Viewpoint school is committed to creating exceptional readiness for extraordinary futures (continued on schedule o)by cultivating the critical skillset, courageous mindset, and resilient identity of each individual student.Viewpoint is a school where tradition connects US and innovation propels US; a community where families value unity in diversity; and a world where education changes lives. Our values are love, honor, excellence, imagination, and optimism.viewpoint's world ready promise is defined by students' growth in four areas of impact:- academic depth- inspired leadership- resilient identity- global citizenshipthese drivers represent the critical skill set and courageous mindset that distinguish the Viewpoint student and graduate.

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86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.6M 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
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Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $1.1M
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99.4M
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$61.7M
-0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$62.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$57.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$61.7M
FY2023▼ -0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55.4M
FY2021$51.3M
FY2022$62.2M
FY2023$61.7M
FY2024$72.8M
FY2025$73.2M
Expenses
$62.3M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$55.4M
FY2021$54.0M
FY2022$57.1M
FY2023$62.3M
FY2024$67.8M
FY2025$70.0M
Net assets
$57.7M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$52.9M
FY2021$54.9M
FY2022$56.3M
FY2023$57.7M
FY2024$66.0M
FY2025$72.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jul 1965.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $53.7M Management & general 11% · $7.0M Fundraising 3% · $1.6M

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

34 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$528,596Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Head of School
$318,551Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Hos for Finance & Ops
$291,919Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Hos for External Affa
$262,654Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Hos for Enrollment Mg
$246,758Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$204,637Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resources Officer
$190,679Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Director of Athletics
$190,137Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Dworkoski—————$875,000
Mark McKee$641,175$572,551$528,596$506,239$499,712$478,705
Robert Bryan$348,001$334,421$318,551$304,036$293,611$280,823
Steve Cole$316,135$318,448$291,919$293,683$151,741—
Lissa Sholty————$207,944$282,722
Laurel Baker Tew$269,917$259,304$246,758$240,965$241,282$236,555
Maureen Nash$262,144$256,611$262,654$209,761——
Olivia Powell$232,638—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade.

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1 program · $53.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The foundation operates viewpoint school, an independent, coeducational, nondenominational, and nonprofit day school. Founded in 1961, with a legacy of academic distinction and college preparedness, the school's scenic 40 acre campus in calabasas, california provides students in grades TK-12 with an ideal setting to grow and learn, where…

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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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $11.2M · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,779,089
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,372,620
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$61.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$869K
Money outPt IX
$62.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$53.7M
Managementcol C$7.0M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$57.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53.3M
Total assetsLn 16$157.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$217K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$869K
Total revenueLn 12$61.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21.6M
SavingsLn 2$31.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55.1M
Other assetsLn 15$22.0M
Total assetsLn 16$157.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.4M
Net assetsLn 32$57.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5507
VolunteersI 6300
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49.6M$53.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.9M$25.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58.3M$55.1M
Total assetsLn 16$150.0M$157.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93.6M$99.4M
Net assetsLn 32$56.3M$57.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.9M$5.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$923K$666K$324K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29.0M$26.3M$2.1M$608K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$828K$235K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.4M$2.1M$213K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.3M$1.9M$384K$88K
Legal feesLn 11b$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$316K$264K$30K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$434K$331K$99K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$597K$513K$79K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$2.6M$2.3M$263K$26K
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$1K$12
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$213K$64K$131K$18K
InterestLn 20$965K$859K$96K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.4M$3.0M$341K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$2.0M$1.8M$203K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.5M$5.4M$53K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3.5M$1.2M$1.9M$385K
Total functional expensesLn 25$62.3M$53.7M$7.0M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $73.2M$70.0M$3.2M$72.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $72.8M$67.8M$5.1M$66.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $61.7M$62.3M−$582K$57.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $62.2M$57.1M$5.1M$56.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $51.3M$54.0M−$2.7M$54.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $55.4M$55.4M$843$52.9M 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 $61,690,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,447,044$3,922,350
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,129,575$56,967,219
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $426,894$868,904
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $178,572−$68,092
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,182,085$61,690,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,664,993$5,913,121
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,695,680$36,693,342
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,730,997$19,666,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,091,670$62,272,871
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,090,415−$582,490
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $61,690,381 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,911,350
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$216,747
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,922,350
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,967,219$56,967,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $868,904$868,904
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$68,092−$68,092
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,967,219 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $800,812$61,690,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $62,272,871 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,913,121$5,913,121
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $923,053 · Management $666,033 · Fundraising $323,729$1,912,815
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,272,680 · Management $2,139,764 · Fundraising $608,344$29,020,788
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $828,328 · Management $235,383 · Fundraising $14,756$1,078,467
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,101,069 · Management $213,126 · Fundraising $42,732$2,356,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,851,771 · Management $384,399 · Fundraising $88,175$2,324,345
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $53,433$53,433
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $66,507$66,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $264,338 · Management $29,701 · Fundraising $21,740$315,779
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $331,133 · Management $98,799 · Fundraising $4,128$434,060
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $513,302 · Management $79,086 · Fundraising $4,490$596,878
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,344,397 · Management $263,415 · Fundraising $26,342$2,634,154
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,510 · Management $1,207 · Fundraising $12$18,729
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $63,515 · Management $131,435 · Fundraising $17,970$212,920
IX-20 InterestPrograms $858,503 · Management $96,461 · Fundraising $9,646$964,610
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,032,561 · Management $340,737 · Fundraising $34,074$3,407,372
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,804,086 · Management $202,706 · Fundraising $20,271$2,027,063
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,394,576 · Management $52,906 · Fundraising $7,533$5,455,015
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,199,993 · Management $1,895,387 · Fundraising $384,508$3,479,888
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $53,713,936 · Management $6,950,485 · Fundraising $1,608,450$62,272,871
Part X · Balance sheet $157,080,972 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,872$21,598,547
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $49,446,174$31,653,447
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $136,643$102,509
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $212,235$505,242
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $47,023$61,143
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $839,070$693,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,305,086$55,116,683
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,927,593$25,351,447
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,941,428$21,997,975
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $149,987,124$157,080,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,435,867$2,940,670
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,724,777$35,321,185
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $39,242,442$39,248,175
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,239,718$21,860,048
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $93,642,804$99,370,078
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,136,217$48,120,186
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,208,103$9,590,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,344,320$57,710,894
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $149,987,124$157,080,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,710,894 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$61,690,381
XI-2 Total expenses$62,272,871
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$582,490
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,344,320
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,949,064
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,710,894

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