Selwyn School

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Founded in 1957, Selwyn School is a prominent, independent day School serving k-12 students in north texas.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-0989569) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 37 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $122K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.7 mo
of spending, in cash
1.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
44% of total assets
Liabilities are 44% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$3.6M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.4M Management & general 27% · $924K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Hof’s $135K as Head of School is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Deborah Hof$135,000$135,000$132,319$130,400$133,186

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates K-12 students in North Texas.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Selwyn is a non-sectarian, college-preparatory, independent school serving pre-school through grade 12 students. A member of the National Association of Independent Schools, Selwyn provides the most thoroughly individualized, comprehensive and developmentally appropriate array of student-focused experiences in North Texas.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-0989569) · Dispute this line
$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $2.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$293,438
Unitemized GrantFY2024$209,030
Unitemized GrantFY2024$58,221
Unitemized GrantFY2023$237,318
Unitemized GrantFY2023$210,044
Unitemized GrantFY2023$79,541
Unitemized GrantFY2022$269,055
Unitemized GrantFY2022$90,021
Unitemized GrantFY2022$86,559
Unitemized GrantFY2021$282,425
Unitemized GrantFY2021$176,568
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$260,198
Unitemized GrantFY2020$176,856
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,655

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$493K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$924K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$482K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$493K
Gains on assetsLn 7$489K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$482K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$482K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$85K
Accounts receivableLn 4$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Other assetsLn 15$120K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$459K$482K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$561K$561K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$135K$81K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.2M$484K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$176K$123K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$92K$40K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$11K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$72K
Information technologyLn 14$55K$27K$27K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$139K$97K$42K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$88K$62K$27K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$140K$98K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$101K$15K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.4M$924K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2026 $3.6M$3.4M$265K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2025 $3.1M$3.3M−$182K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $3.0M$3.1M−$120K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2023 $2.6M$2.9M−$279K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 30, 2021 $2.4M$2.7M−$296K$3.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $3,623,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $123,365$136,548
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,976,392$2,935,753
I-10 Investment income$547,370
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,199$4,160
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,092,558$3,623,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $526,903$560,689
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,033,469$2,100,457
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $713,728$698,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,274,100$3,359,257
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$181,542$264,574
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,623,831 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,691
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$106,857
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,548
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,935,753$2,935,753
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58,458$58,458
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $488,912$488,912
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,580−$11,580
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,740$15,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,951,493 · Excluded from tax $535,790$3,623,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,359,257 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $560,689$560,689
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $81,000 · Management $54,000$135,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,173,965 · Management $483,842$1,657,807
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $122,966 · Management $52,700$175,666
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $92,389 · Management $39,595$131,984
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,500$13,500
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,433 · Management $17,397$28,830
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $32,778$32,778
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $72,327$72,327
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,495 · Management $27,495$54,990
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,351 · Management $41,722$139,073
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $61,904 · Management $26,531$88,435
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $98,276 · Management $42,118$140,394
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,997 · Management $15,444 · Fundraising $2,654$119,095
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,528 · Management $4,161$8,689
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,432,993 · Management $923,610 · Fundraising $2,654$3,359,257
Part X · Balance sheet $4,980,257 assets, 26 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,518$482,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $259,029$85,378
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,397$276,576
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,240,338$4,016,288
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $77,859$119,779
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,091,141$4,980,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,604$162,953
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $972,871$833,060
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $245,000$254,000
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,121,823$880,884
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,458$50,401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,556,756$2,181,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,529,385$2,764,936
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$34,023
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,534,385$2,798,959
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,091,141$4,980,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,798,959 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,623,831
XI-2 Total expenses$3,359,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$264,574
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,534,385
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,798,959

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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