Aurora Waldorf School: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 16-1402664)

Anna Harp’s $40K as Administrator is at the 5th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Anna Harp	$39,967	$37,542	$35,674	$37,318	$35,449
Mark Lin-Aranduque	$35,421	—	—	—	—
Jaime Thompson	—	—	$32,989	$18,333	$20,268
Angel Lehner	$30,150	—	—	$18,333	$6,750
Lisa Carrow	—	$19,442	$19,009	$20,128	$20,999
Nathan Kershner	—	$16,054	$13,666	$10,898	—

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 children through eighth grade with a strong, arts-rich curriculum.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Class educationthe objective is to educate children in accordance with the philosophy and pedagogy of rudolph steiner.

$1.1Mprogram expense

02

Financial assistancethis activity allows the school to offer education services to an extended community.

$132Kprogram expense

03

Summer program & field tripsthis activity provides group activities and learning for children.

$6Kprogram 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

Scott Bieler Foundation INCFY2024$408K

American Gift FundFY2024$22K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$20K

Rsf Social Finance INCFY2024$16K

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo INCFY2024$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$481K

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Grants paid · 5 grants · $738K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$120,096

Unitemized GrantFY2023$143,327

Unitemized GrantFY2022$131,542

Unitemized GrantFY2021$151,161

Unitemized GrantFY2020$191,594

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K

Other incomeLn 4–11$91K

Money outPt IX

$1.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$267K

Fundraisingcol D$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$328K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K

Total assetsLn 16$764K

LiabilitiesLn 26$436K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K

Government grantsLn 1e$10K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$91K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$360K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K

Total assetsLn 16$764K

LiabilitiesLn 26$436K

Net assetsLn 32$328K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 544

VolunteersI 687

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$371K	$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$386K	$373K
Total assetsLn 16	$790K	$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$429K	$436K
Net assetsLn 32	$361K	$328K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$132K	$132K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$742K	$630K	$112K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$184K	$147K	$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$65K	$56K	$8K
Legal feesLn 11b	$13K		$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$15K		$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$26K		$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$939	$939
Office expensesLn 13	$54K	$9K	$44K
OccupancyLn 16	$99K	$99K
InterestLn 20	$11K	$7K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$31K	$27K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$22K	$21K	$831
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$156K	$150K	$2K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$6K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.6M	$1.3M	$267K	$4K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$2.4M	$1.9M	$476K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.0M	$1.7M	$225K	$553K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.5M	$1.6M	−$33K	$328K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.4M	$1.4M	$67K	$361K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.4M	$1.2M	$193K	$294K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,521,319 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,080$122,339

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,056,751$1,303,547

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59$4,063

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $81,694$91,370

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,417,584$1,521,319

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $151,161$131,542

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $864,379$990,645

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $334,780$432,210

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,350,320$1,554,397

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,264−$33,078

Part VI · Governance 8 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

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 $1,521,319 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$9,774

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,565

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$122,339

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,303,547$1,303,547

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,063$4,063

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $90,289$90,289

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,081$1,081

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,304,628 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,352$1,521,319

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,554,397 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $131,542$131,542

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $629,924 · Management $111,625$741,549

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $146,683 · Management $37,685$184,368

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,438 · Management $8,290$64,728

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,545$12,545

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,575$14,575

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $26,220$26,220

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $939$939

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,105 · Management $44,498$53,603

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,809$98,809

IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,899 · Management $4,096$10,995

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,508 · Management $4,151$30,659

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,131 · Management $831$21,962

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $149,982 · Management $2,007 · Fundraising $3,983$155,972

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,931$5,931

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,283,891 · Management $266,523 · Fundraising $3,983$1,554,397

Part X · Balance sheet $763,624 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $370,643$359,900

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,579$4,834

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,313$18,482

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,964$7,041

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $385,734$373,367

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $790,233$763,624

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,130$68,353

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $51,870$105,934

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $429,258$435,727

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $287,383$248,216

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $73,592$79,681

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $360,975$327,897

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $790,233$763,624

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $327,897 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,521,319

XI-2 Total expenses$1,554,397

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,078

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$360,975

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$327,897

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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