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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,633,692
Total expenses
$37,994,599
Contributions and grants received
$3,362,304
Grants paid
$2,696,983
Program service revenue
$30,049,398
Investment income
$2,048,700
Other revenue
$173,290
Total assets, end of year
$116,909,317
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,235,245
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$98,674,072
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$30,500,451
Management and general expenses
$5,903,496
Fundraising expenses
$1,590,652
Program service expenses (Part III)
$30,500,451

Program services were 80.3% 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

    $328,043

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $417,245

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,617,016

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $27,710,573 · related or exempt $27,710,573

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $1,208,636 · related or exempt $1,208,636

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUMMER AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

    total $1,130,189 · related or exempt $1,130,189

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,048,644 · excluded $2,048,644

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $247,380

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $164,834

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $82,546

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $82,546 · excluded $82,546

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,040,903

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

    securities $3,040,847

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $56

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $56 · excluded $56

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $343,809

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

    $328,043

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $259,454

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $84,355 · excluded $84,355

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,389 · excluded $6,389

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,389

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,696,983 · program services $2,696,983

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,126,935 · management and general $1,126,935

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,737,415 · program services $14,101,113 · management and general $1,572,285 · fundraising $1,064,017

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $777,861 · program services $609,608 · management and general $117,102 · fundraising $51,151

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,953,855 · program services $3,201,642 · management and general $528,050 · fundraising $224,163

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,362,813 · program services $1,040,373 · management and general $243,090 · fundraising $79,350

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $82,979 · program services $82,979

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,950 · management and general $54,950

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,119,679 · program services $1,215,708 · management and general $860,482 · fundraising $43,489

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $135,044 · program services $2,011 · management and general $125,949 · fundraising $7,084

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $314,185 · program services $148,493 · management and general $137,681 · fundraising $28,011

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $593,338 · program services $92,126 · management and general $501,212

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,918,640 · program services $1,648,776 · management and general $238,337 · fundraising $31,527

  • 17 · Travel

    total $307,215 · program services $307,005 · management and general $105 · fundraising $105

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,548,821 · program services $1,471,380 · management and general $77,441

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $653,614 · program services $607,946 · management and general $32,620 · fundraising $13,048

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNCTIONS AND FOOD

    total $1,180,582 · program services $1,105,070 · management and general $49,203 · fundraising $26,309

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

    total $961,359 · program services $961,359

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $808,711 · program services $786,577 · management and general $13,727 · fundraising $8,407

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMEN

    total $215,440 · program services $187,273 · management and general $14,837 · fundraising $13,330

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $444,180 · program services $234,029 · management and general $209,490 · fundraising $661

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,467,821 · end of year $9,280,620

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,488 · end of year $138

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $217,809 · end of year $293,027

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $375,493 · end of year $320,520

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,980 · end of year $1,887

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $303,720 · end of year $651,338

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

    $72,109,199

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

    $31,632,917

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $40,733,898 · end of year $40,476,282

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $60,374,570 · end of year $65,885,505

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,019,831 · end of year $2,891,925

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,587,712 · end of year $4,564,945

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $9,792,545 · end of year $10,778,375

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $89,747,917 · end of year $93,604,936

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,353,774 · end of year $5,069,136

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GUIDED BY OUR QUAKER PRINCIPLES, FRIENDS ACADEMY EDUCATES OUR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THE BEST OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY CAN BECOME. WE ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY COMMITTING TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEARNING AND LIVING. OUR DIVERSE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY IS STRENGTHENED BY OUR QUAKER VALUES, WHICH EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS TO INQUIRE, REFLECT, AND ENGAGE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IN THE WORLD. BECAUSE WHEN WE INSPIRE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND LIVE WITH PURPOSE, THEY ACHIEVE GREATNESS WITHOUT SACRIFICING GOODNESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO OPERATE AN INDEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

  • INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES - ACADEMICS: AS A QUAKER SCHOOL, FRIENDS ENDORSES THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE WORTH AND ABILITY, AND OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR EACH STUDENT TO FIND HIS OR HER OWN VOICE AND ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE. CHARACTER EDUCATION: A CENTER PIECE OF OUR PROGRAM IS COMMUNITY SERVICE, ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL QUAKER TESTIMONIES. WE OFFER AGE APPROPRIATE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS AS WE TEACH THEM THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. COLLEGE PREPARATION: WE ARE COMMITTED TO PREPARING STUDENTS NOT ONLY FOR COLLEGE, BUT ALSO FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP. TO THAT END, BEYOND COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE NURTURE LEADERSHIP, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. FRIENDS ACADEMY SERVED 662 STUDENTS DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

    Expenses $30,001,214 · Grants $2,599,580 · Revenue $28,919,209

  • SUMMER PROGRAM: FRIENDS ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON THE BELIEF IN THE UNIQUE WORTH OF EVERY CHILD. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE DEVELOPING EACH CAMPER'S SELF-CONFIDENCE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN HAVE FUN, MAKE FRIENDS, AND LEARN IN A SAFE AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, IMPLEMENTING AN ORGANIZED PROGRAM OF FUN AND EXCITING ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAMPERS TO LEARN, SUCCEED, AND DEVELOP CONFIDENCE. THE SUMMER CAMP CONSISTS OF OVER 30 DIVERSE PROGRAMS (SPORTS, ARTS, SCIENCE, COMPUTERS, ACADEMIC AND TRAVEL) FOR AGES 3-15 YRS.

    Expenses $499,237 · Grants $97,403 · Revenue $1,130,189

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • FRANK INGRASSIA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • DAVID GELFAND

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • RACHEL ETESS GREEN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • STEPHEN WITTHUHN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • ANDREW MENZIN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • RAJINDER SINGH

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • DANIEL BYSTROM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JEFF DANIELS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • TIM DOOLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • TONY FLORENCE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • THOMAS GIBIAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • GREGORY JASKE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JEANNINE LOSTRITTO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • ROSEANN MARTIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JED MOREY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • CAROLYN MOTT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • CHRISTINE PELLETIER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JOSEPH PODBELA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JENNIFER WOLF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • ZIMU ZHENG

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • MICHAEL KEATS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • ANN MARIE TIDONA

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $386,709
    From this org
    $319,141
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,568
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $318,367
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $774
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,568
    Filer's total
    $386,709
  • PAUL STELLATO

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $415,433
    From this org
    $309,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $105,918
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,753
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $762
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $99,318
    Filer's total
    $415,433
  • TAISHA THOMPSON

    DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

    Total calculated
    $296,878
    From this org
    $245,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,933
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,865
    Bonus
    $16,666
    Other
    $414
    Deferred
    $9,556
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,377
    Filer's total
    $296,878
  • JENIFER HALLIDAY

    ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $370,423
    From this org
    $224,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $146,253
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,900
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $8,956
    Nontaxable benefits
    $137,297
    Filer's total
    $370,423
  • KEVIN BARRY

    DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $251,420
    From this org
    $217,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,332
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $180
    Deferred
    $8,693
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,215
    Filer's total
    $251,420
  • MARK SCHOEFFEL

    UPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $259,891
    From this org
    $209,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,767
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,350
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $774
    Deferred
    $8,195
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,572
    Filer's total
    $259,891
  • DIANA PARENTE

    DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS & P.E.

    Total calculated
    $247,425
    From this org
    $177,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,877
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,380
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $168
    Deferred
    $7,315
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,562
    Filer's total
    $247,425
  • ANDREA KELLY

    FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $392,719
    From this org
    $279,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $113,431
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $274,891
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,397
    Deferred
    $17,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $95,581
    Filer's total
    $392,719

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PAUL STELLATO, THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, AND JENIFER HALLIDAY, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL, MAINTAIN THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AT THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S RESIDENCE WITH HOUSEHOLD SERVICES AND UPKEEP, INCLUDING UTILITIES, CLEANING, LANDSCAPING, LAWN MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER SIMILAR EXPENDITURES. THE HOUSING IS NON-TAXABLE TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS. THE FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL ALSO MAINTAINED THEIR RESIDENCE AT THE SCHOOL THROUGH JUNE 2023. THEIR HOUSING ALLOWANCE WAS ALSO NONTAXABLE.
PART I, LINE 7
INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES APPROVED BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IN 2023.

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
28 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403029349302505

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