Concord Academy is a four-year, nonprofit, coeducational, boarding and day college-preparatory school consisting of grades nine through twelve. The 2024-25 enrollment was composed of 415 students, 156 of whom were boarding students and 259 of whom were day students. Enrollment for the 2024-25 year consisted of students from 13 states/territories and 16 foreign countries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.3M 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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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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.2M a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.3M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $99.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23.4M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$52.7M
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$33.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$146.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$52.7M
FY2021▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31.3M
FY2021$52.7M
FY2022$40.6M
FY2023$37.6M
FY2024$53.7M
FY2025$47.6M
Expenses
$33.3M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29.9M
FY2021$33.3M
FY2022$33.5M
FY2023$35.6M
FY2024$37.0M
FY2025$38.8M
Net assets
$146.3M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$124.1M
FY2021$146.3M
FY2022$142.6M
FY2023$152.7M
FY2024$175.1M
FY2025$186.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1937.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $25.9M Management & general 16% · $5.2M Fundraising 7% · $2.2M

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

38 people listed on the 990; $2.3M 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
Of School (hos Until 10/31/20)
$901,391Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
$273,213Pt VII · Sec A
Advancement & Engagement
$243,529Pt VII · Sec A
School (from 11/1/20)
$167,211Pt VII · Sec A
Campus Planning, Design & Co
$160,521Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$145,181Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enrollment Management
$142,339Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Administrative Systems
$131,993Pt VII · Sec A

Henry Fairfax’s $468K as Head of School is at the 86th 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
Richard G Hardy Emeritus Head of————$901,391—
Henry Fairfax$468,361$450,063$250,455———
Richard G Hardy——$360,467$413,457—$381,678
Sarah Yeh Associate Head for$260,652$248,570$341,495———
Sarah Yeh———$328,565——
Amy Miller-Fredericks$302,540$286,312$278,165$286,131$273,213$243,925
Melody Komyerov——$274,440———
Alice R Roebuck Ass Head for—$262,467————

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 high school students from diverse backgrounds in a college-preparatory boarding and day school.

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1 program · $25.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Secondary Education

401 students in grades 9 through 12; educational programs, GENERAL/OTHER: summer camp 8-WEEK program for children in grades pre-k through 9.

$25.9Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 28 grants · $332K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,080
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,992
Town of ConcordFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,389
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,584
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,610
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,320
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,925
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,400
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,160
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,458
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,737
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,147
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$14.6M
Money outPt IX
$33.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.9M
Managementcol C$5.2M
Fundraisingcol D$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$146.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.4M
Total assetsLn 16$169.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$14.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$13.9M
Total revenueLn 12$52.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$15.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.7M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$169.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.4M
Net assetsLn 32$146.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5427
VolunteersI 6323
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$13.9M$15.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$84.0M$99.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43.8M$42.7M
Total assetsLn 16$148.6M$169.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.5M$23.4M
Net assetsLn 32$124.1M$146.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.4M$5.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$90K$1.2M$295K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.6M$8.1M$1.4M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$812K$611K$124K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.2M$333K$176K
Payroll taxesLn 10$848K$585K$171K$92K
Legal feesLn 11b$65K$65K
Accounting feesLn 11c$103K$103K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$91K$91K
Investment management feesLn 11f$339K$339K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$859K$292K$78K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$200$47K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$118K$97K$14K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$224K$95K$122K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$785K$742K$26K$17K
TravelLn 17$52K$47K$4K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$37K$16K$2K
InterestLn 20$359K$339K$12K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.4M$2.2M$80K$52K
InsuranceLn 23$190K$190K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.5M$5.2M$249K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$762K$274K$340K$149K
Total functional expensesLn 25$33.3M$25.9M$5.2M$2.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $47.6M$38.8M$8.8M$186.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $53.7M$37.0M$16.7M$175.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.6M$35.6M$2.0M$152.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.6M$33.5M$7.1M$142.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $52.7M$33.3M$19.4M$146.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $31.3M$29.9M$1.3M$124.1M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $52,686,397 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,560,778$15,031,098
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,031,751$23,103,331
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $659,517$14,551,968
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,252,046$52,686,397
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,977,805$5,380,719
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,356,755$15,564,867
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$91,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,581,520$12,221,614
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,916,080$33,258,200
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,335,966$19,428,197
Part VI · Governance 29 of 30 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members29
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 $52,686,397 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,519,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,511,798
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,011,926
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,031,098
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,103,331$23,103,331
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$50,444 · Excluded from tax $668,216$617,772
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,934,196$13,934,196
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,103,331 · Unrelated business −$50,444 · Excluded from tax $14,602,412$52,686,397
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,258,200 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,370,719$5,370,719
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,450 · Management $1,199,397 · Fundraising $294,770$1,584,617
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,121,274 · Management $1,449,290 · Fundraising $1,017,625$10,588,189
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $610,902 · Management $124,030 · Fundraising $77,050$811,982
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,223,723 · Management $332,964 · Fundraising $175,868$1,732,555
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $585,022 · Management $170,525 · Fundraising $91,977$847,524
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $64,969$64,969
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $102,987$102,987
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $91,000$91,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $338,578$338,578
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $859,441 · Management $291,693 · Fundraising $77,966$1,229,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $200 · Management $47,219 · Fundraising $40,340$87,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $97,376 · Management $13,932 · Fundraising $6,864$118,172
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $95,008 · Management $121,524 · Fundraising $7,926$224,458
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $742,313 · Management $26,095 · Fundraising $16,962$785,370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,526 · Management $4,424 · Fundraising $1,502$52,452
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,520 · Management $15,863 · Fundraising $1,895$54,278
IX-20 InterestPrograms $339,236 · Management $12,225 · Fundraising $7,946$359,407
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,219,364 · Management $79,977 · Fundraising $51,985$2,351,326
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $189,690$189,690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,174,299 · Management $249,155 · Fundraising $77,419$5,500,873
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $273,503 · Management $339,972 · Fundraising $148,720$762,195
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,895,876 · Management $5,174,509 · Fundraising $2,187,815$33,258,200
Part X · Balance sheet $169,702,633 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,545; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,951$6,400
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,864,135$15,358,926
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,993,660$10,211,457
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,197$23,108
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $292,289$629,182
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,789,319$42,706,721
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,485,669$61,315,009
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $68,536,200$37,926,053
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,569,184$1,519,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,552,196$169,702,633
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,655,911$1,442,659
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,490,095$7,397,282
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $13,747,036$13,383,543
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,559,349$1,151,738
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,452,391$23,375,222
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,186,078$67,496,615
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $61,913,727$78,830,796
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,099,805$146,327,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,552,196$169,702,633
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,327,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,686,397
XI-2 Total expenses$33,258,200
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,428,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,099,805
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,731,470
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$67,939
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,327,411

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