Commonwealth Charter Academy

Legal name: Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
743068519
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
844-590-2864
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specialized Education Institutions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$664,798,612
Expenses
$597,983,846
Assets
$982,524,062
Liabilities
$470,130,863

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • THOMAS LONGENECKER (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • ROBERTO DATORRE (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS LONGENECKER (PRESIDENT/CEO): $442,965 total reported compensation
  • ROBERTO DATORRE (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT): $361,867 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT SCHULTZ (CHIEF OFFICER): $316,482 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA) is a top accredited public cyber charter school that provides personalized educational programs and services to students in grades K through 12 at no cost to families.

What it reported doing in 2024

Commonwealth charter academy is an independent cyber charter school with a primary purpose to provide a personalized education to students in Pennsylvania. Currently, the school serves approximately 39,500 students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.1%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.64; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $570.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $443K · 15 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $108.1M reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.