Brunswick School, INC. Is a day School for boys in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The purpose of the School is to educate the "whole boy". IT does so by helping boys and young men - without regard to culture, ethnicity or religion - acquire the personal, intellectual and physical training that will best enable them to grow into responsible adults who can make significant and lasting contributions to society. Since 1902, Brunswick School has been, in the words of george carmichael, its founder, "ably and generously preparing boys for life."

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 526 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12.9M a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.0M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $174K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91.7M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$95.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$77.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$417.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$95.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$68.6M
FY2021$63.5M
FY2022$76.9M
FY2023$77.0M
FY2024$90.1M
FY2025$95.3M
Expenses
$77.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$57.4M
FY2021$58.6M
FY2022$63.6M
FY2023$66.4M
FY2024$70.8M
FY2025$77.2M
Net assets
$417.8M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318.9M
FY2021$358.7M
FY2022$347.0M
FY2023$369.0M
FY2024$396.3M
FY2025$417.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1934.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $63.4M Management & general 13% · $9.9M Fundraising 5% · $3.9M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $4.0M 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
Head of School
$1,443,312Pt VII · Sec A
Head & Dir. of College Placement
$750,899Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$415,860Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$360,037Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Athletics
$277,303Pt VII · Sec A
Admission & Dir. of Fin. Aid
$256,524Pt VII · Sec A
Math Teacher & Swim Program
$245,617Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Science Department
$216,172Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Thomas W Philip’s $1.4M as Head of School is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mr Thomas W Philip$1,443,312$1,336,940$1,498,333$1,015,754$994,194$1,026,702
Ms Kathleen Harrington$415,860$861,944$340,434$325,144$310,712$310,082
Mr Douglas Burdett Assistant$750,899—————
Mr Thomas Murray$360,037$340,030$374,326$370,716$359,111$348,942
Mr Karl Patrick Andren—$311,313$302,748$259,716——
Mr Cedric Jones$277,303$264,603$266,363———
Mr David Bruce Dir of Ms$256,524$240,224$234,139$230,770$228,650$217,782
Mr Aaron Montgomery$245,617$220,317$213,343$208,025$200,483—

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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Educates boys from pre-K through 12, preparing them for top colleges.

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3 programs · $63.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education program expenses support the over 1,000 students who matriculated from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 during the year. Our students learn at our central greenwich campus along with three more suburban greenwich campuses.

$49.2Mprogram expense
02

Student services include the efforts made by the following departments: college guidance, health and wellness, experiential learning, after-school and summer programming, student transportation and the bookstore. These departments complete and support the learning outside the traditional classroom and beyond the academic year.

$7.3Mprogram expense
03

Athletics are an essential part of the school's mission of educating the whole boy and all of our boys participate in athletic and good sportsmanship endeavors during the academic day. Boys in grades 7 and above participate in interscholastic competitions after-school.

$6.9Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$174K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $53.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,230,601
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,646,487
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,145,095
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,987,770
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,096,764
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,536,734

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$95.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$15.6M
Money outPt IX
$77.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$63.4M
Managementcol C$9.9M
Fundraisingcol D$3.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$417.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69.1M
Total assetsLn 16$509.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$91.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$437K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$15.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12.1M
Total revenueLn 12$95.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$68.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$171.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$254.1M
Other assetsLn 15$441K
Total assetsLn 16$509.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$91.7M
Net assetsLn 32$417.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5526
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72.8M$69.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$166.8M$171.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$219.5M$254.1M
Total assetsLn 16$483.5M$509.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87.2M$91.7M
Net assetsLn 32$396.3M$417.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10.2M$10.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.6M$869K$1.4M$325K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$249K$193K$39K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29.4M$24.0M$3.7M$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.0M$1.6M$321K$130K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.4M$3.4M$660K$275K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.4M$1.9M$382K$154K
Legal feesLn 11b$139K$139K
Accounting feesLn 11c$143K$4K$139K
Investment management feesLn 11f$225K$225K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.7M$1.2M$661K$822K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$18K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$637K$112K$395K$129K
Information technologyLn 14$589K$382K$207K
OccupancyLn 16$3.5M$3.5M$21K$4K
TravelLn 17$14K$765$13K
InterestLn 20$1.2M$1.2M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8.0M$7.7M$184K$86K
InsuranceLn 23$869K$869K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.9M$7.5M$411K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$77.2M$63.4M$9.9M$3.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $95.3M$77.2M$18.1M$417.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $90.1M$70.8M$19.4M$396.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $77.0M$66.4M$10.6M$369.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $76.9M$63.6M$13.3M$347.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $63.5M$58.6M$4.9M$358.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $68.6M$57.4M$11.3M$318.9M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $95,285,151 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,799,057$19,951,577
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,839,006$59,774,971
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,801,499$15,553,534
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $708,279$5,069
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $90,147,841$95,285,151
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,646,487$10,230,601
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,398,329$41,063,293
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,724,432$25,877,828
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,769,248$77,171,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,378,593$18,113,429
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $95,285,151 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $366,676 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$437,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,514,234
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,000,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,951,577
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,774,971$59,774,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$17,676 · Excluded from tax $3,459,358$3,441,682
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$328,642−$328,642
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $49,624 · Excluded from tax $12,062,228$12,111,852
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$43,934−$43,934
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,969$10,969
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,141,647 · Unrelated business $31,948 · Excluded from tax $15,159,979$95,285,151
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,171,722 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,230,601$10,230,601
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $868,678 · Management $1,365,432 · Fundraising $325,145$2,559,255
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $193,413 · Management $39,226 · Fundraising $15,870$248,509
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,985,325 · Management $3,714,010 · Fundraising $1,722,500$29,421,835
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,583,232 · Management $321,093 · Fundraising $129,910$2,034,235
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,446,790 · Management $660,209 · Fundraising $274,532$4,381,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,881,858 · Management $381,657 · Fundraising $154,413$2,417,928
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $138,697$138,697
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,375 · Management $138,511$142,886
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $225,000$225,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,180,902 · Management $660,874 · Fundraising $821,817$2,663,593
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,798 · Fundraising $16,587$34,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $112,058 · Management $395,112 · Fundraising $129,342$636,512
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $381,868 · Fundraising $207,366$589,234
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,501,606 · Management $21,452 · Fundraising $3,972$3,527,030
IX-17 TravelManagement $765 · Fundraising $13,353$14,118
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,177,317$1,177,317
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,688,793 · Management $184,007 · Fundraising $86,247$7,959,047
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $869,459$869,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,486,133 · Management $411,036 · Fundraising $3,381$7,900,550
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,358,879 · Management $9,908,408 · Fundraising $3,904,435$77,171,722
Part X · Balance sheet $509,558,624 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $745,406$1,059,575
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $72,043,118$68,080,325
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,770,792$12,494,482
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $849,620$1,032,123
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $138,387$145,578
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $846,331$880,669
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $219,466,293$254,147,634
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,897,437$41,214,827
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $124,949,898$130,062,567
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,811,002$440,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $483,518,284$509,558,624
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,890,819$17,094,314
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,771,038$28,578,040
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $49,312,911$45,862,976
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $200,691$200,691
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,175,459$91,736,021
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,556,918$281,471,937
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $132,785,907$136,350,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $396,342,825$417,822,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $483,518,284$509,558,624
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,822,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$95,285,151
XI-2 Total expenses$77,171,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,113,429
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$396,342,825
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,366,349
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,822,603

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