Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813663544
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bronx, NY, USA
Phone
3473521528
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Secondary, High School

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,386,547
Expenses
$17,028,375
Assets
$70,061,241
Liabilities
$70,206,852

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID NOAH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID NOAH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $248,601 total reported compensation
  • IRIS ALDER (PRINCIPAL): $205,796 total reported compensation
  • DENNIS POOLER (MANAGING DIRECTOR OF POST-SECONDARY STRATEGY): $204,628 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to ensure every student graduates with college acceptance letters, high tech skills, real work experience, and a plan to turn those opportunities into a successful career.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education - our mission of career success suggests an approach to grading and assessment that encompass all the skills required for success--academic, professional, and personal. Our goal of college admission for every student requires assessments and grades that reflect high academic standards, and at least partially align to regents and college board exams. The school began the academic year 2024-2025 with about 475 kids spanning grades 9,10,11 and 12.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 83% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 90.6%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -3.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.11; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 55.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94% of revenue deployed · 90.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $15.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $249K · 21 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $470K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.