Public Charity

BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL

BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a Public Charity headquartered in BUFFALO, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $26.0M revenue, $26.1M expenses, $56.5M total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $432K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 200723492 BUFFALO, NY Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$26.0M
Total Expenses$26.1M
Total Assets$56.5M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$432K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE IS A TUITION-FREE, COLLEGE-PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHING STUDENTS IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A GLOBALLY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT, USING INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC TEACHING METHODS WITH A SMALL STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO.

Where $100 goes at Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School

How Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$67
Regular education
80% of program spending
$14
Other educational services
17% of program spending
$2
Special education
3% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRINCIPAL Ashley Piazza
PRINCIPAL Brianna Lanoye
VICE PRESIDENT Dr David Banks
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr Joseph B Polat
TREASURER Dr Mustafa Gokcek
TRUSTEE Dr Onur Nacakgedigi

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$360,000 2 grants
General Support
$50,000 1 grant
Youth Development
$7,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $26.0M $26.1M $56.5M
2024 $23.2M $22.5M $57.1M
2023 $22.5M $21.9M $39.1M
2022 $20.1M $18.3M $21.3M
2021 $17.1M $14.0M $15.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $17.1M to $26.0M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $56.5M.

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