An independent, arts-intensive, college prep high School enrolling a diverse array of students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$208K 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $542K a year · 22% 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
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
$208K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 27.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$437K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$10.7M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$12.2M
FY2025$12.4M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1974.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.2M Management & general 16% · $260K Fundraising 9% · $144K

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; $208K 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
$134,500Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Representative
$38,967Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Representative (alternate)
$34,783Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Hayes’s $166K as Head of Scho is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Hayes$165,533$164,000$156,293$75,551——
Jennifer Borman————$124,763$134,500
Maryann Ullmann$49,294$48,307$44,396——$38,967
Lucy Butler—————$34,783

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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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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An independent, arts-intensive, college prep high school enrolling a diverse array of students.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$260K
Fundraisingcol D$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$86K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$866K
SavingsLn 2$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 640
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$1.9M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K$437K
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$997K$728K$179K$90K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K$72K$18K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$61K$15K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$844$490
Information technologyLn 14$11K$8K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$17K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$29K$7K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$18K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$182K$154K$21K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$118K$88K$10K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$260K$144K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$2.2M−$576K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.3M$743K$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.0M−$222K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$1.9M$2.0M$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.7M−$139K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.0M$1.6M$1.4M$8.7M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,029,757 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,807,645$1,719,251
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,645,612$1,271,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $103,054$32,193
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,573$6,497
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,616,884$3,029,757
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,271,619$1,178,743
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $571,904$418,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,843,523$1,597,436
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,773,361$1,432,321
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,029,757 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$98,962
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,620,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,719,251
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,271,816$1,271,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $118,267$118,267
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$86,074−$86,074
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,715$2,715
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,782$3,782
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,307,791 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,715$3,029,757
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,597,436 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $727,520 · Management $179,388 · Fundraising $89,694$996,602
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $72,348 · Management $17,839 · Fundraising $8,920$99,107
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,615 · Management $14,946 · Fundraising $7,473$83,034
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,444$15,444
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,662 · Management $844 · Fundraising $490$4,996
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,979 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $1,067$10,886
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,242 · Management $3,975 · Fundraising $2,305$23,522
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,933 · Management $6,671 · Fundraising $3,868$39,472
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,725 · Management $4,087 · Fundraising $2,370$24,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,941 · Management $21,206 · Fundraising $6,944$182,091
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $88,050 · Management $9,521 · Fundraising $20,529$118,100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,193,459 · Management $260,317 · Fundraising $143,660$1,597,436
Part X · Balance sheet $9,127,147 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,739$865,962
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,592,620$2,736,611
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,841$53,815
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,659$27,310
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,242,987$1,277,238
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,069,568$4,166,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,257,414$9,127,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $125,744$120,456
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $154,343$316,915
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $280,087$437,371
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,756,195$7,819,021
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,221,132$870,755
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,977,327$8,689,776
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,257,414$9,127,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,689,776 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,029,757
XI-2 Total expenses$1,597,436
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,432,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,977,327
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$280,128
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,689,776

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