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← OUR SISTERS SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OUR SISTERS SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,789,544
Total expenses
$2,242,931
Contributions and grants received
$3,542,272
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$25,661
Investment income
$216,352
Other revenue
$5,259
Total assets, end of year
$32,073,640
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,275,896
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,797,744
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,539,419
Management and general expenses
$392,296
Fundraising expenses
$311,216
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,539,419

Program services were 68.6% 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

    $3,542,272

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $185,414

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $25,661 · related or exempt $25,661

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $151,730 · excluded $151,730

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $64,622

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $64,622

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $64,622 · excluded $64,622

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $5,259 · related or exempt $5,259

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,259

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,256,058 · program services $930,743 · management and general $141,353 · fundraising $183,962

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,717 · program services $12,525 · management and general $4,103 · fundraising $4,089

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $82,016 · program services $60,594 · management and general $9,120 · fundraising $12,302

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,154 · program services $86,629 · management and general $13,358 · fundraising $17,167

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,520 · management and general $40,520

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $138,267 · management and general $138,267

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,327 · management and general $4,327

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,370 · program services $25,964 · management and general $1,998 · fundraising $6,408

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,392 · program services $11,696 · management and general $11,696

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $131,522 · program services $118,371 · management and general $6,575 · fundraising $6,576

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $33,395 · program services $30,055 · management and general $1,670 · fundraising $1,670

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,053 · program services $19,266 · management and general $4,787

  • 24a · Other expenses: ACADEMIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL EXP

    total $107,409 · program services $106,299 · management and general $290 · fundraising $820

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT AND PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $74,069 · program services $30,380 · management and general $8,246 · fundraising $35,443

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT & RETENTION EXP

    total $53,948 · program services $25,778 · management and general $3,142 · fundraising $25,028

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $44,931 · program services $44,931

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $56,783 · program services $36,188 · management and general $2,844 · fundraising $17,751

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $262,411 · end of year $126,565

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,638,771 · end of year $2,876,293

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $235,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,163 · end of year $7,045

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

    $745,296

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

    $211,155

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $439,952 · end of year $534,141

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $20,461,341 · end of year $26,295,330

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,093,838 · end of year $1,999,266

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $131,489 · end of year $198,063

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,150,883 · end of year $2,077,833

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,279,147 · end of year $29,434,519

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $399,457 · end of year $363,225

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EDUCATEANDINSPIREECONOMICALLYDISADVANTAGEDGIRLSFROMTHENEWBEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS AREA.EMPOWER GIRLS WITH VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND A MINDSET OF ACHIEVEMENT BY PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.

  • OURSISTERS'SCHOOLPROVIDESATUITIONFREEINDEPENDENTMIDDLESCHOOLFORECONOMICALLYDISADVANTAGEDGIRLSLIVINGINTHENEWBEDFORD,MASSACHUSETTSAREA.THESCHOOLSEEKSTOEMPOWERGIRLSWITHVALUABLELIFESKILLSTOSTRIVEFOREXCELLENCEINEDUCATION.THESCHOOLPROVIDES A SAFE SUPPORTIVE, ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT, AN EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THESE SERVICES HELP THE STUDENTS DEVELOP SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL,COLLEGE AND BEYOND. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 67 ENROLLED STUDENTS IN THE SHCOOL.

    Expenses $1,539,419

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Herman

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $134,244
    From this org
    $102,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,104
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kerry Lynch

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Martha Sullivan

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Elizabeth Kellogg

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joe McDonough

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rayana Grace

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cecelia Armstrong

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Berg

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Princess Bomba

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Coolidge Boreiko

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alice Flint

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Merita Hopkins

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Jaccaci

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Jeffrey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Korn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Per Lofberg

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Serge Moniz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Faith Morningstar

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Reynolds

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maggie Swift

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Young Un

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcy Wintrub

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202640999349300504

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