Mater Dei School INC

Tax-deductible

Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)Since 1960EducationEIN 52-0906575

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Private boys School serving grades 1 - 8.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 34 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 33% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$520K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.9M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$46.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.9M
FY2025▲ +41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$11.9M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$46.9M
FY2025▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26.4M
FY2021$31.9M
FY2022$29.6M
FY2023$33.5M
FY2024$39.1M
FY2025$46.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 1970.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $4.7M Management & general 22% · $1.5M Fundraising 8% · $530K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School/President
$294,334Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$154,281Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$141,672Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Faculty
$131,661Pt VII · Sec A
$131,104Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Grounds
$130,348Pt VII · Sec A
$120,494Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William McMurtrie’s $294K as Head of School/President is at the 63rd 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
William McMurtrie$294,334$229,509$213,992$180,787$163,827$154,786
Edward Williams——$59,807$172,117$209,737$201,742
Melissa Dwyer$154,281$147,029$134,570$124,871$109,485—
Richard Holifield JR—$124,919$144,418$115,059$115,081$109,407
John Dugan$141,672$131,564$132,011$110,775——
Susan Lipman$131,104$128,401$134,406$121,687$121,247$115,450
William Bednarz$131,661$118,050$115,304$110,464—$112,434
Richard Holifield$130,348—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates boys in grades 1 through 8.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide Educational Services to Boys in Grades 1

8.

$4.7Mprogram 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$5K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$419,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$396,950
Unitemized GrantFY2019$428,600

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M
Money outPt IX
$6.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$530K
Owns and owesPt X
$46.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$47.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$520K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$148K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$375K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M
Total revenueLn 12$11.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$47.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$520K
Net assetsLn 32$46.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.6M$37.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$39.5M$47.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$387K$520K
Net assetsLn 32$39.1M$46.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$675K$675K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$645K$412K$179K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$1.8M$740K$227K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$245K$150K$74K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$324K$198K$98K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$233K$149K$64K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f$83K$83K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$214K$98K$50K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$118K$114K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$98K$79K$20K
TravelLn 17$110K$110K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$431K$345K$86K
InsuranceLn 23$133K$106K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$511K$339K$59K$113K
All other expensesLn 24e$142K$142K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.7M$4.7M$1.5M$530K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.9M$6.7M$5.2M$46.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.5M$5.9M$2.5M$39.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.4M$5.5M$1.9M$33.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$5.4M$2.5M$29.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.9M$5.3M$1.6M$31.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.9M$5.0M$2.9M$26.4M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,902,753 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,959 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$374,723
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,256,666
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$148,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,631,389
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,803,990$5,803,990
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,531,370$2,531,370
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$80,955−$80,955
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,820,949 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,450,415$11,902,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,707,653 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $674,975$674,975
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $412,146 · Management $178,589 · Fundraising $54,024$644,759
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,751,741 · Management $739,806 · Fundraising $226,899$2,718,446
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $150,162 · Management $74,239 · Fundraising $20,979$245,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $198,206 · Management $97,991 · Fundraising $27,692$323,889
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $149,406 · Management $64,334 · Fundraising $19,711$233,451
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,250$26,250
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $83,321$83,321
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $97,567 · Management $49,543 · Fundraising $66,779$213,889
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $114,124 · Management $3,896$118,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,516 · Management $19,629$98,145
IX-17 TravelPrograms $110,409$110,409
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $344,800 · Management $86,200$431,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $106,048 · Management $26,512$132,560
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $338,794 · Management $58,791 · Fundraising $113,499$511,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $142,075$142,075
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,668,969 · Management $1,509,101 · Fundraising $529,583$6,707,653
Part X · Balance sheet $47,446,484 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,866,679$2,243,425
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$1,328,256
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $74,575$85,994
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,995,051$5,860,491
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,571,387$37,926,318
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,507,692$47,446,484
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,948$50,997
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $372,031$468,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $386,979$519,745
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,200,888$44,638,910
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $919,825$2,287,829
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,120,713$46,926,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,507,692$47,446,484
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,926,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,902,753
XI-2 Total expenses$6,707,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,195,100
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,120,713
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,610,926
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,926,739

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