Nonprofit · EIN 23-2946223
WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19138
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $20,591,532 | $22,625,840 | -$2,034,308 | $4,651,919 | $12,476,815 | -$7,824,896 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $20,905,010 | $22,081,230 | -$1,176,220 | $7,698,059 | $13,488,647 | -$5,790,588 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,093,283 | $20,665,242 | $2,428,041 | $9,875,545 | $14,489,913 | -$4,614,368 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,658,322
- of which government grants
- $2,653,651
- Program service revenue
- $17,889,135
- Investment income
- $33,713
- Other revenue
- $10,362
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,040,899
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,678,179
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,421,143
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $79,782
- Accounting fees
- $38,272
- Occupancy
- $2,706,414
- Travel
- $18,336
- Depreciation
- $423,401
- Program services (functional)
- $19,129,224
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,496,616
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,698,059
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,651,919
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,476,815
- Net assets, end of year
- -$7,824,896
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $938,186
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$7,824,896
- Gross receipts
- $20,591,532
- Employees
- 133
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DEBBERA PEOPLES-LEE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $257,434 | $47,012 |
| SHEILA ROYAL-MOSES | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $222,174 | $61,493 |
| CHARLETTA ZEIGLER | PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $186,059 | $35,402 |
| PEGUY SAINTIL-MIDDLETON | CLIMATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,406 | $71,846 |
| TIFFANY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION Officer | 40 | $144,295 | $50,523 |
| PANSY LAMBERT-KNOWLES | DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,075 | $71,066 |
| JULIE SPURRI | TEACHER - 8TH GRADE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,872 | $69,278 |
| JENNIFER HILL | TEACHER - 3RD GRADE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,765 | $68,728 |
| Michele Jones | Sr. Dir. of Dev & Ext. Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,211 | $47,823 |
| Ayana Bradshaw | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Thomas | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Clement Jackson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Irv Brockington | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AVA M WILLIS-BARKSDALE | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharmain Matlock-Turner | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMANI RUBY GLENN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK MORRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laverne Bostic-Jackson | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bakari White | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly West-Brown | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Wideman | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Debbera Peoples-Lee | CEO Officer | 40 | $244,962 | $39,564 |
| Sheila Royal-Moses | CAO Officer | 40 | $207,516 | $51,445 |
| CHARLETTA ZEIGLER | PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $178,681 | $29,701 |
| Peguy Saintil-Middleton | Climate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,293 | $57,358 |
| TIFFANY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDucation Officer | 40 | $134,486 | $40,876 |
| Julie Spurri | Teacher - 8th Grade Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,329 | $54,981 |
| JENNIFER HILL | Teacher - 3rd Grade Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,211 | $54,782 |
| Pansy Lambert-Knowles | Director of compliance Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,322 | $56,183 |
| MAUREEN BURKE | Teacher - 2nd Grade Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,118 | $41,403 |
| Sharmain Matlock-Turner | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Irv Brockington | ACTING TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE MCLAURIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AVA M WILLIS-BARKSDALE | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYANA BRADSHAW | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IMANI RUBY GLENN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA CLEMENT JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MORRISON | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABELLA FITZGERALD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DEBBERA PEOPLES-LEE | CEO Officer | 40 | $230,115 | $94,241 |
| SHEILA ROYLES-MOSES | CAO Officer | 40 | $191,660 | $86,716 |
| CHARLETTA ZEIGLER | PRINCIPAL Key employee | 40 | $163,755 | $66,946 |
| TIFFANY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR of SPECIAL ED Key employee | 40 | $120,084 | $57,774 |
| PEGUY SAINTIL-MIDDLETON | CLIMATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,232 | $60,959 |
| MICHELE JONES | DIRECTOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 1 | $101,993 | $44,337 |
| Ava M Willis-Barksdale | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ayana Bradshaw | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole McLaurin | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharmain Matlock-Turner | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Irv Brockington | Acting Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Thomas | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Hopkins | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory DeShields | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Imani Ruby Glenn | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Clement Jackson | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Morrison | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7115 STENTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19138-1136
- In care of
- % MANAGEMENT WOLCS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR DEBBERA PEOPLES-LEE, 7115 Stenton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138
- Signed the 990
- DR DEBBERA PEOPLES-LEE, CEO
- Phone
- (215) 927-7995
- Website
- WWW.wolcs.org
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
FROM OUR BEGINNINGS AS A SCHOOL FOUNDED TO HELP UPLIFT ITS NEIGHBORHOOD, WOLCS HAS RETAINED A STEADFAST VISION OF THE SCHOOL AS A COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS WILL FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND CHALLENGED, AND GRADUATE THOROUGHLY PREPARED TO EXCEL IN THE HIGH SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOOSING. THE QUALITY OF WOLCS'S PREPARATION OF ITS STUDENTS SHOWS IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EARNING PLACEMENT INTO SELECT ADMISSION PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AFTER COMPLETING THEIR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AT WOLCS. SINCE 2009, MORE THAN 50% OF WOLCS 8TH GRADERS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO SPECIAL ADMISSION AND CITY-WIDE ADMISSION HIGH SCHOOLS. HOWEVER, WE RECOGNIZE THAT SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS GOES BEYOND ATTAINING PROFICIENCY IN READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE. TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK, OUR GRADUATES NEED TO BE COMPETENT IN THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, CIVIC-MINDED AND SELF-CONFIDENT, ARTICULATE AND CAPABLE OF THINKING INDEPENDENTLY, CRITICALLY, AND CREATIVELY. JUST AS IMPORTANTL
Program accomplishments
- CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING IN THE WEST OAK LANE SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA.Expenses $19,129,224 · revenue $17,899,497
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-2946223
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B290)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,651,919
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,591,532
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $20,591,532 | $22,625,840 | $4,651,919 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $20,905,010 | $22,081,230 | $7,698,059 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $23,093,283 | $20,665,242 | $9,875,545 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $17,633,515 | $16,973,757 | $9,484,536 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 23-2946223).
Questions about WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL is 23-2946223.
- Is WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL 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 WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL 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 WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL 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 WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR DEBBERA PEOPLES-LEE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $257,434 (DR DEBBERA PEOPLES-LEE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does WEST OAK LANE CHARTER SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,591,532, expenses of $22,625,840 and total assets of $4,651,919 at year end.
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