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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ATHENIAN SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,003,077
Total expenses
$35,338,672
Contributions and grants received
$1,287,665
Grants paid
$4,466,819
Program service revenue
$32,412,903
Investment income
$1,266,185
Other revenue
$36,324
Total assets, end of year
$77,670,926
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,967,438
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,703,488
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,882,527
Management and general expenses
$7,750,266
Fundraising expenses
$705,879
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,882,527

Program services were 76.1% 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

    $1,287,665

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $54,892

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $30,760,906 · related or exempt $30,760,906

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILLARY SERVICES

    total $1,651,997 · related or exempt $1,651,997

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,239,193 · excluded $1,239,193

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,008

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $11,008

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $11,008 · excluded $11,008

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,602,523 · other assets $30,000

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

    securities $1,599,690 · other assets $5,841

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,833 · other assets $24,159

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $26,992 · excluded $26,992

  • 11a · Other revenue: VENDOR PAYMENT PROGRAM

    total $18,193 · excluded $18,193

  • 11b · Other revenue: CASH REWARD ON CORPORA

    total $7,123 · excluded $7,123

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,316

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,466,819 · program services $4,466,819

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $867,507 · program services $77,062 · management and general $739,070 · fundraising $51,375

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,135,682 · program services $10,374,660 · management and general $3,380,827 · fundraising $380,195

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $782,476 · program services $572,671 · management and general $192,502 · fundraising $17,303

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,208,836 · program services $1,554,613 · management and general $601,709 · fundraising $52,514

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,107,536 · program services $771,378 · management and general $309,515 · fundraising $26,643

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $150,979 · management and general $150,979

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,227 · management and general $72,227

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $65,268 · management and general $65,268

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $664,233 · management and general $644,092 · fundraising $20,141

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $378,184 · management and general $319,847 · fundraising $58,337

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $481,706 · program services $101,385 · management and general $375,055 · fundraising $5,266

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $406,129 · program services $406,129

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,769,983 · program services $2,303,903 · management and general $428,846 · fundraising $37,234

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,651 · management and general $27,392 · fundraising $7,259

  • 20 · Interest

    total $374,129 · program services $315,827 · management and general $49,177 · fundraising $9,125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,376,072 · program services $2,025,052 · management and general $318,293 · fundraising $32,727

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $563,367 · program services $480,140 · management and general $75,467 · fundraising $7,760

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUXILLARY SERVICES

    total $1,505,977 · program services $1,505,977

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER CURRICULUM

    total $1,070,044 · program services $1,070,044

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $582,648 · program services $582,648

  • 24d · Other expenses: ATHLETICS

    total $274,219 · program services $274,219

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,102 · end of year $11,938

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,140,089 · end of year $7,531,701

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $100,705

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,831,887 · end of year $11,939,521

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $789,496 · end of year $608,539

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

    $59,390,400

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

    $30,806,412

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,679,101 · end of year $28,583,988

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $27,126,553 · end of year $28,894,534

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,004,855 · end of year $1,601,548

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $26,088,895 · end of year $27,155,851

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $11,417,547 · end of year $11,038,016

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $131,623 · end of year $172,023

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,770,504 · end of year $27,648,065

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,219,804 · end of year $10,055,423

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL, INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL SERVING GRADES 6 THROUGH 12. THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE RIGOROUS EXPECTATIONS OF COLLEGE AND FOR A LIFE OF PURPOSE AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE SCHOOL OFFERS A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH A DIFFERENCE. INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY IS ACTIVE. LEARNING IS INTERACTIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL, INDEPENDENT, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)NOT-FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL SERVING GRADES 6 THROUGH 12. THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE RIGOROUS EXPECTATIONS OF COLLEGE AND FOR A LIFE OF PURPOSE AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. THE SCHOOL OFFERS A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH A DIFFERENCE. INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY IS ACTIVE. LEARNING IS INTERACTIVE.

  • THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL OPERATES A UNIQUE PRIVATE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM GRADES 6 THROUGH 8 (MIDDLE SCHOOL) AND GRADES 9 THROUGH 12 (HIGH SCHOOL). THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL CULTIVATES THE PERSONAL QUALITIES OF EACH STUDENT TO BECOME AN INTEGRATED HUMAN BEING WITH INTEGRITY, STRONG MORAL CHARACTER, AESTHETIC SENSITIVITY, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. THE ATHENIAN COMMUNITY REQUIRES STUDENTS TO FACE LIFE DIRECTLY THROUGH OPEN COMMUNICATION, WHILE DEVELOPING THEIR INNER STRENGTH TO EXCEED THEIR PERCEIVED POTENTIAL AND EMERGE AS COMPASSIONATE, RESPONSIBLE ADULTS. THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL INSTILLS AN APPRECIATION OF THE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURES, SOCIETY, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL VALUES THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF MULTICULTURALISM (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WITHIN OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL EMBRACES THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT, RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY, AND SERVICE AS A WAY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING AN ATMOSPHERE OF INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC, AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGE WITHIN THE WARMTH OF A NURTURING COMMUNITY. WE DEVELOP IN OUR STUDENTS THE CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO MEET THE COMPLEXITIES OF THEIR FUTURE.IN 2024, THE SCHOOL SERVED 530 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $26,882,527 · Grants $4,466,819 · Revenue $32,412,903

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jonathan Nickens

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    17
  • Virginia Girzadas

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nancy Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Colette Ankenman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeannine Bell Whittaker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Musadiq Bidar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Alex Bly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Dana Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Chaz Giles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pavan Gill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Geetika Goel

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guy Henshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Hansol Hong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Iwasaki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angel Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chris McGarry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jill Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tina Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russell Patton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Phil Pena

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Leny Riebli

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Monica Streifer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rob Yau

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Yewell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Keith Powell

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $306,797
    From this org
    $276,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,729
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,068
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,567
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,162
    Filer's total
    $306,797
  • Elizabeth Quincy McLaughlin

    INTERIM HOS (AS OF 07/24)

    Total calculated
    $291,063
    From this org
    $228,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,285
    Filer's total
    $291,063
  • Amy Rasner

    DIR. OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $260,601
    From this org
    $217,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,376
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,225
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,223
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,153
    Filer's total
    $260,601
  • Meadow Davis

    ASST. HEAD & HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $262,643
    From this org
    $208,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,022
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,621
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,517
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,505
    Filer's total
    $262,643
  • Robert Bardenhagen

    DIR. OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $206,916
    From this org
    $178,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,446
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,470
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,609
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,837
    Filer's total
    $206,916
  • Naoko Akiyama

    DIRECTOR OF DEIS

    Total calculated
    $215,487
    From this org
    $174,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,237
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,782
    Filer's total
    $215,487
  • Jessie Ang

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $205,428
    From this org
    $154,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,028
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,400
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,728
    Filer's total
    $205,428
  • Eric Niles

    HEAD OF SCHOOL (THRU 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $733,623
    From this org
    $681,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,351
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $399,472
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $281,800
    Deferred
    $19,680
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,671
    Filer's total
    $733,623
  • Lauren Railey

    ASST. HEAD & HOMS (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $156,994
    From this org
    $114,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,597
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,397
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,864
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,733
    Filer's total
    $156,994

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
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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
ON-CAMPUS HOUSING IS PROVIDED TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL, AND ASSISTANT HEAD AND HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE POSITIONS AND IS NECESSARY FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE ONGOING DEMANDS OF AN ACTIVE AND THRIVING CAMPUS COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY OF STUDENTS WHO ARE DOMICILED ON CAMPUS HOUSING FACILITIES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DETERMINED IT IS AN EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYMENT. THE AMOUNTS FOR THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND RELATED HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES WERE INCLUDED IN NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS.
PART I, LINE 4A
ERIC NILES, FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL, RECEIVED SEVERANCE UNDER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024, APPROXIMATELY $281,800 WAS PAID AND INCLUDED IN COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III), OTHER REPORTABLE 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523579349300117

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