Redwood Day School: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 94-2289521)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$13.5M
FY2021	$15.6M
FY2022	$15.0M
FY2023	$16.5M
FY2024	$17.9M
FY2025	$17.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$12.5M
FY2021	$13.5M
FY2022	$13.7M
FY2023	$14.9M
FY2024	$16.5M
FY2025	$17.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$16.2M
FY2021	$18.3M
FY2022	$19.7M
FY2023	$21.3M
FY2024	$22.7M
FY2025	$22.7M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1977.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

Program services 87% · $10.9M Management & general 10% · $1.2M Fundraising 3% · $332K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

John Loeser

Head of School

$354,241Pt VII · Sec A

Deann Hays

CFO/COO

$184,677Pt VII · Sec A

Johanna Aeschliman

Lower School Director

$127,839Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Breland

Dean of Student Life

$121,236Pt VII · Sec A

Donnie Smith

Director of Admissions

$114,840Pt VII · Sec A

Cameron Moredock

Dir. of Epi Center for Innovation

$114,468Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Picetti

Controller

$111,842Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Hunter

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Loeser’s $436K as Head of School is at the 84th 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
John Loeser	$435,997	$419,228	$403,104	$387,600	$405,167	$354,241
Deann Hays	$247,537	$235,749	$222,999	$205,500	$191,783	$184,677
Anthony Cifra	$171,780	—	—	—	—	—
Sanjev Desilva	$160,250	—	—	—	—	—
Karina Momary	—	$159,368	$142,793	$131,525	$126,250	—
Adonica Powell	$146,535	$139,242	$134,642	$127,440	—	—
Laurie Ransom	$146,119	$139,490	$130,624	—	—	—
Johanna Aeschliman	—	—	$145,442	$135,097	$130,721	$127,839

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

Educates children in kindergarten through eighth grade at independent schools.

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1 program · $10.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Redwood day school is an independent, diverse kindergarten through eighth grade co-educational school that combines challenging academics, differentiated instruction, and a keen awareness of children's social and emotional development.

$10.9Mprogram 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$58K

Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth Lin FoundationFY2024$40K

The Fremont Group FoundationFY2024$20K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$20K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$15K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$11K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$10K

The San Francisco FoundationFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$185K

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Grants paid · 7 grants · $12.6M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,620,727

Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,099,223

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,940,830

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,943,232

The Oakland Public Education FundCA · FY2021$27,984

Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,079,822

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,906,943

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$13.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.7M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K

Investment incomeLn 3$123K

Money outPt IX

$12.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$10.9M

Managementcol C$1.2M

Fundraisingcol D$332K

Owns and owesPt X

$16.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.6M

Total assetsLn 16$28.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$12.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$123K

Other incomeLn 4–11$63K

Total revenueLn 12$13.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.7M

SavingsLn 2$4.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.6M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.3M

Total assetsLn 16$28.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$12.8M

Net assetsLn 32$16.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5138

VolunteersI 645

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.4M	$7.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.0M	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$19.7M	$19.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$27.9M	$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$12.7M	$12.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$15.2M	$16.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.9M	$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$582K	$233K	$271K	$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.5M	$5.0M	$373K	$129K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$318K	$292K	$19K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$980K	$852K	$99K	$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$430K	$372K	$44K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$66K		$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$45K		$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$146K	$126K	$15K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$27K		$20K	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$41K		$41K
Information technologyLn 14	$173K	$152K	$16K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$408K	$352K	$42K	$13K
TravelLn 17	$41K	$37K	$3K	$837
InterestLn 20	$191K	$165K	$20K	$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$936K	$809K	$97K	$31K
InsuranceLn 23	$73K	$63K	$8K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$561K	$496K	$63K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$54K	$47K	$6K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$12.5M	$10.9M	$1.2M	$332K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$17.7M	$17.6M	$35K	$22.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$17.9M	$16.5M	$1.4M	$22.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$16.5M	$14.9M	$1.6M	$21.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$15.0M	$13.7M	$1.4M	$19.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$15.6M	$13.5M	$2.1M	$18.3M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$13.5M	$12.5M	$1.0M	$16.2M	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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Part I · Summary $13,471,859 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $667,338$558,727

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,359,360$12,727,164

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,143$123,205

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$25,425$62,763

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,050,416$13,471,859

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,820,351$1,906,943

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,656,775$7,800,749

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,099,951$2,762,342

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,577,077$12,470,034

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $473,339$1,001,825

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

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 $13,471,859 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,190 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,172

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$511,555

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,989

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$558,727

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,727,164$12,727,164

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123,205$123,205

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $42,609$42,609

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,235−$18,235

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $37,199$37,199

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,764,363 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $148,769$13,471,859

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,470,034 across 19 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,906,943$1,906,943

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $233,013 · Management $270,829 · Fundraising $77,671$581,513

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,989,340 · Management $372,636 · Fundraising $128,692$5,490,668

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $291,867 · Management $19,220 · Fundraising $6,819$317,906

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $851,669 · Management $98,853 · Fundraising $29,688$980,210

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $371,791 · Management $44,477 · Fundraising $14,184$430,452

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $66,490$66,490

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,200$45,200

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $126,208 · Management $15,098 · Fundraising $4,815$146,121

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $20,112 · Fundraising $7,156$27,268

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $41,055$41,055

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $151,516 · Management $15,983 · Fundraising $5,097$172,596

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $352,425 · Management $42,160 · Fundraising $13,446$408,031

IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,200 · Management $2,821 · Fundraising $837$40,858

IX-20 InterestPrograms $164,559 · Management $19,686 · Fundraising $6,278$190,523

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $808,663 · Management $96,739 · Fundraising $30,852$936,254

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,822 · Management $7,515 · Fundraising $2,397$72,734

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $496,047 · Management $62,621 · Fundraising $2,245$560,913

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,898 · Management $5,611 · Fundraising $1,790$54,299

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,890,961 · Management $1,247,106 · Fundraising $331,967$12,470,034

Part X · Balance sheet $28,949,207 assets, 20 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,649,572$2,694,769

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,765,233$4,929,265

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $211,111$32,783

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,338,740$1,639,495

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,121$2,176

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $286,927$330,043

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,660,183$19,319,393

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,001,205$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,850$1,283

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,923,942$28,949,207

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,072,559$1,051,282

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,548,312$4,678,743

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $6,066,394$5,856,253

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,149,030

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,603$19,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,730,868$12,754,308

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,910,107$16,091,166

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $282,967$103,733

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,193,074$16,194,899

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,923,942$28,949,207

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,194,899 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$13,471,859

XI-2 Total expenses$12,470,034

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,001,825

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,193,074

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,194,899

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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