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Waynflete School FY2020 filing

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Portland, ME501(c)(3)Since 1935Education EIN 01-0211565Revenue $20.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSwaynflete.org360 Spring St, 04102-3643 · Portland, METax-exempt since Feb 1943School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To offer lower, middle, and upper School education which engages the imagination and intellect of its students, guides them towards self- governance and self-knowledge and encourages their responsible and caring participation in the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$897K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 8% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$897K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $23.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25.4M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.3M
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$21.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$31.3M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$20.3M
FY2020+0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$20.3M
FY2020$20.3M
FY2021$23.0M
FY2022$25.5M
FY2023$27.0M
FY2024$29.5M
FY2025$32.0M
Expenses
$21.1M
FY2020▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$20.6M
FY2020$21.1M
FY2021$22.3M
FY2022$21.7M
FY2023$24.1M
FY2024$26.4M
FY2025$26.6M
Net assets
$31.3M
FY2020▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$33.0M
FY2020$31.3M
FY2021$38.3M
FY2022$39.4M
FY2023$44.2M
FY2024$49.1M
FY2025$56.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1943.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $17.5M Management & general 15% · $3.1M Fundraising 2% · $512K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $897K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Wagg Geoff
Head of School
$344,862Pt VII · Sec A
Libby Lowell W
Upper School Director
$116,484Pt VII · Sec A
Plimpton Sarah T
Dir of Development
$113,037Pt VII · Sec A
Hagstrom Anne C
Dir of Finance & Operation
$112,381Pt VII · Sec A
Breen Lynne M Finley
Dean of Admission
$107,877Pt VII · Sec A
Muralidhara Divya
Middle School Director
$102,347Pt VII · Sec A
Dufauchard Nicole
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeton Kate
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Geoffrey Wagg’s $413K as Head of Scho is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Geoffrey Wagg$413,000$392,500————
Wagg Geoff——$333,828$342,022$323,207$344,862
Asra Ahmed$149,720$144,627————
Carrie McColgan$141,385$130,260————
Anne Scribner Hopkins$133,225$129,440————
Divya Muralidhara$133,225$128,625————
Breen Lynne M Finley——$121,650$125,165$115,573$107,877
Ahmed Asra——$123,848———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students to engage imagination, foster self-governance, and encourage responsible world participation.

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1 program · $17.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Private early childhood, elementary, middle and secondary education utilized by approximately 557 students.

$17.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Hudson FoundationFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$306K
Money outPt IX
$21.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.5M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$512K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$56.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$306K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$370K
Total revenueLn 12$20.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.9M
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.6M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$56.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.4M
Net assetsLn 32$31.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5341
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.9M$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.2M$23.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.1M$24.6M
Total assetsLn 16$58.8M$56.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.8M$25.4M
Net assetsLn 32$33.0M$31.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.0M$5.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$549K$522K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.6M$7.2M$1.2M$273K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.2M$1.9M$231K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$644K$496K$127K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$25K$515
Advertising and promotionLn 12$169K$46K$97K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$285K$285K
TravelLn 17$177K$175K$765$2K
InterestLn 20$629K$629K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$849K$849K
InsuranceLn 23$100K$100K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.5M$188K$110K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.1M$17.5M$3.1M$512K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $32.0M$26.6M$5.4M$56.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $29.5M$26.4M$3.1M$49.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.0M$24.1M$3.0M$44.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.5M$21.7M$3.7M$39.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $23.0M$22.3M$697K$38.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $20.3M$21.1M−$775K$31.3M 990 PDF
FY2019 $20.3M$20.6M−$360K$33.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $20,348,490 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,218,770$1,273,174
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,954,549$18,769,445
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,102,930$306,024
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$336−$153
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,275,913$20,348,490
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,850,419$4,981,956
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,486,555$11,953,290
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,299,388$4,188,298
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,636,362$21,123,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$360,449−$775,054
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,348,490 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $145,576 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,273,174
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,136
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,273,174
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,623,869$18,623,869
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$3,885 · Excluded from tax $680,379$676,494
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$153−$153
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$370,470−$370,470
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,769,445 · Unrelated business −$3,885 · Excluded from tax $309,756$20,348,490
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,123,544 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,981,956$4,981,956
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $521,897 · Fundraising $27,500$549,397
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,164,545 · Management $1,170,310 · Fundraising $273,363$8,608,218
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,867,737 · Management $230,948 · Fundraising $52,644$2,151,329
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $495,804 · Management $127,307 · Fundraising $21,235$644,346
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $32,411$32,411
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,575$28,575
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $58,470$58,470
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,499 · Management $515$26,014
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45,868 · Management $97,452 · Fundraising $25,915$169,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $284,988$284,988
IX-17 TravelPrograms $174,704 · Management $765 · Fundraising $1,758$177,227
IX-20 InterestManagement $628,526$628,526
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $849,250$849,250
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $99,797$99,797
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,525,201 · Management $187,946 · Fundraising $109,820$1,822,967
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $10,838$10,838
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,515,349 · Management $3,095,960 · Fundraising $512,235$21,123,544
Part X · Balance sheet $56,687,644 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,891,315$3,903,445
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,969,137$3,159,889
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,385,713$760,994
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,466$30,060
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $196,459$332,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,142,417$24,604,878
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,021,169$19,794,200
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,141,764$4,098,505
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,243$2,719
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,756,683$56,687,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,637,252$1,743,109
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,476,218$1,620,326
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $18,672,652$18,243,059
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,948,308$2,225,704
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,787,388$25,393,449
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,854,048$19,814,323
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,115,247$11,479,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,969,295$31,294,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,756,683$56,687,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,294,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,348,490
XI-2 Total expenses$21,123,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$775,054
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,969,295
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$622,650
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$277,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,294,195

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