2026-01-27T08:54:08-06:00 2025-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2024-07-01 822169421 PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL PERS 7162351520 378 URBAN STREET BUFFALO NY 14211 JOELLE FORMATO HEAD OF SCHOOL 7162351520 2026-01-22 1 1 ROBERT S TORELLA P03156259 7168563300 2026-01-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOELLE FORMATO 378 URBAN STREET BUFFALO NY 14211 7979953 0 X WWW.PERSISTENCEPREP.ORG X 2017 NY OPERATE AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, NY AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO GRADES K-8. 10 10 73 45 0 0 1260231 938146 5664920 6883893 67822 100612 20928 57302 7013901 7979953 0 0 0 0 3686950 4546178 0 0 0 2376873 2757129 6063823 7303307 950078 676646 12390657 12828091 7996945 7757733 4393712 5070358 THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMICS, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ENSURES THAT ALL K - 8 SCHOLARS ARE FIRMLY ON THE PATH TO SUCCEED WITHIN A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 0 0 5051984 6311208 EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION - PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOLARS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO EIGHTH GRADE TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOLARS CAN REACH AMBITIOUS GOALS AND BE FIRMLY ON THE PATH TO THE FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE 390423 572685 SPECIAL EDUCATION - STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 585301 57302 OTHER PROGRAMS - INCLUDE AFTERSCHOOL/EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR/BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST SERVICES OFFERED TO ALL STUDENTS 6027708 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X WITHIUM SMITH & BROWN PC 7168472651 424 MAIN STREET SUITE 800 BUFFALO NY 14202 JOELLE FORMATO HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 192989 0 29006 JASMINE MUNGO UPPER ACADEMIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 133386 0 23082 ADRIA SORTINO DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 120584 0 25295 KEVIN CELNIKER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDI HAYNES VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE WODKA-COOK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ZACKERY KIBLER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON BENNETT TRUSTEE - THROUGH MAY 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CIECHOSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBIE FINOCCHIO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARNELL HAYWOOD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA IZZO TRUSTEE - THROUGH OCTOBER 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACH MELAS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISHA TOMASELLO TRUSTEE - THROUGH APRIL 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANA VIVERETTE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEN ZORN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 446959 0 77383 3 0 1 0 KIRISITS AND ASSOCIATES CPAS PLLC 1231 DELAWARE AVE SUITE 6 BUFFALO NY 14209 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 148610 1 499811 438335 938146 ENROLLMENT REVENUE 611600 6883893 6883893 6883893 100612 100612 57302 57302 57302 7979953 6941195 0 100612 228911 228911 3255817 2899191 356626 300945 269430 31515 466799 399299 67500 293706 246713 46993 253011 51603 201408 15950 15950 103970 35762 68208 137257 137257 119857 107871 11986 340854 340854 385912 347322 38590 456451 410807 45644 69224 69224 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 405651 365086 40565 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 231707 231707 CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND 184806 184806 52479 52479 7303307 6027708 1275599 0 2816558 3806295 478060 482104 389322 103072 37272 77542 373140 195121 9887448 1723491 8296305 8163957 12390657 12828091 664413 666164 100000 0 7232532 7091569 7996945 7757733 X 4371212 5060578 22500 9780 4393712 5070358 12390657 12828091 676646 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 38095 38095 8619684 1175411 7444273 394977 91675 303302 799506 456405 343101 35186 35186 8163957 7979953 0 7979953 0 7979953 7303307 0 7303307 0 7303307 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 SOLICITATIONS ARE WRITTEN, AND THE POLICY IS INCLUDED ON ALL WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 THE SCHOOL DOES NOT AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL IS THE RECIPIENT OF AWARDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL SOURCES. THE AWARDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL AUDITS BY THE FUNDING SOURCE. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOELLE FORMATO HEAD OF SCHOOL 192989 0 0 0 0 0 19246 0 9760 0 221995 0 0 0 JASMINE MUNGO UPPER ACADEMIC DIRECTOR 133386 0 0 0 0 0 13322 0 9760 0 156468 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SCHOOL HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS MONITORED BY THE BOARD AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY A BOARD MEMBER FOR PROPRIETY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SALARIES FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SCHOOL PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.