COMMUNITY ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL

EIN: 204274276 501(c)(3) Education

BROOKLYN, NY

Total Revenue
$10,813,026
Total Expenses
$11,268,020
Total Assets
$4,672,669
Net Assets
$3,431,932
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2005
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
ANDREW NGESEYAN
Phone
7188581629
Tax Period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

COMMUNITY ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL, founded in 2005, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $10.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue decreased 13% compared to the prior year.

Mission

COMMUNITY ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL IS A RIGOROUS LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE EDUCATION IS EMBEDDED IN MEANINGFUL REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS AND CHILDREN ARE DELIBERATELY TAUGHT TO SEE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND THE WORLD. COMMUNITY ROOTS STUDENTS WILL MEET OR EXCEED THE NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS AND BE PREPARED TO EXCEL IN THE 21ST CENTURY BY BECOMING INDEPENDENT THINKERS AND WORKING PRODUCTIVELY WITHIN A DIVERSE GROUP OF LEARNERS. AT COMMUNITY ROOTS, STUDENTS LEARN TO COMBINE CURIOSITY WITH APPROPRIATE APPLICATION, WHICH LEADS TO DEEP UNDERSTANDING AND THE CONFIDENCE TO BECOME WHO THEY WANT TO BE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $9,182,762 Revenue: $10,059,596

OUR CORE VALUES AT COMMUNITY ROOTS REALLY SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY. THESE ARE A SMALL SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON HOW EVERYONE IN OUR SCHOOL...

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OUR CORE VALUES AT COMMUNITY ROOTS REALLY SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY. THESE ARE A SMALL SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON HOW EVERYONE IN OUR SCHOOL STRIVES TO THINK AND ACT. THEY HAVE INTRINSIC VALUE AND ARE OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE STAFF AND CHILDREN AT COMMUNITY ROOTS. SINCE WE ARE AN EXTREMELY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND ALL ENTER THROUGH OUR SCHOOL DOORS WITH A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS, THOUGHTS, AND IDEAS, IT IS THESE FEW AND EXTREMELY POWERFUL GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT BECOME THE COMMON GROUND THAT WE INVITE ALL OUR CHILDREN TO BE A PART OF AND THE VALUES THAT THEY ARE ASKED TO GUIDE ALL THEIR ACTIONS.THE CORE VALUES ARE EMBEDDED IN OUR EVERY DAY INTERACTIONS, BUT EVERY YEAR FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER WE FOCUS ON MORE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION ACROSS THE SCHOOL. BEGINNING WITH THE CORE VALUE: HONOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS, WE TAKE 2 WEEKS AND WORK OUR WAY THROUGH ALL THE CORE VALUES. DURING THIS 2-WEEK SPAN, ACTIVITIES, READ-ALOUDS, AND DISCUSSIONS TAKE PLACE AROUND EACH CORE VALUE.FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 467 STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $718,136
Program Service Revenue $10,059,596
Investment Income $447
Other Revenue $34,847
TOTAL REVENUE $10,813,026

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $9,752,650
Fundraising Expenses $63,266
Program Expenses $9,182,762
Other Expenses $1,515,370
TOTAL EXPENSES $11,268,020

Year-over-Year Comparison

2022 2021 Change
Revenue $10,813,026 $12,464,679 -0.1%
Expenses $11,268,020 $10,956,957 +0.0%
Net Income $-454,994 $1,507,722 -1.3%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
12
Independent Members
12
Employees
171
Volunteers
13

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
6
$623,471
Total Directors
13
$0
Key Employees
1
$222,891
Highest Compensated
4
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
SCOTT STRASSER BOARD CO- CHAIR PERSON 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
TRACEY STRAUSS BOARD CO- CHAIR PERSON 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID MANHEIMER TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SHAWN CLARK TRUSTEE (THRU OCT 2022) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TRACIE BENJAMIN-VAN LIEROP TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CAVEL KHAN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SWATI MALIK TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JERRY PETIT-FRERE TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NIGEL PUGH TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
BRIAN SHAW TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MILAD SEDEH TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTINE SPADARO TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSH THOMASES TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALLISON KEIL CO-FOUNDER/K-8 CO-DIRECTOR 60.00
Officer
$189,407 $34,146 $223,553
SARA STONE CO-FOUNDER/K-5 CO-DIRECTOR 60.00
Officer
$187,370 $41,147 $228,517
ANDREW NGESEYAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 60.00
Officer
$149,841 $21,560 $171,401
ERIN CARSTENSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL CO-DIRECTOR 60.00
Key Emp
$179,493 $43,398 $222,891
PERREN PETERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL CO-DIRECTOR 60.00
Highest
$153,143 $32,694 $185,837
BRIDGET FOLEY DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORTS 40.00
Highest
$111,605 $20,523 $132,128
JAQUETTA BUSTION MUSIC TEACHER 40.00
Highest
$116,657 $41,932 $158,589
NICHOLE LADOPOULOS-STURK LEARNING SPECIALIST 40.00
Highest
$108,991 $38,487 $147,478
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $10,813,026 $11,268,020 $4,672,669 $-454,994
2022 $12,464,679 $10,956,957 $5,141,603 $1,507,722
2021 $9,728,113 $9,461,647 $5,065,262 $266,466
2020 $9,886,032 $9,749,070 $3,054,412 $136,962
2019 $9,621,494 $9,537,109 $2,889,141 $84,385
2018 $9,181,489 $9,369,352 $2,790,259 $-187,863
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