The Ensworth School FY2020 filing

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Ensworth is a kindergarten through twelfth grade, coeducational independent School.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.9M 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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FY2020 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7.8M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $70.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $124K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27.4M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44.2M
Spent
$44.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$176.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$44.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44.2M
FY2021$50.0M
FY2022$48.0M
FY2023$51.5M
FY2024$71.0M
FY2025$83.7M
Expenses
$44.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$44.1M
FY2021$44.0M
FY2022$45.7M
FY2023$52.5M
FY2024$55.7M
FY2025$59.5M
Net assets
$176.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$176.2M
FY2021$197.6M
FY2022$199.1M
FY2023$195.9M
FY2024$223.5M
FY2025$235.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1960.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $34.5M Management & general 18% · $8.0M Fundraising 4% · $1.6M

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; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$542,806Pt VII · Sec A
Athletic Director
$329,744Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Aquatics
$228,125Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Swim School
$211,436Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Golf
$209,955Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Op
$208,422Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Dance
$177,296Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (left 9/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Prentice Stabler’s $633K as Head of School is at the 95th 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
Prentice Stabler$633,123$617,348$233,789———
David Braemer——$376,099$501,802$548,658$542,806
Richard Bowers$246,598$338,237$329,910$479,771$498,858$329,744
Elizabeth Pollard$293,941$268,710$152,136———
Rahim Batten—$249,830$254,086$248,245$243,940—
Christian Bahr———$185,432$197,236$228,125
Krysten Call—————$211,436
Virgil Herring————$209,254$209,955

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

Provides a coeducational, independent K-12 education focused on academic excellence, personal integrity, and inspiring students to contribute positively to society.

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1 program · $34.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Ensworth is a k-12 coeducational independent school. The school promotes academic excellence and inspires students to be intellectually curious, to use their talents to the fullest, to be people of integrity and to be contributors to society.

$34.5Mprogram 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
Gibson GivesFY2025$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$124K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $108K · 2019–2024
The Bridge Ministry INCTN · FY2024$22,000
Rise Against Hunger INCNC · FY2022$13,379
Rise Against Hunger INCNC · FY2021$10,208
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$60,795

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$44.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$34.5M
Managementcol C$8.0M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$176.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$203.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$386K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7$182K
Total revenueLn 12$44.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.0M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$5.6M
Accounts receivableLn 4$640K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$89K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.8M
Intangible assetsLn 14$89K
Total assetsLn 16$203.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.4M
Net assetsLn 32$176.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5514
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$23.3M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I1
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$42.5M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$386K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$31K
Share of the $70.2M endowmentSch D 1g0.04%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$70.2M$70.3M$72.2M$70.7M$67.0M
Given inLn 1b$222K$298K$52K$323K$169K
SpentLn 1d–1f$3.1M$3.2M$3.4M$3.0M$2.9M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.9M$70.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122.0M$120.0M
Total assetsLn 16$205.2M$203.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.3M$27.4M
Net assetsLn 32$175.0M$176.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.7M$3.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$867K$556K$311K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.0M$13.1M$3.5M$430K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$837K$225K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.5M$3.0M$495K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$939K$261K$41K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$4K$714$238
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$9K$56K$427
Investment management feesLn 11f$31K$18K$12K$846
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$508K$402K$56K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$318K$23K$91K$204K
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$1.4M$202K$92K
Information technologyLn 14$642K$414K$202K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$2.6M$627K$14K
TravelLn 17$177K$127K$44K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$211K$93K$107K$12K
InterestLn 20$716K$577K$138K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.0M$4.8M$1.1M$26K
InsuranceLn 23$349K$281K$66K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$1.9M$123K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$606K$284K$55K$267K
Total functional expensesLn 25$44.1M$34.5M$8.0M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 10, 2026 $83.7M$59.5M$24.2M$235.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2025 $71.0M$55.7M$15.3M$223.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2024 $51.5M$52.5M−$933K$195.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $48.0M$45.7M$2.3M$199.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $50.0M$44.0M$6.1M$197.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 17, 2021 $44.2M$44.1M$102K$176.2M 990 PDF

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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,175,360 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,671,313$5,920,441
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,233,289$36,536,590
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,192,505$1,672,185
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $467,324$46,144
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,564,431$44,175,360
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,528,278$3,732,825
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,640,891$23,756,296
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,653$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,791,904$16,584,392
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,969,726$44,073,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,405,295$101,847
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $44,175,360 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$239,043
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,681,398
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$385,872
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,920,441
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,536,590$36,536,590
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$69,017 · Excluded from tax $1,558,728$1,489,711
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $46,144$46,144
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $182,474$182,474
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,536,590 · Unrelated business −$69,017 · Excluded from tax $1,787,346$44,175,360
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,073,513 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,824$5,824
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,727,001$3,727,001
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $556,106 · Fundraising $310,754$866,860
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,072,410 · Management $3,516,080 · Fundraising $430,233$17,018,723
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $836,841 · Management $225,085 · Fundraising $27,542$1,089,468
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,988,195 · Management $494,884 · Fundraising $57,276$3,540,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $939,174 · Management $260,953 · Fundraising $40,763$1,240,890
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,806 · Management $714 · Fundraising $238$4,758
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,184 · Management $56,051 · Fundraising $427$65,662
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $18,198 · Management $11,991 · Fundraising $846$31,035
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $401,695 · Management $56,150 · Fundraising $50,045$507,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,893 · Management $91,422 · Fundraising $204,036$318,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,386,571 · Management $202,411 · Fundraising $92,385$1,681,367
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $414,444 · Management $201,636 · Fundraising $25,964$642,044
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,622,016 · Management $626,980 · Fundraising $14,256$3,263,252
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,847 · Management $44,162 · Fundraising $6,435$177,444
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $92,679 · Management $107,220 · Fundraising $11,510$211,409
IX-20 InterestPrograms $577,076 · Management $137,778 · Fundraising $1,112$715,966
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,810,420 · Management $1,131,519 · Fundraising $26,282$5,968,221
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $281,161 · Management $66,135 · Fundraising $1,534$348,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,910,843 · Management $123,056 · Fundraising $8,494$2,042,393
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $284,491 · Management $54,725 · Fundraising $266,554$605,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,531,769 · Management $7,965,058 · Fundraising $1,576,686$44,073,513
Part X · Balance sheet $203,625,309 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,604,126$3,145,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,350,299$2,889,614
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,940,434$5,616,205
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $789,130$640,165
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $84,423$88,518
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $417,641$364,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,040,732$120,002,639
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $53,803,159$49,250,208
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $17,086,849$21,538,133
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $106,250$89,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $205,223,043$203,625,309
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,025,615$2,642,671
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,002,422$1,289,037
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $23,770,896$23,287,019
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $282,956$210,267
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,179,836$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,261,725$27,428,994
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $132,503,742$135,018,562
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $42,457,576$41,177,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $174,961,318$176,196,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $205,223,043$203,625,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,196,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,175,360
XI-2 Total expenses$44,073,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$174,961,318
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,133,150
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,196,315

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