Williston Northampton School EIN 04-1975990

Williston Northampton School

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Educates young minds and prepares them for a global society through an innovative private school. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $44.3M in revenue, $42.0M in expenses, and $84.9M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1841
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Easthampton, MA
Website
www.williston.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$44.3MFY2025
Expenses
$42.0M
Net assets
$84.9M
People
39
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  04-1975990 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Easthampton, MA Founded 1841
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Educates young minds and prepares them for a global society through an innovative private school.
Leadership
Robert W Hill III · Head of School · $486K
Money in and out
$44.3M revenue, $42.0M expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$44.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$42.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$84.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
22.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -66% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$44.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses
$42.0M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$130.0M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$45.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
Total revenue
$44.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$42.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$84.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$130.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 330
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 429
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $33.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

During the tax year, williston northampton school provided an independent, college-preparatory education to 517 boarding and day students in grades 7 through postgraduate. The school's mission is to inspire students to live with purpose, passion, and integrity.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWilliston Northampton School
EINHdr · item D04-1975990
Principal addressHdr · item CEasthampton, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.williston.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1841
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B250)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1944

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a30
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b29
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$485,881Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$270,361Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$214,865Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Enrollment Management
$155,614Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$128,163Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Physical Plant
$127,330Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance & Aux. Operations
$126,741Pt VII · Sec A
$126,011Pt VII · Sec A

Robert W Hill III’s $486K as Head of School is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $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
Robert W Hill III$485,881$448,465$410,579$381,617$369,222
Peter Holden$270,361$134,444
Charles B McCullagh JR$161,055$267,392$254,765$248,709
Eric Yates$214,865$201,297$158,359$193,409$169,915
Christopher Dietrich$155,614$151,455$139,285$142,602$138,765
Laurie Cormier$155,180$150,377
Patrick Burke$148,133
Ann Pickrell$134,576$136,405

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$34.6M · 78%
Contributions & grants$6.2M · 14%
Investment income$2.0M · 4%
Other revenue$1.6M · 4%
Program service revenue78%$34.6M
Contributions & grants14%$6.2M
Investment income4%$2.0M
Other revenue4%$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$44.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program services80%$33.5M
Management & general14%$5.8M
Fundraising6%$2.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$42.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$130.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$45.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$84.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $77.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $42.0M · Less non-cash grants $664K · Cash operating expenses/yr $41.4M
22.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $33.5M · Total expenses $42.0M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $5.8M · Total expenses $42.0M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2.7M · Total expenses $42.0M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2.7M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $8.1M
$0.34 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $6.2M · Total revenue $44.3M
14%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $44.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $34.6M · Total revenue $44.3M
78%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2.0M · Total revenue $44.3M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $34.6M · Total expenses $42.0M
82%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $44.3M · Prior year $45.8M
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $34.8M · FY2024 $44.3M
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $84.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $44.3M · Expenses $42.0M
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $130.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $84.9M · Total assets $130.0M
65%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $68.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $351K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $130.0M
53%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert W Hill III · Reported title HEAD OF SCHOOL · Highest reported compensation $486K · Total expenses $42.0M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $19.6M · Total expenses $42.0M
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 43%
Revenue growth -3%
Investment management fee ratio 0.07%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 27 grants · $37.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,003,450
Unitemized GrantFY2024$401,833
Unitemized GrantFY2024$99,594
Workhub CorpMA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,945,934
Unitemized GrantFY2023$393,130
Unitemized GrantFY2023$104,836
City of EasthamptonFY2023$10,000
Cityspace INCMA · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,726,152
Unitemized GrantFY2022$376,033
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,858
City of EasthamptonFY2022$21,630
Cityspace INCMA · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,740,965
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$44.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$45.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$40.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$41.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$34.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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