To create and maintain a school for 18 months through 6th grade children. The school and organization will focus on the integration of education and wellness in children and families, with an emphasis on liberal and fine arts; scientific, environmental and technological literacy; multiple language acquisition; physical, cognitive and emotional health and development; and civic participation in local communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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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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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$996K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$931K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2021▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$931K
FY2021▲ +148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$931K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$748K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Mar 2008.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.9M Management & general 17% · $592K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Teacher Rep
$60,087Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Mgr.
$52,807Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Rep
$32,731Pt VII · Sec A
School Director
$30,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Erickson’s $89K as Head of School is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Erickson$89,360$92,756$66,044$60,087$60,087$56,897
Su-Fei Kuok——$53,301$52,807$52,807$14,500
Yi Che—$49,743—$32,731$32,731$37,070
Kelly Norris—————$30,876
Lorace Hammond——$26,810$30,500—$30,350
Lorie Hammond————$30,500—

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 children and families integrating wellness, arts, sciences, languages, and civic participation.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Peregrine school is a school for the 21ST century that strives to integrate the rigorous academics of a classical liberal arts education with child-centered, project based learning. Arts and sciences, as well as spanish, taught daily through projects. Weekly enrichment classes include yoga, dance, music, and drama taught by specialists.

$2.9Mprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.5M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$189,255
Unitemized GrantFY2024$43,542
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,429
Unitemized GrantFY2023$292,364
Unitemized GrantFY2023$83,608
Unitemized GrantFY2023$54,914
Unitemized GrantFY2022$182,965
Unitemized GrantFY2022$103,278
Unitemized GrantFY2022$86,522
Unitemized GrantFY2021$225,348
Unitemized GrantFY2021$188,767

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$838K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$592K
Owns and owesPt X
$931K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$996K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$838K
Government grantsLn 1e$806K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$290
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$607K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$145K
Other assetsLn 15$96K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$996K
Net assetsLn 32$931K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5144
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$983K$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$159K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$895K$996K
Net assetsLn 32$376K$931K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$331K$331K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$189K$105K$85K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.5M$349K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$42K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$172K$134K$37K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$440$440
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$11K$30K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$445K$426K$19K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$12K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$233K$230K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$121K$82K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.9M$592K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.5M$3.9M−$350K$748K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$4.8M−$239K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$4.7M$236K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.5M$106K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.0M$3.5M$557K$931K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$3.1M−$109K$376K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,045,522 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,652$838,197
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,981,379$3,175,858
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $339$290
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,896$31,177
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,012,266$4,045,522
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $336,947$331,417
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,886,916$2,224,333
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $897,067$932,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,120,930$3,488,549
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$108,664$556,973
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,045,522 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$806,220
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,977
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$838,197
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,175,858$3,175,858
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $290$290
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,450$2,450
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,290$21,290
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,437$7,437
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,183,295 · Excluded from tax $24,030$4,045,522
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,488,549 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $331,417$331,417
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,695 · Management $84,594$189,289
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,460,884 · Management $348,668$1,809,552
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,168 · Management $11,797$53,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $134,362 · Management $37,165$171,527
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,719$32,719
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,450$3,450
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $440$440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,178 · Management $7,217$11,395
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,141 · Management $29,851$40,992
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $425,808 · Management $19,411$445,219
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,181$24,181
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,183 · Management $8,889$21,072
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $230,390 · Management $2,248$232,638
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,227 · Management $38,466$120,693
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,896,353 · Management $592,196 · Fundraising $0$3,488,549
Part X · Balance sheet $1,926,924 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $569,619$607,221
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $413,161$1,011,561
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,310$23,646
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,954$43,864
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $159,092$144,668
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $66$66
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $56,639$95,898
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,270,841$1,926,924
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,760$129,597
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $453,761$865,990
X-25 Other liabilities$3
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $894,631$995,590
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $376,210$931,334
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $376,210$931,334
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,270,841$1,926,924
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $931,334 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,045,522
XI-2 Total expenses$3,488,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$556,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$376,210
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,849
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$931,334

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