Corlears students learn, play, and grow together in a School designed for who they are at ages 2 through 10. During these crucial formative years, we build a foundation of compassion, critical thinking, imagination and leadership, and cultivate a joy and confidence in learning that serves our graduates throughout their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$688K 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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FY2020 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.5M a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$688K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.7M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.9M
Spent
$7.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$7.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023−$22K
FY2024−$1.6M
FY2025−$4.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1958.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $5.9M Management & general 23% · $1.8M Fundraising 3% · $220K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $688K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$256,345Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Business & Finance
$175,732Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions
$135,946Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$120,281Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Egolf’s $326K as Head of School is at the 97th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Egolf$326,366$304,009$288,415$276,132$265,795$256,345
Robert Fantauzzi—$214,394$203,982$196,387$186,724$175,732
Amanda Steiner$143,196$137,311$131,976———
Mansi Vasa—$143,083$137,587$125,845$119,869—
Thea Kabacinski————$141,150—
Colleen Goddard$137,585$124,907$112,013———
Thea Hubert—————$135,946
Brenda Daniels$127,207$121,442————

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 young children, ages 2-10, in a private school setting.

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1 program · $5.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Corlears school is an independent school for students aged 2-10. It provides nursery through fifth grade educational services. Corlears served 155 students during the 19-20 school year with a mission as corlears students learn, play and grow together in a school designed for who they are.

$5.9Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $11.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,394,093
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,350,702
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,559,269
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,663,726
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,484,328
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,588,596

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$834K
Other incomeLn 4–11$121K
Money outPt IX
$7.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$834K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$121K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$942K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.6M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 625
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M$10.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.6M$1.6M
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$487K$150K$263K$75K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$2.2M$995K$72K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$121K$84K$34K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$484K$304K$164K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$254K$159K$85K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$120K$118K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$342K$293K$49K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$442K$398K$44K
TravelLn 17$129K$125K$4K
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$345K$311K$26K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$65K$46K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$119K$22K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.9M$5.9M$1.8M$220K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.2M$8.9M−$2.6M−$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$9.8M−$2.7M−$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.1M$8.5M−$1.3M−$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.2M$8.6M−$2.5M$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$8.2M$221K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.9M$7.9M$4K$3.6M 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 $7,868,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,028,001$833,801
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,728,345$6,906,995
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,462$6,283
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$30,459$120,929
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,734,349$7,868,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,712,580$1,588,596
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,338,771$4,584,109
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,683,266$1,691,715
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,734,617$7,864,420
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$268$3,588
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $7,868,008 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,760 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$62,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$771,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$833,801
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,906,995$6,906,995
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,283$6,283
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 eventsExcluded from tax $92,399$92,399
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $24,770$24,770
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,906,995 · Excluded from tax $127,212$7,868,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,864,420 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,588,596$1,588,596
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 $149,718 · Management $262,655 · Fundraising $74,859$487,232
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,171,298 · Management $995,239 · Fundraising $71,632$3,238,169
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $84,480 · Management $33,949 · Fundraising $2,658$121,087
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $303,870 · Management $163,503 · Fundraising $16,734$484,107
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $158,607 · Management $85,263 · Fundraising $9,644$253,514
IX-11a Management feesManagement $15,500$15,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,663$20,663
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,928$35,928
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $118,475 · Management $1,167$119,642
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $293,158 · Management $48,992$342,150
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $397,611 · Management $44,179$441,790
IX-17 TravelPrograms $125,277 · Management $4,000$129,277
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 $310,662 · Management $25,888 · Fundraising $8,629$345,179
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,361 · Management $19,079$65,440
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,788 · Management $22,005 · Fundraising $35,353$176,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,866,901 · Management $1,778,010 · Fundraising $219,509$7,864,420
Part X · Balance sheet $13,299,928 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $712,379$941,927
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $795,987$1,155,847
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $580,996$436,395
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,713$149,312
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,609$64,710
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,705,296$10,551,737
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,936,980$13,299,928
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $380,728$431,541
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,879,733$2,365,389
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $6,997,169$6,823,060
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,750$119,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,380,380$9,739,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,998,733$3,083,321
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $557,867$476,867
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,556,600$3,560,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,936,980$13,299,928
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,560,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,868,008
XI-2 Total expenses$7,864,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,556,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,560,188

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