501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 312 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 7% 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
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $27.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $195K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.7M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$30.8M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$27.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$57.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22.4M
FY2021$24.5M
FY2022$26.7M
FY2023$27.5M
FY2024$27.8M
FY2025$30.8M
Expenses
$27.3M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.0M
FY2021$22.8M
FY2022$23.9M
FY2023$25.7M
FY2024$27.1M
FY2025$27.3M
Net assets
$57.3M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$43.1M
FY2021$47.6M
FY2022$45.7M
FY2023$48.8M
FY2024$52.2M
FY2025$57.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1963.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $21.2M Management & general 15% · $4.2M Fundraising 7% · $1.9M

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; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$449,238Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$199,363Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$161,519Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$155,582Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Facilities
$139,719Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director of Advancement
$138,882Pt VII · Sec A
Science Teacher
$130,751Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Johnson’s $449K as Head of School is at the 85th 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
Timothy Johnson$449,238$435,492$436,247$428,240$411,579$401,000
John Harrington$199,363$193,892$185,618$182,618$178,986$138,561
Kristin Brown$161,519$156,723$157,124$147,957$138,519$137,495
Cara Lawler$155,582$150,361$146,711$140,904$135,761$130,237
Christopher Macdougall$139,719$136,844$129,894$127,619——
Diana Mathey$138,882$128,424$124,972$121,346$115,891$114,057
Robert Vantuyl$130,751$127,596————
Steven Filosa————$122,691—

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 15aYes

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2 programs · $21.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educational Program

To provide a high quality, four year, co-educational experience for day students in grades 9 through 12. There are approximately 387 students.

$19.9Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary Programs

Designed to attract potential students and families to the school. The school rents its ice rink, runs a summer camp and other specialized programs.

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Weld FoundationFY2025$118K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$195K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$27.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.2M
Managementcol C$4.2M
Fundraisingcol D$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$57.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$67.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$353K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$180K
Gains on assetsLn 7$451K
Total revenueLn 12$30.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.0M
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.0M
Other assetsLn 15$284K
Total assetsLn 16$67.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$57.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5312
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.0M$27.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.2M$28.0M
Total assetsLn 16$61.4M$67.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$52.2M$57.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.1M$5.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$782K$389K$225K$168K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.3M$6.8M$1.6M$984K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$691K$464K$148K$79K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.3M$1.7M$488K$151K
Payroll taxesLn 10$739K$552K$112K$75K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$83K$83K
Investment management feesLn 11f$98K$98K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$344K$344K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$217K$6K$157K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$263K$192K$53K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.4M$175K
TravelLn 17$29K$4K$22K$3K
InterestLn 20$109K$79K$22K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.1M$347K$121K
InsuranceLn 23$256K$187K$51K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.0M$2.7M$251K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$664K$151K$325K$189K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.3M$21.2M$4.2M$1.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $30.8M$27.3M$3.5M$57.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $27.8M$27.1M$713K$52.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.5M$25.7M$1.8M$48.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.7M$23.9M$2.8M$45.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.5M$22.8M$1.7M$47.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $22.4M$22.0M$380K$43.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $30,818,810 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,929,624$5,127,275
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,103,620$24,163,448
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $683,166$1,348,400
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $114,931$179,687
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $27,831,341$30,818,810
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,279,400$5,121,165
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,997,901$13,892,816
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,841,125$8,290,162
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,118,426$27,304,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $712,915$3,514,667
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $30,818,810 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,422 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,070
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,100,205
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$353,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,127,275
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,163,448$24,163,448
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $897,708$897,708
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$132,468 · Excluded from tax $232,626$100,158
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $450,692$450,692
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,554−$2,554
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $88,505$88,505
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,251,953 · Unrelated business −$132,468 · Excluded from tax $1,572,050$30,818,810
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,304,143 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,121,165$5,121,165
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $389,366 · Management $225,018 · Fundraising $167,880$782,264
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,765,013 · Management $1,582,464 · Fundraising $984,250$9,331,727
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $463,815 · Management $148,159 · Fundraising $78,740$690,714
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,710,090 · Management $488,477 · Fundraising $150,532$2,349,099
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $552,072 · Management $111,645 · Fundraising $75,295$739,012
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,118$12,118
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $82,985$82,985
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $97,795$97,795
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $343,989$343,989
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $61,658$61,658
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,403 · Management $156,714 · Fundraising $53,835$216,952
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $192,319 · Management $52,690 · Fundraising $18,442$263,451
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,412,411 · Management $174,568$1,586,979
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,415 · Management $22,022 · Fundraising $2,943$29,380
IX-20 InterestPrograms $79,326 · Management $21,733 · Fundraising $7,607$108,666
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,109,904 · Management $346,845 · Fundraising $121,396$1,578,145
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $186,873 · Management $51,198 · Fundraising $17,919$255,990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,724,818 · Management $250,583 · Fundraising $12,362$2,987,763
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $151,051 · Management $324,532 · Fundraising $188,708$664,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,213,030 · Management $4,211,204 · Fundraising $1,879,909$27,304,143
Part X · Balance sheet $66,991,823 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,378,352$5,006,149
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,718,498$2,842,538
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,820,886$2,383,382
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $122,701$129,666
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $57,251$68,173
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $669,836$1,024,511
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,247,433$27,974,472
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,926,489$27,256,183
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $34,461$22,840
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $404,166$283,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $61,380,073$66,991,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $729,174$860,369
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,306,435$4,101,022
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $4,773,967$4,467,829
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $367,463$255,541
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,177,039$9,684,761
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,232,049$37,793,854
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,970,985$19,513,208
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,203,034$57,307,062
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $61,380,073$66,991,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,307,062 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,818,810
XI-2 Total expenses$27,304,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,514,667
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,203,034
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,589,361
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,307,062

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