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.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M 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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FY2023 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $46.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.6 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
$24.6M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$38.3M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$39.2M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$76.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$38.3M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$39.3M
FY2022$39.0M
FY2023$38.3M
FY2024$40.1M
FY2025$44.9M
Expenses
$39.2M
FY2023▲ +2%
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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
$76.8M
FY2023▲ +0.9%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Oct 1946.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $28.1M Management & general 23% · $9.2M Fundraising 5% · $1.9M

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

41 people listed on the 990-T; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$587,430Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School for Educ Excel
$164,152Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Squash
$158,517Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (7/1/22)
$157,381Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Philanthropy
$156,264Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$151,082Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$136,317Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CFO
$134,571Pt 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

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

Educates children from preschool through high school.

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1 program · $28.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The shipley school provides a private school education to students ranging from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. There were 784 students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year. The school is accredited by the pennsylvania association of independent schools and the middle states association of colleges and schools.

$28.1Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2023 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$38.3M
Fees for services$32.3M
Gifts and grants$3.4M
Investment income$2.4M
Money out
$39.2M
Programs$28.1M
Management$9.2M
Fundraising$1.9M
Owns and owes
$76.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$15.0M
Total assets$101.4M
Liabilities$24.6M
People
41
listed
Paid8
Voting board34
Independent33
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$3.4M
Fees for services$32.3M
Investment income$2.4M
Other income$232K
Total revenue$38.3M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$15.0M
Total assets$101.4M
Liabilities$24.6M
Net assets$76.8M
Operations
Employees330
Volunteers200
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $44.9M$42.2M$2.7M$83.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $40.1M$43.4M−$3.3M$77.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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

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

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