The Meadows School FY2020 filing

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Las Vegas, NV501(c)(3)Since 1981EducationEIN 94-2795420Revenue $23.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSthemeadowsschool.org8601 Scholar Ln, 89128-7302 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since Nov 1982School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Meadows School devlops in its students a love of, and respect for, learning. Inspiring them to seek knowledge independently and preparing them for higher academic pursuits. The school maintains high standards and seeks to instill in its students the concept that education carries with it an obligation to self, family, and community. It encourages each student to become a compassionate and productive member of the increasingly global society of the 21st century.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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FY2020 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $771K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.8M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.7M
Spent
$22.5M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$63.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$23.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23.7M
FY2021$21.9M
FY2022$26.3M
FY2023$27.1M
FY2024$30.7M
FY2024$31.1M
Expenses
$22.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.5M
FY2021$21.8M
FY2022$23.8M
FY2023$28.0M
FY2024$29.7M
FY2024$32.8M
Net assets
$63.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63.7M
FY2021$68.1M
FY2022$65.0M
FY2023$65.7M
FY2024$68.1M
FY2024$70.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Nov 1982.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $17.0M Management & general 22% · $4.9M Fundraising 3% · $629K

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

22 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
Head of School
$284,451Pt VII · Sec A
$188,174Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Facilities
$142,571Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Athletics
$136,950Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Middle School
$120,294Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Technology
$119,672Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Beginning School
$116,135Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer / Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Berckley’s $471K as Head of School is at the 86th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Berckley$470,800$253,838————
Jeremy B Gregersen——$316,301$329,131$286,366$284,451
Claude Alexander Grubair$134,948$282,195$200,764———
Richard Anderson———$231,553$211,924$188,174
Brian P Siegel$226,299$181,582————
Joseph Evans Carver$206,852$200,083$152,923———
Dana C Larson$162,595—————
Larry M Schneiderman—$161,512————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

The Meadows School is an education nonprofit based in Las Vegas, NV, formed in 1981.

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3 programs · $17.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The meadows school educates just under 900 students, ranging from grades PREK-12. Our approach to learning combines a traditional education with a focus on 21ST century skills. To this end, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity are mainstays of the classroom experience.

$16.8Mprogram expense
02

Transportation provided for athletic & field trip student events.

$103Kprogram expense
03

Lunches were provided through an outside service provider for approximately 500 students.

$34Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$22.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.0M
Managementcol C$4.9M
Fundraisingcol D$629K
Owns and owesPt X
$63.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$70.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$827
Gains on assetsLn 7$103K
Total revenueLn 12$23.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$7.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$36.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.7M
Other assetsLn 15$121K
Total assetsLn 16$70.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
Net assetsLn 32$63.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5343
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.9M$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.7M$36.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.6M$26.7M
Total assetsLn 16$68.7M$70.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M$6.8M
Net assetsLn 32$63.2M$63.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$538K$538K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.8M$8.1M$1.3M$370K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.6M$2.0M$467K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$802K$802K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$83K$83K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$75K$75K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$56K$56K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$327K$327K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$1.5M
InsuranceLn 23$135K$21K$114K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.7M$4.1M$556K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.0M$147K$1.7M$136K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.5M$17.0M$4.9M$629K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $30.7M$29.7M$987K$68.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.1M$28.0M−$925K$65.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.3M$23.8M$2.4M$65.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.9M$21.8M$146K$68.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $23.7M$22.5M$1.2M$63.7M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $23,693,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,507,688$1,974,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,818,754$20,566,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$545,924$1,151,634
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,530$827
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,845,048$23,693,716
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,962,006$13,666,166
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,665,887$8,828,817
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,627,893$22,494,983
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$782,845$1,198,733
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,693,716 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $209,012 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,974,498
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,974,498
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,357,745$20,357,745
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,049,080$1,049,080
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$102,554
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$5,246
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,073$6,073
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,621,910$23,693,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,494,983 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $537,515$537,515
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,055,903 · Management $1,349,333 · Fundraising $369,509$9,774,745
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,018,059 · Management $466,825 · Fundraising $67,110$2,551,994
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $801,912$801,912
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $82,918$82,918
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $74,619$74,619
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $56,011$56,011
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $326,733$326,733
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,261$1,261
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,715$3,715
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,471,287$1,471,287
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,605 · Management $114,472$135,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,136,919 · Management $555,962$4,692,881
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $146,742 · Management $1,701,449 · Fundraising $136,124$1,984,315
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,978,160 · Management $4,888,069 · Fundraising $628,754$22,494,983
Part X · Balance sheet $70,461,448 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,944,615$7,244,148
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $79,091$60,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $243,885$37,962
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,621,383$26,684,392
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,741,018$35,638,748
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$675,248
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $71,740$120,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,701,732$70,461,448
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $852,276$1,345,679
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,451,496$2,858,577
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $176,375$2,572,465
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,480,147$6,776,721
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,291,912$49,926,428
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,929,673$13,758,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,221,585$63,684,727
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,701,732$70,461,448
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,684,727 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,693,716
XI-2 Total expenses$22,494,983
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,198,733
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,221,585
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$848,759
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$113,168
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,684,727

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