Rye Country Day School: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 13-1740484)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$51.1M
FY2021	$53.9M
FY2022	$56.4M
FY2023	$56.1M
FY2024	$64.2M
FY2025	$66.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$46.0M
FY2021	$49.7M
FY2022	$51.2M
FY2023	$54.9M
FY2024	$58.9M
FY2025	$62.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$139.8M
FY2021	$153.2M
FY2022	$148.8M
FY2023	$154.6M
FY2024	$164.0M
FY2025	$173.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1936.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

17%

Program services 80% · $50.1M Management & general 17% · $10.4M Fundraising 4% · $2.2M

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

37 people listed on the 990; $3.4M 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

Randall Dunn

Head of School

$778,323Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Nelson

Former Head of School

$755,144Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Goldman

Asst Head of Finance & Operations

$341,940Pt VII · Sec A

Meredith Dechabert

Asst Head of School for Academics

$300,964Pt VII · Sec A

Lynette Gioffre

Director of Advancement

$261,689Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Bates

Director of College Counselling

$245,064Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Gilles

Director of Technology

$236,635Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Sotirhos

Lower School Principal

$229,415Pt VII · Sec A

Randall Dunn’s $778K as Head of School is at the 97th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Scott Nelson	$755,144	$767,191	$524,412	$793,109	$2,742,643	$829,268
Randall Dunn	$778,323	$756,084	—	—	—	—
Meredith Dechabert	$300,964	$698,393	$294,785	$240,799	$234,215	$221,816
Dunn Randall	—	—	$416,258	—	—	—
Pamela Goldman	$341,940	$330,727	$320,230	—	—	—
Robert Brody	—	—	—	$338,659	$288,826	—
Robert Z Brody	—	—	—	—	—	$273,933
Lynette Gioffre	$261,689	$252,494	$244,410	$246,797	$228,076	$238,398

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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students from pre-K through 12th grade with a challenging, traditional, and innovative college prep program.

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1 program · $50.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Rye country day school is a highly competitive college preparatory school where students continue to achieve outstanding results on advanced placement exams, as well as the sat's and act's. The academic excellence, in turn supports a very successful matriculation rate at many of the nation's top colleges and universities.

$50.1Mprogram 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

Tikkun Olam Steinberg Foundation INCFY2025$15K

Sung Family FoundationFY2025$15K

Rudolph J Torello Foundation INCFY2025$12K

Center for Bridging Cultures INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$52K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $38.2M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,158,259

Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,693,486

Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,505,497

Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,053,978

Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,096,811

Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,719,334

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$66.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$54.8M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.4M

Money outPt IX

$62.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$50.1M

Managementcol C$10.4M

Fundraisingcol D$2.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$173.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.0M

Total assetsLn 16$187.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

37

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a28

IndependentVI 1b28

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$637K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$54.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$581K

Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M

Total revenueLn 12$66.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$10.1M

SavingsLn 2$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$102.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71.1M

Other assetsLn 15$245K

Total assetsLn 16$187.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M

Net assetsLn 32$173.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5350

VolunteersI 640

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$13.2M	$12.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$92.3M	$102.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$71.9M	$71.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$179.0M	$187.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$15.0M	$13.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$164.0M	$173.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$7.2M	$7.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.6M		$1.6M	$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$90K			$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$27.3M	$23.4M	$2.9M	$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.8M	$1.6M	$182K	$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.8M	$3.4M	$307K	$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2.2M	$1.9M	$249K	$47K
Legal feesLn 11b	$282K	$105K	$176K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$80K		$80K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$511K			$511K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$441K		$441K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.8M	$1.1M	$1.7M
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$201K		$199K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$839K	$221K	$494K	$124K
Information technologyLn 14	$478K	$372K	$83K	$23K
OccupancyLn 16	$812K	$96K	$684K	$32K
TravelLn 17	$1.9M	$1.8M	$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$156K	$91K	$19K	$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3.5M	$3.2M	$303K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$509K	$22K	$484K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6.2M	$5.6M	$415K	$195K
All other expensesLn 24e	$85K	$35K	$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$62.8M	$50.1M	$10.4M	$2.2M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$66.4M	$62.8M	$3.6M	$173.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$64.2M	$58.9M	$5.2M	$164.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$56.1M	$54.9M	$1.1M	$154.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$56.4M	$51.2M	$5.1M	$148.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$53.9M	$49.7M	$4.2M	$153.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$51.1M	$46.0M	$5.0M	$139.8M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $66,395,080 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,418,398$6,639,191

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,723,901$54,793,583

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,429,284$4,381,147

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $599,525$581,159

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,171,108$66,395,080

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,693,486$7,158,259

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,687,360$36,829,013

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$510,537

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,543,867$18,287,163

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,924,713$62,784,972

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,246,395$3,610,108

Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28

VI-1b Independent voting members28

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 $66,395,080 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $33,949 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$1,139,875

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,499,316

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$636,862

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,639,191

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,793,583$54,793,583

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,113,863$3,113,863

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $488,120$488,120

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,267,284$1,267,284

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $59,090$59,090

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,828,426 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,927,463$66,395,080

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $62,784,972 across 22 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,158,259$7,158,259

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,591,407 · Fundraising $46,480$1,637,887

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsFundraising $90,288$90,288

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,370,700 · Management $2,917,606 · Fundraising $1,010,490$27,298,796

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,571,206 · Management $181,588 · Fundraising $32,395$1,785,189

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,411,766 · Management $307,409 · Fundraising $78,917$3,798,092

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,922,981 · Management $248,695 · Fundraising $47,085$2,218,761

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $105,323 · Management $176,411$281,734

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,300$80,300

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $510,537$510,537

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $441,292$441,292

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,114,061 · Management $1,697,053$2,811,114

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $199,140 · Fundraising $1,368$200,508

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $221,008 · Management $493,754 · Fundraising $124,010$838,772

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $371,730 · Management $83,309 · Fundraising $22,609$477,648

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,856 · Management $684,425 · Fundraising $31,603$811,884

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,814,120 · Management $36,211$1,850,331

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $91,453 · Management $19,420 · Fundraising $45,000$155,873

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,242,669 · Management $302,992 · Fundraising $2,477$3,548,138

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,090 · Management $483,919 · Fundraising $2,511$508,520

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,584,807 · Management $415,395 · Fundraising $195,435$6,195,637

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,412 · Management $50,000$85,412

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $50,133,441 · Management $10,410,326 · Fundraising $2,241,205$62,784,972

Part X · Balance sheet $187,061,462 assets, 18 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $327,886; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,880,976$10,116,883

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,274,235$1,918,736

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $88,761$60,025

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $669,359$608,924

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $397,772$682,787

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $71,858,612$71,113,123

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $83,261,861$93,811,743

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $8,992,414$8,176,436

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $227,312$244,919

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $178,981,130$187,061,462

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,228,661$3,861,308

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,004,981$9,393,335

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $790,722$646,513

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,024,364$13,901,156

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,440,626$125,413,865

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,516,140$47,746,441

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,956,766$173,160,306

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $178,981,130$187,061,462

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,160,306 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$66,395,080

XI-2 Total expenses$62,784,972

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,610,108

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,956,766

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,593,432

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,160,306

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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