The New School FY2023 filing

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Fayetteville, AR501(c)(3)Since 1971EIN 71-0422196Revenue $7.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSthenewschool.org2514 N New School Pl, 72703-1821 · Fayetteville, ARTax-exempt since Aug 1972School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The New School, an independent School, is dedicated to inspiring a love of learning and empowering students to reach their potential for academic achievement, creativity, and citizenship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$490K 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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FY2023 · 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.9M a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$490K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23.5M
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$10.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$11.1M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$10.8M
FY2025$11.4M
Net assets
$10.6M
FY2023▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.7M
FY2021$16.3M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$9.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Aug 1972.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $8.5M Management & general 16% · $1.7M Fundraising 1% · $64K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $490K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$357,101Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$132,761Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Lang$402,985$414,308$357,101$342,410$342,283$137,500
Susan Groesbeck—————$221,537
Erin Goerke$144,086$137,276$132,761$130,970$125,251$115,059

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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1 program · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provide schooling for pre-school through high-school aged children.

$8.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.5M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$34.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$624K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$194K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$32K
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.6M
Total assetsLn 16$34.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.5M
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5192
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.4M$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.6M$26.6M
Total assetsLn 16$37.2M$34.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.7M$23.5M
Net assetsLn 32$13.5M$10.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$604K$445K$159K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$4.5M$3.9M$602K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$427K$381K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$347K$308K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Investment management feesLn 11f$39K$20K$1K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$107K$62K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$64K$53K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$373K$298K$75K
InterestLn 20$1.1M$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M$838K$210K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$82K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$835K$215K$541
All other expensesLn 24e$372K$253K$85K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$8.5M$1.7M$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.1M$11.4M−$335K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.9M$10.8M−$884K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $7.2M$10.3M−$3.1M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$9.2M−$2.5M$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$8.9M−$2.5M$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.0M$9.2M−$2.2M$18.7M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,197,573 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $868,238$623,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,666,709$6,591,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,703$3,853
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,357−$21,678
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,740,007$7,197,573
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,476,386$5,861,463
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,747,851$4,398,187
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,224,237$10,259,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,484,230−$3,062,077
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $7,197,573 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $42 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$193,901
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$430,083
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$623,984
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,591,414$6,591,414
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,204$36,204
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$32,351−$32,351
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$33,934−$33,934
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,214$12,214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,603,670 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$30,081$7,197,573
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,259,650 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $445,371 · Management $158,673$604,044
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $3,881,075 · Management $602,428$4,483,503
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $381,267 · Management $45,590$426,857
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $307,811 · Management $39,248$347,059
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,231$15,231
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,649$43,649
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $20,256 · Management $1,345 · Fundraising $17,499$39,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,866 · Management $62,349$169,215
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $52,970 · Fundraising $11,045$64,015
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $37,495$37,495
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $298,289 · Management $74,572$372,861
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,073,420$1,073,420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $838,430 · Management $209,607$1,048,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $81,658 · Management $31,310$112,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $834,935 · Management $214,901 · Fundraising $541$1,050,377
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $252,787 · Management $84,548 · Fundraising $34,484$371,819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,522,165 · Management $1,673,916 · Fundraising $63,569$10,259,650
Part X · Balance sheet $34,055,178 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,366,175$2,316,539
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$3,200,797
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $525,747$95,978
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,020$42,288
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $237,788$205,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,571,224$26,622,333
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,498,904$1,571,382
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,205,858$34,055,178
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $709,708$821,658
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,259,646$2,334,958
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$100,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,277$12,112
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,665,627$23,490,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,860,883$8,836,826
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,679,348$1,728,351
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,540,231$10,565,177
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,205,858$34,055,178
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,565,177 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,197,573
XI-2 Total expenses$10,259,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,062,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,540,231
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$87,023
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,565,177

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