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← PUTNEY SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PUTNEY SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,321,274
Total expenses
$20,758,357
Contributions and grants received
$4,296,130
Grants paid
$4,515,199
Program service revenue
$16,855,228
Investment income
$2,137,638
Other revenue
$32,278
Total assets, end of year
$78,609,084
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,970,239
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$65,638,845
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,738,277
Management and general expenses
$5,229,649
Fundraising expenses
$790,431
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,738,277

Program services were 71.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,296,130

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $120,621

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $15,647,282 · related or exempt $15,647,282

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SUMMER PROGRAMS

    total $869,073 · related or exempt $827,823 · unrelated business $41,250

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TUTORING

    total $224,862 · related or exempt $224,862

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LAND USE REVENUE

    total $113,931 · related or exempt $113,931

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ELM CHILDCARE TUITION

    total $80 · related or exempt $80

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,102,493 · excluded $1,102,493

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,299,922

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

    securities $6,264,777

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,035,145

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,035,145 · excluded $1,035,145

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $23,601

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,561

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $22,040 · related or exempt $22,040

  • 11a · Other revenue: APPLICATION FEES

    total $10,200 · related or exempt $10,200

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $38 · excluded $38

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,238

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,515,199 · program services $4,515,199

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $906,914 · program services $225,229 · management and general $681,685

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,029,312 · program services $4,866,686 · management and general $673,778 · fundraising $488,848

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $326,321 · program services $258,929 · management and general $34,140 · fundraising $33,252

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,099,820 · program services $889,392 · management and general $142,011 · fundraising $68,417

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $489,072 · program services $370,744 · management and general $84,808 · fundraising $33,520

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $86,520 · management and general $86,520

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,515 · management and general $73,515

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $177,652 · management and general $177,652

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $559,171 · program services $472,655 · management and general $78,216 · fundraising $8,300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $520,395 · program services $30,859 · management and general $489,536

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,000,707 · program services $761,944 · management and general $170,650 · fundraising $68,113

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $282,440 · program services $164,609 · management and general $91,169 · fundraising $26,662

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,300,409 · program services $1,236,324 · management and general $64,085

  • 17 · Travel

    total $241,243 · program services $109,657 · management and general $95,433 · fundraising $36,153

  • 20 · Interest

    total $305,557 · management and general $305,557

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,343,713 · management and general $1,343,713

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $462,752 · program services $10,598 · management and general $452,154

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $566,913 · program services $566,913

  • 24b · Other expenses: ATHLETICS

    total $77,068 · program services $77,068

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $41,760 · program services $27,315 · management and general $14,445

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $351,904 · program services $154,156 · management and general $170,582 · fundraising $27,166

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,619,922 · end of year $2,800,222

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,263,211 · end of year $20,375

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $932,126 · end of year $2,134,851

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $164,717 · end of year $177,872

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $182,321 · end of year $139,161

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

    $58,068,669

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

    $26,066,619

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $24,308,128 · end of year $32,002,050

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $40,486,350 · end of year $40,789,039

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $545,514 · end of year $545,514

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,394,987 · end of year $1,001,878

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,153,944 · end of year $2,901,386

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $6,522,212 · end of year $8,255,020

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $635,513 · end of year $610,939

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $168,315 · end of year $201,016

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,995,451 · end of year $35,317,287

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $31,631,867 · end of year $30,321,558

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING EACH STUDENT'S FULL INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC AND PHYSICAL POTENTIAL. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES INTELLECTUALLY, TO PURSUE RIGOROUS LEARNING FOR ITS OWN SAKE, (SEE SCHEDULE O)THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING EACH STUDENT'S FULL INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC AND PHYSICAL POTENTIAL. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES INTELLECTUALLY, TO PURSUE RIGOROUS LEARNING FOR ITS OWN SAKE, TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN AND APPRECIATE THE ARTS, TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO THE WORK PROGRAM THAT SUSTAINS THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE FARM ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED, TO ENGAGE IN VIGOROUS ATHLETICS, AND TO DEVELOP A SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND WORLD VIEW THAT WILL PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFE-LONG MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INDEPENDENT, COEDUCATIONAL BOARDING AND DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL.

  • THE PUTNEY SCHOOL PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR APPROXIMATELY 165 BOARDING AND 61 DAY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

    Expenses $14,738,277 · Grants $4,515,199 · Revenue $16,846,218

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel O'Brien

    HEAD OF SCHOOL/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $328,507
    From this org
    $308,064
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,443
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,064
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,889
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,554
    Filer's total
    $328,507
  • Abigail Verney-Fink

    FACULTY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $76,940
    From this org
    $49,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,278
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carol Hodgman

    FACULTY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $75,124
    From this org
    $59,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,107
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joshua Laughlin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Blaylock

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natasha Byus

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caitlin Baggott Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Drew Beresford

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura E Berner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dinah Buechner-Vischer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cyane B Dandridge

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Freedman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Geary

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ethan Gray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yiru Steven Jiang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Just

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Lash

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John MacIntosh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Innocent Ndubuisi Obi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Raynolds

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Reese

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marni Rosner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Steele-Maley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tonia Wheeler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlie Young

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randall Smith

    TREASURER/CFO (LEFT 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $231,378
    From this org
    $208,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,713
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,665
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,433
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,280
    Filer's total
    $231,378
  • Stephanie Harkins

    TREASURER/CFO

    Total calculated
    $135,833
    From this org
    $125,309
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,524
    Hours/week
    40
  • Katy Wolfe

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $81,768
    From this org
    $64,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,478
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kevin Chamney

    DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $134,579
    From this org
    $113,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,539
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Barrengos

    DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

    Total calculated
    $174,930
    From this org
    $154,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,544
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,386
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,719
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,825
    Filer's total
    $174,930
  • Kayla Yannatos

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $151,653
    From this org
    $128,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,851
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,802
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,304
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,547
    Filer's total
    $151,653

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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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 1A
CERTAIN FACULTY ARE REQUIRED TO LIVE ON CAMPUS AS A CONDITION OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT. A NON-TAXABLE HOUSING BENEFIT IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN E AND/OR FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN F FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: RANDALL SMITH AND DANIEL O'BRIEN.

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
202501359349310410

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