Dewey School INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Canterbury, NH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 83-0703154

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 $25K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$120
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$216K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$127K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$216K
FY2023▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$282K
Expenses
$224K
FY2023▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$161K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$236K
Net assets
$127K
FY2023▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$96K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$186K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $199K Management & general 6% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Beltramo’s $44K as Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Dewey School INC is an education nonprofit based in Canterbury, NH.

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1 program service account for $224K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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The dewey school is located on over 700 acres

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$216K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$177K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$324
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$127K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$177K
Investment incomeLn 3$70
Other incomeLn 4–11$324
Total revenueLn 12$216K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120
Net assetsLn 32$127K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$127K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$120
Net assetsLn 32$132K$127K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$136K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$473$473
Office expensesLn 13$718$718
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
InterestLn 20$514$514
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$199K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $282K$236K$46K$186K 990 PDF
FY2024 $242K$226K$15K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $216K$224K−$8K$127K 990 PDF
FY2022 $275K$253K$22K$132K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$161K$51K$96K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $215,732 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,941
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,833
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $176,505$176,505
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $70$70
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $324$324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $176,899$215,732
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,602 across 13 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,032$1,032
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,950$17,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,206$136,206
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,430$2,430
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,539$6,539
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,197$2,197
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $473$473
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $718$718
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,700$29,700
IX-20 InterestPrograms $514$514
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,829$5,829
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,168$4,842
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,536 · Management $5,059$15,172
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,295 · Management $13,056 · Fundraising $0$223,602
Part X · Balance sheet $127,513 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,396$87,076
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,885$39,552
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $885$885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,166$127,513
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,654$120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,654$120
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,512$127,393
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,166$127,513
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,393 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$215,732
XI-2 Total expenses$223,602
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,870
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,512
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,751
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,393

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