Seagull Schools INC

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Kailua, HI501(c)(3)Since 1973EducationEIN 99-0155163

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Seagull Schools provides children an exceptional start to their educational journey. We do this in partnership with our learning community (families, students, teachers, kupuna) by: Ensuring we use nationally-recognized best practices in early childhood learning and care. Learning through play and having fun! Providing affordable, accessible educational opportunities of the highest quality. Recognizing individual needs and interests to create personalized learning opportunities. Building connections and engaging with our local community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 181 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$436K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $173
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.4M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.9M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$12.5M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$23.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.9M
FY2024▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2024$13.9M
Expenses
$12.5M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2024$12.5M
Net assets
$23.9M
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$15.9M
FY2023$19.5M
FY2024$22.5M
FY2024$23.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1974.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $11.5M Management & general 8% · $1.0M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $436K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$184,746Pt VII · Sec A
$138,478Pt VII · Sec A
$112,707Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan McCorriston’s $185K as CEO is at the 30th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Megan McCorriston$184,746$189,533$197,416$174,836$179,993$168,205
Julie Upton$138,478$125,083$135,720$113,788$105,642$17,380
Peter Heimerdinger$112,707$100,837$114,133$93,105$81,732$17,499

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

Provides education and elder care for Hawaii's diverse community.

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1 program · $11.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Seagull Schools Inc. is an early education program serving the Hawaii community with high-quality infant/toddler and preschool programs. Seagull Schools was established in 1971 and continues to expand its provision of services to over 800 children and families on Oahu which includes six preschool and two infant/toddler programs in Aina…

$11.5Mprogram 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$173

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$609K
Money outPt IX
$12.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.5M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$23.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.2M
Total assetsLn 16$29.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$609K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Gains on assetsLn 7$42K
Total revenueLn 12$13.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.3M
SavingsLn 2$9.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$490K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.5M
Other assetsLn 15$688K
Total assetsLn 16$29.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$23.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5181
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.9M$15.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$490K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.9M$12.5M
Total assetsLn 16$27.8M$29.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$22.5M$23.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$500K$445K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.2M$5.5M$672K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.4M$100K
Payroll taxesLn 10$502K$450K$52K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$353K$290K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$54K$54K
Office expensesLn 13$178K$175K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$70K$60K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$318K$292K$26K
TravelLn 17$19K$14K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$32K$12K
InterestLn 20$126K$126K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$506K$506K
InsuranceLn 23$166K$159K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.8M$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$251K$220K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.5M$11.5M$1.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $14.7M$11.7M$3.0M$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.6M$10.0M$3.6M$19.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.5M$8.6M$3.9M$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.6M$7.9M$723K$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.7M$10.1M−$1.4M$11.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,908,176 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,344,475
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,378,279
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,817,087$11,817,087
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $566,883$566,883
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $41,762$41,762
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,708$1,708
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $102,457$102,457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,961,306 · Excluded from tax $568,591$13,908,176
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,517,467 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $445,320 · Management $54,186$499,506
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,518,756 · Management $671,512$6,190,268
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,353,881 · Management $99,605$1,453,486
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $449,655 · Management $52,499$502,154
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $289,957 · Management $63,477$353,434
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $54,271$54,271
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $174,643 · Management $3,085$177,728
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $59,931 · Management $10,520$70,451
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $291,530 · Management $26,402$317,932
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,353 · Management $4,409$18,762
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,027 · Management $11,579$43,606
IX-20 InterestPrograms $126,428$126,428
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $505,508$505,508
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $159,051 · Management $6,822$165,873
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,781,818 · Management $4,920$1,786,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $219,549 · Management $31,773$251,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,476,678 · Management $1,040,789 · Fundraising $0$12,517,467
Part X · Balance sheet $29,268,304 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,414,394$5,315,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,524,907$9,893,347
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,334$207,851
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $609$2,637
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $165,325$199,762
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,888,126$12,471,089
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$490,201
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $283,272$687,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,817,352$29,268,304
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $832,087$656,246
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $535,749$419,237
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $3,046,494$2,966,714
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $906,684$1,339,060
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,321,014$5,381,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,456,618$23,862,047
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,720$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,496,338$23,887,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,817,352$29,268,304
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,887,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,908,176
XI-2 Total expenses$12,517,467
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,390,709
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,496,338
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,887,047

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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