Community Roots Charter School
Donations deductibleCommunity Roots Charter School's network
13 people7 organisationsi13 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
13 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Strasser Chair | Board Co- Chair Person | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tracey Strauss Chair | Board Co- Chair Person | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Shaw | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cavel Khan | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christine Spadaro | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Manheimer | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jerry Petit-Frere | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Josh Thomases | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Milad Sedeh | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Nigel Pugh | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Shawn Clark | Trustee (Thru Oct 2022) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Swati Malik | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tracie Benjamin-Van Lierop | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Keil | Co-Founder/K-8 Co-Director | since 2018 |
| Andrew Ngeseyan | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Bridget Foley | Director of Student Supports | 2023 |
| Erin Carstensen | Middle School Co-Director | since 2018 |
| Jaquetta Bustion | Teacher | since 2019 |
| Nichole Ladopoulos-Sturk | Learning Specialist | since 2021 |
| Perren Peterson | Middle School Co-Director | since 2018 |
| Rebecca Williams | Teacher | since 2019 |
| Sara Stone | Co-Founder/K-5 Co-Director | since 2018 |
| Walter Paton | Teacher | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Keil | Co-Founder/K-8 Co-Director | 60 | $202k | $38k | |
| Sara Stone | Co-Founder/K-5 Co-Director | 60 | $200k | $49k | |
| Erin Carstensen | Middle School Co-Director | 60 | $193k | $46k | |
| Perren Peterson | Middle School Co-Director | 60 | $164k | $35k | |
| Andrew Ngeseyan | Chief Financial Officer | 60 | $154k | $45k | |
| Rebecca Williams | Teacher | 40 | $124k | $1k | |
| Walter Paton | Teacher | 40 | $124k | $6k | |
| Jayne Sohn | Coordinator | 40 | $121k | $30k | |
| Jaquetta Bustion | Teacher | 40 | $118k | $45k | |
| Nichole Ladopoulos-Sturk | Teacher | 40 | $117k | $29k | |
| Tracey Strauss | Board Co- Chairperson | 4 | $0 | ||
| Scott Strasser | Board Co- Chairperson Thru 6/25 | 4 | $0 | ||
| David Manheimer | Treasurer Thru 6/25 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christine Spadaro | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Thomases | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tracie Benjaminvan Lierop | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne Forgarty | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cavel Khan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Candance Montgomery | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Petitfrere | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nigel Pugh | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Milad Sedeh | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Community Roots Charter School
- EIN
- 204274276
- Address
- 51 Saint Edwards St Ste 3, Brooklyn, NY, 11205-3184
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Community roots charter school is a rigorous learning community where education is embedded in meaningful real-world contexts and children are deliberately taught to see the connections between school and the world. Community roots students will meet or exceed the new york state standards and be prepared to excel in the 21st century by becoming independent thinkers and working productively... (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Andrew Ngeseyan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 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
≥8years on the filingsScott Strasser
≥8years on the filingsTracey Strauss
≥8years on the filingsBrian Shaw
≥8years on the filingsCavel Khan
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
- $3.2m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $672k
- Program service revenue
- $11.1m
- Employees
- 191
- Volunteers
- 20