Renaissance is based on the conviction that a change in the destiny of a single individual can lead to a change in the destiny of a community, nation, and ultimately humankind. Its mission as a pk-12 School is to foster educated, responsible, humanistic young leaders who will through their own personal growth spark a Renaissance in new york. Its graduates will be global citizens with an abiding respect for peace, human rights, the environment, and sustainable development.with these goals in mind, Renaissance built a culture of community, cooperation, and collaboration. The school's core belief is that a dynamic learning environment which prizes friendship and deep respect will open both the hearts and minds of students. In this type of environment, students will meet all standards and exceed them to become leaders in their own right.the study of new york is the central curricular theme of Renaissance. Traditional subjects such as math, science, language arts and social studies are rela

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89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $469K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.8M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$13.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.0M
FY2022▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.9M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$16.8M
FY2025$18.7M
Expenses
$13.7M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$16.3M
FY2025$18.2M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +299%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2.5M
FY2021$429K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.9M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2001.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $12.1M Management & general 10% · $1.4M Fundraising 1% · $175K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$269,536Pt VII · Sec A
Ttee/Asst. Ed
$216,175Pt VII · Sec A
$207,610Pt VII · Sec A
Ttee/Dir of Dev
$204,410Pt VII · Sec A
Director of T&l
$164,437Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Data
$162,338Pt VII · Sec A
School Culture Ad.
$148,061Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Rep
$127,388Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Gauthier’s $378K as Principal/ Trustee is at the 77th 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
Stacey Gauthier$378,154$339,499$307,070$269,536$302,125$204,377
Daniel Fanelli$265,310$246,379—$216,175$187,373$121,074
Denise Hur$189,045$183,040$216,935$207,610$219,589$154,599
Rebekah Oakes———$204,410$218,778$152,115
Vincent Garelick$207,827—————
Victor Motta$185,406$177,152$166,498$162,338$187,088$152,267
Yumeris Morel———$164,437$185,573$117,739
Ana Falla-Riff$174,990—————

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

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Educates K-12 students to become responsible, humanistic leaders who will inspire positive change.

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1 program · $12.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Renaissance is on the Cutting Edge of Responsible Progressive PK-12 Education. It currently operates many programs that implement the most forward thinking educational practices in its classrooms to provide a high quality educational program PK-12.

$12.1Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
50can INCFY2024$469K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$469K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$204K
Money outPt IX
$13.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.1M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$204K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$15.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$325K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 598
VolunteersI 65
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$219K$325K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$429K$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$548K$211K$337K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.5M$6.9M$452K$115K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.4M$1.2M$133K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.4M$144K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$615K$546K$60K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$60K$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$537K$406K$131K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$90K$80K$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$152K$135K$15K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
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$139K$123K$13K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$104K$78K$24K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$998K$987K$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$25K$1K$155
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.7M$12.1M$1.4M$175K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $18.7M$18.2M$475K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.8M$16.3M$466K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.3M$14.1M$1.2M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $15.0M$13.7M$1.3M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.5M$12.5M$2.9M$429K 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.9M$12.0M−$96K−$2.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,998,687 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,259,133$14,794,477
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200,336$204,210
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,459,469$14,998,687
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,126,641$11,598,456
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,406,049$2,118,912
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,532,690$13,717,368
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,926,779$1,281,319
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $14,998,687 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,772,634
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,843
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,794,477
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $204,210$204,210
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $204,210$14,998,687
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,717,368 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $210,768 · Management $337,036$547,804
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,916,089 · Management $451,629 · Fundraising $115,269$7,482,987
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,217,197 · Management $132,967 · Fundraising $19,732$1,369,896
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,415,232 · Management $144,479 · Fundraising $23,209$1,582,920
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $546,313 · Management $59,680 · Fundraising $8,856$614,849
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $59,534$59,534
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $406,338 · Management $130,773$537,111
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $12,322$12,322
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $80,243 · Management $8,766 · Fundraising $1,301$90,310
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $135,107 · Management $14,759 · Fundraising $2,190$152,056
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
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 $123,405 · Management $13,480 · Fundraising $2,000$138,885
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $78,261 · Management $24,358 · Fundraising $1,269$103,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $987,388 · Management $9,620 · Fundraising $1,428$998,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,173 · Management $1,042 · Fundraising $155$26,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,141,514 · Management $1,400,445 · Fundraising $175,409$13,717,368
Part X · Balance sheet $4,496,119 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,089,920$2,507,992
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $594,445$1,505,547
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,677$157,376
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $218,822$325,204
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,946,864$4,496,119
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,489,420$2,544,578
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,494$241,272
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,517,914$2,785,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $426,510$1,709,374
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,440$895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $428,950$1,710,269
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,946,864$4,496,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,710,269 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,998,687
XI-2 Total expenses$13,717,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,281,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$428,950
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,710,269

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