To enable our studnets to meet with confidence, the academic and social challenges of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$238K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 $490K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$238K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% 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
3
named funders · $286K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% 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
$5.3M
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$7.9M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.6M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$10.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 Mar 1983.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $3.5M Management & general 34% · $1.8M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $238K 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
$238,034Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josephine Diemond’s $258K as Head of School is at the 92nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Peter Lewis———$272,725$238,034
Josephine Diemond$257,613$183,620$208,000——

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 15aNo

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The school provides instruction and education in all basic academic subjects as well as art and physical education.

$3.5Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$286K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$211K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$211K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$544K
SavingsLn 2$874K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$969K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M$6.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$969K
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$238K$238K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.5M$631K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$489K$337K$152K
Payroll taxesLn 10$257K$177K$80K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$243K$126K$117K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$359K$359K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$126K$48K$79K
InsuranceLn 23$73K$73K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$354K$352K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$21K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$3.5M$1.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.9M$5.6M$2.3M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.7M$5.4M$304K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$5.1M−$296K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$4.8M$298K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.1M$4.7M$334K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.3M$5.4M−$45K$6.5M 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 $5,314,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $177,505$176,994
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,042,781$4,892,425
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $273,047$210,567
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,203$34,753
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,547,536$5,314,739
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,771,750$4,078,455
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,572,328$1,281,415
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,344,078$5,359,870
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $203,458−$45,131
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,314,739 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$176,994
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$176,994
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,892,425$4,892,425
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $185,794$185,794
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,773$24,773
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,753$34,753
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,892,425 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $245,320$5,314,739
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,359,870 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $238,034$238,034
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,463,956 · Management $630,934$3,094,890
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $336,605 · Management $152,202$488,807
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $176,786 · Management $79,938$256,724
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $125,565 · Management $116,953$242,518
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $29,982$29,982
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $38,702$38,702
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $359,322$359,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,111$1,111
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,427$1,427
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,708 · Management $78,505$126,213
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $73,438$73,438
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $351,527 · Management $2,300$353,827
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,164 · Management $33,711$54,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,524,422 · Management $1,835,448 · Fundraising $0$5,359,870
Part X · Balance sheet $11,753,368 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $348,421$544,020
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $765,136$873,513
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,450,919$2,584,139
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,788$37,682
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,015,186$968,789
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,898,840$6,745,225
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,240$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,587,530$11,753,368
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,680,972$4,459,118
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,680,972$5,242,573
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,888,676$5,394,814
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,017,882$1,115,981
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,906,558$6,510,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,587,530$11,753,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,510,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,314,739
XI-2 Total expenses$5,359,870
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,131
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,906,558
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$649,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,510,795

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