Catherine Cook School FY2023 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1992EIN 36-2836473Revenue $17.9M in FY2023

On file with the IRScatherinecookschool.org226 W Schiller St, 60610-1808 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1976Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Operation of School - pre-School through 8th grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $743K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
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
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19.3M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.9M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$18.1M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$20.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.9M
FY2023▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.1M
FY2021$19.2M
FY2022$18.9M
FY2023$17.9M
FY2024$18.1M
FY2025$17.2M
Expenses
$18.1M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.1M
FY2021$17.3M
FY2022$17.1M
FY2023$18.1M
FY2024$19.5M
FY2025$16.9M
Net assets
$20.9M
FY2023+0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.0M
FY2021$18.2M
FY2022$20.9M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$19.4M
FY2025$19.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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 May 1976.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $14.0M Management & general 21% · $3.8M Fundraising 1% · $269K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$393,596Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$184,556Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$176,170Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$169,293Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Dei
$146,534Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Information Tech
$141,861Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee- New
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori-Anne Brogdon$351,408$417,083$393,596$437,219$438,804$240,652
Michael Roberts—————$253,292
Stacey Peterson$215,323$195,020$184,556$177,705$169,737—
Susan Heglin$185,497$180,896$169,293$170,616$157,566—
Corrine Stutts—$181,582$176,170$169,522$165,543$157,731
Adam Fischer$175,493—————
Stacy Peterson—————$163,667
Motoko Lynn Maegawa$157,262$151,131$146,534———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates children from preschool through eighth grade.

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2 programs · $14.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Operation of School

Pre-school through 8TH grade.

$13.7Mprogram expense
02

Operation of Ancilliary Activities

Before and after school instructional, social, and physical programs for students.

$285Kprogram 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$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $2.8M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,488,099
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,325,633

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Money outPt IX
$18.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.0M
Managementcol C$3.8M
Fundraisingcol D$269K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$40.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$53K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$542K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$225K
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Gains on assetsLn 7$326
Total revenueLn 12$17.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$11.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.2M
Total assetsLn 16$40.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.3M
Net assetsLn 32$20.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5168
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.4M$13.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.2M$26.2M
Total assetsLn 16$41.1M$40.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.2M$19.3M
Net assetsLn 32$20.9M$20.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$461K$461K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.5M$6.8M$1.6M$122K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$490K$394K$88K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.2M$260K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$638K$504K$125K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$103K$103K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$419K$157K$243K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$87K$82K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$207K$85K$117K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$292K$221K$64K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$849K$171K$10K
TravelLn 17$184K$184K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$19K$5K$336
InterestLn 20$335K$314K$20K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$1.1M$320K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$134K$103K$30K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$681K$587K$76K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$117K$73K$42K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.1M$14.0M$3.8M$269K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $17.2M$16.9M$302K$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $18.1M$19.5M−$1.4M$19.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $17.9M$18.1M−$184K$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.9M$17.1M$1.9M$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.2M$17.3M$1.9M$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.1M$16.1M$2.0M$16.0M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,917,181 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,930,386$1,456,426
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,703,758$15,957,262
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,487$224,998
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $278,758$278,495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,945,389$17,917,181
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $960,832$1,325,633
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,351,824$11,661,085
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,773,087$5,114,083
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,085,743$18,100,801
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,859,646−$183,620
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $17,917,181 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$542,404
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$914,022
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$53,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,456,426
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,957,262$15,957,262
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $224,672$224,672
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $326$326
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $151,174$151,174
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $127,321$127,321
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,957,262 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $503,493$17,917,181
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,100,801 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,325,633$1,325,633
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $460,769$460,769
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,846,201 · Management $1,572,201 · Fundraising $122,413$8,540,815
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $394,377 · Management $88,459 · Fundraising $7,345$490,181
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,231,195 · Management $260,009 · Fundraising $39,893$1,531,097
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $503,801 · Management $125,057 · Fundraising $9,365$638,223
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $102,899$102,899
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,800$44,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $157,115 · Management $242,932 · Fundraising $19,376$419,423
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $82,269 · Fundraising $4,565$86,834
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $84,593 · Management $117,027 · Fundraising $5,057$206,677
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $221,488 · Management $64,188 · Fundraising $6,055$291,731
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $848,723 · Management $170,767 · Fundraising $9,986$1,029,476
IX-17 TravelPrograms $183,969$183,969
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,774 · Management $5,391 · Fundraising $336$24,501
IX-20 InterestPrograms $313,754 · Management $20,206 · Fundraising $1,258$335,218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,115,503 · Management $320,302 · Fundraising $19,946$1,455,751
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $102,802 · Management $29,519 · Fundraising $1,838$134,159
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $586,769 · Management $75,597 · Fundraising $18,972$681,338
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $72,905 · Management $42,195 · Fundraising $2,207$117,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,007,602 · Management $3,824,587 · Fundraising $268,612$18,100,801
Part X · Balance sheet $40,220,650 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $34,839; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $759,239$1,695,746
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,612,133$11,767,676
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $61,690$1,727
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $380,168$474,630
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,203,094$26,235,439
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,267$10,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,102,169$40,220,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $480,872$266,087
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,351,892$11,474,263
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,705,457$5,713,303
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,628,680$1,218,680
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $535,966$297,555
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,246,128$19,309,818
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,844,651$19,931,899
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,011,390$978,933
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,856,041$20,910,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,102,169$40,220,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,910,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,917,181
XI-2 Total expenses$18,100,801
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$183,620
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,856,041
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$238,411
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,910,832

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