Promote literature, science & useful arts education to students in grades 9 through pg

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$747K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$747K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $45.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $588K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33.1M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.2M
Spent
$24.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$70.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$28.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$28.2M
FY2022$28.2M
FY2023$28.0M
FY2024$30.0M
FY2025$28.4M
Expenses
$24.2M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$24.2M
FY2022$25.0M
FY2023$26.4M
FY2024$26.7M
FY2025$27.5M
Net assets
$70.7M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$70.7M
FY2022$65.5M
FY2023$72.2M
FY2024$80.1M
FY2025$84.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 1950.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $19.1M Management & general 14% · $3.4M Fundraising 7% · $1.7M

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

34 people listed on the 990; $747K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$295,246Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer (ret 12/31/21)
$160,681Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$127,174Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enrollment
$107,349Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$57,008Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Williams’s $376K as Head of School is at the 77th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joseph Williams$376,373$364,242$343,086$325,250$295,246
Jill Duncan———$174,495$160,681
Kathleen Howe$173,522$149,515$137,500$13,962—
David Perfield$167,815$166,354———
Sarah Debenedictis$158,273$152,079$134,972$124,709$127,174
William McCulloch—$116,598$112,931$109,876—
William McCullough————$107,349
Robert Defreitas$102,003————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 in literature, science, and arts from high school through postgraduate studies.

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1 program · $19.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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A high-quality, four-year co-educational secondary level of education for residential and day students, currently serving a student body of approximately 330.

$19.1Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Money outPt IX
$24.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.1M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Fundraisingcol D$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$70.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$103.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$837K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$28.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.3M
Other assetsLn 15$531K
Total assetsLn 16$103.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.1M
Net assetsLn 32$70.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5219
VolunteersI 63
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M$6.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.5M$45.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40.6M$42.3M
Total assetsLn 16$94.3M$103.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.5M$33.1M
Net assetsLn 32$60.9M$70.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.6M$6.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$521K$521K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.4M$5.2M$1.4M$805K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$389K$271K$77K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$901K$288K$138K
Payroll taxesLn 10$552K$366K$129K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$34K$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Investment management feesLn 11f$350$350
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$858K$724K$134K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$194K$44K$150K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$76K
Information technologyLn 14$318K$261K$41K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$928K$118K$10K
TravelLn 17$73K$30K$43K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$350K$307K$39K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.6M$2.3M$289K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$349K$307K$39K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$817K$114K$360K
All other expensesLn 24e$126K$126K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.2M$19.1M$3.4M$1.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $28.4M$27.5M$978K$84.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $30.0M$26.7M$3.3M$80.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28.0M$26.4M$1.6M$72.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.2M$25.0M$3.2M$65.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $28.2M$24.2M$4.0M$70.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $28,201,061 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,810,103$4,175,794
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,248,495$20,877,576
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $603,097$2,311,149
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$44,141$836,542
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,617,554$28,201,061
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,917,756$6,622,830
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,229,365$10,219,771
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,642,310$7,396,216
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,789,431$24,238,817
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$171,877$3,962,244
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $28,201,061 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$18,655 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,917
VIII-1e Government grants$1,584,996
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,550,881
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,175,794
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,877,576$20,877,576
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $329,138$329,138
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,982,011$1,982,011
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,246−$11,246
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $866,443$866,443
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,877,576 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,147,691$28,201,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,238,817 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,622,830$6,622,830
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $521,499$521,499
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,242,323 · Management $1,382,486 · Fundraising $805,208$7,430,017
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $270,884 · Management $76,501 · Fundraising $41,607$388,992
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $901,447 · Management $287,578 · Fundraising $138,460$1,327,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $366,102 · Management $129,444 · Fundraising $56,232$551,778
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $34,001$34,001
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $69,557$69,557
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $350$350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $723,975 · Management $133,670$857,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $43,970 · Fundraising $150,426$194,396
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $75,761$75,761
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $260,582 · Management $41,234 · Fundraising $16,494$318,310
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $928,274 · Management $117,804 · Fundraising $10,499$1,056,577
IX-17 TravelManagement $30,341 · Fundraising $43,012$73,353
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $11,666$11,666
IX-20 InterestPrograms $307,206 · Management $38,986 · Fundraising $3,475$349,667
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,274,274 · Management $288,619 · Fundraising $25,723$2,588,616
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $306,689 · Management $38,920 · Fundraising $3,469$349,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $817,327 · Management $113,969 · Fundraising $360,178$1,291,474
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $125,765$125,765
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,148,028 · Management $3,436,006 · Fundraising $1,654,783$24,238,817
Part X · Balance sheet $103,820,113 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,975,695$6,688,209
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $473,150$311,803
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,125,098$8,134,143
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $62,467$59,384
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $199,029$234,774
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,568,573$42,277,778
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $39,490,441$45,583,506
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $437,471$530,516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,331,924$103,820,113
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,058,038$1,192,146
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,906,998$15,390,768
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $16,581,731$16,300,084
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,450,361$33,098,089
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,251,918$48,490,879
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,629,645$22,231,145
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,881,563$70,722,024
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,331,924$103,820,113
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,722,024 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,201,061
XI-2 Total expenses$24,238,817
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,962,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,881,563
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,059,961
XI-7 Investment expenses−$181,744
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,722,024

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