Totals
- Total revenue
- $16,624,688
- Total expenses
- $16,584,855
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,227,913
- Grants paid
- $539,288
- Program service revenue
- $14,819,806
- Investment income
- $451,148
- Other revenue
- $125,821
- Total assets, end of year
- $67,864,456
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,655,630
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $63,208,826
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $13,840,203
- Management and general expenses
- $1,908,187
- Fundraising expenses
- $836,465
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $13,840,203
Program services were 83.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$406,702
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$821,211
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$391,431
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION
total $14,216,430 · related or exempt $14,216,430
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2b · Program service revenue: LAMPLIGHTER PARENT ASSOCIATION AC
total $204,290 · related or exempt $204,290
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2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL FEES
total $166,769 · related or exempt $166,769
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2d · Program service revenue: APPLICATION FEES
total $102,814 · related or exempt $102,814
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $129,503 · related or exempt $129,503
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3 · Investment income
total $432,200 · excluded $432,200
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,016,412 · other assets $2,718
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,000,182 · other assets $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $16,230 · other assets $2,718
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $18,948 · excluded $18,948
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$718,425
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$406,702
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$612,069
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $106,356 · excluded $106,356
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$74,459
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$54,994
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $19,465 · excluded $19,465
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $539,288 · program services $539,288
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $940,889 · program services $503,718 · management and general $297,515 · fundraising $139,656
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $7,159,021 · program services $6,128,389 · management and general $575,697 · fundraising $454,935
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $407,978 · program services $349,523 · management and general $32,398 · fundraising $26,057
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $931,188 · program services $771,198 · management and general $93,888 · fundraising $66,102
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $561,684 · program services $461,342 · management and general $59,476 · fundraising $40,866
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11b · Fees: legal
total $13,728 · program services $11,394 · management and general $2,059 · fundraising $275
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $52,900 · program services $43,908 · management and general $7,934 · fundraising $1,058
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $40,820 · management and general $40,820
-
11g · Fees: other
total $124,161 · program services $103,054 · management and general $18,624 · fundraising $2,483
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $55,792 · program services $46,307 · management and general $8,369 · fundraising $1,116
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13 · Office expenses
total $248,084 · program services $205,909 · management and general $37,213 · fundraising $4,962
-
14 · Information technology
total $519,523 · program services $431,206 · management and general $77,927 · fundraising $10,390
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,660,967 · program services $1,378,603 · management and general $249,145 · fundraising $33,219
-
17 · Travel
total $8,006 · program services $6,645 · management and general $1,201 · fundraising $160
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $222,567 · program services $184,731 · management and general $33,385 · fundraising $4,451
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20 · Interest
total $51,403 · program services $42,665 · management and general $7,710 · fundraising $1,028
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,533,568 · program services $1,277,982 · management and general $225,285 · fundraising $30,301
-
23 · Insurance
total $228,373 · program services $189,551 · management and general $34,255 · fundraising $4,567
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24a · Other expenses: ACADEMIC PROGRAM EXPENS
total $425,136 · program services $425,136
-
24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS
total $242,115 · program services $200,957 · management and general $36,316 · fundraising $4,842
-
24c · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL CAMPS
total $116,742 · program services $116,742
-
24d · Other expenses: CARNIVAL
total $91,512 · program services $75,955 · management and general $13,727 · fundraising $1,830
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24e · All other expenses
total $409,410 · program services $346,000 · management and general $55,243 · fundraising $8,167
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,651,679 · end of year $1,854,190
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,134,123 · end of year $4,025,993
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,372,334 · end of year $1,076,679
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $119,521 · end of year $158,650
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $220,344 · end of year $249,819
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$54,441,351
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$14,601,938
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $41,144,682 · end of year $39,839,413
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $18,571,982 · end of year $20,380,680
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $462,985 · end of year $279,032
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,835,407 · end of year $2,181,350
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,122,782 · end of year $2,001,680
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,191,132 · end of year $333,378
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $156,112 · end of year $139,222
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $42,030,490 · end of year $42,433,923
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $19,341,727 · end of year $20,774,903
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
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THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL CONCENTRATES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE, ENROLLING 456 STUDENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE SCHOOL EMBRACES THE WAY YOUNG CHILDREN ACTUALLY LEARN, HELPS PREPARE THE CHILDREN FOR THE WORLD THEY WILL INHERIT, INTEGRATES SERIOUS EDUCATION INTO ACTIVITIES CHILDREN FIND CAPTIVATING, AND INSPIRES EACH CHILD TOWARD A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND A LOVE OF LEARNING. THROUGH THE FOUNDERS' VISION FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION BASED ON REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUNG LEARNERS AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH MAJOR NONPROFITS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO VISIT AND INTERACT WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, PEROT MUSEUM, AND THE DALLAS ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN, THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL HAS BEEN SHOWCASED AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S INNOVATORS AND ACHIEVERS.
Expenses $13,840,203 · Grants $539,288 · Revenue $14,819,806
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Margaret Johansen HirschMARGARET JOHANSEN HIRSCH
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Thomas MortonTHOMAS MORTON
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Morgan KennedyMORGAN KENNEDY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Cullum HelfrichELIZABETH CULLUM HELFRICH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Lily AlbrittonDR LILY ALBRITTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roy AneedROY ANEED
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Flauren Fagadau BenderFLAUREN FAGADAU BENDER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David BeranDAVID BERAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah Schoellkopf BloomSARAH SCHOELLKOPF BLOOM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jordan BrainerdJORDAN BRAINERD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sylvia CespedesSYLVIA CESPEDES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Grace CookGRACE COOK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David GuedryDAVID GUEDRY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melanie JabbourMELANIE JABBOUR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Stephanie KnightDR STEPHANIE KNIGHT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Whitney LewisWHITNEY LEWIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eric V LombardiERIC V LOMBARDI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Jaya T MathewDR JAYA T MATHEW
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Matthew D MillerDR MATTHEW D MILLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Chad ParkDR CHAD PARK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Byron SandersBYRON SANDERS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle Neuhoff ThomasMICHELLE NEUHOFF THOMAS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carmen YungCARMEN YUNG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joan HillJOAN HILL
HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $488,533
- From this org
- $436,049
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,484
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $436,049
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $25,875
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,609
- Filer's total
- $488,533
-
Charles AngelCHARLES ANGEL
CFO - RETIRED 02/23/25
- Total calculated
- $180,348
- From this org
- $171,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,138
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,210
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,438
- Nontaxable benefits
- $700
- Filer's total
- $180,348
-
Kemberly MerrittKEMBERLY MERRITT
CFO - HIRED 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Marynell MurphyMARYNELL MURPHY
COO
- Total calculated
- $236,168
- From this org
- $207,875
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,293
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $207,875
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $20,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,793
- Filer's total
- $236,168
-
Judith MullensJUDITH MULLENS
ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL - EC
- Total calculated
- $171,547
- From this org
- $153,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,493
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,054
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,700
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,793
- Filer's total
- $171,547
-
Stephen E ScottSTEPHEN E SCOTT
ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL - LS
- Total calculated
- $147,330
- From this org
- $122,050
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,280
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Elizabeth SelzerELIZABETH SELZER
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $146,964
- From this org
- $105,904
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,060
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Katherine BeddowKATHERINE BEDDOW
4TH GRADE MATH TEACHER
- Total calculated
- $127,297
- From this org
- $108,641
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,656
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Lisa FayeLISA FAYE
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $120,126
- From this org
- $103,692
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,434
- 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. 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
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 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 4B
- 457/F PLAN EFFECTIVE 6/18/2018
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
- 24 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202631039349300508
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