The Madeira School

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McLean, VA501(c)(3)Since 1906EducationEIN 54-0505925

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Madeira is a boarding and day college preparatory school for girls in grades nine through twelve. Madeira is a girl's school by design, where every aspect of academic, social, and athletic life is directed toward educating the next generation of young women for leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 270 volunteers and 312 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.1M a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.6M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$96.8M
+163% vs prior year
Spent
$31.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$259.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$96.8M
FY2024▲ +163%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.7M
FY2021$36.7M
FY2022$18.4M
FY2023$37.6M
FY2024$36.8M
FY2024$96.8M
Expenses
$31.0M
FY2024▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24.7M
FY2021$25.3M
FY2022$26.8M
FY2023$27.9M
FY2024$29.2M
FY2024$31.0M
Net assets
$259.6M
FY2024▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$154.1M
FY2021$181.7M
FY2022$174.5M
FY2023$185.3M
FY2024$193.8M
FY2024$259.6M

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 Mar 1951.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $24.9M Management & general 14% · $4.5M Fundraising 5% · $1.6M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$365,475Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Academics
$190,249Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Fin. & Ops. Officer (jul-Aug)
$180,790Pt VII · Sec A
Asst CFO & Comptroller
$149,018Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Teaching/Learning
$146,842Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Comms & Mktg
$137,587Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Enrollment Management
$136,169Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Ofr (until 6/2024)
$133,101Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Kyong’s $365K as Head of School is at the 76th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Kyong$365,475$190,839————
Gretchen Warner——$319,869———
Gretchen Warner—$223,158—$317,999——
Pilar Cabeza De Vaca————$237,298$294,776
Alexander Heiberger$180,790$260,382—$248,299——
Alexander Heiberger——$251,637———
Alexander C Heiberger————$240,209$228,411
Emily Kasof$133,101$234,946————

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

Educates girls to become world-changing leaders through a boarding and day school program.

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1 program service account for $24.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Boarding and day school for girls, providing high school education (340 students).

$24.9Mprogram expense

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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$26K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $22.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,036,083
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,054,584
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,953,624
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,818,986
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,567,524
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,423,468

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$96.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.0M
Money outPt IX
$31.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.9M
Managementcol C$4.5M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$259.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30.3M
Total assetsLn 16$274.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$54.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7.1M
Total revenueLn 12$96.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$30.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98.3M
Other assetsLn 15$823K
Total assetsLn 16$274.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.6M
Net assetsLn 32$259.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5312
VolunteersI 6270
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$21.5M$30.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$84.4M$142.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98.9M$98.3M
Total assetsLn 16$208.0M$274.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.2M$14.6M
Net assetsLn 32$193.8M$259.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.0M$4.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$966K$277K$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.4M$6.8M$1.9M$722K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$772K$540K$169K$63K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$657K$476K$126K$55K
Payroll taxesLn 10$823K$608K$154K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$111K$111K
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$71K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.6M$2.1M$473K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$87K$11K$75K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$880K$599K$168K$113K
Information technologyLn 14$591K$296K$235K$61K
OccupancyLn 16$147K$46K$46K$55K
TravelLn 17$846K$493K$195K$158K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$195K$109K$76K$10K
InterestLn 20$257K$249K$5K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.5M$2.4M$21K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$319K$209K$89K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.2M$4.9M$261K$119K
All other expensesLn 24e$111K$85K$259$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.0M$24.9M$4.5M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $36.8M$29.2M$7.6M$193.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.6M$27.9M$9.8M$185.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.4M$26.8M−$8.4M$174.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $36.7M$25.3M$11.4M$181.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $29.7M$24.7M$5.0M$154.1M 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 $96,815,172 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$63,888,510
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$54,349,433
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,888,510
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,852,533 · Unrelated business $15,076$24,867,609
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$11,791 · Excluded from tax $901,523$889,732
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,065,925$7,065,925
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $103,396$103,396
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,852,533 · Unrelated business $3,285 · Excluded from tax $8,070,844$96,815,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,985,217 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,036,083$4,036,083
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $966,014 · Management $276,987 · Fundraising $103,828$1,346,829
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,783,782 · Management $1,938,179 · Fundraising $721,850$9,443,811
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $540,026 · Management $168,504 · Fundraising $63,045$771,575
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $476,481 · Management $125,534 · Fundraising $55,003$657,018
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $608,411 · Management $154,404 · Fundraising $60,041$822,856
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $111,281$111,281
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,672$70,672
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,088,825 · Management $473,471 · Fundraising $40,428$2,602,724
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,896 · Management $74,927 · Fundraising $1,002$86,825
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $599,029 · Management $167,952 · Fundraising $113,115$880,096
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $295,518 · Management $235,159 · Fundraising $60,536$591,213
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,882 · Management $45,949 · Fundraising $54,974$146,805
IX-17 TravelPrograms $492,833 · Management $195,057 · Fundraising $158,477$846,367
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $109,176 · Management $76,383 · Fundraising $9,637$195,196
IX-20 InterestPrograms $248,632 · Management $4,772 · Fundraising $3,182$256,586
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,406,544 · Management $20,982 · Fundraising $24,885$2,452,411
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $208,686 · Management $89,097 · Fundraising $21,663$319,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,856,958 · Management $260,522 · Fundraising $119,320$5,236,800
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $85,380 · Management $259 · Fundraising $24,984$110,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,859,156 · Management $4,490,091 · Fundraising $1,635,970$30,985,217
Part X · Balance sheet $274,119,750 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,030$25,393
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,544,378$30,292,855
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $984,702$893,452
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $743,814$739,539
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $701,056$750,621
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $98,910,530$98,266,555
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $43,029,281$92,775,859
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $41,351,238$49,552,783
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $693,163$822,693
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $207,960,192$274,119,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,547,187$3,028,124
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,785,719$6,758,279
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $4,665,446$4,591,296
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $211,004$188,415
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,209,356$14,566,114
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,069,507$136,900,172
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $80,681,329$122,653,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,750,836$259,553,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $207,960,192$274,119,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,553,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$96,815,172
XI-2 Total expenses$30,985,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,829,955
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,750,836
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$79,232
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$52,077
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,553,636

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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