The Perkins School

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 51-0460994

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The Perkins School community cultivates bravery, curiosity, empathy, and joy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 36 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $514K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$461K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $190K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.0M
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2024▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2024$6.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.6M Management & general 26% · $920K Fundraising 1% · $36K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $461K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$192,828Pt VII · Sec A
Bus. Manager
$138,231Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Head
$130,103Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barry Wright’s $193K as Head of School is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Barry Wright$192,828$190,099$170,188$161,411$159,100
Angie Gianelli$138,231$138,455$107,277——
Suzanne Coleman$130,103————
Diane Wright—$105,019———

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

Fosters bravery, curiosity, empathy, and joy in its community members.

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2 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

School

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

After School Care (aka EDP)

$101Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$470K
Investment incomeLn 3$87K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$920K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$470K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$49K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$87K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$400K
SavingsLn 2$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M
Other assetsLn 15$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$287K$287K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$703K$703K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.3M$1.3M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$146K$113K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$180K$122K$59K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$84K$63K$21K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$81K$81K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$70K$52K$17K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$155K$155K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$295K$242K$17K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$65K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.6M$920K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.2M$3.4M$811K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.1M$392K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.7M$488K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.6M$365K$3.9M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,331,719 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$421,829
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$49,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$469,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,712,433$3,712,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $86,561$86,561
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $62,946$62,946
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,712,433 · Excluded from tax $149,507$4,331,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,512,231 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $286,693$286,693
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $702,897$702,897
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,267,534$1,267,534
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,276$73,276
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $113,279 · Management $32,226$145,505
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,640 · Management $58,711$180,351
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,347$3,347
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,550$13,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,946$35,946
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,336$17,336
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $62,975 · Management $20,992$83,967
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,350$81,350
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,882$17,882
IX-20 InterestPrograms $52,184 · Management $17,395$69,579
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $155,265$155,265
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,515$16,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $242,094 · Management $16,793 · Fundraising $35,767$294,654
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $64,656 · Management $1,928$66,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,556,164 · Management $920,300 · Fundraising $35,767$3,512,231
Part X · Balance sheet $11,456,761 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $699,645$400,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,046,777$3,966,197
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,784$5,456
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,413$17,622
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,819,509$4,946,205
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,091,452$2,121,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,717,580$11,456,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $194,225$431,051
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,163,635$1,139,254
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,168,797$2,071,582
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,148,349$4,990,697
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,569,231$6,076,441
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$389,623
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,569,231$6,466,064
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,717,580$11,456,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,466,064 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,331,719
XI-2 Total expenses$3,512,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$819,488
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,569,231
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$77,345
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,466,064

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