Totals
- Total revenue
- $63,102,086
- Total expenses
- $69,870,324
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,177,522
- Grants paid
- $8,305,820
- Program service revenue
- $50,829,041
- Investment income
- $4,769,774
- Other revenue
- $1,325,749
- Total assets, end of year
- $396,968,006
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $60,823,166
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $336,144,840
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $59,094,690
- Management and general expenses
- $8,270,365
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,505,269
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $59,094,690
Program services were 84.6% 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
$1,180,679
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$733,162
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,263,681
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,175,414
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION
total $48,468,061 · related or exempt $48,468,061
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2b · Program service revenue: AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
total $1,016,875 · related or exempt $1,016,875
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2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES
total $583,719 · related or exempt $583,719
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2d · Program service revenue: MUSIC PROGRAM FEES
total $476,550 · related or exempt $476,550
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2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE
total $283,836 · related or exempt $283,836
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3 · Investment income
total $3,352,428 · excluded $3,352,428
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6a · Gross rents
real property $814,165
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $404,569
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $409,596
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $409,596 · unrelated business $5,027 · excluded $404,569
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,899,345
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,447,037 · other assets $34,962
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,452,308 · other assets -$34,962
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,417,346 · unrelated business -$2,782 · excluded $1,420,128
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$264,598
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,180,679
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$264,598
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: SQUASH MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER
total $979,790 · unrelated business $979,790
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11b · Other revenue: PASS THRU GAIN-LTD PARTNERSHIPS
total -$63,637 · unrelated business -$63,637
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11e · Other revenue, total
$916,153
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $8,305,820 · program services $8,305,820
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $3,630,043 · program services $3,075,509 · management and general $554,534
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $28,517,790 · program services $25,194,972 · management and general $1,969,512 · fundraising $1,353,306
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $2,068,908 · program services $1,852,677 · management and general $142,307 · fundraising $73,924
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,747,935 · program services $4,251,707 · management and general $326,579 · fundraising $169,649
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,283,862 · program services $2,045,165 · management and general $157,092 · fundraising $81,605
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $459,529 · management and general $459,529
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $103,369 · management and general $103,369
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $511,833 · management and general $511,833
-
11g · Fees: other
total $1,407,664 · program services $843,664 · management and general $391,468 · fundraising $172,532
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $434,643 · program services $168,105 · management and general $9,250 · fundraising $257,288
-
13 · Office expenses
total $910,516 · program services $739,100 · management and general $121,239 · fundraising $50,177
-
14 · Information technology
total $1,119,301 · program services $361,080 · management and general $689,207 · fundraising $69,014
-
16 · Occupancy
total $2,672,705 · program services $2,175,815 · management and general $487,728 · fundraising $9,162
-
17 · Travel
total $890,525 · program services $813,739 · management and general $57,646 · fundraising $19,140
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,154,760 · program services $828,731 · management and general $147,681 · fundraising $178,348
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20 · Interest
total $632,855 · program services $506,284 · management and general $126,571
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,651,541 · program services $5,321,233 · management and general $1,330,308
-
23 · Insurance
total $656,945 · program services $525,556 · management and general $131,389
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $1,814,551 · program services $1,190,304 · management and general $553,123 · fundraising $71,124
-
24b · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE
total $895,229 · program services $895,229
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,035 · end of year $2,039
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $32,365,335 · end of year $29,187,599
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,753,065 · end of year $1,805,385
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $575,964 · end of year $729,600
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $21,397 · end of year $20,478
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,259,594 · end of year $812,773
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$291,117,602
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$91,544,691
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $201,636,718 · end of year $199,572,911
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $95,198,074 · end of year $113,068,965
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $48,081,981 · end of year $50,973,552
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $825,596 · end of year $794,704
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,050,899 · end of year $2,266,615
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $26,535,699 · end of year $28,470,391
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $30,395,000 · end of year $30,086,160
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $194,912,831 · end of year $193,960,832
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $132,825,330 · end of year $142,184,008
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WITH A COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY, THE SPENCE SCHOOL PREPARES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FOR THE LIFELONG TRANSFORMATION OF SELF AND THE WORLD WITH PURPOSE, PASSION AND PERSPECTIVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PREPARE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF GIRLS/YOUNG WOMEN FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF SELF AND THE WORLD.
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THE SPENCE SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT, COLLEGE PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL PROVIDING AN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12.
