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← ST JOHNS SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ST JOHNS SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$117,051,094
Total expenses
$61,733,580
Contributions and grants received
$53,933,040
Grants paid
$4,485,564
Program service revenue
$51,880,537
Investment income
$10,855,757
Other revenue
$381,760
Total assets, end of year
$426,990,043
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,702,549
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$285,287,494
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$51,719,839
Management and general expenses
$8,419,022
Fundraising expenses
$1,594,719
Program service expenses (Part III)
$51,719,839

Program services were 83.8% 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

    $53,933,040

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,078,350

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition

    total $48,492,047 · related or exempt $48,492,047

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Cafeteria fees

    total $1,706,713 · related or exempt $1,706,713

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Auxiliary service fees

    total $858,680 · related or exempt $858,680

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Activity fees

    total $823,097 · related or exempt $823,097

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,736,153 · excluded $4,736,153

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $59,950

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $59,950

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $59,950 · excluded $59,950

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,950,908

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

    securities $831,304

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,119,604

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,119,604 · excluded $6,119,604

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $373,576

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $222,575

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $151,001 · related or exempt $151,001

  • 11a · Other revenue: Shared parking garage income

    total $166,092 · related or exempt $166,092

  • 11b · Other revenue: Partnership income

    total $4,717 · unrelated business $4,717

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $170,809

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,485,564 · program services $4,485,564

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,258,966 · program services $1,057,400 · management and general $668,838 · fundraising $532,728

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $27,187,332 · program services $25,346,792 · management and general $1,428,130 · fundraising $412,410

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,630,381 · program services $1,215,410 · management and general $378,140 · fundraising $36,831

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,270,067 · program services $2,490,951 · management and general $726,482 · fundraising $52,634

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,154,160 · program services $1,701,795 · management and general $383,976 · fundraising $68,389

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,892 · management and general $9,892

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,700 · management and general $65,700

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $14,315 · fundraising $14,315

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $445,431 · management and general $445,431

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $227,709 · program services $96,692 · management and general $131,017

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,539,575 · program services $2,119,171 · management and general $315,300 · fundraising $105,104

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,211,959 · program services $724,859 · management and general $487,100

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,562,425 · program services $2,362,834 · management and general $174,119 · fundraising $25,472

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $485,697 · program services $402,846 · management and general $45,705 · fundraising $37,146

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,457,909 · management and general $2,457,909

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,495,044 · program services $5,389,633 · management and general $44,426 · fundraising $60,985

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,465,997 · program services $1,302,168 · management and general $149,094 · fundraising $14,735

  • 24a · Other expenses: Student activities,trip

    total $1,246,092 · program services $1,246,092

  • 24b · Other expenses: Food services

    total $1,152,145 · program services $1,129,775 · management and general $16,246 · fundraising $6,124

  • 24c · Other expenses: Contract services

    total $551,534 · program services $513,309 · management and general $10,931 · fundraising $27,294

  • 24d · Other expenses: Community relations

    total $377,618 · management and general $251,595 · fundraising $126,023

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $438,068 · program services $134,548 · management and general $228,991 · fundraising $74,529

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $18,363,192 · end of year $19,645,503

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $47,192,069 · end of year $72,258,997

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,723,036 · end of year $23,327,964

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $284,318 · end of year $293,352

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $378,625 · end of year $397,522

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,457,401 · end of year $1,700,459

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

    $282,266,174

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

    $86,513,784

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $187,571,557 · end of year $195,752,390

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $73,282,429 · end of year $80,019,391

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $28,144,071 · end of year $33,590,631

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,558 · end of year $3,834

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,292,609 · end of year $5,179,867

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $35,808,738 · end of year $36,778,929

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $101,496,756 · end of year $99,216,498

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $538,491 · end of year $527,255

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $97,162,689 · end of year $106,747,872

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $127,100,973 · end of year $178,539,622

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

See Schedule OSt. John's School is an independent, co-educational day school presenting a 13-year sequence of college preparatory training. A non-profit institution, it was founded in 1946 to provide the community with a school of exacting standards in the development of individual, spiritual, ethical, intellectual, social and physical growth. While the means to achieve that purpose may change, it remains the basic mission of the School.

