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The Meadowbrook School

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Jenkintown, PA501(c)(3)Since 1919Education EIN 23-1352659Revenue $3.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSthemeadowbrookschool.org1641 Hampton Rd, 19046-1200 · Jenkintown, PATax-exempt since Sep 1958School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of the Meadowbrook School is to bring life to learning for elementary-aged children in a nurturing, fun, and collaborative environment. Our philosophy is to use our diverse, cohesive community to prepare our students for their next steps by cultivating intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth. Our interwoven approach to curriculum fosters confident, compassionate, and creative learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 61 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $228K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $834K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $451K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$267K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$267K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$963K
FY2021−$831K
FY2022−$52K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$290K
FY2025$267K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1958.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $2.8M Management & general 22% · $831K Fundraising 3% · $101K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Michael Reardon
Headmaster
$145,487Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Kent
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Hall
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marlene Sidhu
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Reardon’s $145K as Headmaster is at the 62nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Reardon$145,487$135,865$131,151$126,200$117,162$103,690

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

Nurtures elementary children's learning through a fun, collaborative environment.

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Meadowbrook is a small, co-educational independent school founded in 1919. Located in abington township, pa, the school is committed to meeting the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of its students with the framework of a traditional and structured program. Explicit rules are kept to a minimum.

$2.8Mprogram 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
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship FundFY2024$268K
Cedarcrest Charitable FoundationFY2024$62K
John W Henry Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$50K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$48K
The Boger Charitable TrustFY2024$10K
Mussafer Fam FoundationFY2024$5K
Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and AthleticsFY2024$4K
The Linda@hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable TrustFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$451K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$774,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$629,900
Unitemized GrantFY2022$667,700
Unitemized GrantFY2021$704,775
Unitemized GrantFY2020$613,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$618,260

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Other incomeLn 4–11$356K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$831K
Fundraisingcol D$101K
Owns and owesPt X
$267K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$525K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$356K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$431K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$525K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$834K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$975K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$267K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 561
VolunteersI 630
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$613K$525K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$843K$834K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$971K$975K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$290K$267K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$775K$775K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$153K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$975K$392K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$397K$284K$112K$433
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$76K$30K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$850$850
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$24K$92K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$9K$30K$461
Information technologyLn 14$45K$44K$362
OccupancyLn 16$188K$132K$50K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$124K$87K$33K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$44K$17K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$226K$195K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$18K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$2.8M$831K$101K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.7M$3.8M−$106K$267K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$4.0M−$163K$290K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.1M$379K$371K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$3.5M$814K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.1M$94K−$831K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.3M$351K−$963K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,650,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $674,261$458,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,790,736$2,802,172
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,595$34,071
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $334,838$355,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,830,430$3,650,175
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $629,900$774,900
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,330,653$2,080,321
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,032,631$900,670
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,993,184$3,755,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,754−$105,716
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $3,650,175 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$74,894
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,533
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$458,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,802,172$2,802,172
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,071$34,071
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $230,756$230,756
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $60,444$60,444
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $64,305$64,305
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,866,477 · Excluded from tax $325,271$3,650,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,755,891 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $774,900$774,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,044 · Management $4,738$157,782
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $974,644 · Management $392,300 · Fundraising $49,701$1,416,645
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $284,458 · Management $111,886 · Fundraising $433$396,777
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,791 · Management $29,525 · Fundraising $3,801$109,117
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $850$850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,173 · Management $92,435 · Fundraising $1,199$117,807
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,603$10,603
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,289 · Management $30,245 · Fundraising $461$39,995
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,363 · Management $362$44,725
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $131,926 · Management $49,584 · Fundraising $6,544$188,054
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,173$8,173
IX-20 InterestPrograms $86,991 · Management $32,694 · Fundraising $4,315$124,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,217 · Management $16,618 · Fundraising $2,193$63,028
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,403$10,403
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $194,507 · Fundraising $31,870$226,377
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,928 · Management $48,727$66,655
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,824,404 · Management $830,970 · Fundraising $100,517$3,755,891
Part X · Balance sheet $2,531,091 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $321,776$93,289
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $291,638$431,466
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,000$100,391
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,940$53,487
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,392$43,542
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $970,602$974,849
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $843,232$834,067
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,557,580$2,531,091
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $217,412$228,129
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $310,309$321,280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,267,381$2,264,133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$130,093−$114,742
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $420,292$381,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,199$266,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,557,580$2,531,091
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $266,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,650,175
XI-2 Total expenses$3,755,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$105,716
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,199
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$82,475
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$266,958

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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