Foothill Country Day School FY2020 filing

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

We sought to establish a School in which our students would find stimulation and excitement in learning and would be challenged to put forth their best efforts. But even greater than our concern for academics has been our determination to DO an old-fashioned thing, to build character in our children - to stress honesty, courtesy, responsibility, and a concern for others. When howell webb established Foothill Country Day School in 1954, his founding statement defined the purpose and values of the School. IT serves as the foundation for our learning environment, where our greater concern, the moral development of children, is purused within a community of shared values and traditions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$825K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $974K a year · 8% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$825K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$9.9M
Spent
$9.8M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$15.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2022$12.7M
FY2023$12.7M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$12.2M
FY2025$13.0M
Net assets
$15.1M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.1M
FY2021$16.4M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$18.7M
FY2025$20.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1955.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $7.3M Management & general 23% · $2.3M Fundraising 3% · $266K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $825K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$310,294Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Operations
$164,276Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Upper School
$124,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$117,074Pt VII · Sec A
Seedling School Director
$109,380Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Silva’s $389K as Head of School is at the 78th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike Silva$388,625$373,994$351,061$329,682——
Michael Silva————$330,537$310,294
Danielle Witten$210,372$200,895$187,568—$171,369$164,276
Dannielle Witten———$172,435——
Lisa Ulsh$144,205$137,853$132,831$128,135$130,525—
Mary Bradley$141,951—————
Mary Jones—$141,685$113,718———
Gabrielle Singh$137,237—————

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.

See Foothill Country Day School executive salaries →

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

Develops children's character and academic skills through a community of shared values.

Questions for Foothill Country Day School

Tap to ask. Foothill Country Day School sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Foothill Country Day School answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Foothill provided quality education to approximately 430 students.

$7.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $5.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,223,835
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,197,480
Unitemized GrantFY2022$978,985
Unitemized GrantFY2021$858,863
Unitemized GrantFY2020$766,334
Unitemized GrantFY2019$577,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$390K
Investment incomeLn 3$222K
Money outPt IX
$9.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.3M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$266K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$390K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$222K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51K
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$4.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$15.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5134
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M$2.6M$2.4M
Given inLn 1b$425$2K$1K$8K$7K
SpentLn 1d–1f$133K$135K$134K$51K$583K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M$20.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M$15.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$577K$577K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$611K$131K$480K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$3.8M$905K$147K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$302K$252K$39K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$616K$517K$84K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$395K$295K$88K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$207K$171K$34K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$69K
Office expensesLn 13$208K$112K$85K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$166K$128K$30K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$645K$484K$129K$32K
TravelLn 17$30K$20K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$47K$7K
InterestLn 20$29K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$453K$340K$91K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$32K$80K$771
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$444K$437K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$600$450$120$30
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M$7.3M$2.3M$266K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 13, 2026 $13.8M$13.0M$789K$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 28, 2025 $12.7M$12.2M$570K$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2024 $12.7M$11.5M$1.2M$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 30, 2023 $12.7M$10.5M$2.3M$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2022 $10.3M$9.3M$934K$16.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 $9.9M$9.8M$67K$15.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,880,730 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $677,464$390,247
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,982,215$9,224,567
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $202,355$221,781
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $174,324$44,135
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,036,358$9,880,730
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $527,816$577,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,363,112$6,727,708
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,356,536$2,509,191
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,247,464$9,813,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $788,894$66,831
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $9,880,730 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$390,247
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$390,247
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,224,567$9,224,567
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $171,258$171,258
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $40,370$40,370
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $50,523$50,523
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,758−$11,758
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,523$15,523
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,224,567 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $265,916$9,880,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,813,899 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $577,000$577,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,164 · Management $479,993$611,157
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,752,045 · Management $904,851 · Fundraising $147,296$4,804,192
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $252,379 · Management $38,991 · Fundraising $10,399$301,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $517,448 · Management $84,136 · Fundraising $14,502$616,086
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $295,273 · Management $87,699 · Fundraising $11,532$394,504
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,559$24,559
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,602$27,602
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $39,038$39,038
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $171,302 · Management $34,116 · Fundraising $1,189$206,607
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $68,735$68,735
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $111,565 · Management $85,025 · Fundraising $11,113$207,703
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $128,240 · Management $30,280 · Fundraising $7,570$166,090
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $483,533 · Management $128,942 · Fundraising $32,236$644,711
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,743 · Management $10,683$30,426
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47,139 · Management $6,931$54,070
IX-20 InterestManagement $29,231$29,231
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $339,517 · Management $90,538 · Fundraising $22,634$452,689
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,411 · Management $79,648 · Fundraising $771$112,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $437,074 · Fundraising $7,226$444,300
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $450 · Management $120 · Fundraising $30$600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,296,283 · Management $2,251,118 · Fundraising $266,498$9,813,899
Part X · Balance sheet $20,278,391 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $602,493$1,614,105
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,733,827$4,696,356
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,225$3,554
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $181,808$130,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,329,140$9,644,545
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,086,769$4,188,852
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,972,262$20,278,391
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $104,455$211,921
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,956,705$3,322,612
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$826,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $154,419$150,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,070,780$5,202,291
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,486,070$12,961,429
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,415,412$2,114,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,901,482$15,076,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,972,262$20,278,391
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,076,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,880,730
XI-2 Total expenses$9,813,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,901,482
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$127,611
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$19,824
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,076,100

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.