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The Seabury School

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Tacoma, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989 EIN 94-3098250Revenue $2.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRS1801 53rd St Ne, 98422-1916 · Tacoma, WATax-exempt since Jul 1989School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Seabury School challenges gifted children in a community that cherishes each individual and fosters a love of learning, discovery and creativity. Seabury specializes in education for gifted/ highly capable children. Seabury is a 501(c)(3) independent School accredited by the northwest association of independent schools (nwais) serving children from pre-k through grade 8, and supported through tuition, fees and fundraising. Seabury also provides resources for gifted children and their parents in the community through summer enrichment camps, parenting programs, and an annual speaker series. Fundraising and gifts enhance seaburys program and facilities, and enable Seabury to make the program accessible to more families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 95 volunteers and 36 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $96K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$51K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $215K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
178% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 178% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
−$585K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
−$585K
FY2025▼ -96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$36K
FY2021−$111K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$227K
FY2024−$298K
FY2025−$585K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1989.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.0M Management & general 13% · $318K Fundraising 3% · $77K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rob Scotlan
Head of School
$50,959Pt VII · Sec A
Sally Janis
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Brown
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Morgan Arnold
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Rose
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Wollum—$114,402$113,260$105,582$104,311$99,490
Rob Scotlan$50,959—————

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 gifted children in prek-8, offering summer camps and parent programs.

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2 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Seabury school is the only independent school in the south puget sound that specializes in education for GIFTED/ highly capable children in grades pre k-8. Seaburys mission is to, challenge gifted children in a community that cherishes each individual and fosters a love of learning, discovery and creativity.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

In addition to seaburys school program, seaburysquared offers programs and services to children, parents and educators in the broader south sound region. Gifted children have unique educational and developmental needs that are often not well served in typical school programs.

$20Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$175K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$12K
Florence B Kilworth Charitable Trust 40-10-420-0161820FY2024$8K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
Gottfried & Mary Fuchs FoundationFY2024$5K
Names Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Marco J Heidner Charitable Trust 44127925FY2024$3K
GE FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$215K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $2.0M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$461,047
Unitemized GrantFY2023$447,117
Unitemized GrantFY2022$532,043
Unitemized GrantFY2021$546,846

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$318K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
−$585K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$752K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$389K
Other assetsLn 15$226K
Total assetsLn 16$752K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$585K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 695
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$417K$389K
Total assetsLn 16$920K$752K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$298K−$585K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$498K$498K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$84K$26K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$874K$128K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$27K$4K$891
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80K$67K$10K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K$94K$15K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$450$0$450$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$0$15K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$123K$47K$73K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$1K$383
OccupancyLn 16$65K$65K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$15K$28K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$28K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$29K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$95K$10K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$318K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.4M−$287K−$585K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.5M−$525K−$298K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$3.0M−$164K$227K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.6M$502K$391K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.3M−$75K−$111K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.1M−$30K−$36K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,089,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,369$281,218
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,781,421$1,803,460
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,385$5,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,978,405$2,089,769
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $460,567$498,347
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,489,441$1,394,151
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$1,320
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $553,073$482,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,503,081$2,376,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$524,676−$287,005
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,089,769 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,517
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,701
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$281,218
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,803,460
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,500$12,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,409−$7,409
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,803,460 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,091$2,089,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,376,774 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $498,347$498,347
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,996 · Management $25,845 · Fundraising $19,384$129,225
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $874,283 · Management $127,665 · Fundraising $37,581$1,039,529
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,620 · Management $3,669 · Fundraising $891$31,180
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,088 · Management $9,865 · Fundraising $2,963$79,916
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,952 · Management $14,918 · Fundraising $5,431$114,301
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $450 · Fundraising $0$450
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $15,497 · Fundraising $0$15,497
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,320$1,320
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,268 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,268
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,261 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,261
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,935 · Management $72,901 · Fundraising $2,713$122,549
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,031 · Management $1,025 · Fundraising $383$8,439
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,071
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,950 · Management $27,809 · Fundraising $0$42,759
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,206 · Management $4,491 · Fundraising $1,635$34,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,714 · Management $4,559 · Fundraising $1,660$34,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,927 · Management $9,640 · Fundraising $2,830$107,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,981,649 · Management $318,334 · Fundraising $76,791$2,376,774
Part X · Balance sheet $751,655 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,209$53,472
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,381$80,409
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,751$2,134
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $416,633$389,307
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $283,893$226,333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $919,961$751,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,716$130,423
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $220,307$189,505
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$205,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $288,366$231,625
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,217,606$1,336,305
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$297,645−$604,700
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$20,050
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$297,645−$584,650
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $919,961$751,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$584,650 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,089,769
XI-2 Total expenses$2,376,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$287,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$297,645
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$584,650

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