The Langley School fosters purposeful inquiry-based and social-emotional learning for children in preschool through grade eight in a joyful, connected community. We empower all students as curious, confident, and resilient leaders, thinkers, and creators.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.3M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23.2M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.6M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$19.6M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$39.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.6M
FY2021▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22.7M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$26.4M
FY2023$24.2M
FY2024$26.3M
FY2025$27.5M
Expenses
$19.6M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.9M
FY2021$19.6M
FY2022$20.7M
FY2023$22.3M
FY2024$24.1M
FY2025$25.2M
Net assets
$39.9M
FY2021▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39.4M
FY2021$39.9M
FY2022$43.8M
FY2023$46.8M
FY2024$50.2M
FY2025$53.3M

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 Aug 1949.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $14.9M Management & general 21% · $4.1M Fundraising 3% · $602K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.5M 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
$472,873Pt VII · Sec A
$220,174Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Enrollment/Comm.
$177,914Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Head of School
$172,131Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$152,610Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$140,178Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Curriculum /Instruction
$136,928Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Claeys’s $469K as Head of School is at the 86th 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
Elinor Scully———$318,250$472,873$466,397
Michele Claeys$468,672$426,385$404,969$187,212——
Gregory Bokman$263,281$253,472$247,813$233,301$220,174$208,940
Sarah Beck——$200,034$192,930$136,928—
Phillip Petru———$181,500$172,131$178,201
Ayesha Flaherty————$177,914$172,312
Sarah Sumwalt$172,568$167,165$163,885$136,320——
Emily Dutton$169,887$162,543$155,153———

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 students from preschool through 8th grade.

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1 program · $14.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operation of a private school for grades preschool through 8TH serving over 470 students.

$14.9Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $13.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,476,680
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,351
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,484
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,185,955
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,243
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,907
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,099,392
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,920
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,260,821
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,176
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,195,151
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,902
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,040,275
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,295

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Money outPt IX
$19.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.9M
Managementcol C$4.1M
Fundraisingcol D$602K
Owns and owesPt X
$39.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.2M
Total assetsLn 16$63.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$119K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$18.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$18.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.7M
Total assetsLn 16$63.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.2M
Net assetsLn 32$39.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5157
VolunteersI 6100
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$4.0M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I1
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$20.4M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$51K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$7.2M$5.7M$5.5M$4.9M$3.8M
Given inLn 1b$73K$243K$625K$945K$475K
SpentLn 1d–1f$216K$183K$452K$141K$131K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.6M$18.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.4M$17.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.7M$18.7M
Total assetsLn 16$53.3M$63.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M$23.2M
Net assetsLn 32$39.4M$39.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.2M$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$851K$592K$238K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.0M$7.1M$2.7M$236K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$733K$471K$243K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$715K$368K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$763K$490K$253K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$95K$95K
Investment management feesLn 11f$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$195K$195K
Information technologyLn 14$302K$292K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$717K$694K$18K$5K
TravelLn 17$70K$70K
InterestLn 20$143K$138K$4K$920
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.0M$28K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$230K$223K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$865K$676K$26K$163K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.6M$14.9M$4.1M$602K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $27.5M$25.2M$2.3M$53.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $26.3M$24.1M$2.2M$50.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $24.2M$22.3M$1.9M$46.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $26.4M$20.7M$5.7M$43.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2022 $18.6M$19.6M−$963K$39.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $22.7M$19.9M$2.8M$39.4M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,629,240 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,202,525$1,533,526
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,015,772$18,954,627
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $375,086−$1,957,087
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $111,528$98,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,704,911$18,629,240
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,044,570$2,207,053
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,999,997$13,509,100
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $290,000$95,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,568,521$3,780,887
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,903,088$19,592,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,801,823−$962,800
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $18,629,240 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$208,550
VIII-1e Government grants$119,203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,205,773
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,901
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,533,526
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,954,627$18,954,627
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $268,557$268,557
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,225,644−$2,225,644
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $98,174$98,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,954,627 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,858,913$18,629,240
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,592,040 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,207,053$2,207,053
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $592,133 · Management $238,156 · Fundraising $20,417$850,706
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,082,063 · Management $2,730,470 · Fundraising $235,600$10,048,133
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $470,665 · Management $242,600 · Fundraising $20,115$733,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $714,565 · Management $368,317 · Fundraising $30,538$1,113,420
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $489,970 · Management $252,551 · Fundraising $20,940$763,461
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $69,323$69,323
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,649$64,649
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $95,000$95,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $36,112$36,112
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,781$18,781
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $194,529$194,529
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $292,368 · Management $7,570 · Fundraising $1,892$301,830
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $694,202 · Management $18,482 · Fundraising $4,620$717,304
IX-17 TravelPrograms $69,757$69,757
IX-20 InterestPrograms $138,257 · Management $3,681 · Fundraising $920$142,858
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,036,751 · Management $27,601 · Fundraising $6,900$1,071,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $222,577 · Management $5,877 · Fundraising $1,469$229,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $675,570 · Management $25,621 · Fundraising $163,378$864,569
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,899,241 · Management $4,091,010 · Fundraising $601,789$19,592,040
Part X · Balance sheet $63,128,940 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,593,717$18,190,251
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,351,093$2,324,865
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,566,049
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $241,868$193,257
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,713,387$18,679,457
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,235,932$13,819,561
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,122,244$3,355,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,258,741$63,128,940
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,177,410$2,286,644
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,683,112$16,923,570
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $4,033,337$3,981,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,893,859$23,191,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,510,235$28,939,803
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,854,647$10,997,583
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,364,882$39,937,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,258,741$63,128,940
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,937,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,629,240
XI-2 Total expenses$19,592,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$962,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,364,882
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,535,304
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,937,386

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