Ecole Bilingue DBA Ecole Bilingue De Berkeley FY2021 filing

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Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)Since 1977EIN 94-2427286Revenue $15.8M in FY2021

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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$923K 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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FY2021 · 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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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
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
$923K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$23.1M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.8M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$14.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.8M
FY2021▲ +8%
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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
$14.5M
FY2021▲ +4%
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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
$9.9M
FY2021▲ +15%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $12.0M Management & general 14% · $2.0M Fundraising 3% · $472K

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; $923K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$274,724Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Business and F
$191,896Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$121,366Pt VII · Sec A
Technology Director
$118,163Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$113,509Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Advancement
$103,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
PA Anglophone President
$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 · $12.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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 400 students to strive for academic excellence and to develop a high sense of personal and social responsibility.

$12.0Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$168K
Money outPt IX
$14.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.0M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$472K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$33.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$168K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$654
Total revenueLn 12$15.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$9.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$496K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.4M
Other assetsLn 15$723K
Total assetsLn 16$33.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5162
VolunteersI 6250
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$393K$496K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.6M$16.4M
Total assetsLn 16$31.4M$33.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.8M$23.1M
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$525K$151K$329K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.7M$5.0M$480K$239K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$555K$555K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.4M$301K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$547K$447K$74K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$453K$3K$402K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$4K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$378K$355K$19K$4K
InterestLn 20$434K$408K$22K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$645K$606K$32K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$120K$80K$37K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$882K$136K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$132K$70K$56K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.5M$12.0M$2.0M$472K

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 Viewing $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 $15,759,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $642,037$3,130,979
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,659,480$12,394,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $152,839$167,609
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $83,483$66,389
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,537,839$15,759,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,072,349$2,029,528
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,779,757$9,108,925
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,990,191$3,322,424
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,842,297$14,460,877
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $695,542$1,298,514
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 $15,759,391 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,368
VIII-1e Government grants$1,557,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,562,911
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,557,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,130,979
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,394,414$12,394,414
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $166,955$166,955
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $654$654
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $66,389$66,389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,460,803 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $167,609$15,759,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,460,877 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,029,528$2,029,528
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $150,870 · Management $329,070 · Fundraising $45,261$525,201
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,023,596 · Management $479,914 · Fundraising $238,664$5,742,174
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $554,805$554,805
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,390,901 · Management $301,086 · Fundraising $48,211$1,740,198
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $447,368 · Management $74,231 · Fundraising $24,948$546,547
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,175 · Management $401,926 · Fundraising $48,000$453,101
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $91,707$91,707
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,793 · Management $3,252 · Fundraising $5,339$12,384
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $355,250 · Management $18,896 · Fundraising $3,779$377,925
IX-20 InterestPrograms $407,943 · Management $21,980 · Fundraising $4,369$434,292
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $606,466 · Management $32,259 · Fundraising $6,452$645,177
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $79,521 · Management $37,462 · Fundraising $2,649$119,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $881,528 · Management $135,571 · Fundraising $38,940$1,056,039
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $70,360 · Management $56,185 · Fundraising $5,622$132,167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,005,104 · Management $1,983,539 · Fundraising $472,234$14,460,877
Part X · Balance sheet $33,006,768 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,295$3,610
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,871,790$9,194,418
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,033$7,392
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,986,408$6,164,429
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,082$13,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,595,939$16,404,529
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $392,907$496,056
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,564,847$722,948
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,445,301$33,006,768
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,041,490$1,396,689
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,611,838$10,935,712
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $9,394,073$9,475,122
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,557,700$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,844,857$23,107,810
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,929,868$9,217,470
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $670,576$681,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,600,444$9,898,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,445,301$33,006,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,898,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,759,391
XI-2 Total expenses$14,460,877
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,298,514
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,600,444
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,898,958

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