John Cooper School

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EIN 76-0150423 Hospital The Woodlands, TX
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$49.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$49.4M
FY2025▲ +12%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2025 (IRS tax year 2024).


Educates students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $49.2M in revenue, $49.4M in expenses, and $62.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1988
Type
Hospital · Nonprofit
Location
The Woodlands, TX
Website
www.johncooper.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$49.2MFY2025
Expenses
$49.4M
Net assets
$62.6M
People
24
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Educates students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Leadership
Stephen Popp · Head of School · $562K
Money in and out
$49.2M revenue, $49.4M expenses
Bottom line
-0.5% operating surplus
Financial scale & money flow · FY2025
Total revenue
$49.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$49.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$240K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Operating surplus
-0.5%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▼ -106% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
63%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits-0.1% vs prior filing year
Program spending
90%
of expenses reach program services-0.1% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$116.2M
FY2025▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$53.6M
FY2025▼ -11%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$240K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$116.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CJohn Cooper School
EINHdr · item D76-0150423
Principal addressHdr · item CThe Woodlands, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.johncooper.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1988
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$561,597Pt VII · Sec A
$288,712Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$248,281Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$204,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Athletics
$171,725Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$162,611Pt VII · Sec A
Director of College Counseling
$162,183Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Maher——$417,895$601,428$666,572$538,355
Stephen Popp$561,597$515,233$327,420$175,131$167,142$162,036
Chris Patterson$288,712$239,921$239,921$230,727$220,920$210,266
Melvin Williams JR$248,281—————
Melvin Williams—$226,897$173,712———
Christen Wilson$204,000—————
Troye Skipworth—$185,348$175,963$158,870$152,519$143,367
John Hoye$171,725$171,040$152,040$151,702$149,613$145,209

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $44.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The John Cooper School is an independent, co-educational primary and secondary school located in The Woodlands, TX. Enrollment during the 2025 tax year included 1,379 students in grades Pre-kindergarten through twelfth. Financial aid is awarded to students on the basis of need.

$44.5Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$45.2M · 92%
Investment income$2.1M · 4%
Contributions & grants$1.6M · 3%
Program service revenue92%$45.2M
Investment income4%$2.1M
Contributions & grants3%$1.6M
Other revenue$227K
Total revenueLn 12$49.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program services90%$44.5M
Management & general7%$3.6M
Fundraising3%$1.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$49.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$116.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$53.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$62.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $54.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $49.4M · Less non-cash grants $335K · Cash operating expenses/yr $49.1M
13.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $44.5M · Total expenses $49.4M
90%
Management & General
Management & general $3.6M · Total expenses $49.4M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.4M · Total expenses $49.4M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1.3M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.6M
$0.36 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $49.2M
3%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $49.2M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $45.2M · Total revenue $49.2M
92%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2.1M · Total revenue $49.2M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $45.2M · Total expenses $49.4M
92%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $49.2M · Prior year $48.3M
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $37.8M · FY2024 $49.2M
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $62.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $49.2M · Expenses $49.4M
-0.5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $116.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $62.6M · Total assets $116.2M
54%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $46.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $116.2M
40%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephen Popp · Reported title Head of School · Highest reported compensation $562K · Total expenses $49.4M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $30.9M · Total expenses $49.4M
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 85%——
Revenue growth 2%——
Legal fee ratio 0.3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0.3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $14.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,862,528
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,527,557
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,150,716
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,124,050
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,214,912
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,100,487

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$49.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$48.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$47.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$40.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$37.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$37.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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