The Crefeld School graduates self-aware, empathetic, lifelong learners, who possess an appreciation for diverse perspectives, their role in society, and their ability to act as agents of change.

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78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$168K 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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FY2021 · 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$661K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.0M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$935K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

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 May 1971.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $3.4M Management & general 16% · $714K Fundraising 6% · $249K

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; $168K 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
Head of School
$168,474Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
George Zeleznik$200,768$216,853$214,070$192,228$168,474

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students to become self-aware, empathetic, and lifelong learners.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The crefeld school provides an intentionally different college preparatory program to help students become their best selves. Crefeld's mission is to graduate self-aware, empathetic lifelong learners, who possess an appreciation for diverse perspectives, their role in society, and their ability to act as agents of change.

$3.4Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $4.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$794,221
Unitemized GrantFY2024$154,725
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$892,835
Unitemized GrantFY2023$183,312
Unitemized GrantFY2023$70,690
Unitemized GrantFY2022$708,092
Unitemized GrantFY2022$177,144
Unitemized GrantFY2021$653,032
Unitemized GrantFY2021$153,496
Unitemized GrantFY2020$581,009
Unitemized GrantFY2020$214,512

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$714K
Fundraisingcol D$249K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$694K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$423K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$671K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$694K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$426K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$581K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 620
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$440K$694K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$363K$426K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$632K$581K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$661K
Net assetsLn 32$644K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$796K$796K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$222K$44K$67K$111K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.6M$386K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$89K$71K$17K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$314K$240K$61K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$167K$122K$33K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$6K$2K$560
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$30K$8K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$5K$1K$483
Office expensesLn 13$81K$59K$16K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$21K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$55K$15K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$5K$1K$493
InterestLn 20$16K$12K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$116K$85K$23K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$35K$10K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$284K$207K$57K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$40K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.4M$714K$249K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.2M$5.0M$213K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$5.1M−$650K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$4.8M$873K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$4.4M−$384K$935K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.1M$4.4M$686K$1.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,059,111 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $579,155$1,526,548
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,541,108$3,512,065
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,283$18,146
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,170$2,352
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,144,716$5,059,111
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $819,416$795,521
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,474,240$2,815,462
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $720,624$762,076
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,014,280$4,373,059
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,436$686,052
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $5,059,111 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$423,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,103,348
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,862
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,526,548
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,512,065$3,512,065
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,138$18,138
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,352$2,352
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,512,065 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,498$5,059,111
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,373,059 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $795,521$795,521
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,454 · Management $66,680 · Fundraising $111,135$222,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,577,471 · Management $386,215 · Fundraising $59,495$2,023,181
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $71,209 · Management $16,606 · Fundraising $1,060$88,875
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $240,012 · Management $60,765 · Fundraising $13,423$314,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,841 · Management $33,433 · Fundraising $11,663$166,937
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,840 · Management $1,600 · Fundraising $560$8,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $29,711 · Management $8,140 · Fundraising $2,849$40,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,026 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $483$6,884
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,106 · Management $16,189 · Fundraising $5,668$80,963
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,331 · Management $5,844 · Fundraising $2,045$29,220
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,954 · Management $15,056 · Fundraising $5,270$75,280
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,141 · Management $1,408 · Fundraising $493$7,042
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,890 · Management $3,258 · Fundraising $1,140$16,288
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,915 · Management $23,264 · Fundraising $8,142$116,321
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,996 · Management $9,588 · Fundraising $3,356$47,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,282 · Management $56,790 · Fundraising $19,876$283,948
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,555 · Management $7,360 · Fundraising $2,575$49,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,410,255 · Management $713,571 · Fundraising $249,233$4,373,059
Part X · Balance sheet $2,038,105 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,491$22,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $384,598$671,072
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $340,506$274,169
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,316$63,184
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $632,221$580,785
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $363,341$426,118
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,843,473$2,038,105
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,518$18,718
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $414,132$329,440
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,345$9,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,199,608$660,913
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $472,726$807,905
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $171,139$569,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $643,865$1,377,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,843,473$2,038,105
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,377,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,059,111
XI-2 Total expenses$4,373,059
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$686,052
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$643,865
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$47,275
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,377,192

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