Brownell-Talbot School FY2021 filing

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Omaha, NE501(c)(3)Since 1863EIN 47-0376595Revenue $9.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbrownell.edu400 N Happy Hollow Blvd, 68132-2106 · Omaha, NETax-exempt since Oct 1941School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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College preparatory private School

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$432K 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $322K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$432K
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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.2M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$22.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$10.4M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$11.6M
Net assets
$22.8M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.1M
FY2021$22.8M
FY2022$21.7M
FY2023$23.5M
FY2024$25.0M
FY2025$25.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 1941.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $6.6M Management & general 13% · $1.0M Fundraising 4% · $355K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $432K 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
$216,134Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director of Advancement
$114,241Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director of Business and Finance
$101,863Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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
Dr Kristi Gibbs$285,223$270,582$249,153$253,570$216,134$211,079
Shannon Gilroy—$170,901$157,356$134,771$114,241$107,862
Shari Jensen—$133,997$122,746$123,293$101,863$103,092
Dr Crystal Vaught$123,631$123,450$113,267———
Shruti Beckmann$110,057—————
Jason Smith—————$106,785
Joseph Rotert Director of$104,892—————
Megan Hunter$96,835—————

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

Prepares students for college through rigorous academics and personalized support.

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3 programs · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Educational Services

Operation of college preparatory school for approximately 385 students from preschool through grade twelve.

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

Student Activities

Extracurricular educational development experiences (E.G. Fine arts, athletics, speech, robotics, etc.) that support and enhance instructional learning.

$382Kprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Activities

Activities supplemental to instructional learning that exist primarily for the benefit of students and require payment of a user fee (E.G. Before and after care, food service, and summer programs).

$342Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$387K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$355K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$24.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$161K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$713K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$294K
Other incomeLn 4–11$387K
Gains on assetsLn 7$187K
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$673K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$24.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$22.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5216
VolunteersI 6100
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$2.0M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.8M$11.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.5M$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$21.7M$24.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M$22.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$407K$140K$205K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.4M$3.9M$323K$181K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$170K$152K$11K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$343K$331K$293$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$354K$306K$31K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$105K$12K$54K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$112K$112K
Office expensesLn 13$253K$154K$79K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$156K$116K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$403K$366K$28K$8K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$64K$17K$47K$88
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$332K$302K$23K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$98K$64K$31K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$725K$641K$83K$807
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$6.6M$1.0M$355K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.4M$11.6M−$1.1M$25.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.0M$11.0M−$168$25.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.7M$10.5M$181K$23.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.1M$9.2M$892K$21.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.2M$8.0M$1.2M$22.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.0M$8.3M$742K$19.1M 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 $9,231,095 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,405,803$2,620,005
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,581,386$5,931,056
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $768,088$293,511
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $276,003$386,523
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,031,280$9,231,095
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,819,029$5,658,696
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,470,396$2,336,394
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,289,425$7,995,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $741,855$1,236,005
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $9,231,095 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $95,095 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$712,824
VIII-1e Government grants$1,219,992
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$687,189
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$161,128
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,620,005
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,866,039$5,866,039
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,673$106,673
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $186,838$186,838
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $344,578$344,578
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,867$11,867
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,942,923 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $668,167$9,231,095
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,995,090 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $139,749 · Management $205,292 · Fundraising $61,674$406,715
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,880,111 · Management $323,419 · Fundraising $181,033$4,384,563
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $152,454 · Management $10,688 · Fundraising $7,107$170,249
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $330,825 · Management $293 · Fundraising $12,213$343,331
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $305,806 · Management $31,393 · Fundraising $16,639$353,838
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,248$18,248
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,928$41,928
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,911$15,911
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,245 · Management $54,377 · Fundraising $38,244$104,866
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $112,385$112,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $153,603 · Management $79,315 · Fundraising $20,076$252,994
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $116,288 · Management $39,358$155,646
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $366,370 · Management $28,182 · Fundraising $8,052$402,604
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,421$3,421
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,723 · Management $47,132 · Fundraising $88$63,943
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,376$4,376
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $301,691 · Management $23,207 · Fundraising $6,631$331,529
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $64,322 · Management $31,433 · Fundraising $1,966$97,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $640,875 · Management $83,437 · Fundraising $807$725,119
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,703$5,703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,602,571 · Management $1,037,989 · Fundraising $354,530$7,995,090
Part X · Balance sheet $24,360,934 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,164,711$1,287,272
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $796,334$673,061
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $147,139$44,838
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $209,102$324,489
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,031$5,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,128$142,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,543,273$10,278,209
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,759,146$11,604,686
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,697,864$24,360,934
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $796,556$764,225
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $562,802$782,217
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,062,500$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $137,357$38,116
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,559,215$1,584,558
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,558,611$13,495,282
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,580,038$9,281,094
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,138,649$22,776,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,697,864$24,360,934
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,776,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,231,095
XI-2 Total expenses$7,995,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,236,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,138,649
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,401,722
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,776,376

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