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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 2022 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-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50 AND AS MODIFIED BY REV. PROC. 2020-23. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 | THE SCHOOL IS FUNDED BY THE STATE OF CONNECICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DOES NOT ISSUE SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER-PUPIL FUNDING FROM THE CT BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER THEIR CHARTER AGREEMENT. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE, FUNDS INCLUDING FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COVERING THE COST OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | AS A SCHOOL OF INNOVATION SELECTED BY THE CENTER FOR REINVENTING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR SIGNIFICANT WORK WITH THE BARR FOUNDATION, GREAT OAKS CHARTER SCHOOL-BRIDGEPORT IS UNIQUE WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON INCORPORATING TUTORING INTO THE SCHOOL DAY AS A NORMAL FUNCTION FOR ALL STUDENTS. OUR AMERICORPS RESIDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS AND WORK FROM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM TO DELIVER CURRICULUM ALIGNED LESSONS IN SMALL GROUP SETTINGS TO STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES AND LEARNING NEEDS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICORPS RESIDENTS IS PROVIDED THROUGH IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING, TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND DIVERSITY AND EQUITY TRAINING TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND CONTINUE THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN TEACHING. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS RETURN FOR TWO YEARS WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE ENTERING OUR SCHOOL AS FULLY-CERTIFIED TEACHERS BY YEAR THREE. TEACHER RETENTION AT GREAT OAKS CHARTER SCHOOL-BRIDGEPORT IS CONSIDERABLY HIGH FOR A CHARTER ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN AN URBAN SETTING. WITH A NEARLY 90% RETENTION RATE, GOBPT INVESTS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A SHORTENED SCHEDULE EVERY TUESDAY TO ALLOW TEACHERS TIME FOR DATA MEETINGS, LESSON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, AND CELEBRATIONS OF ACHEIVEMENT. AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AT GOBPT ARE A BLEND OF ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING, COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUSIVE OF 100 BLACK MEN, MY BROTHERS/SISTERS KEEPER, AND GIRL LIVE!, STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. GOBPT ALSO RESPECTS CHALLENGES TO ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND OFFERS 24/7 LIVE TUTORING IN ALL ACADEMIC AREAS AS WELL AS ONLINE ACADEMY PROGRAM FOR MULTI LANGUAGE LEARNERS FROM 5 PM - 6 PM AND ALL LEARNERS FROM 6 PM - 7 PM EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. CURRENTLY, OVER 8 DIFFERENT NATIVE LANGUAGES ARE REPRESENTED BY THE STUDENT BODY. ALL TOGETHER, GOBPT HAS SEEN A RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GROWING IN KEY AREAS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WHILE REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | GO-BPT SIGNED A TERMINATION AGREEMENT WITH GREAT OAKS FOUNDATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHEREBY THE SCHOOL WOULD ASSUME THE RESPONSIBIITY OF THESE SERVICES IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE SCHOOL PAID GOF FEES OF $477,387 UNDER THE SERVICES AGREEMENT AND A $196,730 TUTOR FEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE BOARD VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE TREASURER TO APPROVE THE FINAL 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD EXPECTS THAT DIRECTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL WILL ABIDE BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFFIRMS THAT THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOOL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE THEIR AUTHORITY AND TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS IN WHICH THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS ARE, OR MAY BE, IN CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOL. WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON INVOLVED OR ANY OTHER PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT SO THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN PROVIDE SUCH GUIDANCE AND TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IT SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE. AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE: FINANCIAL INTEREST, INSIDE INFORMATION, CONFLICTING INTEREST OTHER THAN FINANCIAL, AND GIFTS, AND FAVORS. NO DIRECTOR WHO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IS INVOLVED IN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IF INTEREST SHALL BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE EXTISTENCE OF QUORUM AT ANY MEETING OF THE BOARD WHERE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS CONSIDERED, NOR SHALL THE DIRECTOR VOTE ON ANY ACTION OF THE BOARD REGARDING THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICT |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THAT WILL ATTRACT AND RETAIN STRONG TALENT TO LEAD THE SCHOOL, THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER WILL: - REVIEW THE UPDATED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - REVIEW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S CURRENT PERFORMANCE - ALIGN THE PROPOSED SALARY TO THE EQUITABLE COST OF LIVING INCREASES WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY - SUBMIT THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL - PERFORM THIS PROCESS AT A MINIMUM OF EVERY 2 YEARS IN ADDITION, A SURVEY OF LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOLS WILL BE PERFORMED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR |
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