Newton School FY2020 filing

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Sterling, VA501(c)(3)Since 2008EducationEIN 94-3464861

The mission of the newton school is to provide education, training and preparation in a private school environment for students in kindergarten through grade eight.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$266K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $234K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$266K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.6M Management & general 0% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $266K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer
$124,302Pt VII · Sec A
$106,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$35,665Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Abraham’s $217K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allison Abraham$216,768$200,899$197,715$176,491$149,333$106,000
Sonja Lopez$132,764$124,445$151,505$171,907$166,858$124,302
Deborah Parks$23,025$40,200$42,115$46,310$44,190$35,665

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and trains kindergarten through eighth-grade students in a private school setting.

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1 program service account for $2.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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The Newton School continues to serve students in grades K-8 whose needs are not being met in a traditional school environment. The school served approximately 75 students in 2020 and continues to expand its offerings and grow its student population.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$322K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$964K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$322K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$964K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$964K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$964K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$658K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$658K$1.1M
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$266K$266K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$185K$185K
Payroll taxesLn 10$116K$116K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$302K$302K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$156K$156K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$157K$157K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.6M$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.0M$198K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.0M$54K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.4M$106K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.8M$32K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$2.9M$550K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.1M$2.6M$465K$1.1M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,067,561 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,710
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,710
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,737,530$2,737,530
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $188$188
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$1,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $322,133$322,133
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,059,851$3,067,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,602,440 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 staffPrograms $265,967$265,967
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,286,851$1,286,851
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $185,353$185,353
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $115,917$115,917
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,972$9,972
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,723$55,723
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $302,248$302,248
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $155,863$155,863
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,595$17,595
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $156,651$156,651
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,300$50,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,592,468 · Management $9,972 · Fundraising $0$2,602,440
Part X · Balance sheet $1,122,800 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $487,543$963,905
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $155,979$143,933
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,962$14,962
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $658,484$1,122,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $658,484$1,122,800
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $658,484$1,122,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,122,800 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,067,561
XI-2 Total expenses$2,602,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$465,121
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$658,484
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$805
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,122,800

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