Uncommon Schools Inc

Organization Overview

Uncommon Schools Inc is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1997. According to its NTEE Classification (B90) the organization is classified as: Educational Services, under the broad grouping of Education and related organizations. As of 06/2022, Uncommon Schools Inc employed 349 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Uncommon Schools Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2022, Uncommon Schools Inc generated $84.6m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 7.9% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $86.2m during the year ending 06/2022. While expenses have increased by 9.0% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Uncommon Schools Inc has awarded 118 individual grants totaling $90,681,424. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

UNCOMMON'S MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND PREPARE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. UNCOMMON FURTHERS THIS MISSION BY STARTING AND MANAGING OUTSTANDING URBAN CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEWARK AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK CITY, TROY AND ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. UNCOMMON ALSO FURTHERS THIS MISSION BY DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND TRAININGS WHICH UNCOMMON MAKES AVAILABLE TO ITS SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND DISTRICTS. UNCOMMON ALSO DEVELOPS, MANAGES, AND MAINTAINS REAL ESTATE FOR LEASE TO SCHOOLS WITHIN ITS NETWORK.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

Part 3 - Line 4a

GRANTS TO CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORTING CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PLEASE REFER TO FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Brett Peiser
Director/ceo
$354,168
Norman Atkins
Chairman
$0
David Cooper
Director
$0
Donald Katz
Director
$0
Robert Karr
Director
$0
Rondo Moses
Director
$0

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Dbi Projects Llc
Construction Services
$585,739
Parlor Labs Inc
Software Consulting
$493,150
Vedder Price
Legal Services
$412,338
Paytech
Consulting
$390,684
Collaborative Solutions Llc
Software Consulting
$1,711,742
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $8,525,562
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$14,647,719
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$23,173,281
Total Program Service Revenue$60,778,176
Investment income $122,824
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $84,601,875

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Uncommon Schools Inc has awarded $16,995,361 in support to 11 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

CAMDEN PREP

PURPOSE: SCHOOL OPERATIONS

$43,285

NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

PURPOSE: SCHOOL OPERATIONS

$1,410,032

TRUE NORTH ROCHESTER PREP MIDDLE SCHOOLS

PURPOSE: SCHOOL OPERATIONS

$608,363

ROXBURY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL

PURPOSE: SCHOOL OPERATIONS

$295,712

TROY PREP CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

PURPOSE: SCHOOL OPERATIONS

$236,514

CAMDEN PREP FOUNDATION INC

PURPOSE: REAL ESTATE GRANT

$11,858,586
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