Catlin Gabel School FY2023 filing

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Catlin Gabel is a progressive co-educational independent day School which serves over 700 students, grades preschool through 12th grade. The School honors each child's innate capacities, encourages exploration, welcomes questions and presents creative challenges to every student. This method forms bold learners who become insightful questioners, responsible thinkers, and inspired action-takers for life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $43.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21.1M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$40.8M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$37.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$69.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$40.8M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$30.7M
FY2021$34.2M
FY2022$34.5M
FY2023$40.8M
FY2024$43.5M
FY2025$44.4M
Expenses
$37.1M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30.3M
FY2021$30.8M
FY2022$36.3M
FY2023$37.1M
FY2024$38.1M
FY2025$36.7M
Net assets
$69.6M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$58.7M
FY2021$70.2M
FY2022$64.4M
FY2023$69.6M
FY2024$78.4M
FY2025$87.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1967.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $30.8M Management & general 13% · $4.8M Fundraising 4% · $1.4M

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; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$468,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$194,989Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$164,976Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$162,631Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of Enrollment and External Relation
$151,553Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$149,999Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Controller
$128,207Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Bazemore’s $504K as Head of School is at the 89th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Bazemore$504,333$493,333$468,000$426,128$423,899$428,333
Sharon Keiser$242,806$193,955————
Kama Bruce$223,351$212,800$149,999———
Terry Murphy——$194,989$182,837$177,975$183,494
Barbara Ostos———$181,793$156,003$163,702
Nicole Rinetti-Clawson$177,976$171,061$162,631$153,452$151,702$149,289
Sara Nordhoff$173,117$163,340$151,553$141,253$136,128$135,762
Aline Garcia Rubio—$162,228$164,976$145,282$138,565$138,676

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates over 700 students preschool through 12th grade, fostering bold, insightful, and responsible learners.

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1 program · $30.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The catlin gabel school serves over 700 students, grades preschool through 12.

$30.8Mprogram 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$2K
Grants paid · 36 grants · $23.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,208,192
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,090
Unitemized GrantFY2024$53,561
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,302
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,811
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,798,382
Unitemized GrantFY2023$58,570
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,598
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,172
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,426
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,142
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,705,555
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,828
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,034
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,405
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,024
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,566
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.4M
Money outPt IX
$37.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$30.8M
Managementcol C$4.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$69.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.6M
Total assetsLn 16$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$492K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$478K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$40.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$493K
SavingsLn 2$16.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.6M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$321K
Accounts receivableLn 4$2.5M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$78K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$521K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43.1M
Total assetsLn 16$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.1M
Net assetsLn 32$69.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5458
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.5M
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$155K
Share of the $40.5M endowmentSch D 1g0.38%
Typical, median of 1,806 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$40.5M$38.1M$46.8M$39.2M$35.4M
Given inLn 1b$1.2M$368K$493K$147K$64K
SpentLn 1d–1f$2.6M$3.4M$1.7M$1.6M$1.5M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.4M$16.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40.3M$43.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.3M$27.5M
Total assetsLn 16$84.0M$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.7M$21.1M
Net assetsLn 32$64.4M$69.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.5M$5.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$806K$200K$393K$212K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.2M$14.1M$1.6M$467K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$987K$849K$104K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.8M$3.1M$331K$306K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$968K$139K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$299K$299K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Investment management feesLn 11f$155K$155K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$264K$39K$225K$201
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$1.6M$266$51K
Information technologyLn 14$849K$678K$169K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$1.4M$27K$10K
TravelLn 17$89K$64K$22K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$2K$43K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$1.3M$25K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$989K$32K$957K$224
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.0M$252K$304K
Total functional expensesLn 25$37.1M$30.8M$4.8M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 4, 2026 $44.4M$36.7M$7.7M$87.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2025 $43.5M$38.1M$5.4M$78.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 2, 2024 $40.8M$37.1M$3.6M$69.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2023 $34.5M$36.3M−$1.8M$64.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2022 $34.2M$30.8M$3.4M$70.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2021 $30.7M$30.3M$494K$58.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $40,764,388 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,818,953$5,560,672
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,179,061$32,338,907
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,603,880$2,386,739
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,202$478,070
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,455,336$40,764,388
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,377,314$5,471,790
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,266,337$22,890,464
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,635,072$8,753,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,278,723$37,115,450
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,823,387$3,648,938
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $40,764,388 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$22,612 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$492,469
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,068,203
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,471,607
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,560,672
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,338,907$32,338,907
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $177,254$177,254
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,209,485$2,209,485
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $100,682$100,682
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $400,000$400,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,316,295 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,887,421$40,764,388
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,115,450 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,471,790$5,471,790
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,416 · Management $393,234 · Fundraising $212,131$805,781
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,080,207 · Management $1,632,708 · Fundraising $466,698$16,179,613
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $849,493 · Management $103,887 · Fundraising $33,966$987,346
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,128,077 · Management $331,162 · Fundraising $306,173$3,765,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $967,951 · Management $138,580 · Fundraising $45,781$1,152,312
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $298,951$298,951
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,284$64,284
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $155,392$155,392
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,651 · Management $224,888 · Fundraising $201$263,740
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,602,428 · Management $266 · Fundraising $50,835$1,653,529
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $678,184 · Management $168,818 · Fundraising $1,508$848,510
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,404,852 · Management $26,673 · Fundraising $9,955$1,441,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,009 · Management $21,636 · Fundraising $3,328$88,973
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,404 · Management $42,833 · Fundraising $1,737$46,974
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,285,343 · Management $25,211 · Fundraising $9,371$1,319,925
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,827 · Management $957,262 · Fundraising $224$989,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,026,401 · Management $251,900 · Fundraising $303,824$1,582,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,832,033 · Management $4,837,685 · Fundraising $1,445,732$37,115,450
Part X · Balance sheet $90,690,768 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $493,374$493,252
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,903,448$16,124,934
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $273,004$320,659
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,057$2,543,541
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $106,756$78,346
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $582,932$520,733
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,332,076$27,485,466
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,703,675$6,092,100
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $34,580,608$37,031,737
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,016,930$90,690,768
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,201,277$2,982,587
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,416,937$18,043,921
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,380$51,577
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,654,594$21,078,085
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,319,322$37,384,113
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,043,014$32,228,570
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,362,336$69,612,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,016,930$90,690,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,612,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,764,388
XI-2 Total expenses$37,115,450
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,648,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,362,336
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,601,409
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,612,683

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