Seton junior-senior high School is an accredited, private, co-educational School operated by catholic laymen dedicated to promoting the established tradition of catholic liberal arts education. By the grace of god and in cooperation with our parents, the primary educators of their children, the faculty and staff of Seton School profess a threefold educational mission to: -deepen the students relationship with the person who is jesus christ, so they might faithfully follow his teachings and discover their vocation within his church. -cultivate the pursuit of truth through sincere faith and right reasoning in all areas of study. -foster intellectual, theological, moral and social virtues through excellence in and outside of the classroom.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
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 $169K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.6M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1977.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.6M Management & general 4% · $106K Fundraising 1% · $24K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$85,389Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Scho
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Pennefather$93,832$84,794$86,109$85,389—
Bob Pennefather————$86,299

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

Programs and updates

Educates students in Catholic liberal arts, fostering faith, truth, and virtues.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Dedicated to promoting the tradition of catholic secondary education. Seton offers personalized instruction, regarding each child as of infinite value in the sight of god and therefore deserving of our best efforts to meet HIS/HER individual needs.

$2.6Mprogram 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$15K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$498,530
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$453,121
Unitemized GrantFY2020$476,890
Seton Swim TeamVA · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$119K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$938K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$691
Other incomeLn 4–11$119K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$436K
SavingsLn 2$501K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$938K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.1M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 6175
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$879K$938K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$453K$453K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$55K$30K$854
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.1M$38K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$286K$278K$8K$216
Payroll taxesLn 10$93K$86K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$25$25
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$27K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$85K
InterestLn 20$65K$65K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$171K$171K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$161K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$98K$86K$11K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.6M$106K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.5M$3.5M$30K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.1M$78K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$2.9M$781K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.7M$2.8M−$99K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$2.7M$56K$4.7M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,665,485 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,483$118,283
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,362,564$2,427,697
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,616$691
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $156,485$118,814
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,792,148$2,665,485
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $482,890$454,621
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,680,686$1,652,525
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $572,703$657,276
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,736,279$2,764,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,869−$98,937
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,665,485 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$115,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$118,283
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,427,697$2,427,697
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $691$691
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $20,232$20,232
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$98,582
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,427,697 · Excluded from tax $20,923$2,665,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,764,422 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $453,121$453,121
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,649 · Management $29,886 · Fundraising $854$85,389
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,081,591 · Management $38,044 · Fundraising $20,224$1,139,859
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $48,100$48,100
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $278,378 · Management $7,560 · Fundraising $216$286,154
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,283 · Management $5,138 · Fundraising $1,602$93,023
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25$25
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,555$4,555
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,841 · Management $2,405$29,246
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,587$1,587
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,381$85,381
IX-20 InterestPrograms $64,843$64,843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $170,803$170,803
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,956$35,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $160,874 · Management $6,457$167,331
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $85,689 · Management $10,814 · Fundraising $1,046$97,549
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,634,009 · Management $106,471 · Fundraising $23,942$2,764,422
Part X · Balance sheet $6,102,040 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $374,957$436,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $503,708$501,414
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,048$2,949
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,317,949$5,141,139
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,416$17,375
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,735$2,735
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,212,813$6,102,040
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,725$1,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,556,325$1,544,489
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,656,488$4,557,551
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,656,488$4,557,551
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,212,813$6,102,040
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,557,551 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,665,485
XI-2 Total expenses$2,764,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,656,488
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,557,551

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