Robert Treat Academy Charter School Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $18.9 million
- Spending
- $16.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- -6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 97%
- Employees
- 145
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $166,381, principal, chief school ad
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 61% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $11.7 million spent. 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 (NJSL
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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