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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LOWELL SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,760,113
Total expenses
$19,836,480
Contributions and grants received
$963,499
Grants paid
$2,740,224
Program service revenue
$17,601,594
Investment income
$1,082,409
Other revenue
$112,611
Total assets, end of year
$42,387,909
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,195,137
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,192,772
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$16,037,559
Management and general expenses
$3,413,399
Fundraising expenses
$385,522
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,037,559

Program services were 80.8% 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

    $160,424

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $803,075

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $88,605

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $14,888,327 · related or exempt $14,888,327

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY PROGRAM FEES

    total $2,713,267 · related or exempt $2,713,267

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $889,945 · excluded $889,945

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $82,350

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $82,350

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $82,350 · excluded $82,350

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $314,602

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

    securities $122,138

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $192,464

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $192,464 · excluded $192,464

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,052

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

    $160,424

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $105,174

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$37,122 · excluded -$37,122

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $5,700

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $5,700 · excluded $5,700

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $52,303 · excluded $52,303

  • 11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE CLAIM REVENUE

    total $9,380 · excluded $9,380

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $61,683

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,740,224 · program services $2,740,224

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $723,758 · program services $257,695 · management and general $331,348 · fundraising $134,715

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,919,632 · program services $7,390,850 · management and general $1,373,658 · fundraising $155,124

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $413,282 · program services $344,396 · management and general $61,740 · fundraising $7,146

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $776,539 · program services $643,333 · management and general $115,605 · fundraising $17,601

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $741,626 · program services $609,186 · management and general $108,766 · fundraising $23,674

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $115,726 · management and general $115,726

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $215,907 · management and general $215,907

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $62,761 · management and general $62,761

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $574,327 · program services $518,281 · management and general $40,666 · fundraising $15,380

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,951 · program services $121,951

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $135,564 · program services $104,549 · management and general $28,865 · fundraising $2,150

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,688 · management and general $209 · fundraising $1,479

  • 20 · Interest

    total $371,664 · management and general $368,351 · fundraising $3,313

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,173,243 · program services $1,173,243

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $196,567 · management and general $196,567

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $885,081 · program services $885,081

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & UTILITIES

    total $413,791 · program services $391,360 · management and general $22,431

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $411,075 · program services $217,168 · management and general $189,802 · fundraising $4,105

  • 24d · Other expenses: FIELD TRIPS

    total $226,246 · program services $226,246

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $615,828 · program services $413,996 · management and general $180,997 · fundraising $20,835

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,786,798 · end of year $794,547

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,992,530 · end of year $4,440,272

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,808,455 · end of year $6,802,751

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,743 · end of year $2,388

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $132,118 · end of year $205,900

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

    $30,530,025

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

    $14,223,047

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,944,716 · end of year $16,306,978

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,591,652 · end of year $13,835,073

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $788,976 · end of year $915,030

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,679,717 · end of year $12,680,796

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $11,639,108 · end of year $11,645,311

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,275,000 · end of year $954,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,138,524 · end of year $10,806,783

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,737,687 · end of year $5,385,989

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LOWELL SCHOOL (THE SCHOOL) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 314 STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE. THE SCHOOL STRIVES TO CREATE A DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND OFFERS A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT STRESSES LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SERVING PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE CHILDREN.

  • LOWELL SCHOOL FOSTERS INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL SELF-RELIANCE, WITH A GUIDING VALUE OF RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. THIS APPROACH PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN TO BE HIGHLY MOTIVATED LEARNERS WITH A STRONG SENSE OF SELF-WORTH AND EFFICACY.LOWELL SCHOOL PROMOTES ACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BUILDING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOPING STRONG CREATIVE, CRITICAL, AND ANALYTICAL THINKING. CAREFULLY DESIGNED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND CURRICULA ARE INTEGRATED ACROSS SUBJECTS, DRAW ON POWERFUL, RELEVANT CONTENT AND STUDENT INTERESTS, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL MOTIVATION AND A STRONG VOICE.LEARNING AT LOWELL SCHOOL IS RIGOROUS: THINKING IS EMPHASIZED OVER ROTE LEARNING, AND STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS CREATIVELY AND PRACTICALLY. HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS ARE COUPLED WITH APPROPRIATE SCAFFOLDING SO THAT STUDENTS KNOW WHAT TO AIM FOR AND HOW TO GET THERE. IN THIS WAY, LOWELL SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE INNOVATORS AND ACHIEVERS WHO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY, SKILLS, AND INCLINATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS NEW AND OLD.LOWELL SCHOOL IS AN INTENTIONALLY DIVERSE SCHOOL. THIS IS ESSENTIAL IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE THAT WILL DEMAND DEEP MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, STRONG COLLABORATIVE SKILLS, AND COMMITMENT TO ONE'S LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE LARGER WORLD. AT LOWELL SCHOOL, WE BELIEVE THAT AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES TO INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION AND NURTURES AN INQUISITIVE AND OPEN MIND.

    Expenses $16,037,559 · Grants $2,740,224 · Revenue $17,601,594

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Donna Lindner

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $366,761
    From this org
    $335,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,439
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,322
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,000
    Deferred
    $16,193
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,246
    Filer's total
    $366,761
  • Shereece Millett

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Mark Mitchell

    VICE CHAIRPERSON AS OF 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cynthia Francisco

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rashida Edmondson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Bencala

    TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Bolotin

    TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Cicatiello

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hayes Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marisa Demeo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Foley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sheldon Gay

    TRUSTEE UNTIL 8/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rodney Glasgow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carrie Goux

    TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathleen McClellan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Meltzer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katie Meyer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erick Mullen

    TRUSTEE UNTIL 8/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Keri Piester

    TRUSTEE UNTIL 8/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lauryn Sargent

    TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katherine Shea

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Stewart

    TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Ginter

    DIR. OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $176,027
    From this org
    $147,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,357
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,670
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,948
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,409
    Filer's total
    $176,027
  • Courtney Benson

    ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $153,255
    From this org
    $145,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,971
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,123
    Nontaxable benefits
    $161
    Filer's total
    $153,255
  • Justin McLean

    DIRECTOR OF PRIMARY SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $177,305
    From this org
    $140,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,515
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,790
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,021
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,494
    Filer's total
    $177,305
  • Dawn Smith

    DIRECTOR OF AUX SVCS

    Total calculated
    $144,390
    From this org
    $134,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,616
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joan Buhrman

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $143,355
    From this org
    $128,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,477
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nathalie Sviedrys

    DIRECTOR OF PRE PRIMARY SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $136,581
    From this org
    $122,383
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,198
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kavan Yee

    DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $165,893
    From this org
    $122,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,684
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,209
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,325
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,359
    Filer's total
    $165,893

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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
THE HEAD OF SCHOOL RECEIVES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 1640 KALMIA ROAD NW

    PROPERTY MANAGEMENT · DC · income $63,000 · assets $1,209,138

    Directly controlled by LOWELL SCHOOL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501929349300410

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