Harpeth Hall School FY2024 filing

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Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Since 1951EducationEIN 62-0501916

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Harpeth Hall is an independent, college-preparatory School for girls and young women in grades 5-12.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M 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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FY2024 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7.3M a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
$1.6M
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
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16.2M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.2M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$32.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$139.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$37.2M
FY2024▲ +14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$30.3M
FY2022$36.1M
FY2023$32.6M
FY2024$37.2M
FY2025$55.8M
Expenses
$32.6M
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$26.9M
FY2022$29.1M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$32.6M
FY2025$35.5M
Net assets
$139.2M
FY2024▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$122.8M
FY2022$121.4M
FY2023$129.0M
FY2024$139.2M
FY2025$165.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1952.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $27.0M Management & general 11% · $3.5M Fundraising 6% · $2.1M

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

41 people listed on the 990; $1.6M 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
$464,122Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Op
$252,955Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$183,832Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Upper School
$152,220Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Information Services
$138,630Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enrollment Mgmt
$131,490Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing & Communications
$126,452Pt VII · Sec A
$117,424Pt 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • 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 service account for $27.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Harpeth hall school educates girls and young women in grades 5-12 to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably. During the 2023-2024 year, enrollment was 724 students. In addition to a strong academic curriculum, our students participate in numerous athletic, fine and performing arts, and enrichment opportunities through…

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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$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,351,758
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,378,378

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.3M
Money outPt IX
$32.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$27.0M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Fundraisingcol D$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$139.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.8M
Total assetsLn 16$155.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$629K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$996K
Total revenueLn 12$37.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28.4M
SavingsLn 2$366K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49.7M
Other assetsLn 15$987K
Total assetsLn 16$155.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.2M
Net assetsLn 32$139.2M
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.0M$28.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64.3M$71.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51.1M$49.7M
Total assetsLn 16$144.7M$155.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.8M$16.2M
Net assetsLn 32$129.0M$139.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.6M$2.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$468K$468K$318K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.2M$10.5M$1.1M$600K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$996K$94K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.5M$181K$101K
Payroll taxesLn 10$953K$791K$105K$57K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Investment management feesLn 11f$400K$400K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$26K$15K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$189K$15K$87K$87K
Office expensesLn 13$369K$194K$133K$42K
Information technologyLn 14$611K$518K$65K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$3.1M$2.7M$272K$136K
TravelLn 17$43K$32K$11K
InterestLn 20$168K$134K$3K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.1M$2.6M$329K$156K
InsuranceLn 23$259K$222K$25K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.3M$2.9M$5K$374K
All other expensesLn 24e$960K$774K$103K$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$32.6M$27.0M$3.5M$2.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $55.8M$35.5M$20.2M$165.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $37.2M$32.6M$4.6M$139.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $32.6M$31.6M$1.0M$129.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,167,892 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$222,646
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,485,247
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$628,620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,707,893
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,156,883$26,156,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,282,484$2,282,484
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $59,774$59,774
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $995,746$995,746
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$113,442−$113,442
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76,054$76,054
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,235,437 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,224,562$37,167,892
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,580,365 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,598,335$2,598,335
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $467,831 · Management $467,737 · Fundraising $318,167$1,253,735
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,490,326 · Management $1,116,351 · Fundraising $599,639$12,206,316
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $995,775 · Management $94,270 · Fundraising $43,746$1,133,791
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,490,142 · Management $180,508 · Fundraising $101,033$1,771,683
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $790,758 · Management $104,799 · Fundraising $57,163$952,720
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,272$22,272
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,776$50,776
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $400,325$400,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,511 · Management $15,400 · Fundraising $12,918$53,829
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,982 · Management $87,019 · Fundraising $86,885$188,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $193,770 · Management $132,634 · Fundraising $42,363$368,767
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $517,627 · Management $64,560 · Fundraising $29,194$611,381
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,691,402 · Management $272,286 · Fundraising $136,143$3,099,831
IX-17 TravelManagement $32,482 · Fundraising $10,827$43,309
IX-20 InterestPrograms $134,500 · Management $3,466 · Fundraising $30,159$168,125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,628,388 · Management $329,495 · Fundraising $155,678$3,113,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $222,113 · Management $24,627 · Fundraising $12,313$259,053
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,944,179 · Management $5,399 · Fundraising $374,241$3,323,819
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $773,654 · Management $102,706 · Fundraising $83,491$959,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,979,293 · Management $3,507,112 · Fundraising $2,093,960$32,580,365
Part X · Balance sheet $155,485,131 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,645,182$28,437,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $325,375$366,128
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,649,398$3,239,706
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,442$87,116
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $62,608$52,574
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $825,022$823,946
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,126,160$49,739,133
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $49,454,045$53,997,030
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,866,188$17,754,850
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $147,634$987,258
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $144,746,113$155,485,131
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,579,212$1,515,363
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,591,961$11,994,253
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $467,346$619,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,766,375$16,243,447
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,043,138$58,509,785
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,936,600$80,731,899
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,979,738$139,241,684
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $144,746,113$155,485,131
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,241,684 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,167,892
XI-2 Total expenses$32,580,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,587,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,979,738
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,674,419
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$139,241,684

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