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The Advent School Corporation

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 1961 EIN 04-2304521Revenue $7.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSadventschool.org15 Brimmer St, 02108-1001 · Boston, MATax-exempt since May 1963School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of the Corporation is to educate children. Since 1961, the Advent School has stayed true to its founding vision: an urban School whose community reflects the diversity of boston; a forward thinking curriculum that inspires and engages a child's passion for learning; a commitment to social justice; and a culture of collaboration where every child has the confidence to take action in a connected world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 62 volunteers and 95 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$586K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $129K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.0M
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.3M
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.3M
FY2025-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.9M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.3M

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

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $5.3M Management & general 26% · $1.9M Fundraising 4% · $277K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $586K 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
Nicole Dufauchard
Head of School
$301,289Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Ch Morgan
Director of Finance and Op
$166,778Pt VII · Sec A
Pruitt Le'aqua
Assistant Head of School
$118,148Pt VII · Sec A
Airly Fish
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vicente Piedrahita
Trustee, Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Goff
Trustee, Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Schwartzberg
President & Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Dufauchard$301,289$337,234$324,258———
Nicole a Dufauchard———$319,345$298,300$282,449
Jeff Ch Morgan$166,778$181,520$174,535$158,547$140,269$129,719
Lauren Lewis—$126,800$120,935$117,347——
Pruitt Le'aqua$118,148—————
Abigail Hayhurst—$113,322$108,939$100,332——
Gretchen Vice——$108,127$105,049——
Jennifer Meader—$89,140$85,489$81,373$66,215$54,438

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

Provides education for children from preschool through sixth grade.

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2 programs · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educational instruction and student activities for students in grades early childhood through grade 6.

$4.6Mprogram expense
02

After school programs for children who are students at the advent school.

$679Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$72K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$32K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$10K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Henry Hornblower Fund INCFY2024$4K
King Spruce CompanyFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$129K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$277K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$7.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.1M
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 595
VolunteersI 662
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.3M$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.4M$10.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.5M$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$487K$321K$138K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.2M$941K$185K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$566K$373K$161K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$284K$187K$81K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$136K$19K$116K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$124K$47K$74K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$3K$493
OccupancyLn 16$65K$48K$17K$316
InterestLn 20$204K$124K$79K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$220K$135K$84K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$80K$49K$30K$656
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$356K$252K$99K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$21K$21K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$5.3M$1.9M$277K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.3M$7.5M−$168K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.3M$8.1M−$782K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.3M$7.9M$389K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.0M$7.9M$98K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.9M$7.7M−$828K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.8M$6.9M$837K$3.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,283,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $260,410$362,124
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,010,823$6,866,153
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,914$132,635
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$67,139−$77,514
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,303,008$7,283,398
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,460,101$1,485,724
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,063,038$4,648,131
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,561,869$1,317,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,085,008$7,451,426
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$782,000−$168,028
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,283,398 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$129,953
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$232,171
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$362,124
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,866,153$6,866,153
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107,141$107,141
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $25,494$25,494
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$77,514−$77,514
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,866,153 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,121$7,283,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,451,426 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,485,724$1,485,724
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $321,111 · Management $138,293 · Fundraising $27,201$486,605
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,185,395 · Management $941,068 · Fundraising $185,259$3,311,722
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $373,311 · Management $160,774 · Fundraising $31,623$565,708
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $187,475 · Management $80,740 · Fundraising $15,881$284,096
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,366$17,366
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,783 · Management $115,875 · Fundraising $1,591$136,249
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $61,760$61,760
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,050 · Management $73,888 · Fundraising $2,878$123,816
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,821 · Management $2,507 · Fundraising $493$8,821
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,929 · Management $16,763 · Fundraising $316$65,008
IX-20 InterestPrograms $123,926 · Management $78,839 · Fundraising $1,679$204,444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $134,956 · Management $83,516 · Fundraising $1,829$220,301
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $49,203 · Management $29,985 · Fundraising $656$79,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,512 · Management $99,025 · Fundraising $5,662$356,199
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,235 · Management $20,728 · Fundraising $1,800$43,763
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,253,431 · Management $1,921,127 · Fundraising $276,868$7,451,426
Part X · Balance sheet $12,302,518 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,003,888$1,496,128
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,402,012$1,353,231
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,024$90,533
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,147$5,122
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $113,901$132,443
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,320,604$7,104,920
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,833,582$2,116,073
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,594$4,068
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,738,752$12,302,518
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $456,717$416,765
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,632,746$2,546,890
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,829$2,668
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,375,637$9,988,988
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,907,539$1,720,126
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $455,576$593,404
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,363,115$2,313,530
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,738,752$12,302,518
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,313,530 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,283,398
XI-2 Total expenses$7,451,426
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$168,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,363,115
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$118,443
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,313,530

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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