Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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 | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 | NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE. |
| SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 | THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING PASSED THROUGH THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III | LINE 1 - THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONT'D) BY SEGREGATION AND IS FREE, PUBLIC, AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT. IT IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP NETWORK, A NATIONAL NETWORK OF SINGLE-GENDER SCHOOLS, AND IS SPONSORED BY THE MISSOURI CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMISSION. LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTD') 5TH GRADE WITH LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 4TH GRADE PROFICIENCY. DUE TO TEACHERS' BALANCE OF RIGOR AND SUPPORT, STUDENTS ACHIEVED RAPID GROWTH. IN JUST FIVE MONTHS OF INSTRUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE, FULLY 1/3 OF STUDENTS GREW OUT OF THE "BELOW BASIC" PERFORMANCE CATEGORY IN MATHEMATICS ON STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS. 3) SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC - THE SCHOOL QUICKLY FUNDRAISED FOR AND ISSUED CHROMEBOOKS AND WIFI DEVICES TO ALL STUDENTS AFTER THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. INSTRUCTION CONTINUED, AND FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED WITH WEEKLY MEAL KITS (5 BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES) DELIVERED TO THEIR HOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18. 4) FINANCES - THE SCHOOL BALANCED CONSERVATIVE EXPENSE FORECASTS, TIGHT SPENDING MANAGEMENT, AND A PROACTIVE FUNDRAISING STRATEGY TO LIMIT COSTS WHILE EARNING THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST SCHOOL IN MISSOURI TO WIN GRANTS FROM THE HIGHLY SELECTIVE NEW SCHOOLS VENTURE FUND. THE SCHOOL ALSO EARNED SUPPORT FROM OTHER SELECTIVE NATIONAL FUNDERS LIKE THE CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH FUND AND THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THESE GRANTS, IN COMBINATION WITH AN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE LOCAL PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, HAVE FULLY FUNDED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITY AND START-UP COSTS. 5) TEAM DEVELOPMENT - THE SCHOOL IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS TEAM IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT GROWTH. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCHOOL IS PART OF TWO SELECTIVE, NATIONAL COHORTS OF HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS TO AID DEVELOPMENT IN ITS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION. THE TEAM WORKS WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN LITERACY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. INVESTMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALIGNED TO RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES HAVE MAXIMIZED STUDENT GROWTH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 | DUE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH, 2020, THE SCHOOL MADE A MAJOR OPERATIONAL CHANGE IN HOW IT DELIVERED INSTRUCTION. IT CEASED ALL IN PERSON ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND PROVIDED REMOTE, VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY, 2020. THE SCHOOL SOUGHT EMERGENCY FUNDING FROM LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS TO FUND THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHROMEBOOKS AND WIFI DEVICES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE INSTRUCTION FOR ALL STUDENTS. IT ALSO STARTED A CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL CATERING COMPANY TO PROVIDE WEEKLY MEAL KITS (5 BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES) FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 IN THE HOMES OF STUDENTS SERVED BY THE SCHOOL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM. THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY ED-OPS, A CONTRACTED FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER. IT IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CEO. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO ITS PREPARATION ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ED-OPS. THESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE FORWARDED TO THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARING THE RETURN FOR REVISION AND RECONCILIATION. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE APPROVED BY ED-OPS, A CONTRACTED FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER, AND BY THE SCHOOL'S MANAGER OF OPERATIONS. TRANSACTIONS ARE THEN AUTHORIZED BY THE CEO BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE BOARD WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREPARATORY ACADEMY CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS AN ARRANGEMENT WITH A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE, A DECISION IS MADE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO THROUGH ANNUAL EVALUATIONS AND MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION RESEARCH. COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO WAS DETERMINED UPON INITIAL HIRE THROUGH MARKET-BASED RESEARCH AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS. THE CEO DOES NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION OUTSIDE OF THE ANNUAL SALARY, WHICH IS INCREASED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ANNUAL ORGANIZATION-WIDE ANNUAL COST OF LIVING INCREASE THAT IS IDENTICAL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT SERVICES 610,572 86,965 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | GAAP ADJUSTMENT 567,646 NET ASSETS WERE RESTATED TO CONVERT FROM THE CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS TO CONFORM WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1 | NET ASSETS WERE RESTATED TO CONVERT FROM THE CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS TO CONFORM WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. |
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