The Advent School Corporation FY2021 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 1961EIN 04-2304521Revenue $6.9M in FY2021

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.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$505K 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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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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$505K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 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
$11.6M
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$7.7M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2021▼ -12%
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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
$7.7M
FY2021▲ +11%
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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
$2.5M
FY2021▼ -18%
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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 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 May 1963.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $5.6M Management & general 24% · $1.8M Fundraising 4% · $333K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $505K 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
$298,300Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Op
$140,269Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Faculty Rep
$66,215Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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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

Programs and updates

Provides education for children from preschool through sixth grade.

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2 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$5.0Mprogram expense
02

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

$544Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$333K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Gains on assetsLn 7$64K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.1M$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$466K$94K$284K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$2.9M$571K$153K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$488K$363K$97K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$288K$211K$60K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$29K$97K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$113K$49K$61K$3K
InterestLn 20$238K$140K$96K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$219K$134K$83K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$36K$22K$479
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$532K$251K$273K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$219K$55K$133K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.7M$5.6M$1.8M$333K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $6,872,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,273,290$290,110
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,495,408$6,482,653
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,387$106,557
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$6,687
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,780,085$6,872,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,048,826$1,286,985
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,334,766$4,867,469
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $176,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,383,220$1,546,043
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,942,812$7,700,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $837,273−$827,864
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $6,872,633 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,255
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$263,855
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,212
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$290,110
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,482,653$6,482,653
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,494$42,494
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $64,063$64,063
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,687−$6,687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,482,653 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99,870$6,872,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,700,497 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,286,985$1,286,985
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,809 · Management $284,157 · Fundraising $87,555$465,521
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,901,577 · Management $570,916 · Fundraising $153,372$3,625,865
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $363,469 · Management $96,933 · Fundraising $27,317$487,719
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $211,111 · Management $60,268 · Fundraising $16,985$288,364
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,766 · Management $97,268 · Fundraising $2,314$128,348
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $37,828$37,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,059 · Management $61,372 · Fundraising $2,856$113,287
IX-20 InterestPrograms $140,152 · Management $96,014 · Fundraising $1,899$238,065
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $134,394 · Management $83,168 · Fundraising $1,821$219,383
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,087 · Management $21,868 · Fundraising $479$58,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,418 · Management $272,848 · Fundraising $7,234$531,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $55,383 · Management $132,987 · Fundraising $30,828$219,198
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,552,210 · Management $1,815,627 · Fundraising $332,660$7,700,497
Part X · Balance sheet $14,119,382 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,394,604$2,059,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,066,510$2,011,595
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $305,867$148,747
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $254,533$39,735
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $65,000$75,964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,138,388$7,942,211
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,277,517$1,842,099
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,502,419$14,119,382
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $457,927$487,907
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,171,712$1,714,927
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $676,800$1,468,567
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,494,821$11,638,849
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,605,285$1,994,002
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $402,313$486,531
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,007,598$2,480,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,502,419$14,119,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,480,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,872,633
XI-2 Total expenses$7,700,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$827,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,007,598
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$294,111
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,687
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,480,533

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