ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

180 WILLIAM ST, NEWARK, NJ 07103-3004

In care of

% ROBE

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

MARCELINO TRILLO, 443 CLIFTON AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07104

Signed the 990

DR MELISSA SIMMONS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR/BOARD SEC

Phone

(973) 481-0415

Website

HTTPS://WWW.ROBERTTREATACADEMY.ORG/

Return prepared by

LERCH VINCI & HIGGINS LLP

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND OLDER AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CORE SUBJECTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND WORLD LANGUAGE ARE BONDED TO THE VALUES OF SELF-WORTH, RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, ONE'S COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATION. STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF AND ADULT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL EACH PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN THE ACADEMY, A TOTAL INVOLVEMENT INSTITUTION. PARENTAL PARTICIPATION, YEAR ROUND LEARNING AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WILL DEMONSTRATE TO ALL THAT SUCCESS, HOPE AND PERSEVERANCE ARE HABITS JUST AS CARING, COMPASSION, AND FAIRNESS ARE HABITS. THE ACADEMY NURTURES A TOTAL COMMITMENT TO HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND THE RECOGNITION THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE CREATED EQUAL AND MUST BE GIVEN AN EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

Program accomplishments

• ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF OPERATION IN JUNE 2025.ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY HAS TWO CAMPUSES. OUR STEPHEN N. ADUBATO CAMPUS LOCATED AT 443 CLIFTON AVENUE HAS ANENROLLMENT OF 491 STUDENTS. OUR JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS LOCATED AT 180 WILLIAM STREET HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 229STUDENTS. TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS 720 STUDENTS.ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY OFFERS AN ELEVEN-MONTH SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SEVEN-HOUR INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AND AN EIGHT-HOURPROFESSIONAL DAY. EARLY CARE WHICH BEGINS AT 7:30 A.M. AND AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY RUNNING UNTIL 5:30 P.M.ACCOMMODATE WORKING PARENTS AND PROVIDE TIME FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. OUR REMEDIATION SERVICES INENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AS WELL AS REMEDIAL AND GUIDED READING, TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP, TAKE PLACE DURING THE EXTENDED DAY MINIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF TIME STUDENTS ARE PULLED OUT OF CLASS DURING REGULAR INSTRUCTION.THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL, INCLUDING CODING CLUBS, ARCHITECTURE,RECREATIONAL SPORTS, AND AN AWARD-WINNING ARTS PROGRAM THAT HAS INCLUDED: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION, CHORUS, STEP DANCING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, FILMMAKING AND CREATIVE WRITING.PARENT PARTICIPATION CONTINUES TO BE A KEY ELEMENT OF OUR FOCUS AS WITNESSED BY THE HIGH LEVELS OF ATTENDANCE, WECONSISTENTLY RECORD AT MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS. PARENTS ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE PARENT TEACHERORGANIZATION, AN AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION, SPONSORS A VARIETY OF EVENTS FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. PARENTREPRESENTATIVES ALSO VOLUNTEER IN OTHER AREAS (COACHING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND CHAPERONING STUDENTS ON TRIPS,ATTENDING AND ASSISTING AT SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS, PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES).IN THE NINE SUBJECT AREAS, INCLUDING ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE (NJSLA FOR 5TH AND 8TH GRADES), SOCIAL STUDIES, TECHNOLOGY, WORLD LANGUAGES (SPANISH), VISUAL AND FINE ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AND 21 ST CENTURY LIFE & CAREERS OUR CURRICULA ARE ALIGNED TO THE NJ STUDENT LEARNING STANDARDS.IN KEY SUBJECT AREAS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT REMAINS CRUCIAL TO MEETING THE ACADEMY'S OVERALL MISSION. OUR TRAINING SCHEDULE INCLUDED WORKSHOPS IN MATH, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, SCIENCE, AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT. IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY, STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAS OFFERED TO HELP TEACHERS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE USERS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM.EFFORTS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE NJSLA TEST REMAIN A MAIN AREA OF ATTENTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOREMOST ON OUR LIST OF GOALS. WE ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON IMPROVING STUDENT ATTENDANCE, OUR SEL CURRICULUM, AND SATURDAY ACADEMY.IN THE LAST THREE YEARS RTA STUDENTS HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN THE STATE IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. ACCORDING TO U.S NEWS AND WORLD REPORT WE WERE RANKED IN THE TOP 6% OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THE TOP 18% OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. DUE TO THOSE RANKINGS BASED ON TEST SCORES AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN NAMED ONE OF U.S NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY FOR BOTH OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.AS THE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE, ADMINISTRATORS, THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, AND SCHOOL PHYCOLOGIST ARE CONTINUOUSLY STILL ON-CALL TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS. ALONG WITH INTERNAL SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS THE ACADEMY PROVIDES PARENTS WITH ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE SUPPORT RESOURCES. THE IMPETUS FOR THIS INNOVATION WAS BORN OUT OF THE PANDEMIC BUT CONTINUES AS STUDENT'S TRANSITION BACK TO "NORMAL AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THIS TRANSITION. WE FEEL THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS (K-3) HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT FROM THE PANDEMIC BUT OUR STUDENTS IN 4TH THROUGH 8TH ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH SOME COLLATERAL DAMAGE FROM THE PANDEMIC ERA.AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, PARENTS AND STAFF WERE SURVEYED REGARDING THEIR SATISFACTION LEVELS WITH THE STUDENTDISCIPLINE, SCHOOL COMMUNICATION, ETC. OVERWHELMINGLY, ALL ENTITIES WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE GENERAL OPERATION OFTHE SCHOOL FROM BOTH A PARENT AND STAFF PERSPECTIVE.IN JUNE 2025, OUR 21ST CLASS OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY. THOSE STUDENTS WERE PREPARED FOR THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLACE GRADUATES IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THOSE GRADUATES EARNED IN EXCESS OF $8.