Bynum School exists to provide personalized educational, behavioral, and vocational programs for individuals of all ages with special needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$148K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $669K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $523K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$350K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$16.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2021▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$8.5M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$16.6M
FY2021+0.09%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$17.0M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$17.4M
FY2025$20.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · 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 Jul 1984.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.4M Management & general 22% · $732K Fundraising 5% · $171K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$81,483Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Accounting
$66,620Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Keri St John’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 33rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keri St John$102,908$115,915$106,901$34,154——
Mitchie Rush$81,317$89,952$87,887$80,188$66,620$64,620
Drwilliam Maurer———$86,462$81,483$80,300

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

Offers personalized education, behavior, and job training for all ages with special needs.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Bynum School, remaining committed to the ideals of dignity and respect, provides personalized educational programs to meet the academic, behavioral, and vocational needs of individuals of all ages with special needs. The School had 90 students enrolled at the end of the fiscal year.

$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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$523K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$933K
Other incomeLn 4–11$546K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$732K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$350K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$193K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$933K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$546K
Gains on assetsLn 7$67K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$394K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.5M
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$350K
Net assetsLn 32$16.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 593
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$318K$394K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.0M$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$17.5M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$936K$350K
Net assetsLn 32$16.5M$16.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$146K$146K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.5M$154K$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$15K$7K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$264K$207K$45K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$138K$107K$22K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$169$39K$75
Office expensesLn 13$103K$2K$98K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$175K$49K$123K$3K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$12K$2K$830
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$520K$439K$55K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$91K$77K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$77K$11K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.4M$732K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.5M$5.1M$3.4M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$5.2M$459K$17.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$4.7M−$45K$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.1M$551K$17.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.5M$3.4M$176K$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$3.1M−$499K$16.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,527,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,323,434$1,979,509
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $796,748$933,122
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,893$68,618
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $494,541$545,882
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,629,616$3,527,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,078,327$2,289,430
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,050,388$1,061,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,128,715$3,350,819
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$499,099$176,312
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,527,131 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,120
VIII-1e Government grants$193,008
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,679,381
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,979,509
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $933,122$933,122
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,483$1,483
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$67,135
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$545,882
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $933,122 · Excluded from tax $1,483$3,527,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,350,819 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $146,318$146,318
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,455,296 · Management $154,377 · Fundraising $108,763$1,718,436
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,830 · Management $6,893 · Fundraising $1,687$23,410
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $207,210 · Management $45,061 · Fundraising $11,366$263,637
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,466 · Management $22,106 · Fundraising $8,057$137,629
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,900$8,900
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,179 · Management $7,052$14,231
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $169 · Management $38,761 · Fundraising $75$39,005
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,779 · Management $97,762 · Fundraising $3,183$102,724
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,084 · Management $123,434 · Fundraising $2,855$175,373
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,376 · Fundraising $1,655$6,031
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,042 · Management $2,001 · Fundraising $830$14,873
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $439,359 · Management $54,690 · Fundraising $25,845$519,894
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $77,096 · Management $9,070 · Fundraising $4,535$90,701
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,654 · Management $10,852 · Fundraising $2,151$89,657
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,448,164 · Management $731,653 · Fundraising $171,002$3,350,819
Part X · Balance sheet $16,913,790 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,334,379$2,840,101
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $209,104$80,578
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $594,793$20,408
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71,736$93,581
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,953,355$13,484,502
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $318,441$394,120
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,500$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,485,308$16,913,790
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,931$93,539
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $868,503$256,925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $936,434$350,464
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,074,439$15,523,801
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,474,435$1,039,525
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,548,874$16,563,326
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,485,308$16,913,790
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,563,326 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,527,131
XI-2 Total expenses$3,350,819
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$176,312
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,548,874
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$88,140
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$250,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,563,326

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