Allendale Columbia School FY2024 filing

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Provide education to students from nursery School through 12th grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$797K 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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FY2024 · 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $488K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$797K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.1 months of spending in cash, plus $9.2M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $248K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.6M
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$13.1M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$12.4M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$16.2M
Expenses
$13.1M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$10.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Oct 1971.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $10.1M Management & general 19% · $2.5M Fundraising 3% · $450K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $797K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$210,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$134,163Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$117,810Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$115,500Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Baudo’s $207K as Head of School is at the 40th 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
Shannon Baudo$207,006$210,000$273,636$234,004$128,101—
Michael Gee————$151,000$255,020
Eric Steiner$140,467$134,163————
Christina Duquin——$136,733$136,733$112,070$109,140
Karen Higman————$125,000$127,500
Michelle Feiss——$115,771$118,600——
Philip Schwartz$118,203$117,810$96,711$115,005$110,000$110,000
Tina Duver$115,885$115,500$112,750$112,750——

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 nursery school through 12th grade.

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1 program · $10.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Classroom Services

Including TEACHER/FACULTY salaries, textbooks, instructional supplies, etc. Needed to perform the education process for 354 students during the 2023/2024 school year.

$10.1Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $17.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,030,622
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,854,490
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,057,415
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,815,281
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,759,035
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,533,639

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$357K
Money outPt IX
$13.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.1M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$450K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$97K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$291K
Other incomeLn 4–11$357K
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5194
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$10.3M$9.3M$8.7M$9.7M$7.8M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$85K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.1M$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.0M$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$6.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.9M$2.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$384K$77K$230K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.0M$4.5M$1.2M$267K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$91K$60K$28K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$420K$292K$108K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$477K$300K$153K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$219K$219K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$153K$153K$273
OccupancyLn 16$424K$200K$222K$2K
InterestLn 20$205K$205K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$547K$465K$66K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$112K$112K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$979K$136K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.1M$10.1M$2.5M$450K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 13, 2026 $16.2M$13.2M$3.0M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 7, 2025 $11.1M$13.1M−$2.0M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2024 $11.4M$13.3M−$1.8M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2023 $12.4M$11.9M$443K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2022 $12.2M$10.4M$1.8M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2021 $12.0M$10.5M$1.5M$6.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,096,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,279,996$1,275,097
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,064,260$9,173,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $96,905$290,729
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$356,904
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,441,161$11,096,225
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,057,415$2,854,490
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,454,794$7,331,608
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,737,998$2,914,134
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,250,207$13,100,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,809,046−$2,004,007
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $11,096,225 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,249
VIII-1e Government grants$96,865
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,983
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,275,097
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,173,495$9,173,495
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $290,729$290,729
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,661−$3,661
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $360,565$360,565
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,534,060 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $287,068$11,096,225
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,100,232 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,854,490$2,854,490
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,703 · Management $230,109 · Fundraising $76,703$383,515
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,536,403 · Management $1,156,541 · Fundraising $267,429$5,960,373
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,656 · Management $27,622 · Fundraising $3,745$91,023
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $291,854 · Management $108,363 · Fundraising $19,645$419,862
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $300,406 · Management $152,587 · Fundraising $23,842$476,835
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,853$9,853
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,712$17,712
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $57,896$57,896
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $218,883$218,883
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,991$13,991
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $152,625 · Management $273$152,898
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $200,235 · Management $222,307 · Fundraising $1,832$424,374
IX-20 InterestManagement $205,099$205,099
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $464,959 · Management $65,641 · Fundraising $16,411$547,011
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $111,681$111,681
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $978,592 · Management $136,215 · Fundraising $39,929$1,154,736
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,134,806 · Management $2,515,890 · Fundraising $449,536$13,100,232
Part X · Balance sheet $13,280,476 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,054,507$85,303
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $180,305$209,067
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,063$42,961
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,916$20,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,931,640$3,673,610
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,149,798$9,229,955
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,665$19,360
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,997,266$13,280,476
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $695,810$704,984
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,838,161$2,931,341
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,889,134$2,414,239
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,883,250$6,573,049
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,297,164$4,905,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,816,852$1,802,139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,114,016$6,707,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,997,266$13,280,476
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,707,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,096,225
XI-2 Total expenses$13,100,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,004,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,114,016
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$628,996
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$31,578
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,707,427

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