The Agnes Irwin School FY2021 filing

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Rosemont, PA501(c)(3)Since 1869EducationEIN 23-1352650Revenue $30.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSagnesirwin.orgIthan Ave Conestoga Rd, 19010-0000 · Rosemont, PATax-exempt since Dec 1934School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Agnes Irwin School empowers girls to learn, to lead, and to live a legacy. Agnes Irwin provides girls with a deep foundation in the humanities, mathematics and science, wellness and athletics. In an inclusive setting that values diversity, (continued on schedule o)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.4M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18.7M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$30.4M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$27.8M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$74.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30.4M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.6M
FY2021$30.4M
FY2022$32.2M
FY2023$26.6M
FY2024$34.0M
FY2025$40.7M
Expenses
$27.8M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.8M
FY2021$27.8M
FY2022$26.9M
FY2023$28.9M
FY2024$30.8M
FY2025$32.7M
Net assets
$74.9M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65.8M
FY2021$74.9M
FY2022$71.3M
FY2023$74.8M
FY2024$81.6M
FY2025$92.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 1934.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $19.3M Management & general 25% · $6.9M Fundraising 6% · $1.6M

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

36 people listed on the 990; $1.7M 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
Former Officer - Head of School
$436,409Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School
$327,984Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$220,250Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$171,115Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$166,533Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enrollment Management
$159,177Pt VII · Sec A
Athletic Director
$129,806Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Middle School
$128,271Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Keidel’s $559K as Head of School is at the 92nd 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
Sally Keidel$558,814$503,523$443,317$444,523$327,984—
Dr Wendy L Hill————$436,409$488,377
Nico Washington—$39,069$230,448$118,282——
Timothy Walsh———$113,588$220,250$221,580
Elizabeth Rossini$215,018$195,836————
Allison Hough$181,197—$123,816———
Camille Seals———$176,500$171,115—
Wendy Barnhart$114,941$169,402————

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

Empowers girls and young women to grow intellectually and personally.

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1 program · $19.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The agnes irwin school, a non-denominational all-girls college preparatory school for grades pre-k through 12, fosters the intellectual and personal growth of girls and young women through a rigorous liberal arts education and dynamic co-curricular programming, including visual and performing arts, athletics, community service, and…

$19.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$28K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $8.9M · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,659,534
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,283,140

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$27.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.3M
Managementcol C$6.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$74.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$93.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$355K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$759K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$103K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$799K
Total revenueLn 12$30.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$4.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$93.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.7M
Net assetsLn 32$74.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5347
VolunteersI 6225
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.9M$28.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56.0M$54.5M
Total assetsLn 16$86.9M$93.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.2M$18.7M
Net assetsLn 32$65.8M$74.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.7M$4.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$815K$815K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.0M$7.1M$3.0M$808K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$388K$336K$13K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$935K$625K$257K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$834K$523K$253K$58K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$721K$700K$163K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$60K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$403K$43K$267K$93K
Information technologyLn 14$757K$565K$169K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$303K$250K$44K$9K
TravelLn 17$14K$3K$11K
InterestLn 20$215K$215K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.4M$1.9M$376K$75K
InsuranceLn 23$198K$162K$30K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.0M$2.3M$422K$276K
All other expensesLn 24e$199K$53K$135K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.8M$19.3M$6.9M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $40.7M$32.7M$8.0M$92.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $34.0M$30.8M$3.2M$81.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.6M$28.9M−$2.3M$74.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $32.2M$26.9M$5.3M$71.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $30.4M$27.8M$2.7M$74.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $24.6M$26.8M−$2.1M$65.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $30,419,162 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,321,029$7,074,530
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,954,747$21,562,897
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $169,003−$673,846
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $203,177$2,455,581
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,647,956$30,419,162
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,283,140$4,659,534
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,971,616$13,944,041
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,542,098$9,151,541
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,796,854$27,755,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,148,898$2,664,046
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $30,419,162 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $61,683 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$102,924
VIII-1e Government grants$354,861
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,616,745
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$758,670
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,074,530
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,562,897$21,562,897
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125,379$125,379
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$4,762−$4,762
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$799,225−$799,225
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,253$18,253
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,380,407$2,380,407
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,599,652 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,744,980$30,419,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,755,116 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,659,534$4,659,534
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $815,475$815,475
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,120,299 · Management $3,041,753 · Fundraising $808,349$10,970,401
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $335,547 · Management $13,195 · Fundraising $39,737$388,479
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $625,050 · Management $256,596 · Fundraising $53,592$935,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $522,730 · Management $253,257 · Fundraising $58,461$834,448
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $27,565$27,565
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $66,093$66,093
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $720,942 · Management $699,891 · Fundraising $163,446$1,584,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,478 · Management $15,168$75,646
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,871 · Management $267,135 · Fundraising $92,600$402,606
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $565,062 · Management $168,991 · Fundraising $22,767$756,820
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $249,641 · Management $44,355 · Fundraising $8,610$302,606
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,840 · Fundraising $11,432$14,272
IX-20 InterestManagement $215,486$215,486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,904,363 · Management $376,150 · Fundraising $75,282$2,355,795
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $161,711 · Management $29,741 · Fundraising $6,393$197,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,255,591 · Management $422,346 · Fundraising $275,785$2,953,722
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,939 · Management $135,363 · Fundraising $10,504$198,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,276,758 · Management $6,851,400 · Fundraising $1,626,958$27,755,116
Part X · Balance sheet $93,641,115 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,545,642$3,108,938
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,277,117$4,721,794
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $905,818$546,651
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $153,539$387,164
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $83,071$73,576
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $444,165$255,586
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,966,313$54,480,794
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,438,174$821,771
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $17,482,395$27,433,668
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,652,310$1,811,173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,948,544$93,641,115
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,848,444$1,989,526
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,611,774$1,963,954
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $6,677,043$6,353,963
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,409,888$1,214,042
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,161,446$18,692,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,561,545$51,281,528
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,225,553$23,667,256
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,787,098$74,948,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,948,544$93,641,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,948,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,419,162
XI-2 Total expenses$27,755,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,664,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,787,098
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,111,431
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$386,209
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,948,784

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