To be the singular summer option for families, schools and consultants whose priority is to develop a stronger, more confident and independent student, well prepared for academic success in the next School year and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$161K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $454K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$161K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$774K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2023▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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 Jun 1977.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $1.6M Management & general 27% · $568K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $161K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School Thru 8/31/23
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School as of 09/01/23
$10,700Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Thru 3/2023
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Thru 01/2023
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Nicholson’s $136K as Head of School is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edward a Cooper—————$166,750
Patrick C McLnerney——$150,000$149,519$154,808$83,454
Kathleen Nicholson$136,000$57,933$10,700———
Patrick C McInerney—$101,100————
William a Cooper—————$950

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates middle and high school students during the summer.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Wolfeboro is a summer boarding school on an exceptional new hampshire lakeside campus. The school provides a traditional and supportive academic program for girls and boys entering grades 6 through 12.

$1.6Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$568K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$774K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$298
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$228K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$774K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 590
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K$228K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$823K$774K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$198K$198K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$97K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$667K$384K$282K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$13K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$37K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Information technologyLn 14$72K$72K
OccupancyLn 16$232K$188K$44K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$47K
InterestLn 20$51K$51K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$193K$174K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$31K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$319K$293K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$568K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$2.0M−$505K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M−$7K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$2.1M−$417K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$2.2M−$591K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$2.0M−$117K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $29K$1.1M−$1.1M$3.6M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,709,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,785$5,319
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,565,365$1,676,464
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $198$298
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,773$26,966
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,606,121$1,709,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $307,680$198,013
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $894,756$922,339
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,006,582$1,005,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,209,018$2,125,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$602,897−$416,938
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,709,047 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,319
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,319
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,676,464$1,676,464
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $298$298
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,277 · Unrelated business $17,302 · Excluded from tax $5,387$26,966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,680,741 · Unrelated business $17,302 · Excluded from tax $5,685$1,709,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,125,985 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $198,013$198,013
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,434 · Management $71,577$169,011
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $384,362 · Management $282,363$666,725
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,234 · Management $9,722$22,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,692 · Management $26,955$63,647
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,800$3,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,494$5,494
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,682$30,682
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $71,791$71,791
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $188,083 · Management $43,915$231,998
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $46,675$46,675
IX-20 InterestPrograms $50,752$50,752
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $174,003 · Management $19,334$193,337
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,110 · Management $7,782$38,892
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $293,492 · Management $25,304$318,796
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,416$13,416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,557,948 · Management $568,037 · Fundraising $0$2,125,985
Part X · Balance sheet $3,370,923 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,102$53,685
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $421,194$174,663
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,588$6,748
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,145$25,749
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,283$33,625
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,249,990$3,056,654
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $19,638$19,799
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,836,940$3,370,923
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $142,674$104,595
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $823,243$774,164
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,013,697$2,596,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,013,697$2,596,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,836,940$3,370,923
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,596,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,709,047
XI-2 Total expenses$2,125,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$416,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,013,697
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,596,759

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