Tower Hill School Association FY2021 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 1919EducationEIN 51-0065745Revenue $48.8M in FY2021

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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$16.4M
15% of total assets
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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
$48.8M
+66% vs prior year
Spent
$27.8M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$96.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$48.8M
FY2021▲ +66%
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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
$27.8M
FY2021▲ +2%
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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
$96.3M
FY2021▲ +31%
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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 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 Jan 1957.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $22.6M Management & general 15% · $4.3M Fundraising 3% · $932K

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; $1.5M 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
$476,773Pt VII · Sec A
$205,600Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$202,099Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions/Adv
$187,940Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Athletics
$143,407Pt VII · Sec A
Lower School Head
$130,036Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$125,260Pt 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

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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 from age 3 through 12th grade.

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3 programs · $22.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Educational Programs

Tower hill is a co-educational independent school with 815 students from 3 years old through grade 12 in 2020-2021 (240 lower school, 250 middle school, 325 upper school). The school provides an enriched and challenging college preparatory program in which each student's abilities and talents are recognized and respected.

$22.2Mprogram 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.

$232Kprogram 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.

$156Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$48.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$13.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M
Money outPt IX
$27.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$22.6M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Fundraisingcol D$932K
Owns and owesPt X
$96.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.6M
Total assetsLn 16$112.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.4M
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$11.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$13.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10.9M
Total revenueLn 12$48.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$57.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35.8M
Other assetsLn 15$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$112.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.4M
Net assetsLn 32$96.3M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.2M$11.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.7M$57.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33.3M$35.8M
Total assetsLn 16$91.6M$112.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.0M$16.4M
Net assetsLn 32$73.5M$96.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.6M$5.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$792K$792K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.2M$8.7M$1.9M$596K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$713K$600K$82K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.2M$335K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$784K$604K$149K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$84K$84K
Accounting feesLn 11c$281K$281K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.1M$63K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$108K$4K$25K$79K
Information technologyLn 14$583K$560K$22K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$1.8M$1.7M$68K$3K
TravelLn 17$170K$145K$24K$1K
InterestLn 20$255K$245K$10K$484
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.5M$65K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$642K$362K$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.8M$22.6M$4.3M$932K

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 Viewing $48.8M$27.8M$21.0M$96.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $48,814,816 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,677,521$11,453,772
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,237,557$24,201,408
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,215,156$12,995,018
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200,757$164,618
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,330,991$48,814,816
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,178,216$5,607,023
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,260,400$15,071,915
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,735,343$7,117,309
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,173,959$27,796,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,157,032$21,018,569
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 $48,814,816 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,710,102
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,743,670
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$99,130
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,453,772
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,201,408$24,201,408
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,065,903$2,065,903
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,929,115$10,929,115
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $164,618$164,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,366,026 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,995,018$48,814,816
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,796,247 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,607,023$5,607,023
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $792,229$792,229
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,657,187 · Management $1,899,963 · Fundraising $596,249$11,153,399
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $599,810 · Management $82,098 · Fundraising $31,159$713,067
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,201,792 · Management $335,232 · Fundraising $91,732$1,628,756
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $604,037 · Management $149,048 · Fundraising $31,379$784,464
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $84,039$84,039
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $281,053$281,053
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,075,188 · Management $62,699 · Fundraising $26,269$1,164,156
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,477 · Management $24,794 · Fundraising $78,699$107,970
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $560,028 · Management $21,745 · Fundraising $1,107$582,880
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,746,886 · Management $67,798 · Fundraising $3,454$1,818,138
IX-17 TravelPrograms $145,219 · Management $23,678 · Fundraising $1,059$169,956
IX-20 InterestPrograms $244,806 · Management $9,501 · Fundraising $484$254,791
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,514,877 · Management $65,450 · Fundraising $2,996$1,583,323
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $642,454 · Management $361,559 · Fundraising $66,990$1,071,003
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,603,784 · Management $4,260,886 · Fundraising $931,577$27,796,247
Part X · Balance sheet $112,683,577 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,207,035$11,599,790
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,595,296$3,421,343
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $735,245$320,593
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $125,265$260,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,341,777$35,762,945
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $23,581,339$34,905,275
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $16,123,352$22,806,683
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,847,279$3,606,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,556,588$112,683,577
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $642,334$1,068,222
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,485,223$6,330,128
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $11,900,718$9,002,006
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,028,275$16,400,356
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,692,641$44,697,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,835,672$51,585,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,528,313$96,283,221
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,556,588$112,683,577
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,283,221 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$48,814,816
XI-2 Total expenses$27,796,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,018,569
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,528,313
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,736,339
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,283,221

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