The mission of Marshall School is to educate students to become global citizens who demonstrate strong academic habits, respect, compassion, integrity, self-discipline and intellectual curiosity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 152 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $113K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$570K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $116K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.6M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.2M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$11.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$11.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.2M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$11.2M
Expenses
$11.9M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$11.9M
Net assets
$11.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$11.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1976.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $9.9M Management & general 15% · $1.7M Fundraising 2% · $251K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $570K 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 Scho
$125,399Pt VII · Sec A
$125,312Pt VII · Sec A
Middle Schoo
$113,381Pt VII · Sec A
Upper School
$105,309Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Enro
$100,728Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamie Steckart—$214,964————
Kevin Breen————$214,275$195,671
James Steckart——$195,351$102,550——
Anthony Pisapia$125,399—————
Melissa Herold$125,312$119,254$122,143$83,974——
Elizabeth Tessier————$118,597$108,135
Karen Snyder$113,381$108,937$106,192—$106,325—
Heather Fishel$105,309$101,257————

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 15aYes

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Educates students to become global citizens with strong academic habits and positive character traits.

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1 program · $9.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Marshall school is a private independent college preparatory school in duluth, minnesota, educating students in kindergarten through 12TH grade. In addition to serving learners from throughout the region, we offer a complete international boarding program for students from around the world. Enrollment during 2024/2025 school year was 433.

$9.9Mprogram 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 · 6 grants · $14.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,098,776
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,926,018
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,454,389
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,284,134
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,002,465
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,016,886

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$674K
Investment incomeLn 3$557K
Money outPt IX
$11.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.9M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$21.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$674K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$557K
Other incomeLn 4–11$172K
Gains on assetsLn 7$370K
Total revenueLn 12$11.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$258K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$21.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$11.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5152
VolunteersI 6200
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$1.9M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M$8.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M$21.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M$11.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.1M$3.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$451K$451K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$3.7M$509K$160K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$151K$132K$13K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$721K$598K$97K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$329K$256K$62K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Investment management feesLn 11f$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$210K$210K
Information technologyLn 14$103K$103K
OccupancyLn 16$447K$447K
InterestLn 20$50K$50K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$589K$534K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$83K$83K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$970K$970K
All other expensesLn 24e$233K$185K$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.9M$9.9M$1.7M$251K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.2M$11.9M−$648K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.0M$12.0M−$30K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.7M$10.9M−$187K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.9M$9.8M$92K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$9.0M$122K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.6M$9.3M$1.3M$10.1M 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 $11,219,515 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $967,243$673,834
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,534,883$9,817,007
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $267,585$556,595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $211,126$172,079
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,980,837$11,219,515
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,926,018$3,098,776
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,975,586$5,982,437
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,109,622$2,786,257
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,011,226$11,867,470
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,389−$647,955
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $11,219,515 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$662,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$673,834
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,817,007$9,817,007
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $186,170$186,170
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,691$15,691
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $370,425$370,425
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,314$26,314
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $130,074$130,074
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,947,081 · Excluded from tax $598,600$11,219,515
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,867,470 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,098,776$3,098,776
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $451,381$451,381
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,661,441 · Management $509,043 · Fundraising $159,787$4,330,271
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $132,160 · Management $13,045 · Fundraising $5,768$150,973
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $597,790 · Management $96,678 · Fundraising $26,088$720,556
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $255,651 · Management $62,329 · Fundraising $11,276$329,256
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,756$8,756
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,781$32,781
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,331$18,331
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $40,618$40,618
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $209,751$209,751
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $103,423$103,423
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $447,343$447,343
IX-20 InterestManagement $50,138$50,138
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $534,200 · Management $55,244$589,444
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $82,797$82,797
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $970,186$970,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $185,072 · Fundraising $47,617$232,689
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,882,619 · Management $1,734,315 · Fundraising $250,536$11,867,470
Part X · Balance sheet $21,065,745 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$81,260−$257,930
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,985,359$1,359,851
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,750$1,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $266,611$3,701,533
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,316$8,654
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $121,845$187,392
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,469,868$4,984,564
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,850,127$8,518,344
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $35,320$40,388
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,529,500$2,521,699
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,198,436$21,065,745
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $663,409$501,619
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,844,383$5,192,072
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $1,602,510$1,466,931
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,481,153$2,477,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,591,455$9,638,330
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,474,839$3,786,867
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,132,142$7,640,548
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,606,981$11,427,415
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,198,436$21,065,745
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,427,415 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,219,515
XI-2 Total expenses$11,867,470
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$647,955
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,606,981
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$468,389
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,427,415

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