Private, non-profit co-educational college preparatory School.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.2M a year · 14% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $16.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $732K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.4M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.1M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$23.4M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$38.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$23.1M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.9M
FY2021$20.6M
FY2022$33.5M
FY2023$22.8M
FY2024$23.1M
FY2025$23.9M
Expenses
$23.4M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$17.0M
FY2021$15.7M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2023$21.2M
FY2024$23.4M
FY2025$26.2M
Net assets
$38.0M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.7M
FY2021$22.9M
FY2022$35.0M
FY2023$37.0M
FY2024$38.0M
FY2025$35.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Nov 1943.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $16.9M Management & general 25% · $5.8M Fundraising 3% · $642K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$485,048Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President and CFO
$192,867Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Campus Operati
$160,779Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Academics
$150,177Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Summer Programs
$127,167Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Technology
$121,840Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shane Foster$486,742$485,048$542,182———
Shane a Foster———$460,036$345,195$332,552
Sharon McKibben$224,164$192,867————
Elizabeth Bartow$168,296$160,779$134,265$116,249$115,249$112,899
Judith C Yount————$160,514$149,782
Carolyne Lehr——$155,653———
Thomas Niermann$146,731$150,177$141,621$132,836——
Carolyne S Lehr———$147,564$143,514$139,654

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

Programs and updates

Educates students for college in a private, co-educational setting.

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1 program · $16.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The barstow school provided college preparatory education to approximately 800 students (15 of which were international students) and graduated 61 seniors. The barstow school offered 51 high school and middle school student classes via barstow global online.

$16.9Mprogram 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 · 2 grants · $3.9M · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,042,581
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,826,040

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$937K
Money outPt IX
$23.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.9M
Managementcol C$5.8M
Fundraisingcol D$642K
Owns and owesPt X
$38.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$53.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$91K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$937K
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Gains on assetsLn 7$293K
Total revenueLn 12$23.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31.4M
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$53.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.4M
Net assetsLn 32$38.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5458
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.3M$16.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.0M$31.4M
Total assetsLn 16$51.9M$53.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.0M$15.4M
Net assetsLn 32$37.0M$38.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$955K$231K$571K$154K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.5M$7.9M$2.2M$306K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$583K$445K$121K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$952K$711K$205K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$816K$588K$196K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$56K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$115K$115K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$280K$208K$69K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$214K$26K$186K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$468K$349K$112K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$253K$65K$187K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$975K$312K$13K
TravelLn 17$380K$153K$213K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$19K$5K
InterestLn 20$243K$243K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.0M$1.5M$481K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$228K$228K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.8M$145K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$251K$98K$140K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.4M$16.9M$5.8M$642K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $23.9M$26.2M−$2.3M$35.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $23.1M$23.4M−$255K$38.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.8M$21.2M$1.6M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $33.5M$18.0M$15.5M$35.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.6M$15.7M$5.0M$22.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.9M$17.0M−$69K$14.7M 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 $23,111,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,207,754$1,041,115
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,119,076$21,032,547
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,394,953$937,066
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,075$100,939
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,751,858$23,111,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,826,040
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,729,834$13,756,351
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,485$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,463,553$7,783,864
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,194,872$23,366,255
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,556,986−$254,588
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $23,111,667 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,214 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$181,294
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$859,821
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$90,582
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,041,115
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,032,547$21,032,547
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $643,775$643,775
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $35,780$35,780
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $293,291$293,291
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $58,945$58,945
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,032,547 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,038,005$23,111,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,366,255 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,826,040$1,826,040
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $230,833 · Management $570,548 · Fundraising $153,888$955,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,934,771 · Management $2,209,448 · Fundraising $306,067$10,450,286
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $445,087 · Management $120,544 · Fundraising $17,467$583,098
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $710,878 · Management $204,730 · Fundraising $35,919$951,527
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $587,643 · Management $195,881 · Fundraising $32,647$816,171
IX-11a Management feesManagement $55,889$55,889
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41,655$41,655
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $115,368$115,368
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $208,038 · Management $68,944 · Fundraising $3,186$280,168
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,058 · Management $186,117 · Fundraising $2,242$214,417
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $348,825 · Management $111,545 · Fundraising $8,036$468,406
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,286 · Management $187,327$252,613
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $975,002 · Management $312,001 · Fundraising $13,000$1,300,003
IX-17 TravelPrograms $153,221 · Management $212,576 · Fundraising $14,069$379,866
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,667 · Management $4,763$23,430
IX-20 InterestManagement $242,927$242,927
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,503,620 · Management $481,158 · Fundraising $20,048$2,004,826
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $228,280$228,280
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,757,299 · Management $145,493 · Fundraising $21,933$1,924,725
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $97,529 · Management $140,286 · Fundraising $13,476$251,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,888,797 · Management $5,835,480 · Fundraising $641,978$23,366,255
Part X · Balance sheet $53,327,610 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,588,392$2,808,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,934$42,647
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,486,045$703,760
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $620,114$556,776
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $931,091$1,143,609
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,013,531$31,354,798
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,329,021$16,671,103
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $964,137$46,903
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,938,265$53,327,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,893,214$2,492,736
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,029,212$2,551,520
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $8,073,330$7,258,330
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $70,909$46,903
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,976,266$15,363,057
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,401,264$30,748,198
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,560,735$7,216,355
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,961,999$37,964,553
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,938,265$53,327,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,964,553 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,111,667
XI-2 Total expenses$23,366,255
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$254,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,961,999
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,257,142
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,964,553

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