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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ATHENIAN SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$33,220,327
Total expenses
$34,615,084
Contributions and grants received
$1,380,288
Grants paid
$4,200,662
Program service revenue
$30,646,535
Investment income
$1,157,950
Other revenue
$35,554
Total assets, end of year
$76,633,228
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,642,920
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,990,308
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$25,649,674
Management and general expenses
$8,061,662
Fundraising expenses
$903,748
Program service expenses (Part III)
$25,649,674

Program services were 74.1% 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

    $1,380,288

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $80,698

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $29,125,544 · related or exempt $29,125,544

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILLARY SERVICES

    total $1,520,991 · related or exempt $1,520,991

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,158,445 · excluded $1,158,445

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $21,759

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $21,759

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $21,759 · excluded $21,759

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $509,538 · other assets $17,000

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

    securities $505,176 · other assets $21,857

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,362 · other assets -$4,857

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$495 · excluded -$495

  • 11a · Other revenue: CASH REWARD ON CORPORA

    total $7,000 · excluded $7,000

  • 11b · Other revenue: VENDOR PAYMENT PROGRAM

    total $6,795 · excluded $6,795

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,795

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,200,662 · program services $4,200,662

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,467,672 · program services $31,242 · management and general $1,311,466 · fundraising $124,964

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,205,419 · program services $9,562,070 · management and general $3,182,504 · fundraising $460,845

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $752,898 · program services $533,416 · management and general $203,523 · fundraising $15,959

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,299,851 · program services $1,550,941 · management and general $683,902 · fundraising $65,008

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,104,641 · program services $724,221 · management and general $345,516 · fundraising $34,904

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $276,644 · management and general $276,644

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $67,540 · management and general $67,540

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $58,426 · management and general $58,426

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $483,339 · management and general $470,550 · fundraising $12,789

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $162,612 · management and general $96,773 · fundraising $65,839

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $549,844 · program services $97,636 · management and general $441,248 · fundraising $10,960

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $344,334 · program services $344,334

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,783,233 · program services $2,304,222 · management and general $432,906 · fundraising $46,105

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $49,273 · management and general $42,762 · fundraising $6,511

  • 20 · Interest

    total $387,467 · program services $327,087 · management and general $50,930 · fundraising $9,450

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,464,923 · program services $2,093,241 · management and general $329,799 · fundraising $41,883

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $502,053 · program services $426,349 · management and general $67,173 · fundraising $8,531

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUXILLARY SERVICES

    total $1,476,989 · program services $1,476,989

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER CURRICULUM

    total $1,106,333 · program services $1,106,333

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $625,992 · program services $625,992

  • 24d · Other expenses: ATHLETICS

    total $244,939 · program services $244,939

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $25,881 · end of year $16,102

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,405,203 · end of year $8,140,089

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $29,429 · end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,439,056 · end of year $10,831,887

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $651,545 · end of year $789,496

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

    $58,307,673

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

    $28,628,572

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $30,638,796 · end of year $29,679,101

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $24,087,832 · end of year $27,126,553

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,316,394 · end of year $2,004,855

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,870,755 · end of year $26,088,895

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $11,783,776 · end of year $11,417,547

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $133,187 · end of year $131,623

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,602,145 · end of year $27,770,504

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,571,485 · end of year $9,219,804

Mission and programs · 2023

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. (CONTINUE 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, (CONTINUE OF 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 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 2023, THE SCHOOL SERVED 537 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $25,649,674 · Grants $4,200,662 · Revenue $30,646,535

As filed on the 2023 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
    15
  • Virginia Girzadas

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nancy Anderson

    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
    2
  • Alex Bly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dana Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chaz Giles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Pavan Gill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Geetika Goel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guy Henshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Hansol Hong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Angel Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jill Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tina Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Okazaki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Russell Patton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Phil Pena

    BOARD MEMBER, FINANCE COMM.CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Leny Riebli

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Monica Streifer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathy Torru

    BOARD MEMBER, EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ruth Winchell-Moyes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rob Yau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Catherine Yewell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Niles

    HEAD OF SCHOOL (THRU 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $655,404
    From this org
    $555,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $99,615
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $445,489
    Bonus
    $85,000
    Other
    $25,300
    Deferred
    $42,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $57,315
    Filer's total
    $655,404
  • Keith Powell

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $276,400
    From this org
    $247,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,480
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,920
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,878
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,602
    Filer's total
    $276,400
  • Lauren Railey

    ASS'T HOS & HOMS (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $242,508
    From this org
    $193,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,442
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,066
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,635
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,807
    Filer's total
    $242,508
  • Meadow Davis

    ASS'T HEAD & HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $265,443
    From this org
    $190,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,776
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,667
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,440
    Nontaxable benefits
    $63,336
    Filer's total
    $265,443
  • Erin Fredrick

    DIR. OF PHILANTHOPHY

    Total calculated
    $219,073
    From this org
    $172,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,428
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,645
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,742
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,686
    Filer's total
    $219,073
  • Amy Rasner

    DIR. OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $213,937
    From this org
    $174,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,174
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,763
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,574
    Filer's total
    $213,937
  • Robert Bardenhagen

    DIR. OF EDUCATIONAL TECH

    Total calculated
    $183,455
    From this org
    $158,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,056
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,426
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,973
    Filer's total
    $183,455

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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
ON-CAMPUS HOUSING IS PROVIDED TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND CERTAIN OTHER CRITICAL SCHOOL STAFF AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE POSITIONS AND IS AN EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYMENT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DETERMINED IT 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 AMOUNTS FOR THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND RELATED HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES WERE INCLUDED IN NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS.
PART I, LINE 7
ERIC F. NILES RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY NON-FIXED BONUS, FOR PERFORMANCE AS THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,000, AND IT IS REFLECTED IN HIS TAXABLE 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
12 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443489349301554

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