St John Bosco Schools

Tax-deductible

E Rochester, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-3828671

Support parents in their God-given role as the primary educators of their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 130 volunteers and 48 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$510K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$991K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$996K
FY2021$977K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$841K
FY2025$1.1M

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 Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $163K Fundraising 4% · $56K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $96K 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
Headmaster/Ex-Offico
$96,134Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Follaco’s $96K as Headmaster/Ex-Offico is at the 29th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Follaco$96,134$91,719$38,182———
Laurie Collins———$40,314$28,567—
John Shaifer—————$36,170
James Growney——$34,375———

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

Empowering parents to be their children's primary educators.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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St. John Bosco School offers the only classical liberal arts curriculum for Pre-K through eighth grade students in the Rochester area. Our approach is part of a small but growing revitalization of education based on a time-tested, authentically Catholic model of teaching and learning.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$837K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$712K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$163K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$870K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$712K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$837K
Investment incomeLn 3$308
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$669K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$734K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 6130
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$601K$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$725K$734K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K$510K
Net assetsLn 32$841K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$56K$56K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$91K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$722K$648K$74K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$34K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$56K$6K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$25K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$6K$13K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$63K$7K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$22K$20K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$29K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$253$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$163K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.3M$276K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.0M$117K$841K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$34K$723K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$794K$424K$689K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$977K$65K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 $991K$996K−$5K$201K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,565,116 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$145,428
VIII-1e Government grants$19,037
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$547,568
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,352
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$712,033
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $836,896$836,896
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $308$308
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,879$15,879
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $852,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $308$1,565,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,289,203 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $55,625$55,625
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,487 · Management $10,165$101,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $647,920 · Management $73,710$721,630
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,751 · Management $3,829$37,580
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,125 · Management $6,367$62,492
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $39,750$39,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $24,630 · Fundraising $4,863$29,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,932$24,932
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,846 · Management $13,123 · Fundraising $11,212$30,181
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,804 · Management $6,978$69,782
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,795$4,795
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,573$8,573
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,527 · Management $2,170$21,697
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,520 · Management $3,169$31,689
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,284 · Management $2,254$22,538
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,713$9,713
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $253 · Management $16,828$17,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,070,155 · Management $163,223 · Fundraising $55,825$1,289,203
Part X · Balance sheet $1,626,100 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,988$200,408
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $393,423$669,131
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,428
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $724,883$733,665
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,495$14,468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,342,789$1,626,100
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107,128$129,775
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,997$54,680
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,833$5,595
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $502,257$509,655
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $763,731$953,511
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $76,801$162,934
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $840,532$1,116,445
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,342,789$1,626,100
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,116,445 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,565,116
XI-2 Total expenses$1,289,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$275,913
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$840,532
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,116,445

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