Peninsula School Ltd FY2021 filing

Menlo Park, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1925 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$9.2M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$11.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2021▲ +34%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.9M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2024$8.2M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2021▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2024$8.3M
Net assets
$11.8M
FY2021▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$14.6M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$15.4M
FY2024$16.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CPeninsula School Ltd
EINHdr · item D94-1186181
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1937
Year of formationHdr · item L1925
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMenlo Park, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B200)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.peninsulaschool.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.04
Program services75%$5.5M
Management & general21%$1.5M
Fundraising4%$314K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$18.6M
FY2021▲ +24%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$21.0M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$21.1M
FY2024$22.2M
Total liabilities
$6.8M
FY2021▲ +9%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2024$6.1M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.9M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$18.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$11.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$5.9M · 64%
Contributions & grants$3.0M · 32%
Investment income$319K · 3%
Program service revenue64%$5.9M
Contributions & grants32%$3.0M
Investment income3%$319K
Other revenue$37K
— government grantsLn 1e$965K
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12.1M · Operating expenses/yr $7.4M
19.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5.5M · Total expenses $7.4M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $1.5M · Total expenses $7.4M
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $314K · Total expenses $7.4M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $339K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.3M
$0.26 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.0M · Total revenue $9.2M
32%
Government reliance
Government grants $965K · Total revenue $9.2M
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5.9M · Total revenue $9.2M
64%
Investment reliance
Investment income $319K · Total revenue $9.2M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5.9M · Total expenses $7.4M
80%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.2M · Prior year $6.9M
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $11.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.2M · Expenses $7.4M
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $11.8M · Total assets $18.6M
64%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $9.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18.6M
51%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jim Benz · Reported title HEAD OF SCHOOL (LEFT FEB. 2021) · Highest reported compensation $238K · Total expenses $7.4M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.7M · Total expenses $7.4M
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth 34%——
Legal fee ratio 0.3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School (left Feb. 2021)
$237,566Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$165,601Pt VII · Sec A
Program Support Director
$122,857Pt VII · Sec A
Admissions Director
$118,133Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$113,091Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$79,089Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$69,372Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$32,410Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Lee’s $227K as Director of Finance and Op is at the 88th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Hofstedt——$300,565$263,108$118,133—
Jim Benz———$134,345$237,566$211,871
Elizabeth Lee$227,313$232,795$221,447$198,506$165,601$145,993
Erik Carlson—$173,704————
Johanna Aeschliman$169,046—————
Joanne Walsh—$163,734$163,440———
Ryan Helton—$159,487$161,192$140,826$113,091$107,493
Michele Bushini—$121,102$129,767———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 18Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 14Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Fosters confident, curious children through inclusive play, exploration, and choice.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $5.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Regular school programs pre-k through 8TH grade education. Peninsula's progressive ideals of play, choice and responsibility, engaging in intellectual inquiry, and building relationships inhabit our natural and inspiring CAMPUS.SUMMER programs offer a wide variety of explorative and fun classes for children entering kindergarten to…

$5.5Mprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $5.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,248,806
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,143,660
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,041,301
Unitemized GrantFY2021$972,350
Unitemized GrantFY2020$762,360
Unitemized GrantFY2019$753,851

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $7.8M$8.6M-8% 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$8.6M-12% 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.6M$8.4M+4% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.2M$7.4M+34% 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.9M$7.1M 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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