Derby Academy Trustees FY2021 filing

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Hingham, MA501(c)(3)Since 1784EducationEIN 04-2137227Revenue $13.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSderbyacademy.org56 Burditt Ave, 02043-1846 · Hingham, MATax-exempt since Nov 1934School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Education programs and day school for pre-kindergarten through grade 8.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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 $844K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $236K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.6M
38% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.4M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$12.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$25.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.4M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.2M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$15.7M
FY2024$17.5M
FY2025$18.2M
Expenses
$12.2M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.6M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$14.4M
FY2023$15.6M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$17.8M
Net assets
$25.9M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.1M
FY2021$25.9M
FY2022$24.1M
FY2023$25.0M
FY2024$27.2M
FY2025$28.4M

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 Nov 1934.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $9.2M Management & general 20% · $2.5M Fundraising 5% · $586K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $1.4M 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
Former Head of School
$292,451Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle and Upper School
$146,042Pt VII · Sec A
CFO Thru 12/31/20
$143,064Pt VII · Sec A
Former Head of Lower School
$137,825Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Hos
$131,058Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Admissions Thru 11/6/2020
$128,694Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$124,429Pt VII · Sec A
$113,361Pt VII · Sec A

Colleen Ramsden’s $332K as Head of School is at the 70th 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
Colleen Ramsden$331,500$320,503$301,538$182,308——
Joseph Perry————$292,451$241,650
Anthony Black$216,827$202,487$160,225$150,225$104,709—
John Houghton—————$187,482
Kristin Donelan$172,565$157,004————
Philip Cantillon————$143,064$168,299
Mary Murphy$167,510$150,843$114,184$135,486$111,571—
Thomas Reid———$148,262$131,058—

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

Provides education and a day school for children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

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2 programs · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Instruction and student activities for approximately 350 students in pre-kindergarden through grade 8. Achievements including academic advancement to the next grade level for all students, social development through classroom activities, team sports, performing arts, family style lunches, and development of the intellectial curiosity of…

$9.1Mprogram expense
02

Summer programs for arts, education, and activities serving approximately 364 students. Achievements include development of student abiltiies in performing arts, creative craft, athletics, scientific exploration, and outdoor activities.

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 4 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$916,784
Unitemized GrantFY2024$190,604
Unitemized GrantFY2020$557,171
Unitemized GrantFY2019$944,448

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Money outPt IX
$12.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$586K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$41.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$63K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$622K
Total revenueLn 12$13.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$3.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$41.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M
Net assetsLn 32$25.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5171
VolunteersI 6300
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$2.3M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.7M$15.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.5M$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$30.4M$41.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M$15.6M
Net assetsLn 32$21.1M$25.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$557K$557K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$483K$48K$411K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.7M$4.4M$914K$370K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$329K$261K$50K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$979K$137K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$440K$315K$93K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$103K$103K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$56K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$249K$29K$210K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$504$30K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$270K$185K$69K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$895K$863K$29K$3K
TravelLn 17$25K$1K$22K$2K
InterestLn 20$144K$34K$110K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$674K$605K$67K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$120K$102K$17K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$844K$733K$94K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$122K$67K$37K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.2M$9.2M$2.5M$586K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $18.2M$17.8M$397K$28.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.5M$16.5M$1.0M$27.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.7M$15.6M$35K$25.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.1M$14.4M$1.7M$24.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $13.4M$12.2M$1.2M$25.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.2M$12.6M$640K$21.1M 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 $13,445,969 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,422,595$2,556,740
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,583,719$11,141,923
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,031,359−$437,752
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $156,476$185,058
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,194,149$13,445,969
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $944,448$557,171
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,053,431$8,067,847
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,556,045$3,592,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,553,924$12,217,302
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $640,225$1,228,667
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $13,445,969 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,055
VIII-1e Government grants$1,479,976
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,066,709
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$63,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,556,740
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,141,923$11,141,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $183,799$183,799
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $81,075$81,075
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$621,551−$621,551
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,582$38,582
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $65,401$65,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,207,324 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$318,095$13,445,969
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,217,302 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $557,171$557,171
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,820 · Management $410,863 · Fundraising $23,910$482,593
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,374,411 · Management $913,892 · Fundraising $369,993$5,658,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $260,631 · Management $50,442 · Fundraising $18,268$329,341
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $978,912 · Management $137,043 · Fundraising $41,884$1,157,839
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $315,180 · Management $92,575 · Fundraising $32,023$439,778
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $103,416$103,416
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,300$28,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $56,249$56,249
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,322 · Management $209,657 · Fundraising $10,000$248,979
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $504 · Management $30,372 · Fundraising $28,770$59,646
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $184,874 · Management $69,233 · Fundraising $16,384$270,491
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $862,803 · Management $28,882 · Fundraising $3,035$894,720
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,186 · Management $22,407 · Fundraising $1,897$25,490
IX-20 InterestPrograms $33,968 · Management $110,169$144,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $605,017 · Management $67,225 · Fundraising $1,438$673,680
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $101,843 · Management $16,589 · Fundraising $2,053$120,485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $732,699 · Management $93,563 · Fundraising $18,191$844,453
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,821 · Management $37,004 · Fundraising $18,413$122,238
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,153,162 · Management $2,477,881 · Fundraising $586,259$12,217,302
Part X · Balance sheet $41,494,824 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,929$10,700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,121,649$3,528,039
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $434,289$175,494
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $166,583$9,287,662
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $171,962$124,691
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,543,793$13,142,189
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,712,190$15,226,049
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,371,395$41,494,824
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $840,398$632,664
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,482,402$11,756,152
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,509,428$3,180,036
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,479,976$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,312,204$15,568,852
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,463,575$17,509,496
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,595,616$8,416,476
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,059,191$25,925,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,371,395$41,494,824
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,925,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,445,969
XI-2 Total expenses$12,217,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,228,667
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,059,191
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,638,114
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,925,972

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