The High Meadows community celebrates and perpetuates each individual's quest for knowledge and skill, sense of wonder, and connection to the natural environment. We empower each to be a compassionate, responsible, and active global citizen.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$464K 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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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 $787K a year · 8% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$464K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.6M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$9.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$10.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$10.9M
Expenses
$9.5M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$10.2M
Net assets
$10.6M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$10.6M
FY2025$11.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · 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 Nov 1990.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $8.6M Management & general 7% · $714K Fundraising 2% · $186K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $464K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$248,158Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Technology
$115,192Pt VII · Sec A
Camp Director
$100,707Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Baker’s $311K as Head of School is at the 67th 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
Mary Baker$310,598$248,158$264,753$238,782$128,403—
Jay Underwood—————$139,354
Robert M Lichtenstein————$124,477$112,364
Margaret Jones————$115,458$108,589
Michael Rhodes$111,313$115,192$106,894$102,263$105,600—
Rebecca Sandberg$102,950—————
Matthew J Nuttall$101,088—————
John Milan Dovic$100,467$100,707————

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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Fosters knowledge, wonder, and nature connection to empower compassionate global citizens.

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2 programs · $8.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Instruction

Founded in 1973, high meadows school is located on 42 acres of historic farm property in roswell, georgia. High meadows is an independent, progressive school for children age three through middle school.

$7.2Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary programs encompass camp, extended care and after school enrichment programs. Founded in 1973, on 42 acres in roswell, georgia, high meadows camp offers children ages 3 to 15 opportunities for self-discovery through age-appropriate activities directed at personal improvement, environmental awareness, and non-competitive…

$1.4Mprogram 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$6K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$767,762
Unitemized GrantFY2023$718,107
Unitemized GrantFY2022$680,737
Unitemized GrantFY2021$651,615
Unitemized GrantFY2020$574,704
Unitemized GrantFY2019$501,163

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$249K
Money outPt IX
$9.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.6M
Managementcol C$714K
Fundraisingcol D$186K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$249K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5252
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M$17.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.0M$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M$10.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$718K$718K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$248K$221K$23K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.1M$4.5M$478K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$114K$101K$11K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$579K$516K$54K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$402K$358K$38K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$13K$1K$233
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$35K$4K$605
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$125K$112K$12K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$158K$140K$15K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$99K$89K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$108K$96K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$397K$377K$12K$8K
InterestLn 20$149K$141K$4K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$480K$456K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$127K$114K$12K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$629K$622K$6K$989
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.5M$8.6M$714K$186K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.9M$10.2M$738K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $11.1M$9.5M$1.6M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.3M$8.8M$505K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.1M$7.5M$668K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.0M$6.9M$148K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.3M$8.2M$1.1M$7.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,114,195 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $445,551$1,693,281
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,839,297$9,172,037
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,594$248,877
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,077$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,303,519$11,114,195
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $680,737$718,107
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,881,870$6,435,187
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,236,147$2,390,486
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,798,754$9,543,780
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $504,765$1,570,415
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $11,114,195 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,693,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,693,281
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,172,037$9,172,037
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $250,181$250,181
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,304−$1,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,172,037 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $248,877$11,114,195
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,543,780 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $718,107$718,107
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $221,009 · Management $23,303 · Fundraising $3,846$248,158
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,534,972 · Management $478,143 · Fundraising $78,927$5,092,042
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $101,105 · Management $10,661 · Fundraising $1,760$113,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $515,721 · Management $54,375 · Fundraising $8,976$579,072
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $358,368 · Management $37,784 · Fundraising $6,237$402,389
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,398 · Management $1,413 · Fundraising $233$15,044
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $34,733 · Management $3,662 · Fundraising $605$39,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $111,656 · Management $11,772 · Fundraising $1,943$125,371
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $140,393 · Management $14,802 · Fundraising $2,443$157,638
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $88,542 · Management $9,335 · Fundraising $1,541$99,418
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $96,307 · Management $10,154 · Fundraising $1,676$108,137
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $376,952 · Management $11,904 · Fundraising $7,936$396,792
IX-20 InterestPrograms $141,178 · Management $4,458 · Fundraising $2,972$148,608
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $455,997 · Management $24,000$479,997
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $113,530 · Management $11,970 · Fundraising $1,976$127,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $622,211 · Management $5,993 · Fundraising $989$629,193
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $63,812$63,812
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,644,179 · Management $713,729 · Fundraising $185,872$9,543,780
Part X · Balance sheet $17,152,709 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,457,104$4,220,604
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,288$1,102,141
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,523$11,019
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $727,039$680,301
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,442,677$6,642,669
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,233,008$4,464,328
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $76,941$31,647
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,960,580$17,152,709
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $522,980$557,646
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,100,492$3,754,574
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,010,565$6,600,054
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,574,455$8,799,410
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $375,560$1,753,245
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,950,015$10,552,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,960,580$17,152,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,552,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,114,195
XI-2 Total expenses$9,543,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,570,415
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,950,015
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,225
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,552,655

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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