Phoenix Country Day School: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 86-0172671)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$24.4M
FY2021	$28.7M
FY2022	$41.5M
FY2023	$29.9M
FY2024	$31.1M
FY2025	$36.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$23.2M
FY2021	$23.8M
FY2022	$26.3M
FY2023	$27.3M
FY2024	$27.7M
FY2025	$30.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$58.3M
FY2021	$68.3M
FY2022	$76.5M
FY2023	$81.6M
FY2024	$88.6M
FY2025	$96.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1963.

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Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

Phoenix Country Day School files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 3 related entities — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group.

Corporate Tax Foundation · Independent Schools Corporate Tax Foundation · Arizonia Independent Schools Scholarship Foundation · See Schedule R

Combined filings · FY2025 · 4 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is 91% of group revenue.

Group revenue

$39.7M

Group expenses

$33.5M

Group net assets

$104.6M

Corporate Tax Foundation · $627K rev · $3.5M net assets

Independent Schools Corporate Tax Foundation · $577K rev · $1.5M net assets

Arizonia Independent Schools Scholarship Foundation · $2.2M rev · $3.3M net assets

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

17%

Program services 80% · $24.0M Management & general 17% · $5.2M Fundraising 3% · $965K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Andrew Rodin

Head of School

$526,034Pt VII · Sec A

Rosalind Abero

Assistant Head of School

$191,873Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Sullivan

Head of Middle School

$181,111Pt VII · Sec A

Lynetta Binger

Head of Upper School

$173,694Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Mitten

Director of Security

$168,227Pt VII · Sec A

Curtis Fee

Head of Lower School

$165,129Pt VII · Sec A

Shane Lewis

Director of Athletics

$134,114Pt VII · Sec A

Abby Pontius

Chief Financial Officer

$131,381Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Rodin’s $526K as Head of School is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Andrew Rodin	$526,034	$784,706	$530,769	$678,684	$497,648	$875,619
Rosalind Abero	$191,873	$199,091	$203,039	$183,346	$189,375	—
Benjamin Sullivan	$181,111	$176,666	—	—	—	—
Ben Sullivan	—	—	$180,655	$163,192	$166,500	$149,075
Roz Abero	—	—	—	—	—	$176,825
Ken Brodel Left 620	—	—	—	—	—	$175,075
Lynetta Binger	$173,694	$168,800	$172,604	$152,692	$153,077	—
Timothy Mitten	$168,227	$153,647	$144,058	$107,462	—	—

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 students from pre-kindergarten through high school.

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2 programs · $24.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Phoenix country day school has always exhibited the best in independent school education: simultaneously staying true to our roots and traditions, while being nimble and forward thinking to prepare the world's leaders of tomorrow. PCDS provides education to 765 students in pre-k through 12TH grade: number of students.

$23.5Mprogram expense

02

Ancillary services provided to students. These services include after school programs, summer programs, and transportation services.

$584Kprogram 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

Rex L Allison Educational Foundation INCFY2025$83K

Century FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$93K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $11.1M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,093,855

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,975,130

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,661,746

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,801,312

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,711,557

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,872,852

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$36.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.9M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M

Money outPt IX

$30.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$24.0M

Managementcol C$5.2M

Fundraisingcol D$965K

Owns and owesPt X

$96.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.9M

Total assetsLn 16$106.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

27

listed · VII A

PaidVII A12

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$106K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M

Other incomeLn 4–11$32K

Gains on assetsLn 7$371K

Total revenueLn 12$36.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$8.4M

SavingsLn 2$12.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20.9M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49.4M

Other assetsLn 15$223K

Total assetsLn 16$106.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M

Net assetsLn 32$96.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5333

VolunteersI 6125

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$18.1M	$20.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$35.5M	$25.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$34.9M	$49.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$98.1M	$106.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9.5M	$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$88.6M	$96.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2.1M	$2.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$2.0M	$870K	$817K	$288K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$13.8M	$11.4M	$2.2M	$243K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.1M	$910K	$196K	$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.6M	$1.3M	$276K	$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.1M	$854K	$203K	$35K
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K		$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$82K		$82K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$44K		$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$540K	$344K	$191K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$173K	$144K	$29K
Office expensesLn 13	$288K	$142K	$144K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$174K	$152K	$19K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$738K	$552K	$179K	$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.0M	$1.7M	$217K	$25K
InsuranceLn 23	$190K		$190K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.1M	$2.9M	$248K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1.1M	$639K	$170K	$292K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$30.2M	$24.0M	$5.2M	$965K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$36.3M	$30.2M	$6.1M	$96.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$31.1M	$27.7M	$3.4M	$88.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$29.9M	$27.3M	$2.5M	$81.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$41.5M	$26.3M	$15.2M	$76.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$28.7M	$23.8M	$4.9M	$68.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$24.4M	$23.2M	$1.1M	$58.3M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $36,323,827 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,167,926$6,617,314

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,188,337$27,905,423

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,783,828$1,768,590

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,320$32,500

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,141,411$36,323,827

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,975,130$2,093,855

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,096,551$19,693,298

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,635,897$8,404,697

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,707,578$30,191,850

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,433,833$6,131,977

Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $36,323,827 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $30,400 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$106,176

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,511,138

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,617,314

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,905,423$27,905,423

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,397,692$1,397,692

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,100$2,100

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $370,898$370,898

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,905,423 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,801,090$36,323,827

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,191,850 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,093,855$2,093,855

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $869,975 · Management $816,828 · Fundraising $288,414$1,975,217

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,433,864 · Management $2,170,708 · Fundraising $243,330$13,847,902

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $910,043 · Management $195,585 · Fundraising $23,258$1,128,886

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,332,191 · Management $275,663 · Fundraising $41,819$1,649,673

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $853,621 · Management $202,975 · Fundraising $35,024$1,091,620

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,513$8,513

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $82,451$82,451

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $43,686$43,686

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $344,415 · Management $190,778 · Fundraising $4,957$540,150

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $143,796 · Management $28,939$172,735

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $142,316 · Management $144,107 · Fundraising $2,048$288,471

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $152,158 · Management $19,276 · Fundraising $2,190$173,624

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $551,708 · Management $178,781 · Fundraising $7,941$738,430

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,714,530 · Management $217,053 · Fundraising $24,677$1,956,260

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $189,603$189,603

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,861,960 · Management $248,130$3,110,090

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $638,706 · Management $170,307 · Fundraising $291,671$1,100,684

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,043,138 · Management $5,183,383 · Fundraising $965,329$30,191,850

Part X · Balance sheet $106,725,371 assets, 19 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $500,000; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,878,448$8,398,384

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,264,474$12,549,836

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,200,464$9,771,088

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,980$118,212

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,206$14,206

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $489,203$554,635

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,942,412$49,377,360

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $35,098,736$25,140,496

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $362,223$77,946

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $310,996$223,208

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,116,142$106,725,371

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,075,985$3,197,158

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,862,759$6,579,828

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $570,661$727,052

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,509,405$10,504,038

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,461,012$65,339,255

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,145,725$30,882,078

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $88,606,737$96,221,333

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,116,142$106,725,371

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,221,333 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$36,323,827

XI-2 Total expenses$30,191,850

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,131,977

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$88,606,737

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,760,455

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$277,836

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,221,333

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

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