2025-03-11T13:33:55-05:00 2024-06-30 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200 ROCHESTER NY 14604 990 2023-07-01 134119814 AMBER CHARTER SCHOOLS AMBE 2125349667 220 E 106TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10029 KIRSYS GOMEZ CO-CEO 2125349667 2025-03-03 1 1 MICHELLE CAIN P00150750 5854231860 2025-03-03 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KIRSYS GOMEZ 220 E 106TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10029 29690403 0 X HTTPS://WWW.AMBERCHARTER.ORG X 2000 NY TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, ALONG WITH STRONG CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO PROSPER IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS. 12 12 234 14 0 0 8298915 8108612 18879186 21494336 6646 87455 0 0 27184747 29690403 0 0 0 0 16287854 18931980 0 0 0 12235298 12513053 28523152 31445033 -1338405 -1754630 120117489 116484343 109518374 107639858 10599115 8844485 TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, ALONG WITH STRONG CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO PROSPER IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS. 0 0 22377689 21494336 THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC (ADMISSION BY LOTTERY). 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THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS AND IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 ON RADIO AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PERIODICALLY. SCHOOL'S APPLICATIONS, WEBSITE ACCESSIBLLE, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT "...THIS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN..." SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES GOVERNMENT AID FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY AGENCIES IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO ASSIST IN RUNNING THE SCHOOL. 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