Providence Day School INC

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Since 1971EducationEIN 56-0952382Revenue $72.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSprovidenceday.org5800 Sardis Rd, 28270-5366 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since Jun 1971School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Providence Day School exists to inspire in its students a passion for learning, a commitment to personal integrity, and a sense of social responsibility. The School is committed to developing student leaders who have the necessary knowledge, skills and character traits to succeed in the 21st century global environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 750 volunteers and 640 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.4M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.0M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70.7M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% 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
$72.9M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$63.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$94.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$72.9M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47.6M
FY2021$50.1M
FY2022$55.9M
FY2023$59.7M
FY2024$70.2M
FY2025$72.9M
Expenses
$63.6M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47.3M
FY2021$48.2M
FY2022$52.7M
FY2023$57.5M
FY2024$60.7M
FY2025$63.6M
Net assets
$94.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54.2M
FY2021$63.3M
FY2022$66.7M
FY2023$69.8M
FY2024$82.6M
FY2025$94.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 1971.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $55.5M Management & general 10% · $6.1M Fundraising 3% · $2.0M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $3.0M 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
Head of School
$721,400Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Head of School for I
$334,991Pt VII · Sec A
Ahs for Finance & Risk Mgm
$329,198Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Head of School for H
$258,527Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$256,067Pt VII · Sec A
Admissions Director
$187,264Pt VII · Sec A
Athletic Director
$178,339Pt VII · Sec A
Lower School Director
$174,122Pt VII · Sec A

Glyn Cowlishaw’s $721K as Head of School is at the 96th 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
Glyn Cowlishaw$721,400$695,183$667,968$552,629$535,446$523,753
Jeff Appel$334,991$332,988$310,934$293,400$279,168$278,128
Kristen Kral$329,198$317,795$294,685$265,858$243,525$229,208
Todd Swartz$258,527$248,685$240,241$223,431$210,700$203,782
Michael Magno$256,067$246,173$218,695$185,795$170,906$147,214
Lisa Knight$187,264$180,211$173,583$149,719$134,134—
Nancy Beatty$178,339$170,971$159,387$151,174$144,272$140,812
Erin Ferrell$174,122$167,217$156,531———

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

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Inspires students to love learning, act with integrity, and care about society.

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3 programs · $54.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providence day school is known for its innovative approach and focus on global studies, as one of just six schools nationwide to offer a global studies diploma and a round square school; for its emphasis on social responsibility, proud to be a private school with a public purpose, including dozens of community partnerships and its unique…

$51.9Mprogram expense
02

The extended day program, a nationally recognized after-school program, for the lower school students of providence day school. The extended day program provides an enriching experience for providence day school's lower school students.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

For 30 years, providence day has helped children grow strong through summer camp opportunities in sports, academics, art, technology, and more. The summer program is open to the public.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $26.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,751,335
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,443,436
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,228,223
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,685,680
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,432,112
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,395,147

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$72.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$63.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$55.5M
Managementcol C$6.1M
Fundraisingcol D$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$94.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39.1M
Total assetsLn 16$165.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$218K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$149K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$12K
Total revenueLn 12$72.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$33.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81.0M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$165.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70.7M
Net assetsLn 32$94.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5640
VolunteersI 6750
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30.7M$39.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.5M$33.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75.7M$81.0M
Total assetsLn 16$154.5M$165.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.9M$70.7M
Net assetsLn 32$82.6M$94.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.8M$4.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.6M$863K$1.3M$400K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28.1M$25.4M$2.2M$508K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.4M$1.3M$72K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8.2M$7.5M$556K$141K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.1M$1.9M$158K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$282K$204K$69K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$4K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$129K$62K$36K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$267K$88K$138K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$919K$795K$95K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$1.0M$838K$85K$109K
OccupancyLn 16$939K$811K$97K$31K
TravelLn 17$888$888
InterestLn 20$1.2M$1.1M$94K$62K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.7M$3.2M$274K$183K
InsuranceLn 23$460K$398K$47K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.3M$5.0M$320K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.2M$1.3M$576K$357K
Total functional expensesLn 25$63.6M$55.5M$6.1M$2.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $72.9M$63.6M$9.3M$94.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $70.2M$60.7M$9.4M$82.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $59.7M$57.5M$2.2M$69.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $55.9M$52.7M$3.1M$66.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $50.1M$48.2M$2.0M$63.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $47.6M$47.3M$316K$54.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $72,890,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,618,574$7,395,413
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,350,099$64,323,691
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,181,895$1,022,187
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,240$149,345
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,156,808$72,890,636
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,443,436$4,751,335
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $40,906,832$42,364,619
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,380,000$16,476,070
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $60,730,268$63,592,024
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,426,540$9,298,612
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $72,890,636 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $296,431 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$238,063
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,157,350
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$218,225
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,395,413
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,027,260$64,027,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,034,510$1,034,510
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $73,892$73,892
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$12,323−$12,323
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $75,453$75,453
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,323,691 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,171,532$72,890,636
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $63,592,024 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,751,335$4,751,335
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $862,889 · Management $1,314,932 · Fundraising $399,617$2,577,438
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,390,093 · Management $2,184,438 · Fundraising $508,048$28,082,579
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,310,992 · Management $72,014 · Fundraising $12,025$1,395,031
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,468,570 · Management $556,395 · Fundraising $141,299$8,166,264
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,943,220 · Management $157,805 · Fundraising $42,282$2,143,307
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $204,002 · Management $69,351 · Fundraising $9,086$282,439
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,958 · Management $2,296 · Fundraising $1,921$8,175
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,234 · Management $36,104 · Fundraising $30,204$128,542
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $88,250 · Management $138,310 · Fundraising $40,005$266,565
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $794,546 · Management $94,592 · Fundraising $30,040$919,178
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $837,683 · Management $85,039 · Fundraising $108,947$1,031,669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $811,258 · Management $96,582 · Fundraising $30,671$938,511
IX-17 TravelPrograms $888$888
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,093,405 · Management $93,720 · Fundraising $62,480$1,249,605
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,199,593 · Management $274,251 · Fundraising $182,834$3,656,678
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $397,970 · Management $47,379 · Fundraising $15,046$460,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,975,127 · Management $320,084 · Fundraising $41,935$5,337,146
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,262,541 · Management $576,461 · Fundraising $357,277$2,196,279
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,458,554 · Management $6,119,753 · Fundraising $2,013,717$63,592,024
Part X · Balance sheet $165,663,876 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,082,031$38,047,350
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,621,875$1,019,862
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,684,402$8,257,676
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $531,096$367,034
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $199,683$157,217
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $998,836$842,807
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,692,230$81,022,027
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $38,489,931$33,727,687
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,238,889$2,222,216
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,538,973$165,663,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,373,387$3,113,663
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,769,680$26,282,391
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $39,323,063$37,558,744
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,471,155$3,781,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,937,285$70,736,460
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $61,251,163$66,540,663
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,350,525$28,386,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $82,601,688$94,927,416
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,538,973$165,663,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,927,416 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$72,890,636
XI-2 Total expenses$63,592,024
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,298,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$82,601,688
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,237,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$209,946
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,927,416

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

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