The Arbor School enables children with significant special needs to reach their fullest potential by educating, empowering, and building hope for its students and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$250K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $650K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.7M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$9.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$9.2M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$9.2M
FY2025$8.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending July 2024) · 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 Mar 1992.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.7M Management & general 14% · $481K Fundraising 6% · $216K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $250K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$144,115Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Educa
$105,535Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary 05
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Mbr 05
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chr 0
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julianna Jelinek’s $173K as Executive Di is at the 75th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Julianna Jelinek$173,431$144,115$115,192$110,661$100,000
Tricia Bingham$121,263$105,535———

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

Educates and empowers children with special needs to reach their full potential.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The arbor supports students from birth through age 18. Unlike many other private schools that cater to children with special needs with a focus on a specific diagnostic group, the arbor works with students regardless of their diagnosis or perceived limitations.

$2.7Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $431K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$281,310
Unitemized GrantFY2022$72,786
Unitemized GrantFY2021$76,438

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$111K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$481K
Fundraisingcol D$216K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$840K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$111K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.0M
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.4M$10.0M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M$9.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$120K$120K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$161K$97K$65K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.5M$193K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$155K$122K$23K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$113K$104K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$28K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$390K$306K$59K$25K
InterestLn 20$740$581$112$47
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$372K$292K$56K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$22K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$242K$212K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.7M$481K$216K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.6M$3.9M−$293K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $3.7M$3.4M$290K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$2.9M$303K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.4M$18K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$1.5M$2.9M$8.6M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,736,233 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,453,386$1,855,527
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,708,201$1,772,295
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,971$110,926
I-11 Other revenue−$2,515
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,190,558$3,736,233
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $72,786$119,924
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,600,917$2,109,411
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,213,877$1,217,325
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,887,580$3,446,660
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $302,978$289,573
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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 $3,736,233 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,515 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$840,425
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,015,102
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$61,849
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,855,527
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,772,295$1,772,295
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $110,926$110,926
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,880,706$3,736,233
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,446,660 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $119,924$119,924
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $96,854 · Fundraising $64,569$161,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,508,155 · Management $192,988 · Fundraising $57,413$1,758,556
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,702$34,702
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,541 · Management $23,364 · Fundraising $9,825$154,730
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,120$38,120
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $103,788 · Management $6,659 · Fundraising $2,801$113,248
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,274 · Management $5,435 · Fundraising $2,286$35,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $306,034 · Management $58,830 · Fundraising $24,740$389,604
IX-20 InterestPrograms $581 · Management $112 · Fundraising $47$740
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $292,107 · Management $56,152 · Fundraising $23,613$371,872
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,247 · Management $2,561 · Fundraising $1,077$25,885
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $212,408 · Fundraising $29,453$241,861
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,749,761 · Management $481,075 · Fundraising $215,824$3,446,660
Part X · Balance sheet $13,895,916 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,411,498$1,720,190
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,028,971$2,137,120
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,827$2,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,357,842$10,019,299
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,244$16,571
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,824,382$13,895,916
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,287$30,405
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,507$4,794
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,874,253$4,656,213
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,746,616$8,477,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $203,513$762,087
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,950,129$9,239,703
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,824,382$13,895,916
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,239,703 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,736,233
XI-2 Total expenses$3,446,660
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$289,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,950,129
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,239,703

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