The School is built on ten design principles that reflect the educational values and beliefs of new york city outward bound and Expeditionary Learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $327K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$635K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
-0.04% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2024-0.04%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$7.2M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.6M

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 Oct 2011.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $6.9M Management & general 13% · $1.0M Fundraising 1% · $76K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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
Executive Director
$161,804Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Finance
$152,670Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Head of School
$148,731Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Head of School
$144,727Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$144,567Pt VII · Sec A
$124,215Pt VII · Sec A
$120,254Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Population
$119,255Pt VII · Sec A

Geoffrey Roehm’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Efrat Kussell———$166,053$150,606$140,019
Geoffrey Roehm$164,936$161,804$160,037$160,982$137,630$136,229
Alexis Rubin$156,350$144,567$131,139$132,298$107,073$103,395
Camille Schlafer$154,128$152,670$121,319$143,303——
Shamikah Kenlock-Nikiema$149,504$144,727$126,845$115,301——
Amanda Leake$148,538$148,731$131,115$114,042——
Marc Krugielki$132,023$124,215———$105,659
Evan Kilgore$128,882$120,254$112,083$106,643$106,019$119,433

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

Programs and updates

Educates students using expeditionary learning principles and ten core design values.

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1 program · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The school served approximately 257 students in sixth through eighth grades living in bedford-stuyvesant, crown heights, and the surrounding communities in brooklyn, ny during the 2023-2024 academic year.

$6.9Mprogram 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 · FY2024
50can INCFY2024$170K
Charter Fund INCFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$327K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $170K · 2023–2024
Fbf Education CollectiveNY · FY2024$62,683
Fbf Education CollectiveNY · FY2023$107,528

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.9M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$635K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$570K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$494K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$635K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 572
VolunteersI 610
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$2.8M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$340K$494K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$682K$635K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$108K$108K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$547K$257K$250K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.5M$228K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$43K$39K$3K$290
Other employee benefitsLn 9$457K$420K$36K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$405K$356K$45K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.2M$195K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$193K$192K$324$33
Office expensesLn 13$105K$96K$8K$672
Information technologyLn 14$198K$191K$6K$597
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$144K$144K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$57K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$504K$495K$8K$876
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$301$31
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$6.9M$1.0M$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.2M$7.5M−$373K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $7.7M$8.0M−$261K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.7M$6.9M$832K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$7.2M−$299K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.9M$6.5M$445K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.3M$6.3M−$34K$2.3M 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 $7,715,432 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,021,833$1,666,771
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,666,392$6,005,106
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,829$43,555
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,209$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,718,263$7,715,432
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$107,528
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,196,515$5,181,254
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,689,418$2,688,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,885,933$7,976,834
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $832,330−$261,402
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $7,715,432 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,171,441
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$495,330
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$75,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,666,771
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,005,106$6,005,106
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,555$43,555
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,005,106 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $43,555$7,715,432
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,976,834 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $107,528$107,528
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $257,343 · Management $250,370 · Fundraising $39,302$547,015
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,483,136 · Management $228,176 · Fundraising $17,679$3,728,991
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $39,138 · Management $3,075 · Fundraising $290$42,503
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $419,979 · Management $35,698 · Fundraising $1,643$457,320
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $355,701 · Management $44,640 · Fundraising $5,084$405,425
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $51,047$51,047
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,250$35,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,172,086 · Management $194,802 · Fundraising $9,734$1,376,622
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $192,394 · Management $324 · Fundraising $33$192,751
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $96,093 · Management $8,090 · Fundraising $672$104,855
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $191,131 · Management $5,789 · Fundraising $597$197,517
IX-17 TravelManagement $20,994$20,994
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $143,895$143,895
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,451$57,451
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $494,826 · Management $8,499 · Fundraising $876$504,201
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,137 · Management $301 · Fundraising $31$3,469
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,869,943 · Management $1,030,950 · Fundraising $75,941$7,976,834
Part X · Balance sheet $3,599,356 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,423,889$569,828
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,364,032$1,413,684
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $637,071$1,005,398
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $146,685$116,205
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $339,785$494,241
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,911,462$3,599,356
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $681,997$635,246
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $681,997$635,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,362,911$2,734,822
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $866,554$229,288
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,229,465$2,964,110
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,911,462$3,599,356
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,964,110 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,715,432
XI-2 Total expenses$7,976,834
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$261,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,229,465
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,953
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,964,110

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