Japhet School is an independent School accredited by independent schools association of central states, educating students in preschool through 8th grade, with a low student-to-teacher ratio. Integrated with academics is an award-winning character curriculum.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 5% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$1.5M
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$985K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$874K
FY2020$849K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$881K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$949K
FY2025$920K
Expenses
$985K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$855K
FY2020$964K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$985K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$2.5M
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.7M

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

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $536K Management & general 46% · $449K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $87K 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
$87,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerri Vizena’s $95K as Head of School is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerri Vizena$95,481$92,700$87,000$85,250$77,800$78,500

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates preschool through 8th grade students with a character curriculum and low student-teacher ratio.

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1 program · $536K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Japhet school provides schooling for pre-school through 8TH grade, childcare, and special enrichment and summer programs.

$536Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$756K
Other incomeLn 4–11$491K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Money outPt IX
$985K
Ln 25
Programscol B$536K
Managementcol C$449K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$453K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$756K
Investment incomeLn 3$95K
Other incomeLn 4–11$491K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$453K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$453K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K$453K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$334K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$672K$392K$279K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$29K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$43K$859
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$41K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$27K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$985K$536K$449K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $920K$1.1M−$160K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $949K$1.1M−$136K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.5M$985K$504K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $881K$897K−$15K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$910K$230K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $849K$964K−$115K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2019 $874K$855K$19K$2.5M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,488,746 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $356,695$146,588
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $525,240$755,645
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$74,503$95,162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $74,050$491,351
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $881,482$1,488,746
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $685,518$729,196
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $211,302$255,679
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $896,820$984,875
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,338$503,871
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,488,746 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,588
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,588
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $755,645$755,645
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $95,162$95,162
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $491,351$491,351
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,342,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,488,746
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $984,875 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $392,458 · Management $279,069$671,527
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,339 · Management $3,086$7,425
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,933 · Management $21,311$50,244
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,750$4,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $22,598$22,598
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,179$14,179
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $50,155$50,155
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,101$3,101
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,047 · Management $859$43,906
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,202$14,202
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,771 · Management $33,350$74,121
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,572 · Management $2,095$28,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $536,120 · Management $448,755 · Fundraising $0$984,875
Part X · Balance sheet $3,090,674 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $175,251$452,944
X-4 Accounts receivable$12,462
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,336,121$1,295,217
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,287,050$1,330,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,798,422$3,090,674
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $885$3,595
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $238,103$79,774
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $334,435$122,816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,650,243$2,106,651
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $813,744$861,207
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,463,987$2,967,858
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,798,422$3,090,674
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,967,858 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,488,746
XI-2 Total expenses$984,875
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$503,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,463,987
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,967,858

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