AVANT GARDE ACADEMY FOUNDATION

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2016

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

MARIA DIAZ KREMER

Phone

7548166153

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

AVANT GARDE ACADEMY FOUNDATION, founded in 2016, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $31.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 12% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $27.0M left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

AVANT GARDE ACADEMY FOUNDATION,INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE DIVISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K5 BROWARD AND AVANT GARDE ACADEMY OF BROWARD.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $11,612,028 Revenue: $210,865

AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K-5 BROWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO SERVE STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADE IN BROWARD COUNTY. THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 961 STUDENTS ENROLLED...

AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K-5 BROWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO SERVE STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADE IN BROWARD COUNTY. THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 961 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

Program 2

Expenses: $12,896,263 Revenue: $234,185

AVANT GARDE ACADEMY OF BROWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2014 AS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO SERVE STUDENTS FROM SIXTH TO TWELFTH GRADE IN BROWARD COUNTY. THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 1,213 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR...

AVANT GARDE ACADEMY OF BROWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2014 AS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO SERVE STUDENTS FROM SIXTH TO TWELFTH GRADE IN BROWARD COUNTY. THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 1,213 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $30,350,791

Program Service Revenue $10,115

Investment Income $222,260

Other Revenue $434,935

TOTAL REVENUE $31,018,101

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $13,578,917

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $24,508,291

Other Expenses $13,385,650

TOTAL EXPENSES $26,964,567

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$31,018,101	$27,661,488	+0.1%
Expenses	$26,964,567	$24,530,082	+0.1%
Net Income	$4,053,534	$3,131,406	+0.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

269

Volunteers

1606

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

$470,975

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
MARIA DIAZ KREMER	PRESIDENT	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK RIEDMILLER	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MARC SPIEGELMAN	SECRETARY	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MARCELO BIANCHI	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ARLENE VALDES	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$160,854	$4,020	$164,874
SAMANTHA WALKER	OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$183,004	$5,490	$188,494
JASON RATNER	PRINCIPAL	40.00	Officer	$114,182	$3,425	$117,607

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	$31,018,101	$26,964,567	$60,204,150	$4,053,534
2024	$27,661,488	$24,530,082	$56,326,075	$3,131,406
2023	$21,041,564	$21,023,574	$53,555,744	$17,990
2022	$19,053,366	$19,224,870	$53,840,536	$-171,504
2021	$17,259,977	$15,352,466	$46,079,616	$1,907,511