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← ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,661,462
Total expenses
$23,711,627
Contributions and grants received
$7,464,955
Grants paid
$4,818,246
Program service revenue
$15,519,681
Investment income
$1,140,662
Other revenue
$536,164
Total assets, end of year
$105,938,075
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,164,854
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$76,773,221
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,142,758
Management and general expenses
$1,738,453
Fundraising expenses
$1,830,416
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,142,758

Program services were 84.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $729,758

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,735,197

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,675,454

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION

    total $13,660,938 · related or exempt $13,660,938

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILLARY SERVICES

    total $1,858,743 · related or exempt $1,858,743

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,163,542 · excluded $1,163,542

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $80,386

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $80,386

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $80,386 · unrelated business $80,386

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,995,184

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

    securities $3,018,064

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$22,880

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$22,880 · excluded -$22,880

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $88,432

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $84,814

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $3,618 · excluded $3,618

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $452,160 · related or exempt $170,649 · unrelated business $281,511

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $452,160

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,818,246 · program services $4,818,246

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $942,416 · program services $782,205 · management and general $94,241 · fundraising $65,970

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,369,560 · program services $4,773,541 · management and general $827,173 · fundraising $768,846

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $282,005 · program services $209,742 · management and general $45,133 · fundraising $27,130

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $813,015 · program services $606,232 · management and general $140,423 · fundraising $66,360

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $495,189 · program services $361,545 · management and general $77,985 · fundraising $55,659

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $72,345 · management and general $72,345

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $78,129 · management and general $78,129

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $587,436 · program services $421,532 · management and general $64,721 · fundraising $101,183

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $487,305 · program services $146,761 · fundraising $340,544

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $663,295 · program services $396,883 · management and general $32,131 · fundraising $234,281

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $238,179 · program services $189,506 · management and general $132 · fundraising $48,541

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,264,902 · program services $1,264,902

  • 17 · Travel

    total $178,161 · program services $106,288 · management and general $22,402 · fundraising $49,471

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,242 · program services $3,326 · management and general $644 · fundraising $2,272

  • 20 · Interest

    total $357,566 · program services $357,566

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,322,357 · program services $2,157,487 · management and general $137,598 · fundraising $27,272

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $286,212 · program services $286,212

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUESTRIAN EXPENSES

    total $1,147,173 · program services $1,147,173

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROGRAMS

    total $918,101 · program services $881,290 · fundraising $36,811

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT HELP

    total $750,216 · program services $695,709 · management and general $54,507

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $497,489 · program services $494,919 · management and general $1,788 · fundraising $782

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $136,088 · program services $41,693 · management and general $89,101 · fundraising $5,294

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $63,199 · end of year $8,228

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,341,924 · end of year $4,926,478

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,652,670 · end of year $4,298,558

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $59,030 · end of year $47,591

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $154,626 · end of year $317,633

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

    $84,491,020

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

    $45,737,748

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,920,603 · end of year $38,753,272

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $37,236,903 · end of year $43,175,300

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $13,450,134 · end of year $13,764,845

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $353,614 · end of year $646,170

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,064,961 · end of year $2,123,683

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,440,794 · end of year $8,905,227

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $12,831,365 · end of year $12,247,588

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $5,888,356

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $49,169,883 · end of year $50,950,199

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,725,700 · end of year $25,823,022

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT, COLLEGE PREPARATORY, BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE. SINCE 1911, THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL HAS EXCELLED AT PREPARING STUDENTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. MEMBERS OF THIS DIVERSE COMMUNITY ARE DEDICATED TO SCHOLARSHIP, THE ARTS, ATHLETICS, WELLNESS, AND SERVICE. THE SATISFACTION OF ACHIEVEMENT AND JOY OF FRIENDSHIP ARE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AS THE SCHOOL EMPOWERS GIRLS TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, CONFIDENCE, COURAGE, AND CONVICTION.

  • INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

    Expenses $18,114,295 · Grants $4,818,246 · Revenue $13,660,938

  • ATHLETIC PROGRAMS/RIDING INSTRUCTION

    Expenses $2,028,463 · Revenue $2,029,392

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Meera Viswanathan

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $475,091
    From this org
    $405,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,964
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $405,127
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,214
    Filer's total
    $475,091
  • Katharine O'Brien Rohn

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Shelley Marks

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Regan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher L Brigham

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alexandra Badger Airth

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margot Campbell Bogert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Chessen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Lou Cobb

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Gates Colley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Eleanor Daugherty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harriet Blees Dewey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leander Altifois Dolphin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jean Moore Edwards

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lindsay P Flynn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Toan C Huynh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann O'Hara

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Letitia McClure Potter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sahba Sadegh-Vaziri

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamiah Tappin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Wilner Samson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ximena Eleta De Sierra

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emma Simon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth A Strapp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Emiliana Vegas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michaelynn Ware

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Wick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teresa C Younger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth McWilliams

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $204,865
    From this org
    $173,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,574
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,291
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,142
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,432
    Filer's total
    $204,865
  • Gretchen Orschiedt

    DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $238,013
    From this org
    $225,699
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,699
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,057
    Nontaxable benefits
    $257
    Filer's total
    $238,013
  • Mark Fuller

    DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $115,528
    From this org
    $109,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,523
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leila Wetmore

    DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE ANUAL FUND

    Total calculated
    $150,686
    From this org
    $130,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,432
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,254
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,432
    Filer's total
    $150,686
  • Harrison Shure

    ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL/DEAN OF ACADEMICS

    Total calculated
    $135,993
    From this org
    $121,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,594
    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

  • 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ARE REQUIRED TO LIVE ON CAMPUS AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. THE SCHOOL REPORTS THE VALUE OF THE HOUSING AS NONTAXABLE BENEFITS IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (D). THE HEAD OF SCHOOL HOSTS EVENTS AT THE RESIDENCE. A CLEANING SERVICE IS USED TO CLEAN THE PUBLIC AREAS OF THE HOME, NOT THE PERSONAL SPACE.

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.

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
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431369349304178

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