RECIPIENT PROFILE

CHARTER SCHOOL

OPENED: 2004

Hmong College Prep Academy

4 charter school sites. (click to view)

6 grants received for $ 465,000
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TYPE: 501(c)(3)

EIN: 65-1180277 | 990s and mentions at ProPublica

1515 Brewster St
St. Paul, MN 55108-2612

http://www.hcpak12.org/

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According to HCP's website, the school opened in 2004.

109 institutional roles for $7,074,048

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Demographics

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109 institutional roles for $7,074,048

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Year Role Hrs/week Pay Source 990 src
Ahrens, Amani
(2 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 99,906   
Auguston, David
(1 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 48,659   
Cave, James
(4 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 275,846   
Duvnjak, Danijela
(6 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 721,578   
Hang, Christianna
(16 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 3,052,145   
Hang, Fu
(2 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 3,000   
Hang, Lao Lu
(4 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 6,000   
Helgemoe, Jason
(6 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 15,000   
Moua, Kia
(5 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 6,000   
Robideau, Crystal
(3 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 169,258   
Schiung, Maisian
(8 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 21,000   
Thaow, Vue
(7 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 13,500   
Vang, Kalc
(10 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 24,000   
Vue, Fue
(4 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 9,000   
Xiong, Tswjhue
(1 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
  
Yang, Lucas
(7 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 15,000   
Yang, Paul
(16 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 2,580,656   
Yongvang, Christy
(5 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 10,500   
Young, Txaj Chnag
(2 roles; show | hide | all | profile)
total pay: $ 3,000   

 

ENROLLMENT DATA

2,508 students in 2024
2,406 students in 2023
2,378 students in 2021
2,201 students in 2019
1,469 students in 2017
1,363 students in 2016

PROPERTIES

WALTON STARTUP
Grades: K-12

Special populations

 

AUTHORIZERS
Year Fee
Bethel University
2017 $ 24,268

 

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Kare11.com
December 6, 2024

State sues charter school superintendent over $4M hedge fund loss

Attorney General Keith Ellison says Christianna M. Hang, who started Hmong College Prep Academy, illegally invested school money in a hedge fund.

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Rob Levine
left.mn
December 23, 2021

A charter school feeds the hand that bit it

Scandal-plagued school hires critic to clean up financial mess, then firm proceeds to do a Dick Cheney

BY NOW MOST people who follow education in Minnesota are aware of the Hmong College Prep Academy’s illegal $5 million investment in a hedge fund that ended up losing $4.3 million, costing the power couple who run the segregated St. Paul-based charter school their jobs and casting doubt on the long term viability of the institution.

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Josh Verges
twincities.com
November 11, 2021

Hmong College Prep school faces investigation by attorney general after hedge fund investment loss

The school was already reeling from the $4.3 million loss.

Already reeling from the loss of $4.3 million from an illegal investment with a hedge fund, Hmong College Prep Academy now is being investigated by the Minnesota attorney general for possible violations of state laws on charities and nonprofits.

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Josh Verges
TwinCities.com
October 19, 2021

State Auditor sends report on Hmong school’s hedge fund investment to prosecutor’s office

Hmong College Prep lost $4.3 million of its $5 million investment

The Office of the State Auditor on Monday released an investigative report finding that a St. Paul charter school’s $5 million investment with a hedge fund violated state law and the school’s own investment policy.

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Josh Verges
twincities.com
September 21, 2021

Authorizer wants superintendent fired after Hmong College Prep loses $4.3M with hedge fund

Superintendent’s friend owes $17M in separate investment fiasco

A St. Paul charter school’s authorizer has placed the school on probation and recommended the board fire its superintendent after she lost $4.3 million of the school’s money investing in a hedge fund.

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Josh Verges
twincities.com
June 9, 2021

St. Paul charter school loses $4.3M with illegal investment in New Jersey hedge fund

A St. Paul charter school last school year invested $5 million in a New Jersey hedge fund, in violation of state law, and most of that money may be lost forever. Auditors working to close the books on Hmong College Prep Academy's 2019-20 financials disclosed the mistake to the school's board during an emergency meeting in December.

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