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← HOLDERNESS SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HOLDERNESS SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$30,371,655
Total expenses
$30,649,003
Contributions and grants received
$4,718,274
Grants paid
$5,297,819
Program service revenue
$24,135,028
Investment income
$1,518,353
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$165,155,561
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,634,252
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$144,521,309
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,296,964
Management and general expenses
$3,719,060
Fundraising expenses
$2,632,979
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,296,964

Program services were 79.3% 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

    $4,718,274

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $180,080

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $22,740,900 · related or exempt $22,740,900

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SCHOOL ACTIVITY REVENUE

    total $729,199 · related or exempt $729,199

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUMMER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $664,929 · related or exempt $664,929

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,152,209 · excluded $1,152,209

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,172,456 · other assets $7,900

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

    securities $7,814,212 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $358,244 · other assets $7,900

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $366,144 · excluded $366,144

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,297,819 · program services $5,297,819

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,654,152 · program services $805,803 · management and general $579,155 · fundraising $269,194

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,573,069 · program services $6,200,023 · management and general $1,160,817 · fundraising $1,212,229

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $662,596 · program services $524,118 · management and general $59,174 · fundraising $79,304

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,229,441 · program services $1,692,946 · management and general $271,371 · fundraising $265,124

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $674,160 · program services $496,172 · management and general $94,093 · fundraising $83,895

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,895 · management and general $21,895

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,662 · management and general $69,662

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $65,110 · fundraising $65,110

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $642,880 · management and general $642,880

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $158,091 · program services $23,129 · management and general $67,481 · fundraising $67,481

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $296,565 · program services $70,949 · management and general $33,559 · fundraising $192,057

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $553,601 · program services $514,543 · management and general $30,835 · fundraising $8,223

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,480,711 · program services $2,305,693 · management and general $138,173 · fundraising $36,845

  • 17 · Travel

    total $369,922 · program services $112,506 · management and general $119,068 · fundraising $138,348

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $54,699 · program services $10,940 · management and general $41,024 · fundraising $2,735

  • 20 · Interest

    total $420,400 · program services $388,450 · management and general $25,224 · fundraising $6,726

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,058,160 · program services $3,749,739 · management and general $243,490 · fundraising $64,931

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

    total $750,672 · program services $750,672

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $376,418 · program services $114,482 · management and general $121,159 · fundraising $140,777

  • 24c · Other expenses: ATHLETICS

    total $331,017 · program services $331,017

  • 24d · Other expenses: FACULTY RELATED

    total $324,526 · program services $324,526

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $583,437 · program services $583,437

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $950 · end of year $416

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,155,064 · end of year $12,863,495

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $794,870 · end of year $1,290,746

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $90,196 · end of year $111,734

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $145,842 · end of year $132,601

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $261,112 · end of year $340,394

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

    $100,291,079

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

    $37,789,488

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $64,359,781 · end of year $62,501,591

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $76,734,238 · end of year $84,172,470

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,415,975 · end of year $3,742,114

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,033,970 · end of year $1,290,036

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,682,250 · end of year $5,148,474

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $14,408,216 · end of year $14,195,742

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,210 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $73,801,490 · end of year $74,640,394

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,931,892 · end of year $69,880,915

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HOLDERNESS SCHOOL FOSTERS EQUALLY THE RESOURCES OF THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT IN THE CREATION OF A CARING COMMUNITY, INSPIRING ALL TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANKIND AND GOD'S CREATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A TRADITIONAL INDEPENDENT CO-ED BOARDING SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12.

  • LOCATED IN PLYMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, HOLDERNESS SCHOOL IS A TRADITIONAL INDEPENDENT CO-ED BOARDING SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 312. SERVING GRADES 9-12, HOLDERNESS SCHOOL PROVIDES A CHALLENGING COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN ACADEMICS, THE ARTS, THE OUTDOORS, STUDENT LEADERSHIP, AND ATHLETICS INCLUDING WINTER SPORTS. HOLDERNESS SCHOOL FOSTERS EQUALLY THE RESOURCES OF THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT IN THE CREATION OF A CARING COMMUNITY, INSPIRING ALL TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANKIND AND GOD'S CREATION.

    Expenses $24,296,964 · Grants $5,297,819 · Revenue $24,135,028

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ginny Ramirez-Del Toro

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Kinsley

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Lompo

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Glahn

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Philip Kistler

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cj Vincent

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Byrne

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kat Alfond

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Davenport

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christoper Martin

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Simon Parmett

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cecily Cushman

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean McGraw

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Vieira

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Davis

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul John Ferri

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Miles

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sung You

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nell Reynolds

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy McAdam

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Clarissa Lee

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Morgan Wheelock

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Courtney Peschel

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Hirschfeld

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Murchie

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Hayes

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Keating

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karyn Campbell

    MEMBER OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John McVeigh

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $578,137
    From this org
    $503,504
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,633
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $503,504
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $44,948
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,685
    Filer's total
    $578,137
  • Walter Schaeffler

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $421,699
    From this org
    $289,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $132,419
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,700
    Bonus
    $1,580
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $102,734
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,685
    Filer's total
    $421,699
  • Mark Sturgeon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADVA

    Total calculated
    $265,522
    From this org
    $216,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,150
    Bonus
    $1,290
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,531
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,551
    Filer's total
    $265,522
  • David Flynn

    DIR. OF ADMISSIONS

    Total calculated
    $201,213
    From this org
    $157,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,553
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,650
    Bonus
    $1,010
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,226
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,327
    Filer's total
    $201,213
  • Tobi Pfenninger

    ASSOC HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $265,425
    From this org
    $190,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,056
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,369
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $54,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,758
    Filer's total
    $265,425
  • Bruce Barton

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LEAD

    Total calculated
    $159,595
    From this org
    $127,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,150
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,175
    Bonus
    $3,270
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,588
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,562
    Filer's total
    $159,595
  • Anthony Lemenager

    DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $173,297
    From this org
    $140,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,277
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,050
    Bonus
    $970
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,648
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,629
    Filer's total
    $173,297
  • Kathleen Kime

    DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $153,791
    From this org
    $140,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,471
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,350
    Bonus
    $970
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $821
    Filer's total
    $153,791
  • Benjamin Drummond

    DIRECTOR OF SNOW SPORTS

    Total calculated
    $168,718
    From this org
    $128,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,240
    Bonus
    $2,140
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,378
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,960
    Filer's total
    $168,718
  • Darren Moore

    DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL FUND

    Total calculated
    $151,612
    From this org
    $120,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,392
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,450
    Bonus
    $770
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,837
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,555
    Filer's total
    $151,612

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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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 1A
ON CAMPUS HOUSING IS PROVIDED FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ALL HAVE IN-HOUSE RESIDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF HOLDERNESS SCHOOL.

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
15 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640169349300139

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