The Primary Day School, inc's principal service activity is to provide education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$296K 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $353K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$296K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $75K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$6.0M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.6M
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$7.9M

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 Jul 1957.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $3.5M Management & general 12% · $486K Fundraising 2% · $84K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $296K 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
$181,732Pt VII · Sec A
Business Mnager
$114,442Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Neil Mufson$300,602$290,600$241,952$110,976—
Scott W C Lawrence————$181,732
Maureen Cook$147,878$145,000$129,622$125,817$114,442
Scott Wc Lawrence———$126,321—
Sophie Krhounek$111,055————
Sammer Eghtesadi$109,657————
Reva Lynn Najaka$105,337————
Dannette Evans$104,474————

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

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The school provided education for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade and second grade.

$3.5Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $307K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$306,600

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$718K
Investment incomeLn 3$596K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$486K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$718K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$596K
Gains on assetsLn 7$477K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 60
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$972K$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$307K$307K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$165K$61K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$2.0M$53K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$69K$56K$12K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$147K$140K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$175K$163K$8K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$141K$68K$73K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$347K$286K$61K
Information technologyLn 14$112K$99K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$19K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$167K$134K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$42K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$23K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.5M$486K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.0M$5.6M$423K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.5M$5.3M$210K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.0M$210K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.3M$67K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.0M$4.1M$855K$6.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,950,736 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,336,728$718,384
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,647,941$3,636,282
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,757$596,070
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,482$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,111,908$4,950,736
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $267,854$306,600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,664,658$2,738,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $974,084$1,050,407
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,906,596$4,095,780
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,205,312$854,956
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,950,736 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,553
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$676,831
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,555
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$718,384
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,636,282$3,636,282
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $119,275$119,275
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $476,795$476,795
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,636,282 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $596,070$4,950,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,095,780 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $306,600$306,600
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,820 · Management $61,219 · Fundraising $9,418$235,457
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,016,121 · Management $52,788 · Fundraising $43,257$2,112,166
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,161 · Management $11,583 · Fundraising $1,298$69,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $140,250 · Management $3,267 · Fundraising $3,644$147,161
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $163,431 · Management $7,651 · Fundraising $3,865$174,947
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,432$26,432
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,949$27,949
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,310$47,310
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,980 · Management $72,573$140,553
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,987$8,987
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $286,027 · Management $61,009$347,036
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $98,652 · Management $13,453$112,105
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,637 · Management $4,659$23,296
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $22,508$22,508
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $133,792 · Management $33,448$167,240
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,579 · Management $10,395$51,974
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,202 · Management $51,815$75,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,526,239 · Management $485,551 · Fundraising $83,990$4,095,780
Part X · Balance sheet $8,307,307 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $971,510$1,458,389
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $608,101$225,092
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,099$54,364
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,085,758$1,092,191
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,114,122$5,477,271
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,821,590$8,307,307
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,373$30,121
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,091,247$1,693,311
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $498,713$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,607,333$1,723,432
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,606,156$6,303,475
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $608,101$280,400
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,214,257$6,583,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,821,590$8,307,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,583,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,950,736
XI-2 Total expenses$4,095,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$854,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,214,257
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$514,662
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,583,875

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