The Shipley School, a pre-kindergarten through 12 coeducational day School, is committed to educational excellence and dedicated to developing in each student a love of learning and a compassionate participation in the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 330 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $286K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.4M
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $46.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $928K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24.4M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44.9M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$42.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$83.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$44.9M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$39.3M
FY2022$39.0M
FY2023$38.3M
FY2024$40.1M
FY2025$44.9M
Expenses
$42.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$40.0M
FY2022$38.3M
FY2023$39.2M
FY2024$43.4M
FY2025$42.2M
Net assets
$83.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$84.6M
FY2022$76.1M
FY2023$76.8M
FY2024$77.9M
FY2025$83.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1946.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $36.9M Management & general 9% · $3.7M Fundraising 4% · $1.7M

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

40 people listed on the 990; $2.4M 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
Senior Advisor
$775,546Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Head of School
$281,447Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Head of School for Co
$260,679Pt VII · Sec A
CFO ( Until March 2025)
$258,063Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Squash
$199,982Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Head of School for Ed
$191,919Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$163,605Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Technology
$152,113Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Turner’s $776K as Senior Advisor is at the 97th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael Turner$775,546$963,345$587,430$460,026$500,519
Steven Lisk$281,447————
Audrey Schnur$260,679$253,824———
Zachary Walker$258,063$104,780———
Adam Wojtelwicz——$157,381$217,199$193,157
Chris Lengthorn$199,982$184,185$158,517$152,984$140,664
Shane Kinsella$191,919$179,904$164,152$155,672—
Carole Kelly————$174,676

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

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Educates children from preschool through high school.

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1 program · $36.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The shipley school provides a private school education to students ranging from prekindergarten to grade 12. There were 730 students enrolled at the school during the 2024-2025 academic year. The school is accredited by the pennsylvania association of independent schools and the middle states association of colleges and schools.

$36.9Mprogram 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 1 funder$928K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $39.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,953,967
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,060,397
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,151,930
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,743,573
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,563,905

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.3M
Money outPt IX
$42.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$36.9M
Managementcol C$3.7M
Fundraisingcol D$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$83.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.4M
Total assetsLn 16$108.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$182K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$254K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$44.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$10.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35.9M
Other assetsLn 15$197K
Total assetsLn 16$108.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.4M
Net assetsLn 32$83.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5330
VolunteersI 6200
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$18.5M$12.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44.8M$46.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38.5M$35.9M
Total assetsLn 16$103.3M$108.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.4M$24.4M
Net assetsLn 32$77.9M$83.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.0M$8.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$1.0M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.1M$15.1M$1.1M$852K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$869K$802K$21K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.7M$2.4M$209K$132K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$1.1M$83K$62K
Legal feesLn 11b$141K$123K$11K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$30K$3K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$189K$189K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$104K$9K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$145K$126K$11K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$920K$116K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$687K$602K$53K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$2.0M$1.7M$158K$98K
TravelLn 17$446K$436K$8K$2K
InterestLn 20$597K$520K$47K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.8M$2.5M$223K$139K
InsuranceLn 23$344K$300K$27K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.4M$312K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$889K$682K$29K$177K
Total functional expensesLn 25$42.2M$36.9M$3.7M$1.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $44.9M$42.2M$2.7M$83.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $40.1M$43.4M−$3.3M$77.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.3M$39.2M−$874K$76.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $39.0M$38.3M$704K$76.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $39.3M$40.0M−$673K$84.6M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,903,514 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,713,028$8,375,981
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,844,149$32,952,514
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,283,541$3,321,380
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $275,858$253,639
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $40,116,576$44,903,514
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,060,397$7,953,967
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,986,046$23,042,258
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,321,532$11,241,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $43,367,975$42,237,256
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,251,399$2,666,258
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
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 $44,903,514 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $337,170 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$137,814
VIII-1e Government grants$4,338,114
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,900,053
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$181,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,375,981
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,826,041$32,826,041
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,145,687$2,145,687
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$27,327−$27,327
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,175,693$1,175,693
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$71,265−$71,265
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $141,534$141,534
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,094,048 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,433,485$44,903,514
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,237,256 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,953,967$7,953,967
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,036,449$1,036,449
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,145,842 · Management $1,138,086 · Fundraising $851,548$17,135,476
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $802,350 · Management $21,427 · Fundraising $45,111$868,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,404,095 · Management $208,746 · Fundraising $132,108$2,744,949
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,110,601 · Management $83,453 · Fundraising $62,442$1,256,496
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $122,962 · Management $11,106 · Fundraising $6,913$140,981
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,452 · Management $2,750 · Fundraising $1,712$34,914
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $189,307$189,307
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $103,697 · Management $9,366 · Fundraising $5,830$118,893
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $126,161 · Management $11,395 · Fundraising $7,093$144,649
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $919,614 · Management $115,507 · Fundraising $9,903$1,045,024
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $601,627 · Management $52,891 · Fundraising $32,924$687,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,745,849 · Management $157,685 · Fundraising $98,157$2,001,691
IX-17 TravelPrograms $435,843 · Management $7,539 · Fundraising $2,435$445,817
IX-20 InterestPrograms $520,347 · Management $46,998 · Fundraising $29,256$596,601
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,470,991 · Management $223,180 · Fundraising $138,927$2,833,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $300,056 · Management $27,101 · Fundraising $16,870$344,027
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,414,426 · Management $311,550 · Fundraising $43,363$1,769,339
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $682,356 · Management $29,456 · Fundraising $177,436$889,248
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,891,236 · Management $3,683,992 · Fundraising $1,662,028$42,237,256
Part X · Balance sheet $107,961,819 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,943,372$2,320,541
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,523,718$10,036,597
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $236,600$509,887
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,413$42,227
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,068,187$12,854,088
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,470,940$35,852,724
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,283,604$43,409,507
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,504,324$2,738,779
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $205,505$197,469
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $103,267,663$107,961,819
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,985,012$3,246,481
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,147,518$2,273,327
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $187,088$270,198
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,350,588$24,407,585
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,718,758$49,669,148
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,198,317$33,885,086
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,917,075$83,554,234
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,267,663$107,961,819
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,554,234 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,903,514
XI-2 Total expenses$42,237,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,666,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,917,075
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,987,110
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$16,209
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,554,234

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