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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BUCKLEY SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$49,490,920
Total expenses
$45,876,910
Contributions and grants received
$7,304,437
Grants paid
$4,929,812
Program service revenue
$41,000,396
Investment income
$868,020
Other revenue
$318,067
Total assets, end of year
$169,874,564
Total liabilities, end of year
$72,912,938
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$96,961,626
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,149,328
Management and general expenses
$9,135,706
Fundraising expenses
$1,591,876
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,149,328

Program services were 76.6% 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

    $248,548

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,055,889

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $224,883

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $41,000,396 · related or exempt $41,000,396

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $868,020 · excluded $868,020

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $184,800

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $184,800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $184,800 · excluded $184,800

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $470,867

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

    $248,548

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $444,419

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $26,448 · excluded $26,448

  • 11a · Other revenue: HOT LUNCH

    total $100,579 · related or exempt $100,579

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,240 · related or exempt $6,240

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $106,819

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,929,812 · program services $4,929,812

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,469,099 · program services $1,100,272 · management and general $290,124 · fundraising $78,703

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $18,382,279 · program services $13,858,839 · management and general $3,508,063 · fundraising $1,015,377

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $876,695 · program services $609,938 · management and general $235,402 · fundraising $31,355

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,990,307 · program services $2,123,254 · management and general $696,699 · fundraising $170,354

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,410,843 · program services $1,128,061 · management and general $232,343 · fundraising $50,439

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $292,891 · management and general $292,891

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $207,411 · management and general $207,411

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,776,014 · program services $2,213,215 · management and general $452,085 · fundraising $110,714

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,756,038 · program services $1,502,370 · management and general $240,004 · fundraising $13,664

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $867,368 · program services $548,358 · management and general $279,842 · fundraising $39,168

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,130 · program services $18,292 · management and general $9,754 · fundraising $1,084

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $426,378 · program services $209,762 · management and general $216,616

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,070,241 · program services $856,193 · management and general $214,048

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,126,473 · program services $2,344,855 · management and general $781,618

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,148,865 · program services $1,721,430 · management and general $427,435

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,562,505 · program services $567,280 · management and general $925,582 · fundraising $69,643

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $1,042,123 · program services $1,042,123

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIP. RENTAL/MTN

    total $251,244 · program services $201,981 · management and general $49,263

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATI

    total $170,246 · program services $127,819 · management and general $31,052 · fundraising $11,375

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $90,948 · program services $45,474 · management and general $45,474

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,093,116 · end of year $6,897,526

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,290,900 · end of year $15,691,971

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $105,429 · end of year $4,844,045

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,815 · end of year $377,430

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

    $117,453,664

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

    $31,087,898

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $84,923,842 · end of year $86,365,766

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $19,147,725 · end of year $17,235,282

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $33,129,043 · end of year $38,462,544

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,859,910 · end of year $6,729,749

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $22,605,315 · end of year $24,049,792

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $38,645,076 · end of year $41,813,117

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $336,008 · end of year $320,280

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $83,180,324 · end of year $87,167,096

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,153,237 · end of year $9,794,530

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL IS A DYNAMIC, NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION. OUR INNOVATIVE TEACHERS AND CHALLENGING PROGRAMS INSPIRE CREATIVITY, COURAGE, AND COLLABORATION. BY PROMOTING A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF MIND, BODY, AND CHARACTER, WE ENCOURAGE EACH STUDENT TO FIND JOY AND MEANING IN LIFE AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL, COLLEGE PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL.

  • THE SCHOOL IS SITUATED ON A NINETEEN ACRE CAMPUS IN A RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, A SETTING OF NATURAL BEAUTY WITH ACCESS TO THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA. WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 830 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE, THE SCHOOL SEEKS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS WHO REFLECT THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES.BUCKLEY'S PHILOSOPHY, THE 4-FOLD PLAN OF EDUCATION, COMBINES THE PRINCIPLES OF WHOLE-CHILD EDUCATION - A DEEPLY INTER-CONNECTED PROGRAM OF ACADEMICS, THE ARTS, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MORAL EDUCATION. CURIOSITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CREATIVITY ARE ENCOURAGED AND PROMOTED. WE BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS' BEST WORK -- IN THE CLASSROOM, IN THE ARTS, AND ON THE FIELD, CAN ONLY BE REALIZED THROUGH SELF-EXPRESSION AND RESILIENCE WITHIN AN INTENTIONAL PROGRAM.OUR LOWER SCHOOL BLENDS TRADITION AND STRUCTURE WITH PROGRESSIVE METHODOLOGIES. OUR MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL IS COLLEGE PREPARATORY, BASED ON A PRESCRIBED CURRICULUM THAT EVOLVES TO INCLUDE THE BEST OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND TEACHING METHODOLOGIES.

    Expenses $35,149,328 · Grants $4,929,812 · Revenue $41,107,215

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Benjamin Vega

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Eric Biddle

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Shari Rosenthal

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jose-Manuel Decastro

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Sadkin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Chip Sellers

    PARLIAMENTARIAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Andrea Alberini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Anne-Marie Balzano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tova Cohen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joss Hastings-Price

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jackie Goldberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Alix Merkley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brian Nussbaum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Peggy Proctor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Karen Richardson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jen Sheffield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Randall Winston

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Vincent Travaglione

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mark Nehoray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Alona Hilary Scott

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $715,840
    From this org
    $461,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $254,611
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,907
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $40,322
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $239,361
    Filer's total
    $715,840
  • Elizabeth M Turchan

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $471,226
    From this org
    $422,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,765
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $378,349
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $14,112
    Deferred
    $24,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,365
    Filer's total
    $471,226
  • Michelle Wenker Schroth

    DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $249,428
    From this org
    $208,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,835
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,736
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $8,857
    Deferred
    $8,168
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,667
    Filer's total
    $249,428
  • Adrienne M Parsons

    HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $238,438
    From this org
    $197,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,984
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,225
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $8,729
    Deferred
    $16,021
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,963
    Filer's total
    $238,438
  • Erwin Wong

    DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $232,253
    From this org
    $199,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,829
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,853
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $10,071
    Deferred
    $9,964
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,865
    Filer's total
    $232,253
  • George A Russo

    DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $231,488
    From this org
    $193,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,062
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $12,137
    Deferred
    $15,424
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,865
    Filer's total
    $231,488
  • Donald Smith Jr

    HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $217,413
    From this org
    $184,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,143
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,960
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $9,310
    Deferred
    $9,344
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,799
    Filer's total
    $217,413

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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
PER THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO LIVE AT A HOUSE OWNED BY THE SCHOOL. ESTIMATED RENT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR IS $150,000.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE MADE UPON THE DISCRETION OF THE HEAD OF 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
2022
Filed
8 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441309349302049

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