Highland School INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 54-0699812)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$17.8M
FY2022	$16.4M
FY2023	$14.7M
FY2024	$16.9M
FY2025	$17.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$15.4M
FY2022	$16.0M
FY2023	$15.9M
FY2024	$17.3M
FY2025	$17.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$25.9M
FY2022	$24.2M
FY2023	$23.8M
FY2024	$24.0M
FY2025	$24.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1957.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

79%

19%

Program services 79% · $14.2M Management & general 19% · $3.4M Fundraising 1% · $244K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $840K 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

Hank Berg

Former Head of School

$157,651Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Bertke

Asst Head/Dir of Learning

$142,011Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Seldis

Head of School

$124,153Pt VII · Sec A

Marjorie Kuzminski

Upper School Director

$122,950Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Tomlinson

Assistant Head of School F

$116,210Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Stover

Middle School Director

$102,202Pt VII · Sec A

Taylor Brown

Director of Finance & Operations

$74,400Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Hoerner

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hank Berg’s $158K as Former Head of School is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Henry D Berg	—	$257,249	$252,172	$241,911	$233,285
Hank Berg	$157,651	—	—	—	—
Carolyn Bertke	$142,011	—	—	—	—
Cassin Bertke	—	$138,653	$135,894	$132,392	$131,073
Adam Seldis	$124,153	—	—	—	—
Marjorie Kuzminski	$122,950	$116,500	$106,500	—	—
Donna Tomlinson	$116,210	$113,887	—	—	—
Michael Megless	—	$111,972	$111,066	$107,879	$107,008

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 in all subjects from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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3 programs · $10.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Tuition and Fees

Providing educational instruction to over 500 students in grade levels pre-kindergarten to 12TH grade.

$10.8Mprogram expense

02

Afternoon Program

After school supervision for approximately 75 students.

$51Kprogram expense

03

Summer Program

Providing a safe and supervised environment that stimulates creativity and fosters participation for 400 students. Our programs emphasize friendliness and cooperation and encourage students to be their best.

$9Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$80K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$28K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$19K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$11K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$137K

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Grants paid · 5 grants · $26.6M · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,769,517

Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,472,624

Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,973,052

Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,167,263

Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,209,425

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$17.0M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.6M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$971K

Investment incomeLn 3$494K

Money outPt IX

$17.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$14.2M

Managementcol C$3.4M

Fundraisingcol D$244K

Owns and owesPt X

$24.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$726K

Total assetsLn 16$40.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$16.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b18

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$971K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$347K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$494K

Gains on assetsLn 7$50K

Total revenueLn 12$17.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$726K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$726K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.0M

Other assetsLn 15$16K

Total assetsLn 16$40.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$16.6M

Net assetsLn 32$24.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5127

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$510K	$726K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$12.6M	$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$26.0M	$25.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$40.5M	$40.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$16.5M	$16.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$24.0M	$24.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$5.8M	$5.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$375K		$341K	$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.7M	$4.3M	$1.3M	$133K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$802K	$560K	$221K	$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$448K	$312K	$123K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$64K		$64K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$49K		$49K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$82K		$82K
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$9K	$4K	$356
Information technologyLn 14	$197K	$137K	$54K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$359K	$342K	$14K	$3K
InterestLn 20	$497K		$497K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.4M	$1.3M	$52K	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$165K		$165K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.4M	$1.2M	$191K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$554K	$301K	$238K	$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$17.9M	$14.2M	$3.4M	$244K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$17.0M	$17.9M	−$870K	$24.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$16.9M	$17.3M	−$467K	$24.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$14.7M	$15.9M	−$1.2M	$23.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$16.4M	$16.0M	$409K	$24.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$17.8M	$15.4M	$2.4M	$25.9M	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 I · Summary $17,045,449 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,317,610$970,523

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,992,683$15,613,051

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $427,135$494,247

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $115,679−$32,372

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,853,107$17,045,449

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,472,624$5,769,517

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,117,682$7,364,450

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,729,303$4,781,786

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,319,609$17,915,753

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$466,502−$870,304

Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members18

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,045,449 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $3,400 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$346,656

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$623,867

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$970,523

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,609,651$15,609,651

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $444,204$444,204

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $13,522$13,522

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $50,043$50,043

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$162,179−$162,179

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $116,285$116,285

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,729,336 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $345,590$17,045,449

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,915,753 across 16 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,769,517$5,769,517

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $341,154 · Fundraising $33,846$375,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,263,826 · Management $1,342,144 · Fundraising $133,154$5,739,124

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $559,619 · Management $220,951 · Fundraising $21,921$802,491

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $312,299 · Management $123,303 · Fundraising $12,233$447,835

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $63,985$63,985

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,149$49,149

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $81,741$81,741

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,095 · Management $3,591 · Fundraising $356$13,042

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $137,159 · Management $54,154 · Fundraising $5,373$196,686

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $341,750 · Management $13,707 · Fundraising $3,373$358,830

IX-20 InterestManagement $497,361$497,361

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,298,521 · Management $52,333 · Fundraising $12,816$1,363,670

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $165,460$165,460

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,241,413 · Management $190,997 · Fundraising $5,839$1,438,249

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $300,619 · Management $238,163 · Fundraising $14,831$553,613

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,233,818 · Management $3,438,193 · Fundraising $243,742$17,915,753

Part X · Balance sheet $40,738,134 assets, 16 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $510,051$726,388

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $474,635$377,074

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $603,922$380,920

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $323,565$259,285

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,003,617$25,047,632

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,553,293$13,930,955

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,012$15,880

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,531,095$40,738,134

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $997,410$1,057,763

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $292,354$619,265

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $62,012$15,880

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,541,547$16,621,162

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,297,201$17,967,874

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,692,347$6,149,098

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,989,548$24,116,972

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,531,095$40,738,134

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,116,972 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$17,045,449

XI-2 Total expenses$17,915,753

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$870,304

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,989,548

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$997,728

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,116,972

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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