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← THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL.

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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $406,702

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $821,211

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $391,431

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $14,216,430 · related or exempt $14,216,430

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LAMPLIGHTER PARENT ASSOCIATION AC

    total $204,290 · related or exempt $204,290

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL FEES

    total $166,769 · related or exempt $166,769

  • 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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $432,200 · excluded $432,200

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,016,412 · other assets $2,718

  • 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

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $18,948 · excluded $18,948

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $718,425

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

    $406,702

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $539,288 · program services $539,288

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $940,889 · program services $503,718 · management and general $297,515 · fundraising $139,656

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,159,021 · program services $6,128,389 · management and general $575,697 · fundraising $454,935

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $407,978 · program services $349,523 · management and general $32,398 · fundraising $26,057

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $931,188 · program services $771,198 · management and general $93,888 · fundraising $66,102

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $561,684 · program services $461,342 · management and general $59,476 · fundraising $40,866

  • 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

  • 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

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $55,792 · program services $46,307 · management and general $8,369 · fundraising $1,116

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 Hirsch

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Thomas Morton

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Morgan Kennedy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Cullum Helfrich

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Lily Albritton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roy Aneed

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Flauren Fagadau Bender

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Beran

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Schoellkopf Bloom

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Brainerd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sylvia Cespedes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Grace Cook

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Guedry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanie Jabbour

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Stephanie Knight

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Whitney Lewis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric V Lombardi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Jaya T Mathew

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Matthew D Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Chad Park

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Byron Sanders

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Neuhoff Thomas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carmen Yung

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan 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 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 Merritt

    CFO - HIRED 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    45
  • Marynell 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 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 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 Selzer

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $146,964
    From this org
    $105,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,060
    Hours/week
    45
  • Katherine 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 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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