The School is committed to a rigourous college preparatory program, providing opportunities in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$231K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$231K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $35.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $35.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
21
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.4M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.5M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$16.8M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$47.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$19.5M
FY2023▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$19.5M
FY2024$18.6M
FY2025$20.7M
Expenses
$16.8M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$13.6M
FY2022$15.5M
FY2023$16.8M
FY2024$16.7M
FY2025$17.2M
Net assets
$47.2M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$46.5M
FY2022$40.1M
FY2023$47.2M
FY2024$53.4M
FY2025$61.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Sep 1943.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $14.0M Management & general 13% · $2.3M Fundraising 3% · $555K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $231K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$230,610Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Zimmerman’s $223K as Head of School is at the 45th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Justin Zimmerman$223,300$227,810$230,610$221,862$225,635

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

Offers rigorous college prep in academics, athletics, and extracurriculars.

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3 programs · $14.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The school collects tuition, room, board, and other fees and provides financial assistance to families in need through financial aid. Expenses directly related to the educational program are salaries, taxes and benefits.

$10.7Mprogram expense
02

The school's campus consists of multiple buildings, athletic fields and housing that support the school's mission.

$2.3Mprogram expense
03

The school believes that an education includes much more than school work and offers extra curricular activities to all students.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$537K
Money outPt IX
$16.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.0M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$555K
Owns and owesPt X
$47.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K
Total assetsLn 16$54.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$111K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$537K
Other incomeLn 4–11$246K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$241K
Total revenueLn 12$19.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
SavingsLn 2$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$300K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.0M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$54.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.4M
Net assetsLn 32$47.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5152
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K$300K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32.5M$35.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.4M$14.0M
Total assetsLn 16$48.1M$54.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M$7.4M
Net assetsLn 32$40.1M$47.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.7M$5.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.7M$3.5M$905K$320K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$209K$132K$59K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$617K$494K$74K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$302K$223K$59K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$33K$33K
Investment management feesLn 11f$247K$247K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$76K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$47K
Information technologyLn 14$146K$146K
OccupancyLn 16$794K$794K
TravelLn 17$19K$17K$2K
InterestLn 20$176K$176K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$636K$632K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$141K$141K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$2.5M$260K$113K
All other expensesLn 24e$152K$152K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.8M$14.0M$2.3M$555K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $20.7M$17.2M$3.5M$61.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $18.6M$16.7M$2.0M$53.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $19.5M$16.8M$2.7M$47.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.2M$15.5M−$319K$40.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.9M$13.6M$285K$46.5M 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 $19,475,204 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,490,534$6,141,985
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,769,277$12,550,131
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,614,609$537,046
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $277,305$246,042
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,151,725$19,475,204
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,256,900$5,669,670
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,463,381$5,812,332
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$33,300
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,750,839$5,303,076
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,471,120$16,818,378
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$319,395$2,656,826
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,475,204 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $635,733 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$111,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,030,821
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,401
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,141,985
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,892,349 · Excluded from tax $22,049$11,914,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $777,931$777,931
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $38,828$38,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$240,885−$240,885
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $97,653$97,653
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $66,576 · Excluded from tax $42,985$109,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,633,486 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $699,733$19,475,204
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,818,378 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,669,670$5,669,670
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,458,440 · Management $905,414 · Fundraising $319,994$4,683,848
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $131,610 · Management $59,010 · Fundraising $18,722$209,342
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $494,257 · Management $74,270 · Fundraising $48,942$617,469
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $223,395 · Management $59,113 · Fundraising $19,165$301,673
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,815$29,815
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $33,300$33,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $246,890$246,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $76,209$76,209
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $47,128$47,128
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $146,466$146,466
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $794,262$794,262
IX-17 TravelManagement $17,019 · Fundraising $1,663$18,682
IX-20 InterestManagement $175,960$175,960
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $632,160 · Management $3,494$635,654
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $140,589$140,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,466,509 · Management $259,764 · Fundraising $112,793$2,839,066
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $152,355$152,355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,010,892 · Management $2,252,907 · Fundraising $554,579$16,818,378
Part X · Balance sheet $54,640,855 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $121,145$167,942
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $165,166$131,938
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $476,539$3,622,726
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $155,912$682,209
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,195$45,564
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $182,912$173,656
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,429,415$14,043,175
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $32,395,316$34,513,081
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $144,520$1,257,098
X-15 Other assets$3,466
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,098,120$54,640,855
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $556,258$604,469
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $977,573$1,094,011
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $2,906,161$2,549,259
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $922,175$888,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,991,860$7,424,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,646,364$18,972,295
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,459,896$28,244,398
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,106,260$47,216,693
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,098,120$54,640,855
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,216,693 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,475,204
XI-2 Total expenses$16,818,378
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,656,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,106,260
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,881,665
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$571,942
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,216,693

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