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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$212K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
$212K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 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
$394K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$12.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +73%
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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
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +16%
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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
$12.2M
FY2024▲ +12%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $348K Fundraising 12% · $280K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $212K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$164,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Tea
$48,307Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Educates diverse students in an arts-intensive, college-prep high school.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Creative, collaborative, and college preparatory, school one students write with purpose and participate actively. Each student is well-known and valued for their emerging strengths. Small by design for 50 years, classes average nine students. Over half receive financial aid.

$1.6Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$167K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$348K
Fundraisingcol D$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$855K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$394K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$167K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$646K
SavingsLn 2$209K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$855K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$394K
Net assetsLn 32$12.2M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$855K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M$7.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$394K
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M$12.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$241K$102K$93K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$880K$135K$108K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$107K$84K$13K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$112K$81K$18K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$35K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$47K$38K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$1K$971
Information technologyLn 14$17K$12K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$40K$9K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$158K$115K$26K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$22K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201K$135K$13K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$132K$97K$15K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.6M$348K$280K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$2.2M−$576K$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,018,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,690$1,469,772
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,334,621$1,372,192
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,867$166,827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,782$9,842
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,746,960$3,018,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,405,005$1,583,219
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $564,276$692,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,969,281$2,275,895
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$222,321$742,738
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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 $3,018,633 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,469,772
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,469,772
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,372,192$1,372,192
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $166,827$166,827
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,842$9,842
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,382,034 · Excluded from tax $166,827$3,018,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,275,895 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $101,974 · Management $92,661 · Fundraising $46,330$240,965
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $880,174 · Management $134,593 · Fundraising $108,015$1,122,782
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $84,071 · Management $12,822 · Fundraising $10,412$107,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $81,298 · Management $18,306 · Fundraising $12,563$112,167
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,190 · Management $8,254$43,444
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,330 · Management $8,991$47,321
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,282 · Management $1,415 · Fundraising $971$8,668
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,050 · Management $2,713 · Fundraising $1,862$16,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,596 · Management $8,915 · Fundraising $6,118$54,629
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $114,845 · Management $25,859 · Fundraising $17,746$158,450
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,039 · Management $4,962 · Fundraising $3,405$30,406
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $134,677 · Management $12,912 · Fundraising $53,815$201,404
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $97,317 · Management $15,436 · Fundraising $18,976$131,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,647,843 · Management $347,839 · Fundraising $280,213$2,275,895
Part X · Balance sheet $12,553,547 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $848,194$646,362
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,343,014$208,817
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $124,327$83,435
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,477$26,699
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,770,649$3,636,387
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,338,356$7,931,242
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,980$20,605
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,464,997$12,553,547
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,344$136,873
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,516,626$257,404
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,636,970$394,277
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,876,970$5,262,532
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,951,057$6,896,738
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,828,027$12,159,270
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,464,997$12,553,547
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,159,270 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,018,633
XI-2 Total expenses$2,275,895
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$742,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,828,027
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$588,505
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,159,270

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