Bay Ridge Preparatory School is an independent, coeducational k-12 day School dedicated to fostering intellectual curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence in an inclusive, student-centered learning environment. The School provides a comprehensive academic program complemented by athletics, visual and performing arts, extracurricular activities, and leadership opportunities that support the unique talents and interests of each student. Students develop self-awareness, empathy, responsible decision-making, and the skills necessary for success in college, careers, and life. During the 2024-2025 School year, the School provided educational instruction and related services to approximately 373 students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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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 $1.5M a year · 8% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42.5M
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.9M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$22.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$18.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.9M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$17.5M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$21.3M
FY2025$24.9M
Expenses
$22.7M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$16.8M
FY2024$18.9M
FY2025$22.7M
Net assets
$18.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$14.2M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$18.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $19.7M Management & general 12% · $2.7M Fundraising 1% · $314K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $1.4M 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
$459,534Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Bridge Program- Upper
$206,837Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$203,637Pt VII · Sec A
Director of the Middle Sch
$181,969Pt VII · Sec A
Upper School Director
$180,236Pt VII · Sec A
Lower School Director
$166,452Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Fasano’s $460K as Head of School is at the 86th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Dealy———$526,019$327,232$320,032
Charles Fasano$459,534$398,187$336,756$327,176$320,620$313,470
John Kugler$206,837$197,554$190,036$178,897$170,814$166,987
Sabina Clifford$203,637$198,018$188,750$177,711$169,690$177,550
Julie Mayring$181,969$173,811$167,057$156,902$149,061$145,849
Chris Nuesell$180,236$170,151$163,185$152,682$144,747$141,562
Katherine George$166,452$158,060$151,060$141,083$133,345$130,402

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Educates children from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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1 program · $19.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educational instruction for 373 students. Programs include a full array of academic, athletic, arts and extra-curricular student activities.

$19.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $7.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$716,014
Unitemized GrantFY2024$296,840
Unitemized GrantFY2024$234,769
Unitemized GrantFY2023$916,317
Unitemized GrantFY2023$238,785
Unitemized GrantFY2023$189,745
Unitemized GrantFY2022$763,799
Unitemized GrantFY2022$268,995
Unitemized GrantFY2022$260,988
Unitemized GrantFY2021$886,906
Unitemized GrantFY2021$285,328
Unitemized GrantFY2021$238,593
Unitemized GrantFY2020$729,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$335,033
Unitemized GrantFY2020$267,710
Unitemized GrantFY2019$612,675
Unitemized GrantFY2019$261,170
Unitemized GrantFY2019$142,610

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$941K
Money outPt IX
$22.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.7M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Fundraisingcol D$314K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.5M
Total assetsLn 16$61.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$941K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$48K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$139K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$925K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$24.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.0M
Other assetsLn 15$18.8M
Total assetsLn 16$61.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42.5M
Net assetsLn 32$18.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5154
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$5.6M$15.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.6M$26.0M
Total assetsLn 16$43.5M$61.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.0M$42.5M
Net assetsLn 32$16.5M$18.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$552K$276K$276K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.2M$9.4M$624K$160K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$695K$613K$71K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.6M$2.4M$162K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$814K$734K$68K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$274K$67K$207K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$62K
Information technologyLn 14$179K$139K$39K$875
InterestLn 20$1.4M$1.4M$2K$173
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$968K$941K$25K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$299K$34K$264K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.4M$370K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.7M$1.0M$595K$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.7M$19.7M$2.7M$314K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $24.9M$22.7M$2.1M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $21.3M$18.9M$2.4M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.0M$16.8M$1.2M$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.9M$16.1M$715K$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.5M$15.5M$2.0M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.7M$15.0M$665K$10.2M 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 $24,855,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,965,718$940,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,903,066$19,976,505
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $526,547$924,848
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $912,477$3,013,580
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,307,808$24,855,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,344,847$1,247,623
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,134,125$14,874,287
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,411,426$6,623,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,890,398$22,745,400
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,417,410$2,110,403
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $24,855,803 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$138,529
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$802,341
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$48,192
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$940,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,976,505$19,976,505
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $900,250$900,250
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $24,598$24,598
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,013,580$3,013,580
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,914,933 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,855,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,745,400 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,247,623$1,247,623
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $276,125 · Management $276,125$552,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,434,621 · Management $623,581 · Fundraising $160,500$10,218,702
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $612,643 · Management $71,397 · Fundraising $11,414$695,454
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,399,151 · Management $161,736 · Fundraising $33,010$2,593,897
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $733,862 · Management $67,993 · Fundraising $12,129$813,984
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,987 · Management $207,454$274,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $62,122$62,122
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $139,183 · Management $39,131 · Fundraising $875$179,189
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,386,542 · Management $1,683 · Fundraising $173$1,388,398
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $940,862 · Management $25,222 · Fundraising $1,837$967,921
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,607 · Management $264,332 · Fundraising $1,061$299,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,372,638 · Management $370,029 · Fundraising $4,921$1,747,588
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,021,544 · Management $595,460 · Fundraising $87,827$1,704,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,727,510 · Management $2,704,143 · Fundraising $313,747$22,745,400
Part X · Balance sheet $61,114,301 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,628,143$15,542,468
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $475,187$536,253
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $279,149$264,857
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,619,009$26,012,742
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,008,771$18,757,981
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $43,515,425$61,114,301
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,428,335$642,905
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,176,875$9,233,625
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $369,013$32,589,092
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,974,223$42,465,622
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,451,202$18,648,679
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $90,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,541,202$18,648,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $43,515,425$61,114,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,648,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,855,803
XI-2 Total expenses$22,745,400
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,110,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,541,202
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,926
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,648,679

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