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD TO ATTEND SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE NATION.WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD OUR TRADITIONAL GRADUATION CEREMONY AND THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART. ATTENDANCE WAS UNLIMITED AND OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS FATHER EDWIN LEAHY FROM ST. BENEDICT'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL.OUR FIRST GROUP OF ALUMNI TO COMPLETE COLLEGE GRADUATED IN 2013. WE HAVE MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF THESE STUDENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THEM. SEVERAL GRADUATES HAVE JOINED THE STAFF OF THE ACADEMY AS EITHER INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS/TEACHERS OR CLERKS AND IT IS OUR HOPE THAT MANY OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO NEWARK AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY.THE ACADEMY ALSO CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDED THEACADEMY'S FOUNDING ORGANIZATION, THE NORTH WARD CENTER, JUST ONE SOCCER WHICH MADE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS THE JOHN HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH WHICH PROVIDED SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS ONLINE COURSES FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS. THE ACADEMY ALSO MAINTAINED ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW JERSEY CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.THE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE MAINTAINING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS MEASURED BY THE NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT (NJSLA) TEST. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE NJSLA WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN THE 2019-2020 OR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEARS AND OUR RESULTS FROM THE SPRING OF 2022 WERE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE BUT NOT QUITE AS FAR ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AS WE ARE USED TO, THEN THE RESULTS FROM THE SPRING OF 2023 AND 2024 SHOWED PROMISE. IN THE SPRING OF 2025 WE EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS STUDENT GROWTH AND OUR STUDENTS PASSED THE STATE ELA EXAM AT A RATE OF 69.9% (17% ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AND 37% ABOVE THE RESIDENT DISTRICT AVERAGE). LIKEWISE IN MATH THE STUDENT PASSING RATE WAS 52.9% (12.5% ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AND 32% ABOVE THE RESIDENT DISTRICT AVERAGE) WE HOPE TO SEE CONTINUED GROWTH THIS COMING SPRING.THE OVERALL LONG TERM GOAL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SET BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESSAACCOUNTABILITY PROFILE IS 80% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING LEVELS 4 OR 5 N ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) AND MATHEMATICS BY2030. EACH SCHOOL IS GIVEN TARGETS BASED ON PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERFORMANCE UNTIL THE LONG TERM GOAL OF 80% IS MET. THE STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE (SGP) STANDARD IS 40%-58.5% TO MEET TARGET AND 60% + TO EXCEED TARGET FOR ALL SCHOOLS ANNUALLY.THE LONG TERM EDUCATIONAL GOAL IN ELA IS TO ENSURE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTS ARE IN PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFULREADERS AND WRITERS. IN 2014, WE INTRODUCED STEP (STRATEGIC TEACHING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRESS) ALONG WITH STRATEGIC GUIDED READING INSTRUCTION. THIS INITIATIVE HAS PROVED EFFECTIVE IN THE TARGETED GRADES OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD. IN 2017-18, WE INTRODUCED THE DYNAMIC INDICATORS BASIC EARLY LITERACY SKILLS (DIBELS) AND THE WOODCOCK JOHNSON READING MASTERY TEST. THE DIBELS IS GIVEN EACH SCHOOL YEAR TO ALL FIRST GRADERS. THE WOODCOCK JOHNSON READING MASTERY TEST IF GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO ARE "FLAGGED" FOR POSSIBLE READING ISSUES ON THE DI BELS AND NEW STUDENTS ENTERING THE ACADEMY BEYOND 3RD GRADE.IN TERMS OF FUTURE FACILITY PLANS WE ARE HOPING TO EXPAND THE JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THEBUILDING AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY ARE THE PROUD OWNERS OF OUR OWN BUILDING AND HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PAYING A MORTGAGE INSTEAD OF RENT. THE PLAN IS TO EXPAND OUR BUILDING TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 225 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BREAK GROUND AND START EXPANDING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. WE ARE IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF CREATING A FEASIBLE PLAN.
  Expenses $11,698,699 · revenue $661,869

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

22-3453269

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

School

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1997

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Unknown (Z99Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$17,014,150

Income (IRS master file)

$18,930,263

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-3453269).

Questions about ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC

What is the EIN of ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC is 22-3453269.

Is ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.

Are donations to ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARCELINO TRILLO.

Who are the officers and directors of ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $166,381 (MARCELINO TRILLO, PRINCIPAL, CHIEF SCHOOL AD).

How much revenue does ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,930,263, expenses of $16,034,758 and total assets of $17,014,150 at year end.

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