Suffield Academy is a coeducational independent secondary school serving a diverse student body of day and boarding students from across the United States and from many foreign counties. The school is grounded in a tradition of academic excellence combined with a strong work ethic; respect for individual differences and a commitment to scholarship guide our curriculum and pedagogy. We engender among our students a sense of responsibility and challenge them to grow in a school community that is both structured and nurturing. We expect our students to emerge from their Suffield experience for a lifetime of learning and active citizenship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 253 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
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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 $3.9M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31.8M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$43.3M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$38.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$164.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$43.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36.0M
FY2021$32.1M
FY2022$36.8M
FY2023$37.6M
FY2024$40.2M
FY2025$43.3M
Expenses
$38.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31.6M
FY2021$31.2M
FY2022$31.9M
FY2023$33.7M
FY2024$36.0M
FY2025$38.1M
Net assets
$164.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127.8M
FY2021$139.5M
FY2022$135.5M
FY2023$140.5M
FY2024$152.2M
FY2025$164.8M

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 May 1917.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $32.3M Management & general 11% · $4.3M Fundraising 4% · $1.5M

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

40 people listed on the 990; $2.6M 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
$1,124,088Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$380,006Pt VII · Sec A
Academic Dean
$266,253Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$224,037Pt VII · Sec A
Director of College Counseling
$177,020Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Physical Plant
$140,705Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions
$134,984Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Students
$126,468Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Cahn III’s $1.1M as Head of School is at the 99th 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
Charles Cahn III$1,124,088$1,310,375$777,761$1,017,444$1,152,474$662,213
Patrick C Booth$380,006$468,142$309,110$331,677$395,577$328,440
Sara Yeager$266,253$176,914$166,910$181,701$166,473$160,016
Philip Riegel$224,037$214,003$202,579$211,081$198,582$191,265
Ann Selvitelli$177,020$160,461$152,839$165,090$149,248$144,776
Philip Cyr$140,705$132,880$129,947$145,463$136,251$135,496
Greg Lynch$126,468$119,696$123,213$143,318$136,953$132,099
Sean Atkins$134,984$133,954————

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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  • 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 diverse secondary students in academics, work ethic, and responsible citizenship.

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1 program · $32.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educational Delivery, General/Other

The school provides non-discriminatory education to approximately 400 students, grades 9-12. This education is academic, athletic and social.

$32.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $4.9M · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,885,021

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$43.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.9M
Money outPt IX
$38.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.3M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$164.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.2M
Total assetsLn 16$196.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$146K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$43.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12.0M
SavingsLn 2$5.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67.8M
Other assetsLn 15$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$196.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.8M
Net assetsLn 32$164.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5253
VolunteersI 6100
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$15.3M$17.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$89.1M$98.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67.6M$67.8M
Total assetsLn 16$184.1M$196.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.9M$31.8M
Net assetsLn 32$152.2M$164.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.1M$5.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$676K$676K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.1M$1.2M$1.6M$306K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.7M$8.7M$176K$763K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$856K$730K$56K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$2.8M$322K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$846K$686K$93K$68K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$0$10K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$0$69K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$590K$0$590K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.1M$121K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$221K$79K$10K$131K
Office expensesLn 13$349K$137K$169K$43K
Information technologyLn 14$187K$187K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.9M$0$0
TravelLn 17$276K$207K$28K$41K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$95K$82K$11K$2K
InterestLn 20$368K$368K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.1M$5.1M$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$578K$0$578K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.7M$3.3M$382K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.1M$32.3M$4.3M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $43.3M$38.1M$5.3M$164.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $40.2M$36.0M$4.2M$152.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.6M$33.7M$3.9M$140.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $36.8M$31.9M$4.9M$135.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $32.1M$31.2M$865K$139.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $36.0M$31.6M$4.4M$127.8M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $43,335,195 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,207,538$6,710,368
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,033,751$31,626,106
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,840,101$4,853,032
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,120$145,689
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $40,181,510$43,335,195
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,238,083$5,762,042
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,669,699$17,670,387
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,099,537$14,622,020
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,007,319$38,054,449
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,174,191$5,280,746
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
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 $43,335,195 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $86,665 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,450
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,693,918
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,710,368
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,626,106 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$31,626,106
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,419,921 · Unrelated business −$209 · Excluded from tax $0$3,419,712
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$78,820 · Excluded from tax $1,547−$77,273
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,433,320 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,433,320
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $136,297$136,297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,534,632 · Unrelated business −$79,029 · Excluded from tax $169,224$43,335,195
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,054,449 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,085,542$5,085,542
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $676,500$676,500
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,174,180 · Management $1,640,094 · Fundraising $305,639$3,119,913
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,725,346 · Management $176,218 · Fundraising $762,509$9,664,073
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $730,428 · Management $56,123 · Fundraising $69,829$856,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,807,394 · Management $322,433 · Fundraising $53,949$3,183,776
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $685,618 · Management $92,838 · Fundraising $67,789$846,245
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,281 · Fundraising $0$10,281
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $68,958 · Fundraising $0$68,958
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $589,598 · Fundraising $0$589,598
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,085,079 · Management $120,861 · Fundraising $0$1,205,940
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $79,389 · Management $10,379 · Fundraising $131,209$220,977
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $136,607 · Management $169,475 · Fundraising $43,401$349,483
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $187,042 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$187,042
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,917,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,917,490
IX-17 TravelPrograms $207,129 · Management $28,144 · Fundraising $40,552$275,825
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $81,697 · Management $11,138 · Fundraising $2,060$94,895
IX-20 InterestPrograms $367,667 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$367,667
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,085,627 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,085,627
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $578,085 · Fundraising $0$578,085
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,288,303 · Management $381,849 · Fundraising $0$3,670,152
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,321,038 · Management $4,256,474 · Fundraising $1,476,937$38,054,449
Part X · Balance sheet $196,606,583 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,531,304$11,985,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,780,058$5,263,399
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $703,928$612,577
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,811,022$8,789,779
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $153,260$132,946
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $635,727$336,880
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,639,595$67,756,128
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $84,459,669$94,723,601
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,674,822$3,884,130
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,687,011$3,121,762
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $184,076,396$196,606,583
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,324,004$2,388,253
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,391,114$15,727,726
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $14,189,912$13,683,306
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,905,030$31,799,285
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,385,642$115,267,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,785,724$49,540,068
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,171,366$164,807,298
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $184,076,396$196,606,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,807,298 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$43,335,195
XI-2 Total expenses$38,054,449
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,280,746
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,171,366
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,235,794
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$119,392
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,807,298

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