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Russian Hill School FY2024 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 94-3337299Revenue $532K in FY2024

On file with the IRSrussianhillschool.org2026 Divisadero St, 94115-2113 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Sep 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Teachers are involved together in the process of development--a mutual respect as researchers in education and facilitators for each other. If children get the message early on that learning is an exciting journey that never ends and that we DO IT together, not in a vacuum, they will embrace the process forever. We promote the approach of "learning by doing" with age similar companions and adult guidance.we use multi-procedures ("extended learning") and combined curricula to develop project effectiveness. This is to say that children learn to respect the time IT takes to create something of worth and that attention spans and involvement in the process are enhanced through satisfying individual experiences.we nurture social development and believe IT to be a primary focus of the pre-School agenda.as a non-profit organization, we continue to refine our purpose as teachers of children and leaders in the field of art-based education. We continue to refine our purpose as teachers of childre

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$364K
161% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 161% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$532K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$652K
To programs
64%
Net assets
−$137K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$532K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$939K
FY2021$984K
FY2022$828K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$532K
FY2025$707K
Expenses
$652K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$976K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$710K
FY2024$652K
FY2025$669K
Net assets
−$137K
FY2024▼ -684%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$210K
FY2022−$15K
FY2023−$18K
FY2024−$137K
FY2025−$99K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $418K Management & general 36% · $234K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$3,822Pt VII · Sec A
Bonnie McFadden
Pres./Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aruna Mehra
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashley Bauer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Brownlee’s $67K as Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bonnie McFadden——$9,908$72,812$88,750$107,383
Katharine Threlfall————$85,121—
Alex Brownlee$67,000$3,822————
Katharine Caldwell———$47,031—$38,658
Katharine Threlhall——$1,563———

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

Inspire children to embrace lifelong learning through hands-on experiences and collaborative guidance.

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1 program · $418K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provide an art based early childhood education which addresses the individual, social, emotional and educational needs of children.

$418Kprogram 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
The Jeanne and William Barulich Family FoundationFY2024$15K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$532K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$463K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Money outPt IX
$652K
Ln 25
Programscol B$418K
Managementcol C$234K
Owns and owesPt X
−$137K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$364K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$463K
Investment incomeLn 3$53
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Total revenueLn 12$532K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$364K
Net assetsLn 32−$137K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$209K$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K$364K
Net assetsLn 32−$18K−$137K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$353K$259K$94K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$21K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$767$767
OccupancyLn 16$112K$89K$23K
InterestLn 20$93$93
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$185$185
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$45K$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K$418K$234K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $707K$669K$38K−$99K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $532K$652K−$120K−$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 $707K$710K−$2K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $828K$1.1M−$225K−$15K 990 PDF
FY2021 $984K$1.2M−$230K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 $939K$976K−$37K$441K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,315 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $124,661$28,090
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $532,834$463,355
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124$53
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,702$40,817
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $707,321$532,315
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 $460,193$384,816
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $249,621$267,372
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $709,814$652,188
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,493−$119,873
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $532,315 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,090
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $463,355$463,355
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $53$53
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,817$40,817
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $463,408 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,817$532,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $652,188 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,822$3,822
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $259,065 · Management $93,598$352,663
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,248 · Management $7,083$28,331
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,897$35,897
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $767$767
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,185 · Management $22,966$112,151
IX-20 InterestManagement $93$93
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $185$185
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,639$20,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,739 · Management $52,901$97,640
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $418,059 · Management $234,129 · Fundraising $0$652,188
Part X · Balance sheet $226,952 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,997$151,552
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,382$36,618
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,577$13,412
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,880$6,695
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,675$18,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $208,938$226,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,404$973
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $224,062$363,380
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $226,466$364,353
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$17,528−$137,401
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$17,528−$137,401
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $208,938$226,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$137,401 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,315
XI-2 Total expenses$652,188
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$17,528
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$137,401

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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