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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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | THE SCHOOL'S NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN SCHOOL PROMOTIONAL AND REGISTRATION MATERIALS. THE INFORMATION IS ALSO OCCASIONALLY PUBLISHED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | AS A MN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL RECEIVES STATE EDUCATION AID AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BY THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL INCLUDING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL, TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL, AND ALL PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE LICENSED TEACHER EMPLOYED AT THE SCHOOL OR PROVIDING INSTRUCTION UNDER A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND A COOPERATIVE, A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL, AND AN INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO IS NOT EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL AND DOES NOT HAVE A CHILD ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL. PER CHANGES IN THE CHARTER LAW, "AN INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM SERVING AS A BOARD MEMBER IF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL." |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL'S FINANCE MANAGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE, AND BOARD CHAIR AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE INFORMED OF THE SCHOOL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES AN ORIENTATION BY MEETING WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH BOARD MEMBER TO INFORM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT MAY EXIST. DISCLOSURE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (OR IF SHE OR HE IS THE ONE WITH THE CONFLICT, THEN TO THE BOARD CHAIR), WHO SHALL BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DISCLOSURE INVOLVING DIRECTORS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE BOARD CHAIR, (OR IF SHE OR HE IS THE ONE WITH THE CONFLICT, THEN TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) WHO SHALL BRING THE MATTER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FROM TIME TO TIME, TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES WITH WHOM A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS MAY REQUIRE ACTION ONLY IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVED AND IF THEY ARE NOT IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH MINNESOTA STATE STATUTE 124D OR MINNESOTA LAW: 1.) THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED; 2.) THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AFFECTS BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD ACTIONS. ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF ACADEMIA CESAR CHAVEZ SCHOOL HAVE BEEN SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATED IN DISCUSSION FOR CREATING THE SALARY SCHEDULE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE BOARD CHAIR, THE BOARD TREASURER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE AND FINANCE MANAGER. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PREPARES THE SCHOOL BUDGET FOR SUBMITTAL FOR BOARD APPROVAL. THE STARTING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS/IS DETERMINED BASED UPON A COMPARISON OF SALARY AND BENEFITS OFFERED FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE ST. PAUL DISTRICT AREA. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING THE INITIAL DETERMINATION ARE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FOR ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS, THE PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER STAFF INCREASES AS DETERMINED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS AND THE AMOUNT OF MDE GENERAL AID. ALL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE PAYROLL AND REVIEW OVERALL STAFFING TO BE ABLE TO PAY TEACHERS FAIR AND COMPETITIVE RATES SIMILAR TO COMPARABLE SCHOOLS. THE MATRIX FOR TEACHING STAFF WAS REVIEWED, COMPARISONS WITH OTHER PUBLIC/CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE MADE AND THE SALARY SCHEDULE WAS CONSTRUCTED. ACC IMPLEMENTED A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO HELP WITH STAFF RETENTION IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | RELATED BOARD MEMBERS PER MN STATUTE 124E.07, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE LICENSED TEACHERS AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIANA LOPEZ-DIAZ AND ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ ARE BOARD MEMBERS BUT RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS TEACHERS. |
| FORM 990, PART X, LINE 25: | PENSION LIABILITIES, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS & INFLOWS PENSION: AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, PARTICIPATION IN TWO MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER, COST-SHARING DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED. THE SCHOOL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANS ARE ALSO REGULATED BY STATUTE AND ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF SALARIES AND WAGES EARNED BY CURRENT EMPLOYEES. THEREFORE, WHILE THE NET PENSION LIABILITY, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS, ARE REPORTED ON THE SCHOOL'S STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, THE SCHOOL IS NOT IN A POSITION TO DIRECTLY CONTROL THE LIABILITIES OR THE SUBSEQUENT LIQUIDATION OF THE LIABILITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | PENSION EXPENSE RELATING TO NET PENSION LIABILITIES 221,353. DIRECT AID CONTRIBUTIONS RELATING TO NET PENSION LIABILITIES 3,163. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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