Ecole Bilingue DBA Ecole Bilingue De Berkeley

Tax-deductible

Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)Since 1977EIN 94-2427286Revenue $19.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSeb.org1009 Heinz Ave, 94710-2718 · Berkeley, CATax-exempt since Sep 1977School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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We inspire students to become compassionate, courageous, and curious global citizens. Guided by our core values and unique bilingual curriculum, we empower our students to thrive in a diverse world, fostering a strong sense of community and preparing them to make a positive impact locally and globally.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 162 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $714K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $233K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26.5M
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.4M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$16.9M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$14.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.4M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.5M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$15.4M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$16.4M
FY2024$19.4M
Expenses
$16.9M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.8M
FY2021$14.5M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$15.9M
FY2024$16.9M
Net assets
$14.1M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2024$14.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1977.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $14.3M Management & general 12% · $2.0M Fundraising 3% · $584K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$302,464Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Business and Finance
$212,718Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$145,108Pt VII · Sec A
Facilities Manager
$143,805Pt VII · Sec A
Technology Director
$128,585Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$122,035Pt VII · Sec A
$119,837Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sebastien Robert$302,464$290,058$257,654$178,662$121,366$114,673
Mehdi Lazar———$162,435$274,724$259,590
Antoine Portales$212,718$205,086$195,026$185,540$191,896$189,419
Magali Noth$145,108$141,316$130,849$111,352——
Alfonso De La Torre$143,805$140,688$129,715$129,148——
Maer Ben-Yisrael$128,585$125,848$117,868$102,990$118,163$114,530
Mei-Lin Ha Byers$122,035$116,617$106,052———
Patrice Zauret$119,837————$105,425

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

Provides co-educational preparatory day school education for students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

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1 program · $14.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ecole bilingue de berkeley is a bilingual school (french-english) spanning preschool to 8TH grade, inspiring a diverse population of approximately 415 students to strive for academic excellence and to develop a high sense of personal and social responsibility.

$14.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$748K
Money outPt IX
$16.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.3M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$584K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$40.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$748K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Gains on assetsLn 7$20K
Total revenueLn 12$19.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$40.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.5M
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5162
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$10.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.7M$19.1M
Total assetsLn 16$37.0M$40.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.5M$26.5M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M$14.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.8M$2.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$602K$172K$379K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.5M$6.4M$699K$338K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$357K$301K$47K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.3M$241K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$625K$518K$76K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$65K$65K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$44K$28K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$85K$85K$482
Office expensesLn 13$62K$50K$3K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$507K$477K$25K$5K
TravelLn 17$127K$73K$14K$40K
InterestLn 20$312K$292K$17K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$924K$874K$42K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$175K$114K$57K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$744K$623K$116K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$295K$201K$64K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.9M$14.3M$2.0M$584K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $16.4M$15.9M$503K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.2M$15.3M$884K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.4M$15.2M$191K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.8M$14.5M$1.3M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.5M$13.8M$696K$8.6M 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 $19,412,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $689,904$1,968,277
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,197,859$16,596,599
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $467,030$748,247
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,014$99,373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,372,807$19,412,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,432,360$2,811,382
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,073,995$10,679,728
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,363,511$3,436,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,869,866$16,927,656
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $502,941$2,484,840
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $19,412,496 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,150
VIII-1e Government grants$1,252,246
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$608,881
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,968,277
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,596,599$16,596,599
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $728,497$728,497
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $19,750$19,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $85,696$85,696
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,677$13,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,610,276 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $833,943$19,412,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,927,656 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,811,382$2,811,382
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,628 · Management $379,018 · Fundraising $51,489$602,135
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,444,436 · Management $698,883 · Fundraising $338,453$7,481,772
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $300,657 · Management $47,433 · Fundraising $8,931$357,021
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,326,642 · Management $240,570 · Fundraising $46,210$1,613,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $518,395 · Management $76,066 · Fundraising $30,917$625,378
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $65,118$65,118
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,772$64,772
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,264 · Management $27,963 · Fundraising $1,304$73,531
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $84,526 · Fundraising $482$85,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,584 · Management $3,309 · Fundraising $9,470$62,363
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $476,713 · Management $25,357 · Fundraising $5,071$507,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $73,091 · Management $14,083 · Fundraising $40,053$127,227
IX-20 InterestPrograms $292,214 · Management $16,761 · Fundraising $3,224$312,199
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $873,690 · Management $42,055 · Fundraising $8,411$924,156
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $113,874 · Management $57,359 · Fundraising $3,901$175,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $622,660 · Management $116,247 · Fundraising $5,580$744,487
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $201,066 · Management $63,696 · Fundraising $30,648$295,410
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,320,296 · Management $2,023,216 · Fundraising $584,144$16,927,656
Part X · Balance sheet $40,667,301 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,931$1,931
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,211,640$2,396,451
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,105$9,813
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,145,132$8,473,407
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,957$63,851
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,698,901$19,125,068
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,661,375$10,596,780
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $290,669$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,048,710$40,667,301
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,813,715$2,276,478
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,926,496$13,576,719
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $9,331,116$9,117,301
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $146,463$224,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,495,763$26,543,469
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,697,970$13,104,333
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $854,977$1,019,499
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,552,947$14,123,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,048,710$40,667,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,123,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,412,496
XI-2 Total expenses$16,927,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,484,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,552,947
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$86,045
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,123,832

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