The Forman School is an independent, coeducational college preparatory School for boarding and day students with identified learning differences. Forman develops the whole student so that all graduates become educated, confident, self-advocates throughout life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 99 volunteers and 178 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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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $997K a year · 4% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.6M 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
33
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 33 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.6M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.6M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$23.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$35.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$23.6M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$24.7M
FY2022$22.9M
FY2023$24.4M
FY2024$23.9M
FY2025$23.6M
Expenses
$23.7M
FY2025-0.03%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$20.3M
FY2022$22.9M
FY2023$23.8M
FY2024$23.7M
FY2025$23.7M
Net assets
$35.7M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$35.0M
FY2022$33.5M
FY2023$34.4M
FY2024$35.3M
FY2025$35.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1935.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $18.7M Management & general 17% · $4.0M Fundraising 4% · $1.0M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.8M 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
Former Head of School (until 06/24)
$501,408Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Head of School (until 06/25)
$287,529Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School (as of 07/24)
$238,938Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (until 04/25)
$170,130Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Admission (10/25)
$150,140Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Diag. Center (until 05/25)
$133,618Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Hos for Internal Affairs
$116,708Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Marketing & Communications
$115,441Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Adam K Man—$502,341$486,675$496,523$656,896
Adam Man$501,408————
Justin Solomon———$341,617$234,127
Edward Kowalchick$287,529———$257,693
Edward Kowalchik—$279,325$271,543$263,796—
Amy Clemons$238,938————
Peter Maltby$170,130—$151,528$146,760—
Robert Scodari————$156,710

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

Educates and empowers students with learning differences to become confident, self-advocating adults.

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1 program · $18.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Operate and maintain a private school (grades 9-12) for children with specific learning differences and to prepare them for a college curriculum.

$18.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $3.0M · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,024,930

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$23.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.7M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$35.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$51.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$459K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$145K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$24K
Total revenueLn 12$23.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407K
SavingsLn 2$8.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.6M
Other assetsLn 15$192K
Total assetsLn 16$51.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M
Net assetsLn 32$35.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5178
VolunteersI 699
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$7.4M$8.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.7M$10.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.2M$28.6M
Total assetsLn 16$45.3M$51.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M$15.6M
Net assetsLn 32$35.3M$35.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.0M$3.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$108K$620K$367K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$190K$38K$114K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.1M$6.4M$1.3M$308K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$507K$398K$90K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.1M$129K$77K
Payroll taxesLn 10$647K$509K$98K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$164K$164K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Investment management feesLn 11f$54K$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$749K$284K$380K$85K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$295K$272K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$344K$104K$235K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$185K$142K$30K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.6M$95K$7K
TravelLn 17$172K$68K$77K$27K
InterestLn 20$368K$346K$21K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.3M$2.1M$130K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$542K$508K$31K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$1.9M$89K$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.7M$18.7M$4.0M$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $23.6M$23.7M−$149K$35.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.9M$23.7M$144K$35.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $24.4M$23.8M$597K$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.9M$22.9M−$193$33.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.7M$20.3M$4.4M$35.0M 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
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Part I · Summary $23,568,387 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,255,935$3,379,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,819,001$19,012,560
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $790,464$1,031,807
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,897$144,601
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,869,297$23,568,387
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,792,427$3,024,930
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,742,176$11,848,075
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,190,489$8,844,826
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,725,092$23,717,831
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $144,205−$149,444
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $23,568,387 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$50,463 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,379,419
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$459,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,379,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,980,370 · Unrelated business $32,190$19,012,560
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,056,264$1,056,264
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$24,457−$24,457
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $195,064$195,064
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,929,907 · Unrelated business $32,190 · Excluded from tax $1,226,871$23,568,387
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,717,831 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,024,930$3,024,930
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,732 · Management $620,098 · Fundraising $366,955$1,094,785
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $38,035 · Management $114,104 · Fundraising $38,038$190,177
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,448,287 · Management $1,326,324 · Fundraising $307,889$8,082,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $398,341 · Management $89,587 · Fundraising $19,531$507,459
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,120,125 · Management $128,968 · Fundraising $77,382$1,326,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $508,991 · Management $98,209 · Fundraising $39,479$646,679
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $163,997$163,997
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,922$59,922
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $54,180$54,180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $284,443 · Management $380,085 · Fundraising $84,918$749,446
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $272,349 · Fundraising $22,193$294,542
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $103,574 · Management $234,725 · Fundraising $5,807$344,106
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $142,179 · Management $29,754 · Fundraising $13,220$185,153
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,574,144 · Management $95,318 · Fundraising $6,558$1,676,020
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,657 · Management $77,109 · Fundraising $27,214$171,980
IX-20 InterestPrograms $345,653 · Management $21,310 · Fundraising $1,440$368,403
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,111,602 · Management $130,183 · Fundraising $8,797$2,250,582
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $508,418 · Management $31,344 · Fundraising $2,118$541,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,895,443 · Management $89,168 · Fundraising $4$1,984,615
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,679,554 · Management $4,016,734 · Fundraising $1,021,543$23,717,831
Part X · Balance sheet $51,299,139 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,381$406,949
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,395,929$8,404,684
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,815,965$2,262,468
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,627$164,129
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $227,381$189,259
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $892,205$408,902
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,185,745$28,633,803
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,727,337$9,552,442
X-12 Other securities$1,084,515
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$191,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,293,570$51,299,139
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,288,568$1,227,245
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,188,488$3,573,531
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $2,273,001$2,054,494
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$190,396
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,034,342$15,627,643
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,311,303$25,437,667
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,947,925$10,233,829
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,259,228$35,671,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,293,570$51,299,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,671,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,568,387
XI-2 Total expenses$23,717,831
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$149,444
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,259,228
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$472,968
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$88,744
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,671,496

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