Expenses $59,094,690 · Grants $8,305,820 · Revenue $50,829,041
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
William L Jacob IIIWILLIAM L JACOB III
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Anand DesaiANAND DESAI
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kimberly KravisKIMBERLY KRAVIS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Arthur ChuARTHUR CHU
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Heather BergerHEATHER BERGER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michael P CliffordMICHAEL P CLIFFORD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Vanessa CornellVANESSA CORNELL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Erica DesaiERICA DESAI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joseph DraytonJOSEPH DRAYTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alexis McGill JohnsonALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dana Wallach JonesDANA WALLACH JONES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kathryn KochKATHRYN KOCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Meredith Rubel LipsherMEREDITH RUBEL LIPSHER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bryce MarkusBRYCE MARKUS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ahrin MishanAHRIN MISHAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Anya Herz ShivaANYA HERZ SHIVA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
James ShulmanJAMES SHULMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Emily SpeyerEMILY SPEYER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jose TavarezJOSE TAVAREZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Brooke WilliamsBROOKE WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Daryl WoutDARYL WOUT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Robert FallonROBERT FALLON
TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Arielle Nagler SherrillARIELLE NAGLER SHERRILL
TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jennifer SkylerJENNIFER SKYLER
TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lola Ladeinde TempleLOLA LADEINDE TEMPLE
TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lisa Yvette Waller PhDLISA YVETTE WALLER PHD
TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Felicia WilksFELICIA WILKS
HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $871,925
- From this org
- $759,003
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $112,922
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $759,003
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $82,719
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,203
- Filer's total
- $871,925
-
Bruce OremBRUCE OREM
DIRECTOR OF FIN. & OP.
- Total calculated
- $520,946
- From this org
- $492,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,946
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $492,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,194
- Nontaxable benefits
- $752
- Filer's total
- $520,946
-
Ellanor N BrizendineELLANOR N BRIZENDINE
HEAD OF SCHOOL (THRU 6/30/23)
- Total calculated
- $727,996
- From this org
- $596,820
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $131,176
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $596,820
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $124,072
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,104
- Filer's total
- $727,996
-
Elyse WaterhouseELYSE WATERHOUSE
DIR. OF FIN. & OP. (THRU 6/30/23)
- Total calculated
- $367,660
- From this org
- $334,280
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,380
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $334,280
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $26,707
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,673
- Filer's total
- $367,660
-
Karen SullivanKAREN SULLIVAN
HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $361,059
- From this org
- $317,324
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,735
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $317,324
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,776
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,959
- Filer's total
- $361,059
-
Elizabeth CauseyELIZABETH CAUSEY
HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $361,009
- From this org
- $317,274
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,735
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $317,274
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,776
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,959
- Filer's total
- $361,009
-
Rachael FloresRACHAEL FLORES
HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $309,050
- From this org
- $256,003
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,047
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $256,003
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,844
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,203
- Filer's total
- $309,050
-
Eric ZahlerERIC ZAHLER
DIR. OF TEACHING / LEARNING
- Total calculated
- $359,455
- From this org
- $307,184
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,271
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $307,184
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,776
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,495
- Filer's total
- $359,455
-
Michele MurphyMICHELE MURPHY
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM
- Total calculated
- $360,013
- From this org
- $303,736
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $56,277
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $303,736
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,776
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,501
- Filer's total
- $360,013
-
Dana CrowellDANA CROWELL
CO-DIR. OF COLLEGE COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $325,482
- From this org
- $278,438
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,044
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $278,438
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $25,618
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,426
- Filer's total
- $325,482
-
Emily FinckeEMILY FINCKE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $342,118
- From this org
- $300,363
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,755
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $300,363
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $27,657
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,098
- Filer's total
- $342,118
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Jacob KovachJACOB KOVACH
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $311,273
- From this org
- $258,513
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,760
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $258,513
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $23,663
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,097
- Filer's total
- $311,273
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 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 1A
- THE SCHOOL PROVIDES HOUSING TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE HOUSING BENEFIT IS PART OF THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL.
- PART I, LINE 3
- COMPENSATION: A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL. A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD AN OVERALL PERCENTAGE FOR COMPENSATION INCREASES. THE COMMITTEE THEN ALLOCATES TO THE SALARY SCALE FOR TEACHING STAFF. THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL DETERMINES SALARIES FOR NON-TEACHING STAFF WITHIN THE OVERALL INCREASE APPROVED. SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BASED ON PUBLISHED COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION FOR SIMILAR SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
- PART I, LINE 4B
- THE SCHOOL MAINTAINS BOTH THE SECTION 457(B) AND 457(F) DEFERRED-COMPENSATION PLANS FOR ITS HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED TO THESE PLANS BY THE SCHOOL WAS $54,775. IN 2023, THE FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL RECEIVED A PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200,000 FROM A 457(F) PLAN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID AND REPORTED AS INCOME IN JULY 2021. THIS ERROR WAS CORRECTED IN FISCAL-YEAR 2025 AND THE PAYMENT IS NOW REPORTED ON HER AMENDED W-2 FOR 2022. THE SCHOOL IS FILING ALL FORMS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCOME.
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531329349304778
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