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← METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,501,006
Total expenses
$25,181,624
Contributions and grants received
$5,284,138
Grants paid
$3,572,802
Program service revenue
$21,769,072
Investment income
$468,851
Other revenue
-$21,055
Total assets, end of year
$49,965,480
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,734,328
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$38,231,152
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,524,553
Management and general expenses
$5,657,071
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,524,553

Program services were 77.5% 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

    $202,993

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $61,372

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,019,773

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $18,005,519 · related or exempt $18,005,519

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $3,626,408 · related or exempt $3,626,408

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REQUIRED SERVICES

    total $126,549 · related or exempt $126,549

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MISC SCHOOL RELATED INCOME

    total $10,596 · related or exempt $10,596

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $260,325 · excluded $260,325

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,205,283

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

    securities $2,996,757

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $208,526

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $208,526 · excluded $208,526

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,150

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

    $202,993

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,989

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$25,839 · excluded -$25,839

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $65,118

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $60,334

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,784 · related or exempt $4,784

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,572,802 · program services $3,572,802

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $986,772 · program services $493,386 · management and general $493,386

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,581,724 · program services $7,478,375 · management and general $1,103,349

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $449,575 · program services $374,553 · management and general $75,022

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,032,322 · program services $860,054 · management and general $172,268

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $841,326 · program services $700,930 · management and general $140,396

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $82,910 · management and general $82,910

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,876 · management and general $21,876

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,000 · management and general $23,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $90,652 · management and general $90,652

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,550 · program services $20,550

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $40,501 · management and general $40,501

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $747,383 · management and general $747,383

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,885 · management and general $18,885

  • 20 · Interest

    total $400,787 · management and general $400,787

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,037,121 · program services $873,706 · management and general $163,415

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $779,079 · program services $656,323 · management and general $122,756

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $2,974,356 · program services $2,974,356

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $667,415 · program services $35,125 · management and general $632,290

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $443,487 · management and general $443,487

  • 24d · Other expenses: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

    total $423,844 · program services $287,248 · management and general $136,596

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,945,257 · program services $1,197,145 · management and general $748,112

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,693,489 · end of year $2,377,185

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $363,990 · end of year $1,427,735

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $927,925 · end of year $655,106

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $68,039 · end of year $53,475

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $771,587 · end of year $463,597

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

    $50,412,621

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

    $19,735,347

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,434,259 · end of year $30,677,274

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,843,776 · end of year $7,838,695

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,287,125

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $185,288

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,156,485 · end of year $1,040,259

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,580,411 · end of year $1,718,767

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $7,373,873 · end of year $7,018,680

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $458,263 · end of year $1,956,622

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,015,159 · end of year $30,593,631

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,518,874 · end of year $7,637,521

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY ENRICHES THE LIVES OF TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE IN A DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING STRENGTH OF INTELLECT AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER WITHIN A COMMUNITY THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CHALLENGING AND SUPPORTIVE. OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO BE (CONT'D SCH. O) FLEXIBLE, TO BE ADAPTABLE, AND TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE WITH HONOR, OPTIMISM, CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.

Activities or mission (Part I)

METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY ENRICHES THE LIVES OF TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE IN A (CONT'D SCH. O) DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING STRENGTH OF INTELLECT AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER WITHIN A COMMUNITY THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CHALLENGING AND SUPPORTIVE. OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO BE FLEXIBLE, TO BE ADAPTABLE, AND TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE WITH HONOR, OPTIMISM, CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.

  • METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE NONSECTARIAN EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH TWELTH GRADE. THE SCHOOL IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE SEPARATE DIVISIONS: A LOWER SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND UPPER SCHOOL. THE LOWER SCHOOL OFFERS PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFERS GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT, AND THE UPPER SCHOOL OFFERS GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE. EACH SCHOOL PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES THAT CATER SPECIFICALLY TO THE AGES OF THE ENROLLED STUDENTS. THE LOWER SCHOOL OFFERS AN AFTER-SCHOOL DAY CARE AS WELL AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK CLINIC AND OTHER ENRICHMENT COURSES. BOTH THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOLS OFFER STUDENTS A WIDE RANGE OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, MUSIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS , AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. A TOTAL OF 732 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, 270 OF WHOM RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DIVISION FOR CHILDREN SIX WEEKS UP TO 4 YEARS OF AGE, AND THE TOTAL ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM WERE 123 CHILDREN.

    Expenses $19,524,553 · Grants $3,572,802 · Revenue $21,773,856

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ROBERT HEREFORD

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $371,942
    From this org
    $318,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,942
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $318,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,042
    Filer's total
    $371,942

  • JENNIFER HEEBE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBYN SCHWARZ

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAXTON WHITE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • YVETTE JONES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DATHEL GEORGES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUMA JAIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN KATZ

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MALCOLM MEYER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN MORTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM ROGERS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAKE WEINSTOCK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LATRESHA WHITE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARC WHITENER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM WOLF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMELIA SHERMAN

    FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $70,234
    From this org
    $59,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,524
    Hours/week
    40

  • CHRISTIAN BLESSEY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIMOTHY BRIGHT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHELLI ERGEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NIHAL GODIWALA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN LITTLE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TARA LUPARELLO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BONNIE LAGRAIZE

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $134,055
    From this org
    $117,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,054
    Hours/week
    40

  • LORI GORDILLO

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $126,171
    From this org
    $119,178
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,993
    Hours/week
    40

  • MIGNON ODEM

    LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $122,627
    From this org
    $117,568
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,059
    Hours/week
    40

  • AUGUSTINE WHYTE

    UPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $123,099
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,099
    Hours/week
    40

  • PAUL FRANTZ

    MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $118,734
    From this org
    $105,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,367
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHAEL MCGUIRE

    ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,148
    From this org
    $111,996
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,152
    Hours/week
    40

  • GARY LOTZ

    DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $113,570
    From this org
    $107,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,260
    Hours/week
    40

  • GEORGE HUNTER

    ACADEMIC DEAN

    Total calculated
    $112,686
    From this org
    $100,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,661
    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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349303662

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