Ethical Community Charter School
Ethical Community Charter School reported $10.5 million in revenue and $10.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $64.23 went to program services, $35.77 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Government grants made up 96.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $179,965 (PRINCIPAL/HEAD OF SCHOOL). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 64.2% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 35.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 96.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $179,965 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.78% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Ethical Community Charter School is a new jersey public school overseen by the state department of education. The Charter School offers an academic program that encourages analytical thinking and creativity to help children become individuals of integrity, insight, autonomy and socially productive citizens. The Charter School had an enrollment of 330 students for the 2024-2025 school year
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPAL/HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer, key employee, highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $170,814 | $0 | $9,151 | $179,965 |
| SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Key employee, highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $155,428 | $0 | $9,151 | $164,579 |
| SCHOOL NURSE - SUPERVISOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $122,007 | $0 | $9,850 | $131,857 |
| ASSISTANT SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $121,660 | $0 | $7,245 | $128,905 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $121,307 | $0 | $7,471 | $128,778 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ethical Community Charter School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $707K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 579
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Ethical Community Charter School totaling $500 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Ethical Community Charter School spent in FY2025, $64.23 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ethical Community Charter School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Ethical Community Charter School reported that 64.2% of its $10.1 million in expenses went to program services, 35.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ethical Community Charter School pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ethical Community Charter School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $179,965, for the role of PRINCIPAL/HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ethical Community Charter School get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants (including 96.0% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ethical Community Charter School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-3699278 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620619349300622 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511339349305666 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349307191 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349302230 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201319349300035 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-3699278: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.