Robert Louis Stevenson School: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 13-2898880)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.7M
FY2021	$6.5M
FY2022	$6.2M
FY2023	$6.9M
FY2024	$7.1M
FY2025	$7.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.1M
FY2021	$5.4M
FY2022	$5.6M
FY2023	$5.9M
FY2024	$6.6M
FY2025	$7.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.8M
FY2021	$2.9M
FY2022	$3.3M
FY2023	$4.3M
FY2024	$5.1M
FY2025	$5.7M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1978.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

22%

Program services 77% · $4.1M Management & general 22% · $1.2M Fundraising 1% · $68K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $959K 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

Christopher Ongaro

Head of School

$232,130Pt VII · Sec A

Carl Pozzi

CFO/COO

$228,682Pt VII · Sec A

Lana Farina

Clinical Director

$133,326Pt VII · Sec A

Jerry Pavlon-Blum

Dir. External Affairs & Program Innovation

$132,646Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Surak

Dir. of Admissions

$116,558Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Van Auken

Dir. of Technology

$115,866Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Ross

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Howard Spivak

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Ongaro’s $305K as Head of School is at the 95th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Christopher Ongaro	$305,029	$292,896	$278,049	$256,188	$232,130	$164,444
Carl Pozzi	$258,611	$250,762	$241,193	$236,088	$228,682	$178,585
Lana Farina	$174,076	$152,998	$143,771	$138,674	$133,326	$119,515
Adam Van Auken	$159,810	$152,166	$129,569	$118,775	$115,866	$108,975
Dan Morrison	$154,399	—	—	—	—	—
Jerry Pavlon-Blum	—	$151,340	$142,700	$133,589	$132,646	$130,560
Joseph Surak	$118,071	$113,014	$107,774	$109,736	$116,558	$109,680
Kim Rozanski	$110,577	—	—	—	—	—

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
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Educates and supports students with therapeutic and college preparatory programs.

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1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The robert louis stevenson school's mission is to promote the emotional mastery needed for learning and living, bringing students into a strong academic and therapeutic environment and propelling them towards postsecondary independence and success.

$4.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$16K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2019–2019

Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,784

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K

Other incomeLn 4–11$25K

Money outPt IX

$5.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.1M

Managementcol C$1.2M

Fundraisingcol D$68K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M

Total assetsLn 16$10.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K

Government grantsLn 1e$482K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$25K

Total revenueLn 12$6.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$161K

SavingsLn 2$2.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$406K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.1M

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$10.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M

Net assetsLn 32$2.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 563

VolunteersI 611

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.4M	$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$406K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5.2M	$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$9.4M	$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7.7M	$7.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.8M	$2.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$481K	$371K	$107K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.9M	$2.1M	$676K	$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$65K	$53K	$11K	$918
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$240K	$195K	$42K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$300K	$243K	$53K	$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$18K	$5K	$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$179K		$179K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$246K	$211K	$35K	$176
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$9K	$5K		$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$91K	$80K	$10K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$65K	$65K
OccupancyLn 16	$31K	$28K	$2K	$310
TravelLn 17	$7K	$4K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$15K	$9K	$5K	$147
InterestLn 20	$227K	$199K	$25K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$248K	$232K	$14K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$70K	$65K	$5K	$701
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$235K	$230K	$4K	$561
All other expensesLn 24e	$11K	$7K	$2K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.4M	$4.1M	$1.2M	$68K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$7.4M	$7.0M	$394K	$5.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$7.1M	$6.6M	$496K	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$6.9M	$5.9M	$983K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.2M	$5.6M	$608K	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$6.5M	$5.4M	$1.1M	$2.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.7M	$5.1M	$562K	$1.8M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,488,449 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,077$579,559

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,486,676$5,879,965

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,231$3,709

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,198$25,216

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,689,182$6,488,449

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,784$0

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,813,450$3,938,278

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,302,749$1,451,613

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,126,983$5,389,891

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $562,199$1,098,558

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $6,488,449 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,229

VIII-1e Government grants$482,300

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,030

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,774

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$579,559

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,879,965$5,879,965

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,709$3,709

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $25,216$25,216

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,879,965 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,925$6,488,449

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,389,891 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $371,048 · Management $106,508 · Fundraising $3,512$481,068

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,134,613 · Management $676,013 · Fundraising $42,255$2,852,881

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,185 · Management $10,613 · Fundraising $918$64,716

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $194,851 · Management $42,038 · Fundraising $3,081$239,970

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $243,266 · Management $52,535 · Fundraising $3,842$299,643

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,000 · Management $12,791$17,791

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $179,182$179,182

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $211,045 · Management $35,106 · Fundraising $176$246,327

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,880 · Fundraising $3,687$8,567

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $79,828 · Management $9,794 · Fundraising $1,300$90,922

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,178$65,178

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,488 · Management $2,493 · Fundraising $310$31,291

IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,274 · Management $2,471$6,745

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,286 · Management $5,223 · Fundraising $147$14,656

IX-20 InterestPrograms $199,167 · Management $25,432 · Fundraising $2,165$226,764

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $231,598 · Management $14,216 · Fundraising $2,517$248,331

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $64,535 · Management $4,911 · Fundraising $701$70,147

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $230,216 · Management $3,926 · Fundraising $561$234,703

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,565 · Management $1,592 · Fundraising $2,852$11,009

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,137,023 · Management $1,184,844 · Fundraising $68,024$5,389,891

Part X · Balance sheet $10,001,571 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $368,760$161,447

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,044,420$2,482,307

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,105$915

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,636,086$1,847,096

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $132,285$45,491

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,247,663$5,058,587

X-11 Publicly traded securities$405,728

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,438,319$10,001,571

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $287,683$467,942

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $506,892$540,710

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,680,376$7,139,343

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,757,943$2,862,228

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,757,943$2,862,228

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,438,319$10,001,571

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,862,228 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,488,449

XI-2 Total expenses$5,389,891

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,098,558

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,757,943

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,727

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,862,228

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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