Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
| Total | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 14000267 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 | Tapestry Public Charter School includes non-discriminatory language in its student-recruitment lotteries. |
| Schedule E, Part I, Line 6 | Tapestry Public Charter School competes for local, state, and federal funding. As an authorized Georgia public charter school, TPCS received monthly FY15 allotments totaling $1,043,779 from the DeKalb County School District and the Georgia Department of Education. TCPS completed the final year of its two-year, $475,000, federal Implementation Grant. The Implementation Grant required TCPS to submit invoices for qualified reimbursable expenses. Such expenses were mainly for professional services (Object codes 3xx), equipment expendables (Object codes 6xx), and equipment purchases (Object codes 7xx). During FY15, TPCS qualified for $446,953 in federally reimbursable Implementation Grant expenses. All of the unpaid federally reimbursable Implementation Grant expenses were carried on our books as Account Receivables as of June 30, 2015, and these expenses were reimbursed by August 31, 2015, closing out our two-year Implementation Grant. |
| Software ID: | 14000267 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Tapestry Public Charter School presented its Board with a watermarked TY2014 (FY15) Form 990 as part of a monthly read-ahead package. Board members had two weeks to comment on the watermarked Form 990. The Finance Committee provided each Board member with an Excel analysis showing how all entries on the audited financial statements flowed to the lines and boxes on the Form 990. The Board Chair approved the Board's revisions and the final version of the Form 990. TCPS submitted the approved Form 990 electronically to the IRS and on paper to the Georgia Department of Revenue. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Tapestry Public Charter School requires that each Board member sign and reaffirm a Conflict of Interest statement each year. In addition, all Board members attend governance training that is provided by the Georgia Charter Schools Association and required by the Georgia Department of Education. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Tapestry Public Charter School has only one highly paid executive, our Principal. During FY15, our founding Principal resigned. Consequently, the Board's standing Nominating Committee began a nation-wide search for a replacement. Early in the process, the Committee received extremely strong recommendations for one of the candidates: an experienced Principal about to retire from the California school system. The Committee selected this outstanding educator as its first choice among several highly qualified candidates. The Nominating and Finance Committees worked together on a pay package that would be fair to both TPCS and the first-choice Principal. These Committees evaluated California pay scales, California retirement pay, moving costs, various Georgia-school-pay scales, the Georgia Teacher Retirement System, benefits, bonuses, future raises, restricted grants from donors, and the timing of all the relevant revenues and expenses. The Board and Principal Barbara Boone reached a satisfactory agreement of her duties, goals, metrics, and compensation. The Nominating Committee retained its extensive analyses, committee minutes, communications with candidates including the successful candidate, and signed agreements. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Tapestry Public Charter School seeks to be a transparent organization. We have earned the Gold Seal on GuideStar, where we share our Form 990, audit report, and other governance information. During FY15, the Finance Committee collaborated on the OneDrive for Business cloud. The Board shares all of its grant data, policy manuals, checkbook registers, minutes, and governance documents on the Google+ cloud. While the general public does not access to our OneDrive or Google+, the Board does provide copies of any requested information. Our public website, tapestrycharter.org, provides access to our charter petition, state contract, student-enrollment application, and Board-member application. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | In April 2015, Tapestry Public Charter School purchased an existing school building for $3,207,000. We financed the building for up to $3,734,000 to accommodate any repair costs. The note holder made a conditional grant to the School, with the condition to expire in 2019. As of June 30, 2015, the current value of the School's temporarily restricted assets is $521,841. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 1 | Tapestry Public Charter School used the cash method during its planning years. In FY15, Tapestry PCS opened for its first year of operating as a school. Tapestry PCS now records its books with the accrual method in accordance with the requirements of the Georgia Department of Education. |
| Software ID: | 14000267 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |