Harpeth Hall School: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 62-0501916)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$30.3M
FY2022	$36.1M
FY2023	$32.6M
FY2024	$37.2M
FY2025	$55.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$26.9M
FY2022	$29.1M
FY2023	$31.6M
FY2024	$32.6M
FY2025	$35.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$122.8M
FY2022	$121.4M
FY2023	$129.0M
FY2024	$139.2M
FY2025	$165.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1952.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

Program services 83% · $24.2M Management & general 11% · $3.2M Fundraising 6% · $1.7M

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

43 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII

Jessie Hill

Head of School

$352,883Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Murphy

Director of Finance and Operations

$206,594Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Moll

Director of Advancement

$161,645Pt VII · Sec A

Armistead Lemon

Director of Upper School

$145,219Pt VII · Sec A

Judi O'Brien

Director of Middle School

$138,206Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Rumsey

Director of Information Services

$121,512Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Viner

Director of Admission

$114,108Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Bliss

Director of Marketing and Communications

$111,645Pt VII · Sec A

Jessie Hill’s $484K as Head of School is at the 87th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Jessie Hill	$483,972	$464,122	$392,462	$352,883	$335,863
Thomas Murphy	$264,433	$252,955	$219,138	$206,594	$197,516
Susan Moll	$187,643	$183,832	$167,338	$161,645	$154,491
Frances Fondren-Bales	$161,084	$152,220	$75,711	—	—
Armistead Lemon	—	—	—	$145,219	$135,751
Judi O'Brien End 63023	—	—	$144,213	—	—
Molly Rumsey	$143,461	$138,630	$126,871	$121,512	$114,951
Judi O'Brien	—	—	—	$138,206	$132,027

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

Educates girls and young women in grades 5-12 for college.

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1 program · $24.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Harpeth hall school educates girls and young women in grades 5-12 to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably. During the 2021-2022 year, enrollment was 720 students. In addition to a strong academic curriculum, our students participate in numerous athletic, fine and performing arts, and enrichment opportunities through…

$24.2Mprogram 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

Anne Potter Wilson Fdn Trust UaFY2025$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2021

Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,351,758

Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,378,378

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$36.1M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.0M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M

Money outPt IX

$29.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$24.2M

Managementcol C$3.2M

Fundraisingcol D$1.7M

Owns and owesPt X

$121.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.4M

Total assetsLn 16$136.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

43

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a33

IndependentVI 1b32

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$542K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$251K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$67K

Gains on assetsLn 7$997K

Total revenueLn 12$36.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$23.1M

SavingsLn 2$325K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$57.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50.6M

Other assetsLn 15$141K

Total assetsLn 16$136.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M

Net assetsLn 32$121.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5313

VolunteersI 6500

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$24.1M	$23.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$64.7M	$57.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$46.1M	$50.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$137.4M	$136.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$14.6M	$15.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$122.8M	$121.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2.4M	$2.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.2M	$501K	$435K	$273K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$11.0M	$9.6M	$976K	$454K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.0M	$908K	$86K	$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.9M	$1.6M	$194K	$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$862K	$720K	$95K	$47K
Legal feesLn 11b	$20K		$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K		$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$422K		$422K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$127K	$49K	$48K	$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$192K	$61K	$68K	$63K
Office expensesLn 13	$333K	$160K	$122K	$51K
Information technologyLn 14	$1.0M	$912K	$73K	$32K
OccupancyLn 16	$2.4M	$2.1M	$241K	$120K
TravelLn 17	$34K		$21K	$12K
InterestLn 20	$36K	$29K		$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.2M	$1.9M	$224K	$112K
InsuranceLn 23	$234K	$201K	$22K	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.7M	$2.6M	$42K	$21K
All other expensesLn 24e	$898K	$526K	$45K	$327K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$29.1M	$24.2M	$3.2M	$1.7M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$55.8M	$35.5M	$20.2M	$165.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$37.2M	$32.6M	$4.6M	$139.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$32.6M	$31.6M	$1.0M	$129.0M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$36.1M	$29.1M	$7.1M	$121.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$30.3M	$26.9M	$3.4M	$122.8M	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

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Part I · Summary $36,132,552 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,398,137$10,544,701

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,533,469$23,993,784

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,198,832$1,527,216

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $191,404$66,851

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,321,842$36,132,552

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,378,378$2,351,758

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,117,801$16,013,514

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,437,362$10,707,608

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,933,541$29,072,880

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,388,301$7,059,672

Part VI · Governance 32 of 33 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33

VI-1b Independent voting members32

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 $36,132,552 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $28,685 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$250,950

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,293,751

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$542,401

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,544,701

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,993,434$23,993,434

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$73,810 · Excluded from tax $604,013$530,203

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,034$21,034

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $997,013$997,013

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$107,201−$107,201

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $124,683$124,683

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,146,802 · Unrelated business −$73,810 · Excluded from tax $1,514,859$36,132,552

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,072,880 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,351,758$2,351,758

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $500,666 · Management $434,919 · Fundraising $273,291$1,208,876

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,616,786 · Management $975,520 · Fundraising $454,279$11,046,585

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $907,533 · Management $85,715 · Fundraising $36,436$1,029,684

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,572,817 · Management $194,238 · Fundraising $98,826$1,865,881

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $720,177 · Management $94,874 · Fundraising $47,437$862,488

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,001$20,001

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,606$29,606

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $421,795$421,795

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,036 · Management $48,184 · Fundraising $29,932$127,152

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,825 · Management $68,144 · Fundraising $63,475$192,444

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $159,988 · Management $122,100 · Fundraising $51,141$333,229

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $912,063 · Management $73,286 · Fundraising $32,299$1,017,648

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,070,572 · Management $240,972 · Fundraising $120,486$2,432,030

IX-17 TravelManagement $21,485 · Fundraising $12,162$33,647

IX-20 InterestPrograms $28,947 · Fundraising $7,237$36,184

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,900,662 · Management $223,607 · Fundraising $111,804$2,236,073

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $200,771 · Management $22,267 · Fundraising $11,134$234,172

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,633,214 · Management $41,634 · Fundraising $20,818$2,695,666

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $526,178 · Management $44,681 · Fundraising $327,102$897,961

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,211,993 · Management $3,163,028 · Fundraising $1,697,859$29,072,880

Part X · Balance sheet $136,914,546 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,833,884$23,104,698

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $290,568$324,998

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,552,071$4,669,771

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $101,310$80,030

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $31,397$32,553

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $720,961$751,638

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,070,715$50,599,522

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,344,267$14,772,034

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,352,659$42,438,221

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $134,688$141,081

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,432,520$136,914,546

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,917,927$2,083,240

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,498,911$11,298,785

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $50,400$46,299

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,638,772$15,556,180

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,993,445$56,837,481

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,800,303$64,520,885

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,793,748$121,358,366

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,432,520$136,914,546

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $121,358,366 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$36,132,552

XI-2 Total expenses$29,072,880

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,059,672

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,793,748

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,495,054

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$121,358,366

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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