Sedgefield School INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-3360303Revenue $821K in FY2021

On file with the IRSkeystonemontessorischool.org2830 Dorchester Pl, 28209-1219 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since Jul 2014School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Our mission is to support the natural development of children from theages of three to twelve by providing authentic, AMI Montessori learning environments where children have the opportunity to engage in joyful, purposeful, and self-selected work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$210K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$210K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$821K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$642K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$666K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$821K
FY2021▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$578K
FY2021$821K
FY2022$791K
FY2023$748K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$896K
Expenses
$642K
FY2021▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$852K
FY2025$870K
Net assets
$666K
FY2021▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$487K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$737K
FY2025$744K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $642K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $210K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School and President
$134,801Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Head of School and Board
$75,588Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allyson Creel’s $75K as Head of School is at the 67th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hawley Hoggard—$128,298$123,755$115,998$134,801$101,117
Allyson Creel$74,764$81,166$76,756$74,548$75,588$62,686

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

Provides Montessori environments for children aged three to twelve to learn through self-directed play.

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1 program · $642K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Currently serving 77 children between the ages of 3 and 12, following the guidelines of the Association Montessori Internationale

$642Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$821K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$737K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Money outPt IX
$642K
Ln 25
Programscol B$642K
Owns and owesPt X
$666K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$671K
Total assetsLn 16$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$737K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Total revenueLn 12$821K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
SavingsLn 2$413K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$671K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K
Other assetsLn 15$333
Total assetsLn 16$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$666K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K$671K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K$82K
Total assetsLn 16$569K$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$487K$666K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$210K$210K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$245K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$642K$642K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $896K$870K$26K$744K 990 PDF
FY2024 $777K$852K−$75K$737K 990 PDF
FY2023 $748K$717K$31K$779K 990 PDF
FY2022 $791K$708K$83K$749K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $821K$642K$179K$666K 990 PDF
FY2020 $578K$488K$90K$487K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $820,980 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,202$83,991
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $470,188$736,877
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,802$112
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $578,192$820,980
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $379,036$530,265
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,753$112,131
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $487,789$642,396
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,403$178,584
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $820,980 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$8,330
VIII-1e Government grants$75,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$461
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,991
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $736,877$736,877
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $112$112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $736,989 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$820,980
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,396 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $210,389$210,389
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,546$244,546
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,785$9,785
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,594$29,594
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,951$35,951
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,090$4,090
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,078$5,078
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,722$5,722
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,917$4,917
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,919$1,919
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,444$50,444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,857$2,857
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,837$8,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,545$26,545
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,722$1,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $642,396 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$642,396
Part X · Balance sheet $753,676 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,334$258,692
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $412,479$412,531
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,983$82,120
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $218$333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,999$753,676
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,508$2,761
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $75,200$85,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,708$87,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $487,291$665,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,999$753,676
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $665,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$820,980
XI-2 Total expenses$642,396
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$178,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$487,291
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$665,875

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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