Little School: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 91-0698646)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.3M
FY2021	$6.9M
FY2022	$7.3M
FY2023	$8.1M
FY2024	$9.1M
FY2025	$9.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.6M
FY2021	$6.1M
FY2022	$6.8M
FY2023	$7.7M
FY2024	$8.6M
FY2025	$9.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.5M
FY2021	$11.2M
FY2022	$10.7M
FY2023	$11.4M
FY2024	$12.4M
FY2025	$13.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1960.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

78%

17%

Program services 78% · $7.2M Management & general 17% · $1.6M Fundraising 5% · $480K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $872K 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

Julie Kalmus

Head of School

$237,019Pt VII · Sec A

Kingston Govati

Director of Finance and Operations

$143,735Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Hauschka

Associate Head of School

$131,815Pt VII · Sec A

Libby Singer

Director of Development and Communications

$124,432Pt VII · Sec A

Regan Wensnahan

Director of Enrollment Management

$119,962Pt VII · Sec A

Ginger Goble-Van Diest

Director of Facilities and Land Stewardship

$114,969Pt VII · Sec A

Davin Chin

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Condit

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Julie Kalmus	$237,019	$235,480	$219,109	$208,600	$162,101	$81,732
Kingston Govati	$143,735	$116,883	$99,299	$38,362	—	—
Alice Hauschka	$131,815	$121,128	$108,110	$108,849	$101,954	$100,999
Libby Singer	$124,432	—	—	—	—	—
Regan Wensnahan	$119,962	$110,338	$101,294	—	—	—
Ginger Goble-Van Diest	$114,969	—	—	—	—	—
Nancy Gellerman	—	—	—	—	$101,777	$21,414
Jenny Steen	—	—	—	—	—	$2,580

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

Programs and updates

Nurture children's curiosity to build social, academic, and compassionate skills.

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2 programs · $7.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Instructional Activities

Foster vibrant understanding and promote action that advances sustainability, justice, and joy to students aged 3 through 11. For the 2024-25 school year, enrollment was approximately 226 students.

$6.8Mprogram expense

02

Extended Care

For families that need childcare beyond the regular school day, the little school extended day program offers students the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities in a supportive and fun environment that responds to the student's interests andneeds.

$420Kprogram 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 · FY2024

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$240K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$96K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$62K

BNY Mellon Charitable Gift FundFY2024$55K

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$39K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$499K

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Grants paid · 2 grants · $1.5M · 2021–2022

Unitemized GrantFY2022$832,916

Unitemized GrantFY2021$645,501

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 11 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$9.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.6M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$816K

Investment incomeLn 3$286K

Money outPt IX

$9.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.2M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Fundraisingcol D$480K

Owns and owesPt X

$13.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$929K

Total assetsLn 16$26.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$13.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$816K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$253K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$286K

Other incomeLn 4–11$862

Total revenueLn 12$9.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$261K

SavingsLn 2$668K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$929K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.5M

Total assetsLn 16$26.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$13.1M

Net assetsLn 32$13.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 574

VolunteersI 673

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

BondsSch K, Pt X

Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$11.0M

Bond issues listedSch K Pt I1

Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$11.5M

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21
End of yearLn 1g	$731K	$730K	$729K	$708K	$708K
Given inLn 1b	$1K	$726	$21K
SpentLn 1d–1f	$95K	$62K	$123K	$247K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.6M	$929K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$6.3M	$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$17.3M	$18.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$25.3M	$26.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$12.9M	$13.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$12.4M	$13.3M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.2M	$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$438K	$118K	$198K	$122K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.0M	$3.3M	$519K	$154K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$162K	$134K	$21K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$456K	$379K	$60K	$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$355K	$294K	$46K	$14K
Management feesLn 11a	$4K	$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K		$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$61K		$61K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$26K		$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$390K	$190K	$158K	$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$173K	$106K	$66K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$147K	$100K	$36K	$11K
Information technologyLn 14	$123K	$82K	$16K	$25K
OccupancyLn 16	$509K	$384K	$106K	$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$89K	$66K	$17K	$6K
InterestLn 20	$483K	$365K	$98K	$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$602K	$464K	$112K	$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$133K	$60K	$59K	$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$9.3M	$7.2M	$1.6M	$480K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 2, 2026	$9.7M	$9.3M	$382K	$13.3M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2024	$9.1M	$8.6M	$570K	$12.4M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2024	$8.1M	$7.7M	$388K	$11.4M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023	$7.3M	$6.8M	$521K	$10.7M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 28, 2022	$6.9M	$6.1M	$787K	$11.2M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021	$5.3M	$4.6M	$736K	$9.5M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $9,670,512 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,106,150$816,211

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,817,117$8,567,380

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $210,057$286,059

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,715$862

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,135,039$9,670,512

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,084,424$1,169,703

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,094,178$5,368,632

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,386,224$2,750,466

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,564,826$9,288,801

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $570,213$381,711

Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members20

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 $9,670,512 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$253,365

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$562,846

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$816,211

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,567,380$8,567,380

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $286,059$286,059

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $860$860

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2$2

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,567,380 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $286,921$9,670,512

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,288,801 across 19 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,169,703$1,169,703

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,025 · Management $198,016 · Fundraising $121,965$438,006

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,284,698 · Management $518,788 · Fundraising $154,484$3,957,970

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $134,289 · Management $21,210 · Fundraising $6,316$161,815

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $378,522 · Management $59,784 · Fundraising $17,802$456,108

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $294,391 · Management $46,496 · Fundraising $13,846$354,733

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,749$3,749

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,561$8,561

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,458$61,458

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,271$26,271

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $190,200 · Management $158,109 · Fundraising $42,116$390,425

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $105,758 · Management $66,230 · Fundraising $1,473$173,461

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $99,941 · Management $36,332 · Fundraising $11,145$147,418

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $81,980 · Management $15,641 · Fundraising $25,219$122,840

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $383,976 · Management $105,819 · Fundraising $19,553$509,348

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $66,047 · Management $16,709 · Fundraising $6,059$88,815

IX-20 InterestPrograms $365,336 · Management $97,761 · Fundraising $19,932$483,029

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $463,723 · Management $112,262 · Fundraising $25,968$601,953

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,734 · Management $59,249 · Fundraising $14,155$133,138

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,200,072 · Management $1,608,696 · Fundraising $480,033$9,288,801

Part X · Balance sheet $26,431,949 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $295,464$260,923

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,317,371$667,835

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $86,993$24,310

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,855$74,099

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,840$8,519

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,336,380$18,496,860

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,252,270$6,899,403

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,342,173$26,431,949

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $861,618$1,164,184

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $878,897$929,547

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $11,181,609$11,019,824

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,922,124$13,113,555

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,923,731$12,346,679

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,496,318$971,715

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,420,049$13,318,394

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,342,173$26,431,949

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,318,394 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$9,670,512

XI-2 Total expenses$9,288,801

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$381,711

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,420,049

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$542,388

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,754

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,318,394

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

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