Polytechnic School: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-1641456)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$41.4M
FY2021	$44.9M
FY2022	$47.3M
FY2023	$53.4M
FY2024	$56.1M
FY2025	$65.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$41.6M
FY2021	$41.3M
FY2022	$44.4M
FY2023	$47.4M
FY2024	$52.3M
FY2025	$56.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$142.0M
FY2021	$167.7M
FY2022	$156.4M
FY2023	$167.8M
FY2024	$179.1M
FY2025	$193.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1935.

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Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

Polytechnic School files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 1 related entity — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group. Large hospital and education systems often split assets and fundraising across related entities; read Schedule R before comparing to a single-site charity.

The Fund for Partnership for Success · See Schedule R

Combined filings · FY2025 · 2 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is 99% of group revenue.

Group revenue

$66.5M

Group expenses

$56.7M

Group net assets

$194.7M

The Fund for Partnership for Success · $719K rev · $1.1M net assets

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

16%

Program services 80% · $44.8M Management & general 16% · $9.0M Fundraising 4% · $2.4M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $2.4M 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

John Bracker

Head of School

$989,379Pt VII · Sec A

Keith Huyssoon

CFO

$302,394Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Wu

Assistant Head of School, Enrollment and Strategic

$264,815Pt VII · Sec A

Meredith Robbins

Chief Advancement Officer

$228,902Pt VII · Sec A

Johnathan Fay

Director of Polysummer and Extended Day Programs

$222,038Pt VII · Sec A

Jose Melgoza

Upper School Director

$202,026Pt VII · Sec A

Paula Martin

Low School Director Advisor

$198,959Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander Hudnut

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Bracker’s $989K as Head of School is at the 99th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
John Bracker	$989,379	—	—	—	—	—
Bracker John	—	$751,917	$501,618	$472,366	$462,699	$439,784
Keith Huyssoon	$302,394	—	—	—	—	—
Huyssoon Keith	—	$284,668	$272,683	$269,199	$273,487	$252,562
Wu Lisa	—	$266,982	$236,067	$215,763	$215,056	$194,104
Lisa Wu	$264,815	—	—	—	—	—
Melgoza Jose	—	$194,580	$231,630	—	—	—
Meredith Robbins	$228,902	—	—	—	—	—

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 approximately 865 students in an independent, coeducational day school setting.

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1 program · $44.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Polytechnic school is an independent, coeducational day school for approximately 884 students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The school was established in 1907 and is located on a 15 acre campus in pasadena, california.

$44.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025

Pasadena Community FoundationFY2025$184K

George R & Evelyn W Brothers Tr UaFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$186K

Grants paid · 13 grants · $35.7M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,840,804

Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,410,057

Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,961,786

Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,521,800

Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,845,892

Legacy ConnectionsCA · FY2020$7,000

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs INCCA · FY2020$6,500

The Lily Project INCIL · FY2020$6,490

Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,009,625

Utu Social VenturesFY2019$12,830

Utu Social VenturesFY2019$10,997

Utu Social VenturesFY2019$8,946

Family Hope DBA Elizabeth HouseCA · FY2019$7,363

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$65.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$41.9M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$8.3M

Money outPt IX

$56.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$44.8M

Managementcol C$9.0M

Fundraisingcol D$2.4M

Owns and owesPt X

$193.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.6M

Total assetsLn 16$202.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

30

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a23

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.3M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$80K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$41.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$8.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$433K

Gains on assetsLn 7$4.2M

Total revenueLn 12$65.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5.6M

SavingsLn 2$8.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.6M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$126.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.4M

Other assetsLn 15$922K

Total assetsLn 16$202.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M

Net assetsLn 32$193.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5616

VolunteersI 6150

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$9.9M	$13.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$115.6M	$126.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$59.9M	$59.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$188.5M	$202.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9.4M	$9.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$179.1M	$193.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$6.8M	$6.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.3M		$1.3M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$25.5M	$21.3M	$2.8M	$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.5M	$1.2M	$184K	$79K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.2M	$2.7M	$319K	$196K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.9M	$1.6M	$231K	$106K
Legal feesLn 11b	$234K		$234K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$104K		$104K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$327K		$327K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$194K		$91K	$103K
Office expensesLn 13	$233K	$17K	$211K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$468K	$412K	$47K	$9K
OccupancyLn 16	$2.6M	$2.3M	$257K	$51K
InterestLn 20	$7K		$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.9M	$2.6M	$292K	$58K
InsuranceLn 23	$682K	$297K	$378K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.2M	$3.1M	$146K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4.9M	$2.6M	$2.1M	$249K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$56.1M	$44.8M	$9.0M	$2.4M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$65.7M	$56.1M	$9.6M	$193.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$56.1M	$52.3M	$3.9M	$179.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$53.4M	$47.4M	$6.0M	$167.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$47.3M	$44.4M	$2.9M	$156.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$44.9M	$41.3M	$3.6M	$167.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$41.4M	$41.6M	−$169K	$142.0M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $65,746,628 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,354,676$15,119,825

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,673,540$41,851,632

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,613,315$8,342,588

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $501,481$432,583

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $56,143,012$65,746,628

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,428,110$6,840,804

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $31,870,161$33,395,858

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,953,709$15,892,708

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $52,251,980$56,129,370

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,891,032$9,617,258

Part VI · Governance 20 of 23 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23

VI-1b Independent voting members20

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 $65,746,628 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $8,648 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$79,972

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,039,853

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,328,973

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,119,825

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,851,632$41,851,632

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,159,467$4,159,467

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $99,481$99,481

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,183,121$4,183,121

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,670−$18,670

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $343,124$343,124

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,851,632 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,775,171$65,746,628

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,129,370 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,840,804$6,840,804

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,278,752$1,278,752

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,265,662 · Management $2,783,063 · Fundraising $1,500,059$25,548,784

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,196,385 · Management $184,328 · Fundraising $79,079$1,459,792

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,686,583 · Management $319,342 · Fundraising $196,390$3,202,315

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,569,277 · Management $231,014 · Fundraising $105,924$1,906,215

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $233,685$233,685

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $103,899$103,899

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $327,284$327,284

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $91,295 · Fundraising $103,092$194,387

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,016 · Management $211,497 · Fundraising $4,830$233,343

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $411,937 · Management $46,811 · Fundraising $9,361$468,109

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,262,745 · Management $257,130 · Fundraising $51,426$2,571,301

IX-20 InterestManagement $7,235$7,235

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,568,655 · Management $291,893 · Fundraising $58,379$2,918,927

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $297,132 · Management $377,746 · Fundraising $6,753$681,631

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,057,452 · Management $146,303$3,203,755

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,626,725 · Management $2,073,283 · Fundraising $249,144$4,949,152

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,800,373 · Management $8,964,560 · Fundraising $2,364,437$56,129,370

Part X · Balance sheet $202,758,946 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,161,172$5,553,372

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,697,160$8,019,702

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11$520,011

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,090$31,946

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,183,958$1,532,365

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,886,073$59,406,725

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $94,540,216$106,692,218

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $21,076,595$20,080,298

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $953,568$922,309

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $188,549,843$202,758,946

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,811,192$3,379,583

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,227,130$5,470,408

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $241,532$189,920

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,430,269$9,171,903

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,096,024$108,716,601

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,023,550$84,870,442

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,119,574$193,587,043

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $188,549,843$202,758,946

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $193,587,043 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$65,746,628

XI-2 Total expenses$56,129,370

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,617,258

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,119,574

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,829,691

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$20,520

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$193,587,043

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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