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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 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
$4.3M
21% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.3M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$9.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$16.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.3M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2022$12.7M
FY2023$12.7M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$9.3M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$12.2M
FY2025$13.0M
Net assets
$16.4M
FY2021▲ +9%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $7.0M Management & general 22% · $2.1M Fundraising 2% · $223K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$330,537Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Op
$171,369Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Lower School
$130,525Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Upper School
$125,405Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$118,330Pt VII · Sec A
Seedling School Director
$110,288Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions
$101,947Pt VII · Sec A
$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.

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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

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

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1 program · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Foothill provided quality education to 61 preschool and 324 elementary students.

$7.0Mprogram 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 · 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$462K
Money outPt IX
$9.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.0M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$223K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$826K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$462K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Gains on assetsLn 7$399K
Total revenueLn 12$10.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$797K
SavingsLn 2$5.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$16.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5134
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$15.1M$16.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$766K$766K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$615K$132K$484K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.9M$3.9M$853K$134K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$315K$249K$56K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$680K$555K$114K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$404K$315K$78K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$53K$32K$608
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$122K$63K$51K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$119K$91K$23K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$323K$242K$65K$16K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$105K$94K$12K
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$472K$354K$94K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$101K$32K$68K$603
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$207K$206K$352
All other expensesLn 24e$74$45$29
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.3M$7.0M$2.1M$223K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.8M$13.0M$789K$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.7M$12.2M$570K$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.7M$11.5M$1.2M$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.7M$10.5M$2.3M$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $10.3M$9.3M$934K$16.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.9M$9.8M$67K$15.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $10,257,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $390,247$1,204,512
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,224,567$8,516,088
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $221,781$461,942
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,135$75,425
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,880,730$10,257,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $577,000$766,334
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,727,708$6,869,126
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,509,191$1,688,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,813,899$9,324,106
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,831$933,861
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $10,257,967 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$38,015
VIII-1e Government grants$826,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$340,247
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,204,512
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,516,088$8,516,088
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,831$62,831
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $46,587$46,587
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $399,111$399,111
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $27,534$27,534
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,304$1,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,516,088 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $537,367$10,257,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,324,106 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $766,334$766,334
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,604 · Management $483,500$615,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,868,325 · Management $852,555 · Fundraising $133,929$4,854,809
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $248,979 · Management $55,557 · Fundraising $10,340$314,876
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $554,754 · Management $113,861 · Fundraising $11,804$680,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $314,706 · Management $77,751 · Fundraising $11,461$403,918
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,134$8,134
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,888$14,888
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $43,230$43,230
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,179 · Management $31,559 · Fundraising $608$85,346
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $61,428$61,428
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,198 · Management $51,080 · Fundraising $7,886$122,164
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $90,539 · Management $23,002 · Fundraising $5,750$119,291
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $242,208 · Management $64,589 · Fundraising $16,147$322,944
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,422$2,422
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $93,515 · Management $11,790$105,305
IX-20 InterestManagement $23,851$23,851
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $354,011 · Management $94,403 · Fundraising $23,601$472,015
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,272 · Management $68,108 · Fundraising $603$100,983
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $206,219 · Fundraising $352$206,571
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $45 · Fundraising $29$74
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,022,265 · Management $2,079,331 · Fundraising $222,510$9,324,106
Part X · Balance sheet $20,615,958 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,614,105$796,506
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,696,356$5,482,771
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,554$21,133
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $130,979$108,720
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,644,545$9,258,790
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,188,852$4,948,038
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,278,391$20,615,958
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $211,921$237,168
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,322,612$3,348,480
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $826,250$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $150,281$146,538
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,202,291$4,252,875
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,961,429$13,928,007
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,114,671$2,435,076
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,076,100$16,363,083
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,278,391$20,615,958
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,363,083 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,257,967
XI-2 Total expenses$9,324,106
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$933,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,076,100
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$339,347
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$13,775
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,363,083

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