The Wesley School FY2020 filing

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N Hollywood, CA501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 95-4741072Revenue $10.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSwesleyschool.org4832 Tujunga Ave, 91601-4520 · N Hollywood, CATax-exempt since Oct 1999School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Wesley School builds confidence and encourages independence through a challenging academic program that stretches each student to reach the highest level of individual achievement within a supportive, nurturing environment. Wesley cultivates in (continued on schedule o) students strong creative, physical, and spiritual foundations to prepare them to be productive and respectful contributors to a global society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$992K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$992K
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
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.1M
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.3M
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$12.9M
FY2025$13.0M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Oct 1999.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $8.0M Management & general 16% · $1.6M Fundraising 4% · $397K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $992K 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
Former Head of School (left 6/30/19)
$314,910Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$163,278Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$154,412Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$146,088Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School (start 7/1/19)
$107,343Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$105,820Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair, Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Galles’s $347K as Former Head of School is at the 73rd 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
Julie Galles$347,312$304,191$288,529$275,611$103,946—
H John Walter III—————$314,910
Gregory Armbrister$236,862$176,633————
Georgiann Huff$188,774$180,697$171,685$159,996$157,528—
Verena Denove$137,814$186,054$179,895$171,641$168,741$163,278
Joseph Campanella———$173,107——
Joseph a Campanella————$169,527$146,088
Georgiann Wilson—————$154,412

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

Fosters academic success and strong character in a supportive setting.

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1 program · $8.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The wesley school seeks to instill in its students a strong intellectual, physical and spiritual foundation. The school cultivates individual growth and creativity, as well as a sense of social responsibility. The wesley school celebrates community spirit and relies on parent support and involvement to successfully achieve its mission.

$8.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $6.4M · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,527,961
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,017,754
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,616,628
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,222,342

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$420K
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.0M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$397K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$420K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Total revenueLn 12$10.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5114
VolunteersI 6180
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$518K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M$10.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M$7.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$414K$143K$197K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$3.9M$675K$210K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$187K$154K$25K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$520K$415K$79K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$387K$302K$64K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$17K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$21K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$126K$96K$26K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$625K$516K$101K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$261K$216K$42K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$183K$143K$31K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$896K$272K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$28K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$8.0M$1.6M$397K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.0M$13.2M−$202K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.9M$13.6M−$634K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.6M$12.0M−$431K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.6M$11.6M$30K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.1M$10.1M$914K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $10.3M$10.0M$314K$3.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,348,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $443,453$419,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,380,710$9,705,730
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,727$34,173
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,341$188,957
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,890,231$10,348,569
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,117,495$1,222,342
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,943,971$6,259,764
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,284,890$2,552,302
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,346,356$10,034,408
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$456,125$314,161
Part VI · Governance 18 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $10,348,569 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,709
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,301
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$419,709
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,705,730$9,705,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,173$34,173
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $37,972$37,972
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $150,985$150,985
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,705,730 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $223,130$10,348,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,034,408 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,222,342$1,222,342
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,355 · Management $196,783 · Fundraising $73,685$413,823
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,866,258 · Management $675,408 · Fundraising $209,714$4,751,380
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $154,213 · Management $25,437 · Fundraising $7,780$187,430
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $414,892 · Management $79,178 · Fundraising $25,993$520,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $301,782 · Management $64,381 · Fundraising $20,905$387,068
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,158$21,158
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,869$24,869
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,261$2,261
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,472 · Management $3,919 · Fundraising $1,193$22,584
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $21,029 · Fundraising $20,471$41,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $95,920 · Management $26,240 · Fundraising $4,127$126,287
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $516,051 · Management $101,246 · Fundraising $8,068$625,365
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $215,748 · Management $42,329 · Fundraising $3,373$261,450
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $143,066 · Management $30,521 · Fundraising $9,910$183,497
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $895,736 · Management $271,755 · Fundraising $11,287$1,178,778
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,553 · Management $37,000$64,553
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,014,388 · Management $1,623,514 · Fundraising $396,506$10,034,408
Part X · Balance sheet $10,242,321 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,668,012$2,258,989
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $352,018$1,370,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $259,053$217,295
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,593$14,096
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $148,513$78,319
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,188,999$5,157,411
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $518,089$1,069,205
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,202,052$76,312
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,372,329$10,242,321
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $434,677$312,886
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,661,039$3,229,461
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$953,100
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,456,694$2,601,118
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,552,410$7,096,565
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,665,402$2,969,811
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $154,517$175,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,819,919$3,145,756
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,372,329$10,242,321
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,145,756 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,348,569
XI-2 Total expenses$10,034,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$314,161
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,819,919
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,676
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,145,756

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

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