Activities or mission (Part I)

St. John's School provides talented students in grades K-12 with a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and a wealth of enrichment opportunities carefully designed to prepare students for lives of leadership, service, and personal fulfillment.

  • St. John's School provides 1,422 talented students in grades K-12 with a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and a wealth of enrichment opportunities carefully designed to prepare students for lives of leadership, service, and personal fulfillment.The School seeks to develop the whole person in preparation for a lifetime of personal fulfillment and contribution to society. In particular, it is dedicated to the enhancement and the expansion of future leadership for Houston and the country. The School offers talented, motivated and energetic students a genuine challenge for academic accomplishment and development of a sense of self-worth and personal responsibility. The School in turn holds itself responsible for providing that challenge.

    Expenses $51,719,839 · Grants $4,485,564 · Revenue $52,197,630

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • William Gentry Lee Jr

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Christopher B Johnson

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth N Stepanian

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Camilo E Munoz

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • August Al-Uqdah II

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Arnold

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jean-Pierre Baizan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Bender

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathy Britton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alan Christensen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Holbrook Dorn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angela Fullen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katherine Hobby Gibson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Will Giraud

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lacey Fluor Goossen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Harvey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tola Laniyan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew D McCullough Jr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LeRoy Melcher

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ba Nguyen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leslie E Sasser

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Sloan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jing Zhou

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel J Alig

    Head of School/CEO

    Total calculated
    $956,371
    From this org
    $522,069
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $434,302
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $481,484
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $40,585
    Deferred
    $190,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $244,052
    Filer's total
    $956,371
  • Ileana del Toro

    CFOO (from 7/24)

    Total calculated
    $193,076
    From this org
    $164,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,293
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,783
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,324
    Filer's total
    $193,076
  • Christine M Curran

    Associate Head of School

    Total calculated
    $341,089
    From this org
    $272,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,150
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,939
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $57,548
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,602
    Filer's total
    $341,089
  • Kevin G Weatherill

    Head of Upper School

    Total calculated
    $257,710
    From this org
    $220,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,432
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,278
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,954
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,478
    Filer's total
    $257,710
  • Dawsey D Romero

    Director of Advancement

    Total calculated
    $254,475
    From this org
    $215,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,941
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,534
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,323
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,618
    Filer's total
    $254,475
  • Margaret E Henry

    Head of Middle School

    Total calculated
    $226,249
    From this org
    $179,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,486
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,763
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,075
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,411
    Filer's total
    $226,249
  • Richard A Still

    Director of Security & Facilities

    Total calculated
    $285,388
    From this org
    $239,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,943
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,445
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $44,330
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,613
    Filer's total
    $285,388
  • Courtney R Burger

    Director of Admissions

    Total calculated
    $204,164
    From this org
    $172,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,464
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,700
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,965
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,499
    Filer's total
    $204,164
  • David W Cohn

    Director of Athletics

    Total calculated
    $192,545
    From this org
    $166,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,433
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,112
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,691
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,742
    Filer's total
    $192,545
  • Dwight Raulston

    Senior Faculty

    Total calculated
    $220,336
    From this org
    $161,626
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,710
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,626
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,407
    Filer's total
    $220,336
  • Kenley E Turville

    Director of College Counseling

    Total calculated
    $190,614
    From this org
    $161,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,439
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,175
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,789
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,650
    Filer's total
    $190,614
  • L Greg Swan

    Former CFO (thru 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $286,802
    From this org
    $234,761
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,041
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,761
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $45,493
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,548
    Filer's total
    $286,802

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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 1a
All of the benefits checked in Part I are provided to Daniel Alig, the Head of School. - The School provides a house on campus and pays for utilities and maintenance of the house including the services of a housekeeper. The value of this benefit (estimated at $227,149 for this fiscal year) is not treated as taxable compensation because it meets the criteria for exclusion under IRC Section 119. - The School included a gross-up payment of $60,318 for this fiscal year relating to non-cash fringe benefits provided. This amount was treated as taxable compensation.
Part I, Line 4b
The School has established a Rabbi Trust for the benefit of Daniel Alig, the Head of School. The amount treated as deferred compensation to him under this plan during this fiscal year was $150,000.

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
3 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630349349301568

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