Flintridge Preparatory School: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-1643324)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$26.6M
FY2021	$27.0M
FY2022	$27.7M
FY2023	$31.8M
FY2024	$33.5M
FY2025	$37.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$22.4M
FY2021	$24.5M
FY2022	$27.8M
FY2023	$29.5M
FY2024	$31.7M
FY2025	$32.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$68.7M
FY2021	$76.8M
FY2022	$68.2M
FY2023	$72.2M
FY2024	$77.0M
FY2025	$82.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1953.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

79%

16%

Program services 79% · $25.7M Management & general 16% · $5.2M Fundraising 5% · $1.7M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.7M 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

Vanessa Walker-Oakes

Head of School

$500,833Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Cooper

Associate Head of School

$267,804Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanette Woo-Chitjian

Director of Enrollment Management

$257,257Pt VII · Sec A

Lakshmi Dastur

Director of Advancement

$207,639Pt VII · Sec A

Barrett Jamison

Assistant Head for Student Life

$192,933Pt VII · Sec A

Jamese Kidwell

Director of Human Resources

$169,900Pt VII · Sec A

Chris James

CFO/COO

$96,500Pt VII · Sec A

Andy Carpiac

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Walker-Oakes’s $501K as Head of School is at the 89th 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
Vanessa Walker-Oakes	$500,833	$405,917	$413,496	$277,421	$200,720	$156,875
James E Pickett	—	$193,400	$371,914	$359,861	$152,990	—
Peter Bachmann	—	—	—	$283,550	$342,430	$360,137
Sarah Cooper	$267,804	$249,341	$249,715	$234,924	$200,298	$156,838
Theresa King	—	$258,400	$263,250	$231,500	$87,000	—
Jeanette Woo-Chitjian	$257,257	$233,646	—	—	—	—
Kimberly H Kinder	—	—	$230,686	$200,196	$241,727	$253,190
Lakshmi Dastur	$207,639	—	—	$187,456	—	—

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 middle and high school students, fostering ethical and emotional growth alongside academics.

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1 program · $25.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Flintridge preparatory school (the school), located in la canada flintridge, california, is a coeducational, nonsectarian, independent day school for grades 7-12. The school was founded in 1933 and accredited by the california association of independent schools (cais).

$25.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025

Pasadena Community FoundationFY2025$16K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

Grants paid · 9 grants · $20.5M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,669,104

Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,734,480

Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,462,125

Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,502,500

Unitemized GrantFY2021$30,633

Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,260,560

Unitemized GrantFY2020$30,633

Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,804,720

Unitemized GrantFY2019$21,175

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$37.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$5.5M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M

Money outPt IX

$32.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$25.7M

Managementcol C$5.2M

Fundraisingcol D$1.7M

Owns and owesPt X

$82.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M

Total assetsLn 16$94.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$12.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$56K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$5.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$653K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3.1M

Total revenueLn 12$37.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.9M

SavingsLn 2$2.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$44.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40.3M

Other assetsLn 15$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$94.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$12.3M

Net assetsLn 32$82.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5216

VolunteersI 6100

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	$6.3M	$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$40.1M	$44.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$35.7M	$40.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$85.8M	$94.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8.7M	$12.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$77.0M	$82.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$3.7M	$3.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$944K	$66K	$681K	$197K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$14.4M	$11.6M	$2.0M	$780K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$790K	$628K	$120K	$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.9M	$1.6M	$249K	$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.1M	$875K	$192K	$70K
Legal feesLn 11b	$182K		$182K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$61K		$61K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$123K		$123K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.9M	$1.2M	$639K	$54K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$9K	$6K	$3K	$265
Office expensesLn 13	$1.6M	$1.2M	$278K	$100K
Information technologyLn 14	$375K	$273K	$72K	$31K
OccupancyLn 16	$497K	$436K	$40K	$20K
TravelLn 17	$89K	$69K	$14K	$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$78K	$60K	$13K	$5K
InterestLn 20	$5K		$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.3M	$1.9M	$225K	$113K
InsuranceLn 23	$461K	$421K	$27K	$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.2M	$1.7M	$267K	$182K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$32.6M	$25.7M	$5.2M	$1.7M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$37.3M	$32.6M	$4.7M	$82.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$33.5M	$31.7M	$1.7M	$77.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$31.8M	$29.5M	$2.3M	$72.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$27.7M	$27.8M	−$72K	$68.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$27.0M	$24.5M	$2.5M	$76.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$26.6M	$22.4M	$4.2M	$68.7M	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 $37,331,417 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,712,856$3,902,440

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,881,425$27,300,432

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,977,775$5,475,469

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $878,289$653,076

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,450,345$37,331,417

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,758,058$3,669,104

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,373,777$19,196,814

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,601,374$9,761,709

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $31,733,209$32,627,627

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,717,136$4,703,790

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

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 $37,331,417 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,902,440

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$55,948

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,902,440

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,300,432$27,300,432

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,362,258$2,362,258

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,877$12,877

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,113,211$3,113,211

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $640,199$640,199

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,940,631 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,488,346$37,331,417

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,627,627 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,669,104$3,669,104

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,755 · Management $680,830 · Fundraising $197,265$943,850

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,617,248 · Management $1,996,393 · Fundraising $779,616$14,393,257

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $628,231 · Management $119,926 · Fundraising $41,471$789,628

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,585,931 · Management $248,972 · Fundraising $97,632$1,932,535

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $875,375 · Management $191,874 · Fundraising $70,295$1,137,544

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $182,093$182,093

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,224$61,224

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $122,761$122,761

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,168,769 · Management $639,417 · Fundraising $54,346$1,862,532

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,697 · Management $3,117 · Fundraising $265$9,079

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,237,337 · Management $277,657 · Fundraising $99,843$1,614,837

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $272,673 · Management $71,752 · Fundraising $31,041$375,466

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $436,281 · Management $40,343 · Fundraising $20,171$496,795

IX-17 TravelPrograms $68,690 · Management $14,448 · Fundraising $5,532$88,670

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60,382 · Management $12,701 · Fundraising $4,863$77,946

IX-20 InterestManagement $5,003$5,003

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,913,326 · Management $225,097 · Fundraising $112,549$2,250,972

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $420,825 · Management $26,807 · Fundraising $13,404$461,036

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,703,969 · Management $267,273 · Fundraising $182,053$2,153,295

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,729,593 · Management $5,187,688 · Fundraising $1,710,346$32,627,627

Part X · Balance sheet $94,498,418 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,096,771$3,854,114

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,187,580$2,167,401

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,157,307$1,897,606

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,285$17,639

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $462,010$351,489

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,661,513$40,302,535

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $40,093,611$44,780,538

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,073,255$1,127,096

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,750,332$94,498,418

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,929,340$429,892

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,275,137$10,667,300

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,359,268$1,127,096

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,742,509$12,285,070

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,415,223$56,091,551

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,592,600$26,121,797

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,007,823$82,213,348

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,750,332$94,498,418

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,213,348 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$37,331,417

XI-2 Total expenses$32,627,627

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,703,790

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,007,823

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$501,735

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,213,348

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

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