To provide accredited educational services for preschool through eighth grade, and to inspire a passion for learning, global awareness and leadership, and instill strong values through a challenging curriculum and service to humanity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 63 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $483K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$593K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$4.2M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$6.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$6.2M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$6.2M

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 Aug 1982.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.7M Management & general 19% · $652K Fundraising 1% · $40K

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; $122K 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
Head of School
$122,320Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Labovic’s $122K as Head of School is at the 47th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cindy Arnold——$147,573$148,131$147,894
Susan Labovic$122,320$107,340———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates children preschool through eighth grade, fostering learning, global awareness, leadership, and service.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educational services for preschool through eighth grade.

$2.7Mprogram 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 · 2 grants · $15K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,286
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,921

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$384K
Investment incomeLn 3$151K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$652K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$593K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$384K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$800K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$593K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 610
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$1.2M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$954K$593K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$6.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.7M$376K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$161K$125K$34K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$166K$124K$40K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$15K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$210K$107K$104K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$205K$184K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$29K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$431K$431K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$23K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.7M$652K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.2M$3.4M$781K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$3.1M$290K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$2.7M$991K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.4M−$11K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.4M$364K$3.7M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,209,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,836$96,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,819,843$3,577,595
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $163,489$151,347
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $283,776$384,432
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,401,944$4,209,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$7,355
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,331,581$2,403,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $780,485$1,018,050
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,112,066$3,428,568
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $289,878$780,988
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,209,556 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $95,482 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$59,203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$96,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,577,595$3,577,595
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $151,347$151,347
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $288,950$288,950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,577,595 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $535,779$4,209,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,428,568 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,355$7,355
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,664,454 · Management $375,812 · Fundraising $35,000$2,075,266
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $124,859 · Management $34,040 · Fundraising $2,500$161,399
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,738 · Management $39,960 · Fundraising $2,800$166,498
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,156 · Management $5,156$10,312
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,723 · Management $15,723$31,446
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,000$11,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,878 · Management $5,878$11,756
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,274 · Management $20,092$35,366
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,701 · Management $103,560$210,261
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $184,091 · Management $20,455$204,546
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,775 · Management $5,078$33,853
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $430,655$430,655
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,226 · Management $15,629$38,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,735,885 · Management $652,383 · Fundraising $40,300$3,428,568
Part X · Balance sheet $6,779,194 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,160,725$1,708,622
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $190,827$64,587
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,740$12,707
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,480,656$1,591,193
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,147,687$2,602,241
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,146,170$799,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,127,805$6,779,194
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $174,704$74,445
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $766,221$508,273
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,480$9,934
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $954,405$592,652
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,045,569$6,058,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $127,831$127,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,173,400$6,186,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,127,805$6,779,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,186,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,209,556
XI-2 Total expenses$3,428,568
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$780,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,173,400
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$154,558
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$77,596
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,186,542

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