Carden Arbor View School INC FY2021 filing

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The mission of Carden Arbor View School is to provide the highest quality education of the whole child using the Carden curriculum and philosophy - to educate with joy, growth, enthusiasm, dignity, and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$293K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$293K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $764
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$4.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1983.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.9M Management & general 31% · $917K Fundraising 3% · $75K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $293K 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
$125,091Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Business Servi
$84,168Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Advancement
$83,585Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Edwards’s $92K as Head of School is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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
Daniel Rosenberg——$147,000$95,772——
Cathy Edwards————$125,091$133,470
Ryan D Soule———$122,627——
Renee Collymore$85,945$102,660$70,158———
Christina Panos—$100,583————
Terri Dimarco—$96,860$87,838$85,423$83,585$66,530
Brian Edwards$92,413$88,071$79,233———
Luana Branch———$85,717$84,168$76,515

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

Offers quality elementary education through the Carden Method.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization provides education and student daycare using the carden teaching methods and philosophies.

$1.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$764

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$917K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M
Other assetsLn 15$229K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 6124
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$43K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$293K$293K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.2M$146K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$23K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$251K$176K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$153K$107K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$17K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$218K$103K$115K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$95K$46K$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$316K$189K$52K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$38K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$1.9M$917K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $4.8M$3.0M$1.8M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2025 $3.3M$3.2M$126K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $3.1M$4.3M−$1.2M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 $3.7M$3.7M−$6K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $2.8M$2.9M−$115K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 16, 2021 $3.0M$2.8M$146K$3.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,815,991 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,870$203,231
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,574,096$2,583,335
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $208,443$29,425
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,978,409$2,815,991
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,933,112$2,116,768
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $899,684$813,974
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,832,796$2,930,742
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $145,613−$114,751
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,815,991 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,231
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,951
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$203,231
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,583,335$2,583,335
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,587$3,587
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $25,838$25,838
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,583,335 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,425$2,815,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,930,742 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $292,844$292,844
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,241,241 · Management $145,882$1,387,123
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,777 · Management $9,829$32,606
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $175,519 · Management $75,731$251,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,845 · Management $46,100$152,945
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,007$13,007
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,200$19,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $11,798$11,798
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,141 · Management $23,019$40,160
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,267 · Management $114,526$217,793
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,661$4,661
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $54,987$54,987
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,882 · Management $49,197$95,079
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $188,852 · Management $51,722 · Fundraising $75,057$315,631
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,578 · Management $4,080$41,658
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,939,102 · Management $916,583 · Fundraising $75,057$2,930,742
Part X · Balance sheet $4,980,241 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,541,565$1,583,029
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,960$950
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,641$509
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $129,476$107,959
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,254,248$3,059,202
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $106,697$228,592
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,354,449$4,980,241
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,605$83,195
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $616,687$1,010,026
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $350,996$720,730
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,063,288$1,813,951
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,862,375$2,753,989
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $428,786$412,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,291,161$3,166,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,354,449$4,980,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,166,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,815,991
XI-2 Total expenses$2,930,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$114,751
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,291,161
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$10,120
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,166,290

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