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← GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,571,754
Total expenses
$5,092,922
Contributions and grants received
$824,036
Grants paid
$1,126,171
Program service revenue
$3,034,890
Investment income
$180,340
Other revenue
$532,488
Total assets, end of year
$9,770,015
Total liabilities, end of year
$742,540
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,027,475
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,790,856
Management and general expenses
$1,157,171
Fundraising expenses
$144,895
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,790,856

Program services were 74.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $18,525

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $931

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $804,580

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,381

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $3,034,890 · related or exempt $3,034,890

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $77,183 · excluded $77,183

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $103,157

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $103,157

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $103,157 · excluded $103,157

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $385,485

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $18,525

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $77,483

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $308,002 · excluded $308,002

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $224,486 · related or exempt $224,486

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $224,486

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,126,171 · program services $1,126,171

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,000 · management and general $165,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,158,629 · program services $2,030,619 · management and general $128,010

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $61,441 · program services $53,814 · management and general $7,627

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $235,395 · program services $205,712 · management and general $29,683

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,769 · management and general $18,769

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,547 · management and general $3,867 · fundraising $4,680

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $132,988 · program services $45,701 · management and general $44,357 · fundraising $42,930

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $61,580 · program services $1,092 · management and general $60,488

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,972 · program services $11,160 · management and general $517 · fundraising $1,295

  • 20 · Interest

    total $24,294 · management and general $24,294

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $202,308 · program services $161,847 · management and general $30,347 · fundraising $10,114

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $205,058 · management and general $205,058

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $464,841 · program services $85,230 · management and general $301,212 · fundraising $78,399

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND

    total $55,211 · program services $19,844 · management and general $29,873 · fundraising $5,494

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $45,504 · program services $22,752 · management and general $22,752

  • 24d · Other expenses: GENERAL AND ADMINISTRAT

    total $35,758 · management and general $35,758

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $78,456 · program services $26,914 · management and general $49,559 · fundraising $1,983

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,644,205 · end of year $1,111,235

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $764,269 · end of year $533,933

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,467 · end of year $3,400

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $16,660 · end of year $17,799

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,470 · end of year $18,470

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,776,560

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,964,922

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,900,046 · end of year $4,811,638

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,399,417 · end of year $3,189,578

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $712,198 · end of year $83,962

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $192,553 · end of year $67,237

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $96,756 · end of year $122,514

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $626,792 · end of year $515,218

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,988 · end of year $37,571

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,102,756 · end of year $5,677,702

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,445,887 · end of year $3,349,773

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE STUDENTS OF OUR SCHOOL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE STUDENTS OF OUR SCHOOL. OUR ACTIVITIES ARE EDUCATION AND TEACHING.

  • DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, GIFFT HILL SCHOOL PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION TO CHILDREN FROM AGE 2 THROUGH GRADE 12 ON ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE SCHOOL SERVED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.ACADEMIC PROGRAMS EMPHASIZED CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSEWORK, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, AND EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT CONNECT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO THE UNIQUE CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. PROGRAMS SUCH AS FARM TO TABLE LEARNING, SERVICE-BASED PROJECTS, AND ARTS INTEGRATION SUPPORTED WHOLE-CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FOSTERED A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO SELF, COMMUNITY, AND PLACE.BEYOND MEASURABLE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, GIFFT HILL SCHOOL ACHIEVED MEANINGFUL IMPACT THROUGH CULTIVATING CARING COMMUNITY LEADERS, AS REFLECTED IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICE LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHENED INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY AND SUPPORTED INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES, ENHANCING LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE.GIFFT HILL SCHOOL ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND FAMILIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF ST. JOHN. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE SCHOOL ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BECOME THOUGHTFUL, CAPABLE, AND COMPASSIONATE LEADERS PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WIDER WORLD.

    Expenses $3,790,856 · Grants $1,126,171 · Revenue $3,259,376

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ruth Doan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Richard Emmett

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Terry Bertolino

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Crane

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gershwain Sprauve

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Rutnik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Miles Stair

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Fred Trayser

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Crystal George

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Reny

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Batten

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rob Snyder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jean Kinsella

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jan Courlas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ivo Philbert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • J Elizabeth Kinsella

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $140,005
    From this org
    $140,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
BOAR APPROVES HEAD OF SCHOOL SALARY

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640559349300129

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