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John Burroughs School EIN 43-0652619

John Burroughs School

EIN  43-0652619 Public charity (501(c)(3)) St Louis, MO Founded 1923
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Develops students' academic, physical, creative, and character strengths for school success.
Leadership
Andrew Abbott · Head of School · $665K
Money in and out
$50.4M revenue, $35.3M expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Develops students' academic, physical, creative, and character strengths for school success. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $50.4M in revenue, $35.3M in expenses, and $211.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$50.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$35.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$211.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $15.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
45.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +18% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$50.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses
$35.3M
FY20240%
Total assets
$237.1M
FY2024▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$26.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
Total revenue
$50.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$35.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$211.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$237.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 321
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 421
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $30.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

John burroughs school, founded in 1923, is a not-for-profit educational institute committed to a liberal arts education with a balance of emphasis among academics, arts, athletics and activities. John burroughs school enrolls 665 students from throughout the metropolitan ST. Louis area in grades 7 through 12.

$30.1Mprogram expense
02

Burr oak & bomber sports summer day camp for grade-school aged children.

$502Kprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Services Including

1) operations of on-campus bookstore including general student supplies, john burroughs school merchandise, and other items for the convenience of the students. 2) recreation center management and health and fitness club for members. 3) entrance exam revenue for 106 students who took the fifth grade exploratory exam.

$111Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJohn Burroughs School
EINHdr · item D43-0652619
Principal addressHdr · item CSt Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.jburroughs.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1923
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B250)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1934

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a21
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b21
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Andrew Abbott
Head of School
$664,925Pt VII · Sec A
Lori Fulford
Chief Financial Officer
$240,000Pt VII · Sec A
Virginia Imster
Asst. Head of School - Ext. Affairs
$202,800Pt VII · Sec A
Darryl Calkins
Director of College Counseling
$148,000Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Salrin
Asst. Head of School - Academics
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Shimabukuro
Director of Admissions
$130,950Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Jett
Director of Facilities
$127,500Pt VII · Sec A
Annie Beattie
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Abbott’s $665K as Head of School is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Abbott$664,925$637,192$602,192$562,405$504,437$441,555
Lori Fulford$240,000$226,015$200,445$126,545——
Virginia Imster$202,800$186,615$179,691$170,814——
Laura a Placio————$164,304$159,035
Ginger Imster————$162,948—
Darryl Calkins$148,000$138,375————
Ellen Bremner—$140,790$143,856$145,307$140,744$136,402
Jennifer Salrin$135,000$113,062————

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$25.3M · 50%
Investment income$13.6M · 27%
Contributions & grants$11.3M · 22%
Program service revenue50%$25.3M
Investment income27%$13.6M
Contributions & grants22%$11.3M
Other revenue$162K
Total revenueLn 12$50.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program services87%$30.7M
Management & general7%$2.6M
Fundraising6%$2.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$237.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$211.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $119.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $35.3M · Less non-cash grants $3.6M · Cash operating expenses/yr $31.7M
45.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $30.7M · Total expenses $35.3M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $2.6M · Total expenses $35.3M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2.1M · Total expenses $35.3M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2.5M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $10.4M
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $11.3M · Total revenue $50.4M
22%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $50.4M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25.3M · Total revenue $50.4M
50%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13.6M · Total revenue $50.4M
+27%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25.3M · Total expenses $35.3M
72%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $50.4M · Prior year $49.6M
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $26.8M · FY2024 $50.4M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $211.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $50.4M · Expenses $35.3M
+30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $237.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $211.1M · Total assets $237.1M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $106.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $5.6M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $237.1M
47%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Abbott · Reported title HEAD OF SCHOOL · Highest reported compensation $665K · Total expenses $35.3M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $20.8M · Total expenses $35.3M
59%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 18%——
Revenue growth 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Frank G & Florence V Bohle Scholarship FoundationFY2025$3K
Antler Foundation Irrv TrFY2025$100
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $6.3M · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,343,925
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,973,007

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$49.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$35.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$33.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$59.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$26.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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