Congressional School INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 54-1115179)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$13.5M
FY2021	$16.4M
FY2022	$18.2M
FY2023	$20.2M
FY2024	$21.1M
FY2025	$23.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$13.5M
FY2021	$15.0M
FY2022	$17.0M
FY2023	$18.0M
FY2024	$18.9M
FY2025	$20.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.2M
FY2021	$4.8M
FY2022	$5.6M
FY2023	$7.8M
FY2024	$10.3M
FY2025	$13.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1981.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

16%

Program services 83% · $16.8M Management & general 16% · $3.3M Fundraising 1% · $280K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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

Dr Edwin P Gordon

Head of School

$409,447Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Singleton

CFO/COO

$151,599Pt VII · Sec A

Brent Hinrichs

Ms Division Director

$145,622Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly O'Neil

Director of Early Childhood & Primary School

$131,117Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Dunlap

Dir Advancement & Ext Affairs

$126,420Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Lewis

Dir of Admissions

$124,010Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Winebrenner

Dir HR & Strategic Initiatives

$122,660Pt VII · Sec A

Latoya Asia

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Dr Edwin P Gordon	$409,447	$393,050	$306,585	$271,918	$275,530	$129,951
Janet Marsh	—	—	—	—	—	$212,497
Andrea Weiss	—	—	—	—	—	$184,560
Lisa Singleton	$151,599	$142,799	$142,646	$142,500	$134,781	$126,167
Brent Hinrichs	$145,622	$137,230	$129,171	$134,756	$129,979	$121,068
John O'Neil	—	$140,603	$134,192	$132,207	$127,420	$114,462
Kimberly O'Neil	$131,117	$119,911	$113,652	$119,983	$107,829	$102,876
Rachel Dunlap	$126,420	—	—	—	—	—

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

Offers students a challenging, collaborative, and creative educational experience in a diverse community.

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3 programs · $16.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Operation of a private school for infants through 8th grade, serving over 480 students.

$12.9Mprogram expense

02

Summer Programs

supervised activities associated with summer camp - swimming, crafts, field trips, etc.

$2.9Mprogram expense

03

Before and After School Care

extended hours to provide students with supervised actitivies until the parents arrive to pick up the students(s).

$408Kprogram 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

Pinkin Foundation INCFY2024$75K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$33K

Jang Family FoundationFY2024$20K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K

The Elmwood Charitable Trust of October 1985FY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$140K

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Grants paid · 12 grants · $4.8M · 2019–2022

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,176,554

Unitemized GrantFY2022$43,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,140

Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,354

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,090,911

Unitemized GrantFY2021$81,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$41,698

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,049,511

Unitemized GrantFY2020$231,555

Unitemized GrantFY2020$82,831

Unitemized GrantFY2019$903,666

Unitemized GrantFY2019$30,310

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$23.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.3M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$281K

Money outPt IX

$20.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$16.8M

Managementcol C$3.3M

Fundraisingcol D$280K

Owns and owesPt X

$13.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M

Total assetsLn 16$30.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$17.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$271K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$267K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$281K

Other incomeLn 4–11$16K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K

Total revenueLn 12$23.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$812K

SavingsLn 2$2.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.1M

Other assetsLn 15$16K

Total assetsLn 16$30.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$17.5M

Net assetsLn 32$13.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5240

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.5M	$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$5.5M	$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$18.1M	$20.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$27.5M	$30.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$17.2M	$17.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$10.3M	$13.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.5M	$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$718K	$381K	$337K	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$9.3M	$7.7M	$1.4M	$168K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$122K	$94K	$24K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.2M	$1.1M	$36K	$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$712K	$596K	$103K	$13K
Legal feesLn 11b	$80K	$0	$80K	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$7K			$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$22K	$0	$22K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.6M	$948K	$638K	$192
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$272K	$269K	$0	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$38K	$3K	$33K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$187K	$166K	$19K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$640K	$569K	$64K	$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$71K	$60K	$8K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$312K	$278K	$31K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.1M	$977K	$110K	$11K
InsuranceLn 23	$149K	$0	$149K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.0M	$1.7M	$156K	$144K
All other expensesLn 24e	$370K	$386K	$82K	−$99K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$20.3M	$16.8M	$3.3M	$280K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$23.3M	$20.3M	$2.9M	$13.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$21.1M	$18.9M	$2.2M	$10.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$20.2M	$18.0M	$2.2M	$7.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$18.2M	$17.0M	$1.2M	$5.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$16.4M	$15.0M	$1.4M	$4.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$13.5M	$13.5M	−$61K	$3.2M	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 $23,257,471 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $664,772$1,642,396

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,241,533$21,317,849

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $192,311$281,397

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,210$15,829

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,127,826$23,257,471

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,409,673$1,462,478

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,188,469$12,016,026

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,000$7,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,334,958$6,831,568

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,940,100$20,317,072

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,187,726$2,940,399

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members19

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 $23,257,471 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $124,739 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$267,287

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,375,109

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$271,385

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,642,396

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,193,110

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $282,978$282,978

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $47,800$47,800

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,581−$1,581

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$31,971−$31,971

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,317,849 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $297,226$23,257,471

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,317,072 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,462,478$1,462,478

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $380,527 · Management $337,284 · Fundraising $0$717,811

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,745,044 · Management $1,375,313 · Fundraising $168,250$9,288,607

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $94,496 · Management $23,501 · Fundraising $3,930$121,927

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,126,804 · Management $35,637 · Fundraising $13,299$1,175,740

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $596,016 · Management $103,350 · Fundraising $12,575$711,941

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $80,422 · Fundraising $0$80,422

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,000$7,000

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $22,129 · Fundraising $0$22,129

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $948,330 · Management $638,118 · Fundraising $192$1,586,640

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $269,230 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,528$271,758

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,789 · Management $32,926 · Fundraising $2,315$38,030

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $166,341 · Management $18,690 · Fundraising $1,869$186,900

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $569,172 · Management $63,952 · Fundraising $6,395$639,519

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60,494 · Management $7,934 · Fundraising $2,118$70,546

IX-20 InterestPrograms $277,535 · Management $31,184 · Fundraising $3,118$311,837

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $976,897 · Management $109,764 · Fundraising $10,976$1,097,637

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $148,682 · Fundraising $0$148,682

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,707,711 · Management $155,679 · Fundraising $144,461$2,007,851

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $386,109 · Management $82,108 · Fundraising −$98,600$369,617

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,769,973 · Management $3,266,673 · Fundraising $280,426$20,317,072

Part X · Balance sheet $30,886,462 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $692,324$812,045

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,805,130$2,463,035

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $28,140$346,820

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,054$41,949

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $43,954$22,729

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $200,513$248,645

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,081,441$20,058,261

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,544,125$6,877,202

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,708$15,776

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,452,389$30,886,462

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $882,504$1,273,538

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,993,906$7,365,048

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,035$17,807

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,172,724$17,533,302

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,597,997$11,286,123

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $681,668$2,067,037

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,279,665$13,353,160

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,452,389$30,886,462

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,353,160 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$23,257,471

XI-2 Total expenses$20,317,072

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,940,399

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,279,665

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$133,096

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,353,160

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

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