2026-03-09T14:26:16-05:00 2025-06-30 204989621 VERDEJA & ALVAREZ LLP 255 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 630 CORAL GABLES FL 331347417 990 2024-07-01 812700759 INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY INC INDE 7728379300 2902 S JENKINS ROAD FORT PIERCE FL 34981 CLAY BECTON PRESIDENT 7728379300 2026-03-09 1 1 OCTAVIO A VERDEJA P00640853 3054463177 2026-03-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CLAY BECTON 2902 S JENKINS ROAD FORT PIERCE FL 34981 6411254 0 X ICACHARTER.ORG X 2020 FL INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY EXISTS TO PROVIDE A DISCIPLINED AND HIGHLY ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT RICH IN SCHOLARSHIP, CHARACTER BUILDING, CITIZENSHIP, MORAL VIRTUE, CIVICS, AND LIBERAL ARTS. THIS TIME-TESTED, CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION WILL ENSURE STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY PREPARED, THROUGH RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT CORE CONTENT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LITERACY, TO BE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS WITH A STRONG SENSE OF CHARACTER AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. 4 4 97 50 0 0 0 0 4365869 6156782 0 0 560310 254472 4926179 6411254 0 0 0 0 0 258423 0 0 0 4401495 6729371 4401495 6987794 524684 -576540 17252069 15316332 16645377 15280569 606692 35763 X INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY EXISTS TO PROVIDE A DISCIPLINED AND HIGHLY ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT RICH IN SCHOLARSHIP, CHARACTER BUILDING, CITIZENSHIP, MORAL VIRTUE, CIVICS, AND LIBERAL ARTS. THIS TIME-TESTED, CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION WILL ENSURE STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY PREPARED, THROUGH RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT CORE CONTENT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LITERACY, TO BE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS WITH A STRONG SENSE OF CHARACTER AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. 0 0 5863897 6411254 INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY EXISTS TO FILL A ROLE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT IS CURRENTLY MISSING IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY. A VIRTUOUS ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO PROVIDE AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS CURRICULUM WHERE GOOD MORAL VIRTUE IS NOT ONLY ENCOURAGED, BUT EXPECTED. A PLACE WHERE TEACHERS CAN TEACH, AND STUDENTS WILL LEARN. OFFERING A SETTING FREE FROM DIGITAL LEARNING AND THE DISTRACTIONS OF SCREENS AND PRESSURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA THAT MANY KIDS ARE FIXATED ON IN TODAY'S WORLD, WE ARE ABLE TO HONE IN ON CREATING CRITICAL THINKERS THAT ARE FLUENT READERS, WRITERS, AND SPEAKERS. STUDENTS IN OUR ACADEMY ARE BEING TAUGHT THAT CHARACTER COUNTS, AND THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF HARD THINGS. KIDS ARE GETTING OUTDOORS, EXPERIENCING LEARNING FOR ALL LEARNING STYLES, AND BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OWN LEARNING GAINS, AS OPPOSED TO SPENDING TEN MONTHS LEARNING HOW TO PASS A STANDARDIZED TEST. THE CULTURE AT ICA IS THAT OF A FAMILY, AND THE GAINS OUR STUDENTS MAKE ACADEMICALLY ARE LARGELY TIED TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY ARE TAUGHT, A SMALL, HIGHLY STRUCTURED SCHOOL THAT FOCUSES ON KNOWING ALL OF OUR KIDS, AND GETTING THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 5863897 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 FL X BUILDING HOPE BANK OFFICE SERVICES 2024571999 1776 EYE STREET NW SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CLAY BECTON CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLO FRADE JR VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON REVELS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA CULLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY HOWARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 70.00 X 253581 0 0 253581 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 FTE - PER STUDENT FUND 900099 5458843 5458843 FEDERAL FUNDING 900099 502407 502407 CHILDCARE 900099 195532 195532 6156782 OTHER LOCAL 900099 254472 254472 254472 6411254 6411254 0 0 258423 258423 1255480 1255480 378802 378802 INSTRUCTION 2657873 2333037 324836 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION 925679 740543 185136 OPERATION OF PLANT 532052 372436 159616 STUDENT SUPPORT 450991 360793 90198 528494 422806 105688 6987794 5863897 1123897 0 538844 2726718 156999 17600 32933 59225 12907795 395006 16523293 12512789 17252069 15316332 263460 325012 81917 5187 16300000 14950370 16645377 15280569 X 0 0 212911 212911 393781 -177148 606692 35763 17252069 15316332 -576540 5611 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 11320756 305996 11014760 205088 34004 171084 72274 55006 17268 1309677 1309677 12512789 LONG-TERM LEASE PAYABLE 14950370 14950370 X 6411254 0 6411254 0 6411254 6987794 0 6987794 0 6987794 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 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