Fairfield Country Day School Corporation

EIN 06-0662125 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fairfield, CT Founded 1936

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Size

$10–100M

What they do

Educates boys from kindergarten through ninth grade, offering academics, arts, sports, and character development.

Leadership

Margot Pearce · Head of School · $244K

Money in and out

$12.8M revenue, $13.3M expenses

Bottom line

79% program efficiency

Educates boys from kindergarten through ninth grade, offering academics, arts, sports, and character development. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $12.8M in revenue, $13.3M in expenses, and $17.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024

Total revenue

$12.8M

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$13.3M

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$17.7M

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$469K

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

79%

14%

Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06

Program efficiency

79%

of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Operating runway

9.5mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

-4%

revenue over expenses, this year▲ +75% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990

Revenue

$12.8M

FY2024▲ +14%

Expenses

$13.3M

FY2024▲ +3%

Total assets

$21.2M

FY2024▲ +3%

Total liabilities

$3.5M

FY2024▲ +19%

Total revenue

$12.8M

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$13.3M

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$17.7M

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$469K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$21.2M

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 320

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 420

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $10.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.

The school provides education to approximately 200 students from kindergarten through grade 9. The curriculum and programs are designed specifically with best practices for boys education. The academic program is complemented by a rich and vibrant arts curriculum.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CFairfield Country Day School Corporation

EINHdr · item D06-0662125

Principal addressHdr · item CFairfield, CT

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fairfieldcountryday.org

Year of formationHdr · item L1936

State of legal domicileHdr · item MCT

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B240)

Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1943

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a20

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b20

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Margot Pearce

Head of School

$244,172Pt VII · Sec A

Maureen Bartolomeo

Associate Head-Finance/Operations

$194,519Pt VII · Sec A

Caroline Savage

Director of Admission

$140,498Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Anderson

Head of Lower School

$131,269Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Isola

Math Coordinator

$127,603Pt VII · Sec A

Brad Fallon

Director of Athletics

$120,462Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Littrell

Director of Operations

$114,094Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Dicconson

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margot Pearce’s $244K as Head of School is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $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

Name	FY2024	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Margot Pearce	$244,172	$242,273	$228,757	$216,257	$174,312	$116,275
Jon Deveaux	—	—	—	$114,966	$243,180	$144,335
Maureen Bartolomeo	$194,519	$197,765	$196,539	$193,580	$199,890	$190,150
Richard Runkel	—	—	$160,596	$152,665	$152,180	$145,669
Paul Mountcastle	—	$154,654	$152,030	$118,715	—	—
Deborah Sullinger	—	—	$140,683	$136,458	$138,312	$132,578
Caroline Savage	$140,498	$137,213	—	—	—	—
Lisa Anderson	$131,269	—	—	—	—	—

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Program service revenue$10.3M · 81%

Contributions & grants$2.1M · 17%

Investment income$274K · 2%

Program service revenue81%$10.3M

Contributions & grants17%$2.1M

Investment income2%$274K

Other revenue$49K

Total revenueLn 12$12.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

79%

14%

Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06

Program services79%$10.5M

Management & general14%$1.9M

Fundraising6%$812K

Total functional expensesLn 25$13.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$21.2M

Total liabilitiesLn 26$3.5M

Total net assetsLn 32$17.7M

Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $10.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $13.3M · Less non-cash grants $56K · Cash operating expenses/yr $13.2M

9.5 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $10.5M · Total expenses $13.3M

79%

Management & General

Management & general $1.9M · Total expenses $13.3M

14%

Fundraising

Fundraising $812K · Total expenses $13.3M

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $726K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.3M

$0.57 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $2.1M · Total revenue $12.8M

17%

Government reliance

Government grants — · Total revenue $12.8M

—

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $10.3M · Total revenue $12.8M

81%

Investment reliance

Investment income $274K · Total revenue $12.8M

+2%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $10.3M · Total expenses $13.3M

78%

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $12.8M · Prior year $11.2M

+14%

Revenue CAGR

FY2019 $10.5M · FY2024 $12.8M

+4%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $17.7M · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $12.8M · Expenses $13.3M

-4%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $21.2M

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $17.7M · Total assets $21.2M

83%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $9.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $21.2M

44%

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Margot Pearce · Reported title HEAD OF SCHOOL · Highest reported compensation $244K · Total expenses $13.3M

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $7.3M · Total expenses $13.3M

55%

Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	79%	—	—
Overhead ratio	14%	—	—
Fundraising cost ratio	38%	—	—
Revenue growth	14%	—	—

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Friezo Family FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $9.4M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,441,980

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,420,084

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,635,500

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,699,162

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,662,900

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,502,900

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

FY2024$11.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$10.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$12.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$11.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$10.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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