Nonprofit · EIN 81-0991132
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
Tax-exempt · JAMAICA, NY 11432
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $41,036,332 | $43,343,775 | -$2,307,443 | $153,938,510 | $147,931,352 | $6,007,158 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $41,140,736 | $41,121,450 | $19,286 | $159,433,127 | $151,255,434 | $8,177,693 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $36,731,058 | $38,618,221 | -$1,887,163 | $115,610,612 | $107,524,349 | $8,086,263 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,421,221
- of which government grants
- $1,156,221
- Program service revenue
- $39,256,566
- Investment income
- $348,674
- Other revenue
- $9,871
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $604,321
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,971,758
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,891,147
- Professional fundraising fees
- $42,538
- Legal fees
- $188,503
- Accounting fees
- $95,938
- Occupancy
- $10,609,165
- Depreciation
- $885,616
- Program services (functional)
- $37,667,780
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,583,012
- Fundraising (functional)
- $92,983
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $159,433,127
- Total assets, end of year
- $153,938,510
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $147,931,352
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,007,158
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,200,666
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,581,304
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,007,158
- Gross receipts
- $41,036,332
- Employees
- 332
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW GREENBERG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $388,954 | $33,612 |
| NANCY WONG | DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,371 | $16,720 |
| ANITA AMOH | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $171,798 | $13,879 |
| STEVEN VIOLA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,699 | $27,047 |
| ANABEL SCHMELZ | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,784 | $26,377 |
| MAYA DENNIS | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CURR. AND INST. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,766 | $18,801 |
| ONUOLUWAPO TOMI OKUYEMI | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,312 | $2,018 |
| MARC GREENBERG | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE LEVONEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY RUSSOTTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FREIDBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIAH HUFANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PASTOR CORWIN MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW GREENBERG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $390,171 | $7,268 |
| ANDREW WINTNER | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,285 | $39,275 |
| NANCY WONG | DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,199 | $15,770 |
| MAYA DENNIS | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CURR. & INSTR. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,071 | $23,247 |
| ANITA AMOH | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $156,288 | $9,148 |
| ONUOLUWAPO TOMI OKUYEMI | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,693 | $13,793 |
| ANABEL SCHMELZ | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,232 | $15,297 |
| MARC GREENBERG | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE LEVONEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY RUSSOTTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA GREEN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY THRU SEP 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FREIDBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIAH HUFANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PASTOR CORWIN MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW GREENBERG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $411,286 | $6,824 |
| JENNIFER SLUTAK | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,070 | $17,450 |
| NANCY WONG | DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,846 | $13,845 |
| ANDREW WINTNER | SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,683 | $35,252 |
| MAYA DENNIS | DIRECTOR OF CURR. & INSTRUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,059 | $20,294 |
| STEVEN VIOLA | ASSISTANT SCHOOL LEADER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,737 | $16,260 |
| ANITA AMOH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $119,849 | $17,423 |
| MARC GREENBERG | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE LEVONEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY RUSSOTTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA GREEN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PASTOR CORWIN MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIAH HUFANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FREIDBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8435 152ND ST, JAMAICA, NY 11432-1641
- In care of
- % MATTHEW GREENBERG
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW GREENBERG, 84-35 152ND STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11432
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW GREENBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (347) 642-4306
- Website
- WWW.GUGCS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL (GUGCS) SUPPORTS CHILDREN TO BE CONSCIOUS, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH A RIGOROUS, ANTI-RACIST, ANTI-BIAS CURRICULUM AND AN ENGAGING GREEN CULTURE. GRADUATES OF GUGCS WILL BE PREPARED TO ATTEND HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS WHERE THEIR INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC FOUNDATION, KNOWLEDGE OF SUSTAINABILITY, AND STRONG SENSE OF SELF SETS THEM APART AS LEADERS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES OF THE FUTURE.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION - THE SCHOOLS PROVIDED EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 1,488 STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR.Expenses $37,667,780 · revenue $39,256,566
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
- 81-0991132
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $153,938,510
- Income (IRS master file)
- $41,036,332
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $41,036,332 | $43,343,775 | $153,938,510 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $41,140,736 | $41,121,450 | $159,433,127 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $36,731,058 | $38,618,221 | $115,610,612 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $17,208,864 | $17,656,946 | $7,137,055 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 81-0991132).
Questions about GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
- What is the EIN of GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II is 81-0991132.
- Is GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II 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 GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II 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 GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II 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 GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MATTHEW GREENBERG.
- Who are the officers and directors of GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $388,954 (MATTHEW GREENBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $41,036,332, expenses of $43,343,775 and total assets of $153,938,510 at year end.
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