Hawken School FY2021 filing

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Gates Mills, OH501(c)(3)Since 1915EducationEIN 34-0714427Revenue $49.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRShawken.eduPo Box 8002, 44040-8002 · Gates Mills, OHTax-exempt since Jun 1936School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Hawken School prepares students to navigate a complex and dynamic world with self-confidence and determination; embrace challenges with disciplined analysis and creativity; and engage others with empathy and integrity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.6M 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
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $678K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
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
$2.6M
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
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $523
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43.1M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$49.0M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$52.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$117.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$49.0M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$45.6M
FY2021$49.0M
FY2022$60.9M
FY2023$59.7M
FY2024$62.6M
FY2025$69.8M
Expenses
$52.9M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$48.1M
FY2021$52.9M
FY2022$57.3M
FY2023$61.6M
FY2024$65.3M
FY2025$66.6M
Net assets
$117.9M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$104.5M
FY2021$117.9M
FY2022$115.4M
FY2023$115.8M
FY2024$117.2M
FY2025$121.2M

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 Jun 1936.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $44.6M Management & general 13% · $6.8M Fundraising 3% · $1.4M

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

42 people listed on the 990; $2.6M 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
$532,325Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School, Birchwood
$369,480Pt VII · Sec A
Birchwood Director of Curriculum
$295,691Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$248,956Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$229,493Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School for Program
$182,066Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$167,941Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management
$147,829Pt VII · Sec A

D Scott Looney’s $792K as Head of School is at the 97th 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
D Scott Looney$792,172—$990,580$588,755$532,325$549,541
Looney D Scott—$787,263————
Charles Debelak—$150,272$150,101$190,437$369,480$138,132
James Ronald Miller$337,446—————
Stephanie Tolleson$153,870—$294,063$320,838$248,956$244,411
Tolleson Stephanie—$300,552————
Miller James—$299,848————
Helene Debelak———$149,848$295,691—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates over 1,600 diverse students in grades K-12 at three college preparatory campuses.

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1 program · $44.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Providing educational instruction to primary and secondary students with an emphasis on college preparedness. Over 1,400 students received academic instruction as well as extracurricular development through athletics, arts, and other programs.

$44.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$523
Grants paid · 6 grants · $78.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,798,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,854,507
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,441,684
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,696,767
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,053,655
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,025,274

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$49.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$52.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$44.6M
Managementcol C$6.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$117.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$771K
Total assetsLn 16$161.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$300K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$49.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$771K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$771K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$79.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70.5M
Other assetsLn 15$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$161.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.1M
Net assetsLn 32$117.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5725
VolunteersI 6250
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$2.0M$771K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63.7M$79.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$64.6M$70.5M
Total assetsLn 16$144.8M$161.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.3M$43.1M
Net assetsLn 32$104.5M$117.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12.1M$12.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$853K$853K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20.5M$16.8M$2.8M$884K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.0M$836K$130K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.4M$2.1M$203K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.3M$290K$73K
Legal feesLn 11b$180K$180K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.0M$199K$713
Advertising and promotionLn 12$501K$7K$173K$321K
Office expensesLn 13$74K$30K$40K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$241K$11K$213K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$907K$811K$95K$1K
TravelLn 17$39K$31K$6K$2K
InterestLn 20$493K$451K$41K$550
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.2M$2.9M$268K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$320K$320K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$3.9M$234K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3.1M$2.0M$1.1M$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$52.9M$44.6M$6.8M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $69.8M$66.6M$3.2M$121.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $62.6M$65.3M−$2.6M$117.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $59.7M$61.6M−$1.9M$115.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $60.9M$57.3M$3.6M$115.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $49.0M$52.9M−$3.9M$117.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $45.6M$48.1M−$2.5M$104.5M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $49,000,513 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,913,821$5,950,254
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,089,280$40,986,141
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $563,153$2,023,385
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,179$40,733
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $45,602,433$49,000,513
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,025,274$12,053,655
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,937,790$26,365,625
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,183,491$14,437,354
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $48,146,555$52,856,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,544,122−$3,856,121
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
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 $49,000,513 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $852,143 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,671,929
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,278,325
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$300,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,950,254
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,133,998$40,133,998
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$12,321 · Excluded from tax $805,215$792,894
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $2,032$2,032
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $38,701$38,701
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,230,491$1,230,491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,986,141 · Unrelated business −$12,321 · Excluded from tax $2,076,439$49,000,513
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $52,856,634 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,053,655$12,053,655
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $852,591$852,591
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,814,089 · Management $2,761,869 · Fundraising $884,042$20,460,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $836,232 · Management $129,570 · Fundraising $53,590$1,019,392
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,115,795 · Management $203,240 · Fundraising $79,132$2,398,167
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,272,270 · Management $290,272 · Fundraising $72,933$1,635,475
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $180,032$180,032
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,800$48,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,000,713 · Management $199,280 · Fundraising $713$1,200,706
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,896 · Management $173,027 · Fundraising $320,632$500,555
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,161 · Management $40,264 · Fundraising $3,966$74,391
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,192 · Management $212,973 · Fundraising $16,459$240,624
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $811,380 · Management $94,524 · Fundraising $1,372$907,276
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,581 · Management $6,236 · Fundraising $1,840$38,657
IX-20 InterestPrograms $451,306 · Management $41,282 · Fundraising $550$493,138
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,935,167 · Management $268,483 · Fundraising $3,575$3,207,225
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $319,968$319,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,903,249 · Management $233,760 · Fundraising $2,269$4,139,278
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,030,141 · Management $1,051,910 · Fundraising $4,653$3,086,704
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,622,795 · Management $6,788,113 · Fundraising $1,445,726$52,856,634
Part X · Balance sheet $160,991,028 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $600,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,024,221$770,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,674,366$1,687,002
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $905,458$534,082
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $992,429$1,442,615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $64,625,742$70,493,445
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $53,241,593$63,844,471
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,412,498$15,668,289
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,295,775$5,949,797
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $144,772,582$160,991,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,621,738$2,947,821
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,087,332$5,525,539
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $21,941,952$24,889,035
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,978,354$3,750,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,660,473$6,013,938
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,289,849$43,126,333
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $91,911,762$103,354,951
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,570,971$14,509,744
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,482,733$117,864,695
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $144,772,582$160,991,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,864,695 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$49,000,513
XI-2 Total expenses$52,856,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,856,121
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,482,733
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,548,280
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,689,803
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,864,695

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