The Gordon School FY2020 filing

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East Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 1929EIN 05-0258876

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The Gordon School is a racially diverse, nursery through eighth grade, all-gender independent School in east providence, rhode island. Child by child, the Gordon School community cultivates successful students by inspiring joyful learning, encouraging intellectual leadership, fostering an empathic spirit and stimulating a drive for positive societal impact.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$750K 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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FY2020 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $534K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$750K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $894K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.0M
Spent
$9.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$21.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.0M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$13.4M
FY2024$15.9M
Expenses
$9.5M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$12.4M
FY2024$12.7M
Net assets
$21.8M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.8M
FY2021$24.0M
FY2022$22.0M
FY2023$23.5M
FY2024$25.9M
FY2024$30.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1944.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $7.6M Management & general 18% · $1.7M Fundraising 2% · $189K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $750K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School and Assista
$282,494Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$196,361Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Lower School and Early Childhood
$147,909Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$123,427Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Noni Thomas Lopez$432,121$365,923——$320,793$282,494
Dr Noni Thomas Lopez——$333,939$328,493——
Tom Cicatiello$256,679$242,572——$200,210$196,361
Tom Cicatiello——$227,978$203,807——
Veronica Jutras$167,403$152,991————
Maryanne Pieri————$151,834$147,909
Maryanne Pieri———$148,780——
Alethea Dunham-Carson$145,283$126,225$123,243———

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 educational services for children from nursery through eighth grade.

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1 program service account for $7.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Providing educational services for children (nursery to grade 8)

$7.6Mprogram expense

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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 · $1.8M · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$808,638
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,455
Unitemized GrantFY2019$831,409
Unitemized GrantFY2019$160,220

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$794K
Investment incomeLn 3$291K
Money outPt IX
$9.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.6M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$21.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$794K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$123K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$291K
Other incomeLn 4–11$125K
Gains on assetsLn 7$967
Total revenueLn 12$9.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$21.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5153
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.2M$12.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.2M$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$24.0M$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$22.1M$21.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$992K$992K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$736K$523K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$3.5M$334K$137K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$176K$143K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$465K$397K$51K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$360K$277K$72K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150K$150K
Office expensesLn 13$120K$25K$95K
Information technologyLn 14$120K$106K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$355K$330K$24K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$40K
InterestLn 20$208$208
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$455K$340K$115K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$34K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$725K$637K$88K
All other expensesLn 24e$169K$74K$70K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.5M$7.6M$1.7M$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $13.4M$12.4M$999K$25.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.2M$11.8M$437K$23.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.9M$11.0M−$78K$22.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$10.5M$1.8M$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $9.0M$9.5M−$527K$21.8M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $8,993,575 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,540
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$790,226
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$123,038
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$793,766
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,784,400$7,784,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $289,896$289,896
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $108,700$108,700
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $967$967
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,540−$3,540
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $19,386$19,386
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,784,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $415,409$8,993,575
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,520,303 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $991,634$991,634
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $735,774 · Management $523,161$1,258,935
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,511,692 · Management $333,977 · Fundraising $136,817$3,982,486
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $142,845 · Management $32,984$175,829
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $396,874 · Management $51,340 · Fundraising $16,589$464,803
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $277,002 · Management $71,948 · Fundraising $10,792$359,742
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,554$18,554
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,000$22,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,688$21,688
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $40,612$40,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $149,748$149,748
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,385 · Management $95,026$120,411
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $105,625 · Management $14,149$119,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $330,390 · Management $24,195$354,585
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,838$3,838
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $40,383$40,383
IX-20 InterestManagement $208$208
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $340,345 · Management $114,907$455,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,973 · Management $11,023$44,996
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $637,455 · Management $87,945$725,400
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $74,495 · Management $70,325 · Fundraising $24,605$169,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,603,489 · Management $1,728,011 · Fundraising $188,803$9,520,303
Part X · Balance sheet $24,742,515 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,007,159$1,261,345
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $89,783$26,013
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $346,331$326,221
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $188,921$90,595
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,214,539$10,306,392
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,150,497$12,731,449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,997,730$24,742,515
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $545,897$714,404
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,136,525$1,020,621
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $153,182$150,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,947,714$2,937,615
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,890,095$10,338,381
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,159,921$11,466,519
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,050,016$21,804,900
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,997,730$24,742,515
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,804,900 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,993,575
XI-2 Total expenses$9,520,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$526,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,050,016
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$281,612
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,804,900

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