337
Deffered Inflows - Pensions$598,932
Salaries and Benefits Payable$343,238
Due to Management Company$227,817
Compensated Abscenses$27,963
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
No
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
Yes

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3

“The school contracted with charter schools usa, a charter school management company, to be accountable to the board for the administration, operation, and performance of the charter school in accordance with the charter agreement. All payroll is reported by the management company.”

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

“A copy of form 990 was provided to the board of directors by the foundation's independent accounting firm. It was reviewed and approved by the governing board prior to government submission.”

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

“Board members are required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire each year.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18

“Documents are made available upon request.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“The foundation makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request to the management company.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cherokee Charter Academy Inc
EIN
82-0916738
Phone
6783857322
Address
2126 SIXES ROAD, CANTON, GA 30114

Signing Officer

Name
Danny F Dukes
Title
Board Chair
Phone
4049922265
Signed
2020-05-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Danny F Dukes
Formed
2017
Legal Domicile
Ga
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
169
Volunteers
5

Preparer

Firm
Mauldin & Jenkins LLC
Address
200 GALLERIA PKWY SE STE 1700, ATLANTA, GA 30339-5946
Preparer
Mary Jo Alexander
Phone
7709558600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2B:

“The organization reimburses payroll agent csusa at cherokee llc for payroll expenses incurred by the organization.”

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C

“There has been no change in the audit oversight process.”

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“The organization reported no uncertain tax positions under fin 48.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION REPORTED NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48.
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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ORGANIZED UNDER GEORGIA STATUTES. ALL NONDISCRIMINATORY INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLIC ANNOUCEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS.
IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES IN THE FORM OF AWARDS, GRANTS AND OTHER SUBSIDIES FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES PAYROLL AGENT CSUSA AT CHEROKEE LLC FOR PAYROLL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE SCHOOL CONTRACTED WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS USA, A CHARTER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE BOARD FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER AGREEMENT. ALL PAYROLL IS REPORTED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE FOUNDATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO GOVERNMENT SUBMISSION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc6FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C
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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,069,138
Liabilities
$6,469,493
Net assets
-$3,400,355
Revenue
$7,860,390
Expenses
$8,347,366
Net income
-$486,976
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$21.8$25.5$3.67$8.49$9.62$1.13
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.7$23.2$2.54$9.41$8.41$1.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.30$7.84$3.54$7.69$8.19$0.50
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.34$7.39$3.05$8.22$7.88$0.35
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.07$6.47$3.40$7.86$8.35$0.49
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.63$5.55$2.91$7.35$7.68$0.33