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The Williams School builds with each child the foundation for academic, moral and social success

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$140K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $512K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
80% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
4.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $125K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$765K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$3.9M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$5.8M

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 1976.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.2M Management & general 17% · $698K Fundraising 3% · $117K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$140,220Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Hedrick$156,818$152,250$75,000———
Margaret Moore———$136,185$140,220$148,641

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

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The williams school is an independent k-8 coeducational dayschool. The chief purpose of the school is to promote LEARNING.THE williams school places demands on its students with the entirestaff doing all they can to encourage the child to realize his orher full academic potential.

$3.2Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$125K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$262,325
Unitemized GrantFY2023$217,525
Unitemized GrantFY2022$288,205
Unitemized GrantFY2021$329,685
Unitemized GrantFY2020$322,174
Unitemized GrantFY2019$359,907

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$928K
Investment incomeLn 3$281K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$698K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$765K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$928K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$281K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$200K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$473K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$34K
Accounts receivableLn 4$104K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$765K
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 576
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$193K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$11K
Share of the $2.8M endowmentSch D 1g0.39%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$2.8M$2.4M$2.4M$2.5M$2.4M
AddedLn 1b$50K$10K
SpentLn 1d–1f$97K$96K$146K$91K$87K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$765K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M$7.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$322K$322K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$140K$108K$27K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.7M$408K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$162K$124K$31K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$127K$31K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$46K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$221K$220K$662$220
InsuranceLn 23$42K$42K$126$42
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$437K$331K$105K$914
All other expensesLn 24e$243K$204K$27K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.2M$698K$117K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 9, 2026 $3.8M$4.4M−$555K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $3.8M$4.1M−$248K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2024 $3.2M$3.7M−$518K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 1, 2023 $3.4M$4.2M−$807K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $3.9M$4.0M−$102K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 9, 2021 $3.2M$4.0M−$840K$7.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,890,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $258,190$927,979
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,689,472$2,652,210
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $191,131$280,523
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,551$29,427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,205,344$3,890,139
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $359,907$322,174
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,678,498$2,613,305
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,006,976$1,056,796
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,045,381$3,992,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$840,037−$102,136
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $3,890,139 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$927,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$927,979
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,652,210$2,652,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,555$80,555
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,696 · Excluded from tax $203,664$199,968
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,427$29,427
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,648,514 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $313,646$3,890,139
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,992,275 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $322,174$322,174
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $107,969 · Management $26,641 · Fundraising $5,609$140,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,652,875 · Management $407,852 · Fundraising $85,863$2,146,590
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $124,404 · Management $30,697 · Fundraising $6,463$161,564
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $126,998 · Management $31,337 · Fundraising $6,597$164,932
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,404$3,404
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,929$42,929
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,916$10,916
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,105$6,105
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,281$46,281
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,992$4,992
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $219,660 · Management $662 · Fundraising $220$220,542
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,911 · Management $126 · Fundraising $42$42,079
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $330,968 · Management $104,987 · Fundraising $914$436,869
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $204,106 · Management $27,451 · Fundraising $11,122$242,679
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,177,346 · Management $698,099 · Fundraising $116,830$3,992,275
Part X · Balance sheet $8,477,789 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,102,169$1,036,995
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $476,594$472,641
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $277,170$34,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $118,765$103,823
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,237$11,504
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,657,193$3,471,581
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,175,825$3,346,995
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,812,953$8,477,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,364$50,195
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $392,265$521,731
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $387,990$192,709
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $508,600$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,361,219$764,635
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,669,970$3,813,130
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,781,764$3,900,024
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,451,734$7,713,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,812,953$8,477,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,713,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,890,139
XI-2 Total expenses$3,992,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,136
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,451,734
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$363,556
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,713,154

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