New Heights Academy Charter School
Donations deductibleRevenue
$14.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$15.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$30.9m
$28.3m liabilities
Net assets
$2.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
5.2 years on average
Staff
124
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
15
named in Part VII
New Heights Academy Charter School's network
15 people4 organisationsi15 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Sternlieb | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Angel Vasquez | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Benjamin Talton | Trustee (Thru Aug 2022) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Brandt Smallwood | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Candice Clawson | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daniel Ortiz | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Frank Caffey | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gail Grossmann | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marc Silberman | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Matthew Arthur-Gray | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Megan Vargas | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Marks | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Quincy McLain | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sarah Kretz | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sherrika Fuller | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Brown | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Fred Givens | High School Principal | since 2019 |
| Jamie Garltand | Secretary/Hs Learning Strategist | 2019 |
| Judith Stoddart | Assistant Principal | 2023 |
| Kimberly Cordova | Director of Student Support | since 2019 |
| LI'Esha Garcia | Director of Finance (From 1/19) | since 2019 |
| Melissa Azar | Instructional Coach | since 2020 |
| Michael Sico | Chief Financial Officer (Thru 12/18) | 2019 |
| Michelle Anderson | Director of Curriculum | since 2019 |
| Rinaldo Murrary | Middle School Principal | 2019 |
| Rinaldo Murray | Middle School Principal | since 2020 |
| Sylvie Bouchard-Estrella | Chief Operations Officer Until 5/21 | since 2020 |
| Sylvie Estrella | Director of Operations | 2019 |
| Tyreek Moore | Chief Operating Officer (Thru 9/18) | 2019 |
| Wendy Ramos | Chief of Staff | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Givens | High School Principal | 40 | $188k | $7k | |
| Crystal Joye | Middle School Principal | 40 | $168k | $41k | |
| Li'esha Garcia | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $162k | $12k | |
| Christina Brown | Executive Director Thru 7/24 | 40 | $157k | $26k | |
| Wendy Ramos | Chief of Staff | 40 | $156k | $44k | |
| Melissa Azar | Instructional Coach | 40 | $150k | $33k | |
| Tiffany Wilson | Director of HR | 40 | $138k | $19k | |
| Julia Bovenzi | Instructional Coach | 40 | $131k | ||
| Karen Valbrun | Executive Director | 40 | $108k | $10k | |
| Angel Vasquez | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Frank Caffey | Secretary Thru 8/24 | 5 | $0 | ||
| Quincy McLain | Treasurer Thru 11/2024 | 3 | $0 | ||
| William Council | Trustee | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Amryll Cummings | Trustee | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Ortiz | Trustee | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Maya Robers Aka Nicky Sunshine | Trustee | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Megan Vargas | Trustee | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Niklas Weiss | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- EIN
- 203057343
- Address
- 1818 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10031-1715
- State
- New York
- Mission
- New heights is a product of and exists to serve the students of washington heights, inwood, and harlem. We opened in 2006 as the very first charter school in our district. Our school was founded by a team of local educators who came together with the specific intent to provide the community they served and loved with an excellent educational option. We are an independent public charter... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B29 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Karen Valbrun (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAngel Vasquez
≥7years on the filingsDaniel Ortiz
≥7years on the filingsMegan Vargas
≥7years on the filingsQuincy McLain
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $30.9m
- Total liabilities
- $28.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $13.5m
- Employees
- 124
- Volunteers
- 10