Northfield Mount Hermon School FY2021 filing

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Mount Hermon, MA501(c)(3)Since 1879EducationEIN 04-2109865Revenue $62.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSnmhschool.org1 Lamplighter Way, 01354-9637 · Mount Hermon, MATax-exempt since Aug 1932School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Please see schedule o for Northfield Mount Hermon school's mission. Northfield Mount Hermon provides secondary School education, engaging the intellect, compassion, and talents of our students, empowering them to act with humanity and purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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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 $17.3M a year · 22% 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
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $258K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$117.7M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$62.2M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$56.8M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$219.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$62.2M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64.5M
FY2021$62.2M
FY2022$71.5M
FY2023$69.3M
FY2024$107.3M
FY2025$90.5M
Expenses
$56.8M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$57.8M
FY2021$56.8M
FY2022$58.2M
FY2023$60.6M
FY2024$62.6M
FY2025$65.5M
Net assets
$219.7M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$171.1M
FY2021$219.7M
FY2022$212.4M
FY2023$239.1M
FY2024$304.4M
FY2025$352.3M

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 Aug 1932.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $35.0M Management & general 33% · $18.9M Fundraising 5% · $2.9M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $2.0M 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
$391,929Pt VII · Sec A
$243,973Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$218,387Pt VII · Sec A
$199,204Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Enrollment
$178,051Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$144,293Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Advancement
$139,631Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Financial Operations
$128,315Pt VII · Sec A

Brian H Hargrove’s $536K as Head of School is at the 91st 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
Brian H Hargrove$536,395$525,009$514,481$470,598——
Brian Hargrove————$391,929$191,458
Mary McEneany$325,918$300,524$290,552$277,580$243,973$111,256
Charles Tierney$224,675$226,189$227,881$228,110$218,387$283,488
Patricia Jackson$271,695$254,323$161,770———
Philip Hood———$238,874$113,344—
Allyson Goodwin————$144,293$228,843
Sara Rourke$210,251$203,412$196,431$209,536$199,204$180,013

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, engaging their intellect, compassion, and talents for humanity and purpose.

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2 programs · $35.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Northfield mount hermon school (NMH) gives young people an exceptional academic experience taught by expert, caring faculty. NMH is a secular coed boarding and day school for 666 students in grades nine through twelve and post graduate. Our beautiful wooded campus borders the connecticut river in western massachusetts' pioneer valley.

$34.7Mprogram expense
02

Northfield mount hermon school (NMH) summer session offers programs for students wishing to enrich, supplement, or accelerate their school-year education. We have an extensive, comprehensive program that has existed in various forms for more than 100 years.

$250Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $58.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,683,645
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,942,064
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,182,222
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,076,232
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,297,552
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,003,783

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.8M
Money outPt IX
$56.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$35.0M
Managementcol C$18.9M
Fundraisingcol D$2.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$219.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.1M
Total assetsLn 16$337.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$461K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$616K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.6M
Total revenueLn 12$62.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$29.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$206.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92.0M
Total assetsLn 16$337.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117.7M
Net assetsLn 32$219.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5518
VolunteersI 6116
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$18.8M$29.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$172.5M$206.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75.8M$92.0M
Total assetsLn 16$279.1M$337.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$108.0M$117.7M
Net assetsLn 32$171.1M$219.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.3M$8.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.9M$11.2M$6.8M$1.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.5M$738K$650K$138K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.9M$3.1M$1.4M$343K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$800K$548K$136K
Legal feesLn 11b$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$89K$89K
Investment management feesLn 11f$302K$302K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$129K$915K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$194K$9K$74K$112K
Office expensesLn 13$1.6M$571K$885K$102K
Information technologyLn 14$745K$35K$596K$114K
OccupancyLn 16$1.8M$1.5M$351K$8K
TravelLn 17$90K$40K$44K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$87K$28K$59K$105
InterestLn 20$2.5M$2.5M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.5M$5.8M$668K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$785K$785K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.6M$2.7M$894K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$89K$89K$381
Total functional expensesLn 25$56.8M$35.0M$18.9M$2.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $90.5M$65.5M$25.1M$352.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $107.3M$62.6M$44.7M$304.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $69.3M$60.6M$8.6M$239.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $71.5M$58.2M$13.3M$212.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $62.2M$56.8M$5.4M$219.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $64.5M$57.8M$6.8M$171.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $62,205,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,726,291$12,674,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,439,815$43,116,234
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,849,461$5,798,046
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,508,735$616,105
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,524,302$62,205,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,003,783$8,297,552
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $28,614,040$29,010,722
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $27,041$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,117,491$19,449,467
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,762,355$56,757,741
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,761,947$5,447,534
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $62,205,275 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,372 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$460,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,213,965
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,340,293
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,674,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,116,234$43,116,234
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$9,947 · Excluded from tax $2,163,982$2,154,035
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $109,988$109,988
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $8,027 · Excluded from tax $3,635,984$3,644,011
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $493,745$493,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,622,351 · Unrelated business −$1,920 · Excluded from tax $5,909,954$62,205,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,757,741 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,297,552$8,297,552
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,224,602$1,224,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,156,386 · Management $6,842,472 · Fundraising $1,872,495$19,871,353
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $737,822 · Management $649,684 · Fundraising $137,528$1,525,034
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,129,998 · Management $1,433,141 · Fundraising $342,889$4,906,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $799,561 · Management $547,954 · Fundraising $136,190$1,483,705
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $44,052$44,052
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $88,855$88,855
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $301,512$301,512
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,981 · Management $914,690$1,043,671
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,820 · Management $73,559 · Fundraising $111,534$193,913
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $570,726 · Management $884,958 · Fundraising $102,127$1,557,811
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,327 · Management $596,059 · Fundraising $114,062$745,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,480,284 · Management $350,660 · Fundraising $7,536$1,838,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,963 · Management $44,319 · Fundraising $5,955$90,237
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,476 · Management $58,569 · Fundraising $105$87,150
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,495,390$2,495,390
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,802,589 · Management $667,816 · Fundraising $25,446$6,495,851
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $785,358$785,358
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,681,935 · Management $894,476 · Fundraising $15,938$3,592,349
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $89,009 · Management $381$89,390
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,987,429 · Management $18,898,507 · Fundraising $2,871,805$56,757,741
Part X · Balance sheet $337,454,182 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $120; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,788,682$29,103,440
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,941,328$3,552,570
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,935,858$5,604,618
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $335,292$387,448
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $778,323$761,240
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,827,446$91,958,896
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $110,449,505$114,181,133
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $62,025,144$91,904,717
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,135,089$337,454,182
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,128,253$5,388,997
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,109,721$20,337,607
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $64,060,950$63,182,866
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,561,344$28,523,646
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,023,157$117,744,834
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,709,754$66,791,665
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $120,402,178$152,917,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $171,111,932$219,709,348
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,135,089$337,454,182
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $219,709,348 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,205,275
XI-2 Total expenses$56,757,741
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,447,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$171,111,932
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$41,031,022
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,118,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$219,709,348

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