Our diverse and intimate community, rooted in academic excellence, inspires each student to discover their passions, think without limits, find their voice, and live courageously.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$317K 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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $880K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$317K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $305K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.5M
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$8.1M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.4M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +219%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$784K
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.2M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1940.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $5.7M Management & general 7% · $456K Fundraising 2% · $121K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $317K 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
$233,280Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Operations
$84,050Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher English’s $227K as Head of School is at the 88th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher English$226,764$240,000———
Adrianne Finley Odell——$200,695$233,280$233,280
Vicky Pickett$104,372$100,000$82,759$84,050$84,050

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Early Childhood

Our early childhood program is taught by experienced certified early childhood education teachers and is supported by assistants with education backgrounds. Students in our early childhood program (preschool ages 3-5) experience a tremendous period of intense growth.

$5.7Mprogram 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 · 3 grants · $1.4M · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,282,619
Unitemized GrantFY2022$151,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,723

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$112K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$456K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$507K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$102K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Other incomeLn 4–11$112K
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.2M
Other assetsLn 15$88K
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 595
VolunteersI 640
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$955K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.6M$11.2M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.8M$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32$784K$2.5M
4Every 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$333K$12K$243K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.5M$58K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$55K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$227K$204K$19K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$212K$185K$21K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$32K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$83K$83K
Information technologyLn 14$47K$43K$3K$512
OccupancyLn 16$268K$249K$16K$3K
InterestLn 20$311K$271K$31K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$366K$318K$37K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$470K$500K−$31K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$15K$334$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.7M$456K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.1M$8.4M−$252K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.8M$8.0M$1.8M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$6.7M$1.1M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $8.0M$6.3M$1.7M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.5M$6.4M$55K$784K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,960,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $734,412$2,203,474
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,580,606$5,644,588
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $190,166$112,263
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,505,186$7,960,339
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,364,564$1,236,623
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,244,066$3,362,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,841,352$1,654,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,449,982$6,253,564
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,204$1,706,775
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $7,960,339 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,439
VIII-1e Government grants$507,370
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,678,665
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$102,157
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,203,474
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,644,588$5,644,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $83,196$83,196
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $29,067$29,067
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,673,655 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $83,210$7,960,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,253,564 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,236,623$1,236,623
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,222 · Management $242,726 · Fundraising $77,745$332,693
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,472,184 · Management $57,846 · Fundraising $5,382$2,535,412
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $55,384$55,384
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $203,750 · Management $18,896 · Fundraising $4,784$227,430
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $184,545 · Management $21,371 · Fundraising $5,938$211,854
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,287$26,287
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,214$32,214
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,554 · Fundraising $2,594$34,148
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $83,310$83,310
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,276 · Management $2,795 · Fundraising $512$46,583
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $249,404 · Management $16,108 · Fundraising $2,954$268,466
IX-20 InterestPrograms $271,212 · Management $31,450 · Fundraising $8,718$311,380
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $318,412 · Management $36,923 · Fundraising $10,236$365,571
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $499,804 · Management −$30,586 · Fundraising $1,097$470,315
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,537 · Management $334 · Fundraising $1,023$15,894
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,676,217 · Management $456,364 · Fundraising $120,983$6,253,564
Part X · Balance sheet $12,981,481 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $954,832$1,613,418
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$33,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,307$13,834
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,598,493$11,232,922
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,864$88,307
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,602,496$12,981,481
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $542,517$537,649
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,768,566$2,050,815
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,895,756
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $507,370$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,818,453$10,484,220
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $779,043$2,267,261
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$230,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $784,043$2,497,261
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,602,496$12,981,481
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,497,261 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,960,339
XI-2 Total expenses$6,253,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,706,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$784,043
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,497,261

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