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Western Academy Charter School (WACS)

WACS is a charter school based in Royal Palm Beach, FL that was founded in 2003. As of 2018 they had $4.2 million in revenue and $3.3 million in assets.

To equip all children with the skills necessary for success on both an educational and social level. We believe in addressing the whole child through a multi sensory approach to learning.

Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Western Academy.

EIN:

56-2316078

City:

Royal Palm Beach

State:

Florida

Metro:

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

Website:

westernacademycharter.com

Phone:

561-792-4123

Founded:

2003

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

B29: Charter schools

Revenue:

$4,270,835

Assets:

$3,387,487

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

June

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at WACS

Western Academy Charter School elementary program (grades k-5) utilizes the project child (changing how instruction for learning is delivered) model. This model of instruction utilizes a multi-sensory, team teaching approach designed to meet the individual needs and goals of each student. Western Academy's middle School (grades 6-8) program utilizes interdisciplinary teams using a rotational instructional model for all core content classes. The middle School also offers a steam Academy. 2016-2017 Florida School of excellence -"a" rated School since 2006 -Florida 5 star School since 2009 -high performing Charter School since 2011 -green School of excellence -national demonstration site model School - project child

Form 990s for WACS

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-06	Dec 13, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-06	Jul 18, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-06	Oct 4, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-06	Mar 26, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-06	May 14, 2015	990	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for WACS

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$17,777	-100%
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$3,603,401	$3,235,643	11.4%
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$31,105	$216,524	-85.6%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$3,634,506	$3,469,944	10.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$4,005,097	$3,634,506	10.2%
Program services	$218,625	$217,889	0.3%
Investment income and dividends	$18,616	$6,429	189.6%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$28,497	$24,242	17.6%
Total revenues	$4,270,835	$3,883,066	10.0%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$0	$0
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$0	$0
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$2,244,125	$2,166,849	3.6%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$304,553	$206,234	47.7%
Other employee benefits	$147,504	$191,125	-22.8%
Payroll taxes	$165,444	$157,618	5.0%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$14,052	$20,044	-29.9%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$0	$0
Advertising and promotion	$0	$0
Office expenses	$0	$0
Information tech. expenses	$4,649	$0	999%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$466,515	$435,187	7.2%
Travel	$0	$0
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$103,570	$103,732	-0.2%
Insurance	$0	$0
All other expenses	$723,750	$681,125	6.3%
Total expenses	$4,174,162	$3,961,914	5.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$698,712	$525,794	32.9%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$889,670	$872,479	2.0%
Pledges and grants receivable	$7,462	$12,063	-38.1%
Accounts receivable	$0	$0
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$6,907	$6,303	9.6%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$1,073,424	$1,015,059	5.7%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$0	$0
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$711,312	$722,701	-1.6%
Total assets	$3,387,487	$3,154,399	7.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$218,847	$210,236	4.1%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$1,799,137	$1,671,333	7.6%
Total liabilities	$2,017,984	$1,881,569	7.3%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$1,369,503	$1,272,830	7.6%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0	$0
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for WACS

Vendor	Services	Date
Google Inc	Software	2020-03-16
███████ ███ ██ █████ ███	Tax accounting	2018-05-14
███████ ███ ███████	Tax accounting	2015-05-14

Personnel at WACS

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Carol Howard-Culberson	President	$0	Nov. 30, 2018
Peter Cummings	Treasurer	$0	Nov. 29, 2018
█████ █████████	Principal	$64,682	June 30, 2016

Peer charter schools

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Berkley Charter School (BCS)	501(c)(3)	$6.2 million	Auburndale, FL
2	Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School (DDCES)	501(c)(3)	$7.3 million	Doral, FL
3	Coral Reef Montessori Academy	501(c)(3)	$4.5 million	Miami, FL
4	Central Florida Leadership Academy Charter School	501(c)(3)	$1.6 million	Orlando, FL
5	Suncoast School for Innovative Studies	501(c)(3)	$4.4 million	Sarasota, FL
6	Central Charter School	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Lauderdale Lakes, FL
7	Indian River Charter High School (IRCHS)	501(c)(3)	$5.7 million	Vero Beach, FL
8	Growing Great Girls	501(c)(3)	$1.4 million	Jacksonville, FL
9	Belmont Academy	501(c)(3)	$4.0 million	Lake City, FL
10	Cornerstone Charter Academy	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Miami, FL
11	Brooks-Debartolo Collegiate High School (BDCHS)	501(c)(3)	$4.2 million	Tampa, FL
12	Palmetto Charter School	501(c)(3)	$3.2 million	Palmetto, FL
13	Eagles Nest Charter Academy	501(c)(3)	$5.8 million	Fort Lauderdale, FL
14	Downtown Miami Charter School (DMCS)	501(c)(3)	$6.0 million	Miami, FL
15	Altoona School	501(c)(3)	$1.9 million	Altoona, FL
16	South Mckeel Academy	501(c)(3)	$8.8 million	Lakeland, FL
17	St Peter's Academy	501(c)(3)	$1.4 million	Vero Beach, FL
18	Terrace Community School (TCMS)	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	Thonotosassa, FL
19	G-Star School of the Arts	501(c)(3)	$7.2 million	Palm Springs, FL
20	Walton Academy	501(c)(3)	$2.2 million	Miramar Beach, FL
21	Rising Leaders Academy	501(c)(3)	$1.4 million	Panama City, FL
22	The School of Arts and Sciences Foundation	501(c)(3)	$5.5 million	Tallahassee, FL
23	Miami Community Charter School	501(c)(3)	$5.3 million	Florida City, FL
24	William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Bradenton, FL
25	Innovation Charter School	501(c)(3)	$4.1 million	Pompano Beach, FL

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Western Academy Charter School (WACS)

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