Tower Hill School Association FY2020 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 1919EducationEIN 51-0065745Revenue $29.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRStowerhill.org2813 W 17th St, 19806-1112 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Jan 1957School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Tower Hill School prepares students from diverse backgrounds for full and creative engagement with a dynamic world. Each student is provided with an educational experience that emphasizes the development of an inquisitive, discerning and critical mind; the value of being creative and aesthetically sensitive; the appreciation of physical well-being; the ability to collaborate and function as part of a team; and the growth of character.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.5M a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$18.0M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.3M
Spent
$27.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$73.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$29.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.3M
FY2021$48.8M
FY2022$33.7M
FY2023$39.9M
FY2024$39.2M
FY2025$38.2M
Expenses
$27.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.2M
FY2021$27.8M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$29.9M
FY2024$31.6M
FY2025$33.1M
Net assets
$73.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73.5M
FY2021$96.3M
FY2022$90.9M
FY2023$99.1M
FY2024$109.6M
FY2025$118.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jan 1957.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $20.8M Management & general 18% · $4.8M Fundraising 6% · $1.6M

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

27 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$471,870Pt VII · Sec A
$188,815Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$183,219Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions/Advancement
$169,228Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Athletics
$131,535Pt VII · Sec A
Lower School Head
$124,073Pt VII · Sec A
Middle School Head
$116,726Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Baker’s $409K as Head of School is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Speers—$304,290$501,291$510,244$476,773$471,870
Sarah Baker$409,255$226,195$115,208———
Eric Norman$298,543$279,432$232,501$223,272$205,600$188,815
Anthony Pisapia—$254,215$212,018$203,641$202,099$183,219
Kristin Mumford$240,865$239,802$189,332$186,503$187,940$169,228
Lindsay Acevado$164,486$131,150$130,358$112,173——
Seth Kushkin————$143,407$131,535
Karen Graham—$134,177$123,552———

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 from age 3 through 12th grade.

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3 programs · $20.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Educational Programs

Tower hill is a co-educational independent school with 816 students from 3 years old through grade 12 in 2019-2020 (240 lower school, 250 middle school, 326 upper school). The school provides an enriched and challenging college preparatory program in which each student's abilities and talents are recognized and respected.

$20.4Mprogram expense
02

After School Program

The kaleidoscope after school program serves students age 3 through 6 every school day from 2:45 to 6:00PM. This program provides a continuation of the attention and guidance they receive in tower hill's classrooms, but in a more home-like setting.

$261Kprogram expense
03

Summer camp program -summer at tower hill provides exciting academic and enrichment activities, plus a full range of athletic camps in different age groups. Day camp provides weekly themes with special guests AND/OR field trips, swimming or water play. Enrichment camps broaden children's artistic and academic horizons in new ways.

$85Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $33.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,046,809
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,066,775
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,976,275
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,910,827
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,613,995
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,500,838
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,607,023
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,178,216

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$27.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.8M
Managementcol C$4.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$73.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.2M
Total assetsLn 16$91.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$284K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$201K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$247K
Total revenueLn 12$29.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33.3M
Other assetsLn 15$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$91.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.0M
Net assetsLn 32$73.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5295
VolunteersI 6298
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.7M$11.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$41.5M$39.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.0M$33.3M
Total assetsLn 16$86.3M$91.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M$18.0M
Net assetsLn 32$72.4M$73.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.2M$5.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$753K$753K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.5M$8.5M$2.3M$667K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$747K$554K$138K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.0M$374K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$827K$587K$182K$58K
Legal feesLn 11b$84K$4K$81K
Accounting feesLn 11c$324K$324K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$975K$842K$35K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$239K$12K$50K$177K
Information technologyLn 14$419K$402K$16K$796
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$1.1M$42K$2K
TravelLn 17$342K$256K$70K$16K
InterestLn 20$214K$200K$14K$395
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.4M$1.4M$54K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$737K$356K$476K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.2M$20.8M$4.8M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $38.2M$33.1M$5.0M$118.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $39.2M$31.6M$7.7M$109.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $39.9M$29.9M$10.0M$99.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $33.7M$28.8M$4.9M$90.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $48.8M$27.8M$21.0M$96.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $29.3M$27.2M$2.2M$73.5M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,330,991 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,979,423$4,677,521
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,939,548$23,237,557
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,634,135$1,215,156
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $610,602$200,757
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,163,708$29,330,991
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,732,115$5,178,216
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,852,521$15,260,400
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,691,162$6,735,343
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,275,798$27,173,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,887,910$2,157,032
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $29,330,991 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,677,521
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$284,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,677,521
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,237,557$23,237,557
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,461,744$1,461,744
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$246,588−$246,588
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $200,757$200,757
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,438,314 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,215,156$29,330,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,173,959 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,178,216$5,178,216
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $753,475$753,475
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,500,883 · Management $2,317,959 · Fundraising $667,376$11,486,218
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $554,291 · Management $137,894 · Fundraising $54,648$746,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,015,497 · Management $374,460 · Fundraising $56,795$1,446,752
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $587,256 · Management $181,967 · Fundraising $57,899$827,122
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,690 · Management $80,505$84,195
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $323,973$323,973
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $842,243 · Management $35,306 · Fundraising $97,806$975,355
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,200 · Management $49,651 · Fundraising $176,980$238,831
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $402,354 · Management $15,616 · Fundraising $796$418,766
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,085,677 · Management $42,136 · Fundraising $2,147$1,129,960
IX-17 TravelPrograms $256,395 · Management $69,528 · Fundraising $16,095$342,018
IX-20 InterestPrograms $199,570 · Management $14,089 · Fundraising $395$214,054
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,382,056 · Management $53,625 · Fundraising $2,733$1,438,414
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $737,083 · Management $356,320 · Fundraising $476,374$1,569,777
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,757,411 · Management $4,806,504 · Fundraising $1,610,044$27,173,959
Part X · Balance sheet $91,556,588 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,730,807$11,207,035
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,773,842$3,595,296
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $377,666$735,245
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,910$125,265
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,039,683$33,341,777
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,077,437$23,581,339
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $20,400,936$16,123,352
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,854,735$2,847,279
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,306,055$91,556,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $245,539$642,334
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,800,809$5,485,223
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,744,928$11,900,718
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,154,187$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,945,463$18,028,275
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,212,007$38,692,641
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,148,585$34,835,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,360,592$73,528,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,306,055$91,556,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,528,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,330,991
XI-2 Total expenses$27,173,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,157,032
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,360,592
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,181,691
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,528,313

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