The Wyndcroft School

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Pottstown, PA501(c)(3)Since 1918EIN 23-1365972Revenue $5.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwyndcroft.org415 Rosedale Dr, 19464-4415 · Pottstown, PATax-exempt since May 1938School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Wyndcroft School is a coeducational elementary day School for children in grades early childhood through eight. The mission of the School is to offer a rigorous academic program enabling the child to establish a firm foundation for a happy and successful future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 54 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
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$247K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $187K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$492K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$12.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.5M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.2M
Net assets
$12.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$12.1M

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 May 1938.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $3.6M Management & general 28% · $1.5M Fundraising 2% · $102K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $247K 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
$247,307Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President (resigned 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Drtekawitha Pernambuco-Wise$247,307$237,307$230,640$109,903—
Gail Wolter————$158,785

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 early childhood through eighth grade.

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1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Quality education provided to early childhood, elementary and middle school students.

$3.6Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $5.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,097,926
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,159,652
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,051,795
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,019,888
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,068,726

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$823K
Investment incomeLn 3$507K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$492K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$823K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$507K
Gains on assetsLn 7$248K
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M
Other assetsLn 15$56K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$492K
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 640
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$109K$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$875K$492K
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$12.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$273K$273K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.3M$507K$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$59K$36K$20K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$292K$193K$98K$730
Payroll taxesLn 10$164K$104K$53K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$47K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$347K$265K$82K
Information technologyLn 14$129K$26K$103K
OccupancyLn 16$110K$110K
TravelLn 17$28K$28K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$301K$276K$21K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$36K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$231K$91K$141K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$32K$22K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$3.6M$1.5M$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.5M$5.2M$287K$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.9M$5.2M−$230K$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$5.2M$109K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$5.1M$61K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$5.0M$469K$12.7M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,513,592 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $467,689$822,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,117,679$4,183,801
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $358,750$506,822
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,944,118$5,513,592
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,159,652$1,097,926
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,746,283$2,722,358
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,267,933$1,406,610
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,173,868$5,226,894
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$229,750$286,698
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $5,513,592 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$822,969
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$98,602
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$822,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,183,801$4,183,801
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $259,230$259,230
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $247,592$247,592
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,183,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $506,822$5,513,592
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,226,894 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,097,926$1,097,926
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $273,443$273,443
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,341,838 · Management $507,389 · Fundraising $84,640$1,933,867
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,753 · Management $19,507 · Fundraising $3,834$59,094
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $193,478 · Management $98,129 · Fundraising $730$292,337
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,487 · Management $52,655 · Fundraising $6,475$163,617
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $47,241$47,241
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,320$29,320
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $33,490$33,490
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,154$3,154
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $31,308$31,308
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $265,022 · Management $81,953$346,975
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,933 · Management $102,627$128,560
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,143$110,143
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,605$27,605
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,963$5,963
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $276,288 · Management $20,799 · Fundraising $3,573$300,660
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,784 · Management $18,350$54,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,574 · Management $140,915$231,489
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,828 · Management $21,898 · Fundraising $2,842$56,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,642,622 · Management $1,482,178 · Fundraising $102,094$5,226,894
Part X · Balance sheet $12,617,007 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,219$214,654
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,925$29,794
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,247$322,288
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $91,881$95,629
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,530,851$5,521,298
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,736,780$6,377,563
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,447$55,781
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,533,350$12,617,007
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $301,239$336,024
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $116,250$99,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,447$55,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $874,772$491,555
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,400,457$9,399,881
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,258,121$2,725,571
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,658,578$12,125,452
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,533,350$12,617,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,125,452 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,513,592
XI-2 Total expenses$5,226,894
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$286,698
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,658,578
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$180,176
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,125,452

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