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← THE HILL SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE HILL SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$53,310,982
Total expenses
$55,802,808
Contributions and grants received
$7,932,361
Grants paid
$7,532,264
Program service revenue
$36,585,282
Investment income
$8,709,841
Other revenue
$83,498
Total assets, end of year
$345,931,101
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,891,820
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$293,039,281
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$40,423,203
Management and general expenses
$11,296,887
Fundraising expenses
$4,082,718
Program service expenses (Part III)
$40,423,203

Program services were 72.4% 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

    $7,932,361

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $640,178

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $36,484,956 · related or exempt $36,484,956

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SUMMER ATHLETIC CAMPS

    total $56,142 · unrelated business $56,142

  • 2c · Program service revenue: USE OF FACILITIES

    total $44,184 · unrelated business $44,184

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,700,292 · unrelated business $902,363 · excluded $4,797,929

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,673,303

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

    securities $7,663,754

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,009,549

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,009,549 · excluded $3,009,549

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $141,297

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $133,220

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,077 · related or exempt $8,077

  • 11a · Other revenue: STUDENT BUS TRIPS

    total $94,019 · related or exempt $94,019

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total -$18,598 · related or exempt -$18,598

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $75,421

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,512,264 · program services $7,512,264

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,277,393 · program services $137,250 · management and general $1,002,893 · fundraising $137,250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,350,306 · program services $9,573,634 · management and general $4,684,968 · fundraising $1,091,704

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,552,985 · program services $974,625 · management and general $469,593 · fundraising $108,767

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,876,392 · program services $1,805,503 · management and general $859,546 · fundraising $211,343

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,241,170 · program services $735,506 · management and general $414,451 · fundraising $91,213

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $482,794 · management and general $482,794

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,250 · management and general $36,250

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,500 · fundraising $1,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $354,639 · management and general $354,639

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $302,941 · management and general $200,286 · fundraising $102,655

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12 · fundraising $12

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $832,525 · management and general $504,175 · fundraising $328,350

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $68,283 · fundraising $68,283

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,496,980 · program services $1,206,171 · management and general $270,594 · fundraising $20,215

  • 17 · Travel

    total $373,700 · management and general $146,243 · fundraising $227,457

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,810,108 · program services $1,620,046 · management and general $162,910 · fundraising $27,152

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,313,770 · program services $5,650,825 · management and general $568,239 · fundraising $94,706

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $583,756 · management and general $583,756

  • 24a · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL

    total $3,893,059 · program services $3,893,059

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE

    total $2,761,489 · program services $2,761,489

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,906,297 · program services $1,706,136 · management and general $171,567 · fundraising $28,594

  • 24d · Other expenses: AUTO-GROUNDS-HOUSEKEEPI

    total $1,898,949 · program services $1,699,560 · management and general $170,905 · fundraising $28,484

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,855,246 · program services $1,127,135 · management and general $213,078 · fundraising $1,515,033

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,095,235 · end of year $341,472

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $21,602,839 · end of year $9,512,097

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,228,669 · end of year $9,134,720

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $672,921 · end of year $1,544,591

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $132,155 · end of year $138,199

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $295,382 · end of year $300,223

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

    $164,427,525

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

    $54,733,110

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $105,361,578 · end of year $109,694,415

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $113,502,699 · end of year $134,922,804

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $78,899,470 · end of year $80,290,444

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $136,808 · end of year $52,136

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,418,212 · end of year $4,084,716

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $160,280 · end of year $151,220

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $43,969,085 · end of year $42,915,085

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,467,497 · end of year $5,740,799

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $109,474,534 · end of year $120,535,093

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $168,438,148 · end of year $172,504,188

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE HILL SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD FOR COLLEGE, CAREERS AND LIFE. WITHIN A FAMILY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND A RIGOROUS LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM, WE CHALLENGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO WORK HARD; THINK AND REASON; BE FULFILLED; SERVE THE COMMON GOOD; AND BE PREPARED TO LEAD AS CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, UNIQUELY GUIDED BY OUR MOTTO, "WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE."

Activities or mission (Part I)

SECONDARY BOARDING/DAY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

  • THE HILL SCHOOL PROVIDES A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM TO ITS 539 STUDENTS EMPHASIZING CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING. A TOTAL OF 27 ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES WERE OFFERED AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF HONORS CLASSES AND INDEPENDENT STUDIES. HILL STUDENTS ARE ACTIVE IN ATHLETICS, THE ARTS, STUDENT-RUN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. HILL STUDENTS ARE DRAWN FROM 28 STATES AND 21 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE TYPICAL CLASS SIZE IS 11 STUDENTS WITH A STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO OF 7:1.

    Expenses $40,423,203 · Grants $7,532,264 · Revenue $36,585,282

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • James L Alexandre

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Michelle A Gyves

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • James A Baker IV

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Douglas R Brody

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Geoffrey A Richards

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John P Millar Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth T Burton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert W Oberrender

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynne Evans

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James J Sheward

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard J Tabarrini Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew J Bates

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related
  • Madison Byrnes Benadum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Darnell J Morrow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tracy L Steele

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Max Zhang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole E Lauredan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Douglas J Bouqard III

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Kang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay Lankford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related
  • Hans Maentz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis Maguire

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Annie McLaughlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael W Harris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related
  • Scott Faulkingham

    ASSISTANT TREASURER & CONT

    Total calculated
    $179,273
    From this org
    $149,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,305
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,352
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $7,116
    Deferred
    $13,507
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,798
    Filer's total
    $179,273
  • Richard Wood

    TREASURER & CFOO

    Total calculated
    $381,255
    From this org
    $294,143
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,112
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,892
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $25,751
    Deferred
    $38,305
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,807
    Filer's total
    $381,255
  • Kathleen Devaney

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $290,831
    From this org
    $219,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,358
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,172
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $26,301
    Deferred
    $27,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,733
    Filer's total
    $290,831
  • Shonda Kraemer

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $102,481
    From this org
    $79,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,414
    Hours/week
    40
  • Thomas Eccleston IV

    ASST. HEADMASTER FOR ENROL

    Total calculated
    $247,236
    From this org
    $175,183
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,053
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,198
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $22,485
    Deferred
    $22,799
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,254
    Filer's total
    $247,236
  • Christian P Sockel

    ASST. HEADMASTER FOR ADVAN

    Total calculated
    $292,631
    From this org
    $252,961
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,670
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,461
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $42,000
    Deferred
    $30,349
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,321
    Filer's total
    $292,631
  • Lynda Hamilton-Kirk

    ASST. HEAD OF STUDENT LIFE

    Total calculated
    $220,195
    From this org
    $191,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,462
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,838
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $18,395
    Deferred
    $19,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,386
    Filer's total
    $220,195
  • Dr Kristin Spencer

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $243,959
    From this org
    $199,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,059
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,707
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $27,193
    Deferred
    $12,225
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,834
    Filer's total
    $243,959
  • Sylvia Rodriguez Vargas

    ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $353,442
    From this org
    $279,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,097
    Bonus
    $18,750
    Other
    $9,683
    Deferred
    $34,135
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,777
    Filer's total
    $353,442
  • Zachary Lehman

    HEAD OF SCHOOL - FORMER

    Total calculated
    $758,144
    From this org
    $550,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $208,144
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $550,000
    Deferred
    $50,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $158,144
    Filer's total
    $758,144

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
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 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, LINES 4A-B
PER CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, A SEVERANCE PACKAGE PAID TO AN EMPLOYEE IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TAX AUTHORITIES UPON REQUEST.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511279349304311

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