To empower students with learning disabilities to lead successful lives. To fulfill our mission, we are committed to fostering an educational setting that includes and respects the differing perspectives of all members of our community. Therefore, we welcome students, families, and staff from diverse backgrounds. We believe that all students with learning disabilities have the ability to succeed educationally, socially, and personally, and to ultimately become responsible for their own learning.Springer School and Center provides a program totally dedicated to children with learning disabilities. Every adult at Springer understands learning disabilities and responds to children through that understanding. This appropriate environment permits a child to believe in and work toward his/her potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$540K 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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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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.9M a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$540K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $10.1M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
30
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 30 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$7.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$13.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$17.0M
FY2023$12.1M
FY2024$10.0M
FY2025$15.1M
Expenses
$7.3M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$12.2M
Net assets
$13.1M
FY2021▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$25.8M
FY2024$27.1M
FY2025$30.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 May 1971.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $6.1M Management & general 11% · $783K Fundraising 5% · $354K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $540K 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
Executive Director
$201,021Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Learning Programs
$120,545Pt VII · Sec A
Business Director
$115,305Pt VII · Sec A
School Psychologist
$102,716Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brett Marcoux’s $323K as President is at the 69th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brett Marcoux$322,751$322,751$263,028$252,026$201,021$181,847
Mark Priest$165,396$165,396$157,478$130,010$115,305$109,268
Kirstin Eismin$140,010$139,950$111,646$133,817——
Carmen Mendoza$139,579$139,579$124,250—$120,545$112,539
Tara Willig$125,091$125,091$109,480———
Eldrich Carr———$117,863——
Carol Shumrick$109,745$109,745————
Tony Barone———$106,130$102,716$101,384

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

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2 programs · $6.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Springer school and center provides a day school program for 200 students, ages 6-14 and empowers students with learning disabilities to lead successful lives. Small-group instruction and diagnostic teaching provide the strategies and skills students need to succeed in traditional schools.

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

The outreach center offers educational programs and professional development related to learning disabilities for students, parents, and educators. The outreach center's summer program helps children become more confident learners and improve their basic skills.

$807Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $7.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,762,123
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,442,542
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,213,207
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,120,140
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,154,204
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,182,180

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Money outPt IX
$7.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$783K
Fundraisingcol D$354K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$206K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$72K
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$348K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$13.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5131
VolunteersI 673
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$548K$437K$432K$408K$395K
Given inLn 1b$50
SpentLn 1d–1f$111K$5K$23K$16K$15K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K$348K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$780K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M$13.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$522K$444K$51K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.1M$248K$125K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$536K$456K$53K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$245K$209K$24K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$24K$24K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$47K$47K
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$82K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$88K
Office expensesLn 13$68K$57K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$71K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$10K$3K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$254K$242K$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$27K$723$724
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.2M$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$259K$25K$229K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.3M$6.1M$783K$354K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $15.1M$12.2M$2.8M$30.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $10.0M$9.9M$175K$27.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2024 $12.1M$8.3M$3.8M$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 5, 2023 $17.0M$7.7M$9.3M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2022 $8.0M$7.3M$761K$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 15, 2021 $7.6M$7.1M$580K$10.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,045,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,638,988$2,775,781
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,172,612$4,950,496
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $764,817$272,158
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,760$47,296
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,641,177$8,045,731
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,182,180$1,154,204
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,970,152$3,821,075
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$46,559
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,908,368$2,263,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,060,700$7,285,221
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $580,477$760,510
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $8,045,731 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$206,304
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,569,477
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,775,781
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,950,496$4,950,496
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $200,473$200,473
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $71,685$71,685
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $47,296$47,296
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,950,496 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $319,454$8,045,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,285,221 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,154,204$1,154,204
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $444,430 · Management $51,285 · Fundraising $25,843$521,558
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,146,195 · Management $247,659 · Fundraising $124,801$2,518,655
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $456,493 · Management $52,677 · Fundraising $26,545$535,715
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $208,895 · Management $24,105 · Fundraising $12,147$245,147
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,551$6,551
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,199$16,199
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $24,000$24,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $46,559$46,559
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $42,630$42,630
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $82,306 · Management $35,572$117,878
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $87,978$87,978
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $57,366 · Management $5,132 · Fundraising $5,200$67,698
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,792 · Management $1,863 · Fundraising $1,862$74,517
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,711 · Management $3,140 · Fundraising $10,856$23,707
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $241,763 · Management $6,362 · Fundraising $6,362$254,487
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,498 · Management $723 · Fundraising $724$28,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,223,158 · Management $36,667$1,259,825
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,111 · Management $228,755 · Fundraising $5,102$258,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,147,922 · Management $783,320 · Fundraising $353,979$7,285,221
Part X · Balance sheet $14,160,630 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $514,146$348,400
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$972,027
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $77,861$43,721
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,686$31,518
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,832,849$2,708,293
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,883,231$10,056,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,370,773$14,160,630
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $561,511$614,766
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $218,708$414,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $780,219$1,029,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,718,449$7,921,746
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,872,105$5,209,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,590,554$13,131,556
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,370,773$14,160,630
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,131,556 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,045,731
XI-2 Total expenses$7,285,221
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$760,510
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,590,554
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,780,492
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,131,556

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