King School Incorporated FY2023 filing

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Stamford, CT501(c)(3)Since 1988EducationEIN 06-1229222Revenue $42.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRSkingschoolct.org1450 Newfield Ave, 06905-1501 · Stamford, CTTax-exempt since Jul 1989School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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King School prepares students to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Our students are immersed in an engaging and innovative curriculum anchored in an inquiry-based approach that fosters curiosity, intellectual growth, and character development. At King, individual accomplishment complements a deep sense of belonging. We embrace diversity in all its forms, nurturing every student to learn and grow in a collaborative and supportive community. Guided by dedicated educators and a commitment to academic excellence, King students become invested in their journey, develop a lifelong love of learning, and are well-equipped to succeed in college and beyond. They graduate with a global mindset, a strong sense of social responsibility, and the confidence to pursue lives of purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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FY2023 · 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 $2.4M a year · 6% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $304K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40.6M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$42.0M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$41.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$74.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$42.0M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$37.4M
FY2021$37.3M
FY2022$41.2M
FY2023$42.0M
FY2024$48.0M
FY2025$49.7M
Expenses
$41.1M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$34.2M
FY2021$36.7M
FY2022$38.0M
FY2023$41.1M
FY2024$44.2M
FY2025$46.7M
Net assets
$74.5M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68.5M
FY2021$76.2M
FY2022$71.1M
FY2023$74.5M
FY2024$82.7M
FY2025$88.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jul 1989.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $33.0M Management & general 16% · $6.8M Fundraising 3% · $1.3M

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

33 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$408,335Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial and Operat
$320,661Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development and Alumni Programs
$211,233Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Head/Head of Upper
$210,507Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$203,350Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Head of School for Advancement
$190,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Technology Innovation and Integration
$171,936Pt VII · Sec A
Third at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Maoz’s $598K as Head of School is at the 94th 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
Carol Maoz$597,578$544,739$408,335$203,808——
Karen Eshoo———$400,327$471,480$467,354
Kimberly Leeker———$297,771$366,075$355,771
Stephen Schafer$363,525$338,772$320,661$337,713——
Marnie Sadlowsky$235,316$219,519$210,507$203,616——
Sandy Lizaire-Duff$228,084$214,884$203,350$196,584——
Janine Newman$216,847$201,253$190,800$182,862$176,116$151,941
Barbara Drayer—$215,637$211,233———

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 students for college success in Stamford, Connecticut.

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1 program · $33.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provided college preparatory education for approximately 700 children ages pre-school through grade 12. Educational programs include both traditional academic year and strategies course programs.

$33.0Mprogram 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 2 funders$304K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $12.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,399,564
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,228,051
Unitemized GrantFY2020$23,419
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,901,646
Unitemized GrantFY2019$23,697

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$42.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Money outPt IX
$41.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$33.0M
Managementcol C$6.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$74.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.2M
Total assetsLn 16$115.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$277K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$201K
Gains on assetsLn 7$817K
Total revenueLn 12$42.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
SavingsLn 2$12.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33.1M
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$115.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.6M
Net assetsLn 32$74.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5405
VolunteersI 697
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.9M$13.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.8M$42.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34.7M$33.1M
Total assetsLn 16$109.8M$115.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38.8M$40.6M
Net assetsLn 32$71.1M$74.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.7M$4.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$1.0M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.2M$13.2M$2.2M$781K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$855K$701K$114K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.6M$2.9M$548K$170K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$935K$218K$55K
Legal feesLn 11b$63K$63K
Accounting feesLn 11c$154K$154K
Investment management feesLn 11f$171K$171K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$267K$132K$128K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$450K$16K$428K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$940K$414K$526K
OccupancyLn 16$2.4M$2.2M$264K
InterestLn 20$144K$144K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.1M$2.8M$305K
InsuranceLn 23$386K$341K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.4M$4.6M$554K$274K
Total functional expensesLn 25$41.1M$33.0M$6.8M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $49.7M$46.7M$3.0M$88.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $48.0M$44.2M$3.8M$82.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $42.0M$41.1M$898K$74.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.2M$38.0M$3.1M$71.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $37.3M$36.7M$569K$76.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $37.4M$34.2M$3.3M$68.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $41,988,091 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,740,811$3,279,832
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,649,645$36,345,866
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,641,287$2,161,347
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $145,589$201,046
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,177,332$41,988,091
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,399,564$4,685,470
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,109,225$22,845,847
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,526,498$13,558,279
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $38,035,287$41,089,596
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,142,045$898,495
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
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 $41,988,091 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,004
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,223,828
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$277,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,279,832
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,345,866$36,345,866
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $9,026 · Excluded from tax $1,335,317$1,344,343
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,800$19,800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $1,184 · Excluded from tax $815,820$817,004
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,473−$20,473
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $201,719$201,719
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,345,866 · Unrelated business $10,210 · Excluded from tax $2,352,183$41,988,091
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $41,089,596 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,685,470$4,685,470
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,018,216$1,018,216
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,182,794 · Management $2,223,799 · Fundraising $781,382$16,187,975
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $700,520 · Management $113,862 · Fundraising $40,942$855,324
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,858,592 · Management $547,808 · Fundraising $170,017$3,576,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $934,600 · Management $217,919 · Fundraising $55,396$1,207,915
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $63,281$63,281
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $153,713$153,713
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $170,961$170,961
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,851 · Management $127,519 · Fundraising $7,800$267,170
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,418 · Management $428,340 · Fundraising $5,401$450,159
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $414,435 · Management $525,708$940,143
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,178,150 · Management $264,109$2,442,259
IX-20 InterestPrograms $144,350$144,350
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,799,296 · Management $304,700$3,103,996
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $341,190 · Management $44,562$385,752
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,608,460 · Management $553,704 · Fundraising $274,331$5,436,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,996,126 · Management $6,758,201 · Fundraising $1,335,269$41,089,596
Part X · Balance sheet $115,105,975 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,383,772$242,946
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,477,504$12,910,080
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,210,340$1,194,836
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,728,148$23,043,215
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $415,618$593,708
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,682,074$33,129,599
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,597,406$29,515,052
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,203,087$12,896,902
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,129,655$1,579,637
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,827,604$115,105,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,758,911$3,948,780
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $28,257,849$31,175,820
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,759,996$5,456,994
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,776,756$40,581,594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,921,857$66,423,193
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,128,991$8,101,188
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,050,848$74,524,381
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,827,604$115,105,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,524,381 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$41,988,091
XI-2 Total expenses$41,089,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$898,495
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,050,848
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,575,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,524,381

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