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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SHIPLEY SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,116,576
Total expenses
$43,367,975
Contributions and grants received
$4,713,028
Grants paid
$8,060,397
Program service revenue
$32,844,149
Investment income
$2,283,541
Other revenue
$275,858
Total assets, end of year
$103,267,663
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,350,588
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$77,917,075
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$36,472,576
Management and general expenses
$4,982,394
Fundraising expenses
$1,913,005
Program service expenses (Part III)
$36,472,576

Program services were 84.1% 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

    $115,786

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $135,302

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,461,940

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $137,650

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $30,668,617 · related or exempt $30,668,617

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAFETERIA SALES/ LUNCH

    total $1,254,511 · related or exempt $1,254,511

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LOWER SCHOOL AFTER CARE PROGRAMS

    total $296,650 · related or exempt $296,650

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SQUASH PROGRAM

    total $260,482 · related or exempt $260,482

  • 2e · Program service revenue: MUSIC FEES

    total $165,720 · related or exempt $165,720

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $198,169 · related or exempt $198,169

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,151,479 · unrelated business $7,326 · excluded $2,144,153

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $152,488

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $153,782

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$1,294

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$1,294 · unrelated business $26,630 · excluded -$27,924

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,065,925

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

    securities $16,933,863

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $132,062

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $132,062 · excluded $132,062

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $115,786

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $45,894

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$45,894 · excluded -$45,894

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $291,101

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $297,962

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$6,861 · excluded -$6,861

  • 11a · Other revenue: TUTORING

    total $66,912 · related or exempt $66,912

  • 11b · Other revenue: SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

    total $30,006 · related or exempt $30,006

  • 11c · Other revenue: BOOKFAIR

    total $13,515 · related or exempt $13,515

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $219,474 · excluded $219,474

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $329,907

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,060,397 · program services $8,060,397

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,103,215 · management and general $1,103,215

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,881,073 · program services $13,957,821 · management and general $1,016,839 · fundraising $906,413

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $716,022 · program services $655,775 · management and general $17,661 · fundraising $42,586

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,127,570 · program services $2,773,513 · management and general $177,156 · fundraising $176,901

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,158,166 · program services $1,017,908 · management and general $74,156 · fundraising $66,102

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $252,874 · program services $222,250 · management and general $16,191 · fundraising $14,433

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,750 · program services $27,026 · management and general $1,969 · fundraising $1,755

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $161,382 · management and general $161,382

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $103,970 · program services $91,379 · management and general $6,657 · fundraising $5,934

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $159,826 · program services $140,471 · management and general $10,233 · fundraising $9,122

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,423,310 · program services $1,284,438 · management and general $124,374 · fundraising $14,498

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $748,229 · program services $659,295 · management and general $47,020 · fundraising $41,914

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,048,213 · program services $1,800,167 · management and general $131,144 · fundraising $116,902

  • 17 · Travel

    total $349,102 · program services $318,295 · management and general $24,402 · fundraising $6,405

  • 20 · Interest

    total $662,288 · program services $582,083 · management and general $42,405 · fundraising $37,800

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,928,058 · program services $2,573,460 · management and general $187,479 · fundraising $167,119

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $281,910 · program services $247,770 · management and general $18,050 · fundraising $16,090

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOARD CONTINGENCY

    total $1,842,076 · management and general $1,752,076 · fundraising $90,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: LUNCHES

    total $788,813 · program services $693,285 · management and general $50,506 · fundraising $45,022

  • 24c · Other expenses: ATHLETIC EXPENSE

    total $383,647 · program services $383,647

  • 24d · Other expenses: AUXILLARY

    total $281,700 · program services $281,700

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $875,384 · program services $701,896 · management and general $19,479 · fundraising $154,009

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,480,756 · end of year $4,943,372

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,566,663 · end of year $13,523,718

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $468,590 · end of year $236,600

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $31,413

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $210,708 · end of year $1,068,187

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

    $93,592,073

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

    $55,121,133

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $38,705,748 · end of year $38,470,940

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $41,517,332 · end of year $42,283,604

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,882,845 · end of year $2,504,324

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $529,718 · end of year $205,505

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,987,044 · end of year $3,985,012

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,778,789 · end of year $2,147,518

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $19,431,252 · end of year $19,030,970

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $374,713 · end of year $187,088

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $47,600,080 · end of year $46,718,758

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,190,482 · end of year $31,198,317

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL, A PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12 COEDUCATIONAL DAY SCHOOL, IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING IN EACH STUDENT A LOVE OF LEARNING AND A COMPASSIONATE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL IS A PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12 COEDUCATIONAL DAY SCHOOL.

  • THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL PROVIDES A PRIVATE SCHOOL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS RANGING FROM PREKINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12. THERE WERE 765 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL DURING THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. THE SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND THE MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. SHIPLEY PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE THEIR BEST SELVES AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING A BALANCED EDUCATION THAT CENTERS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING, AND A THRIVING COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $36,472,576 · Grants $8,060,397 · Revenue $32,954,582

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Colin Kelton

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Antonette Dulay-Tiongco

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Neal Regino

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Anne Vasquez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Adam Spector

    TRUSTEE ERMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Elizabeth Hucker

    TRUSTEE ERMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Susanna Lachs

    TRUSTEE ERMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Gerald Renthal

    TRUSTEE ERMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Lloyd Snyder

    TRUSTEE ERMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mary Patterson McPherson

    HONORARY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ada Anderson Strasenburgh

    HONORARY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Michele Turner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Melissa Zadnik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mimi Keller Drake

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Bryant Horsley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Melissa Bergen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Amanda Ulrich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Kim Cassidy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Allison Grant

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Gordon Cooney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Greg Coleman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Benjamin Willner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Michelle Allen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • David Palmer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Akinwole Garrett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Kathy Dawson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Kyle Lissack

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Katrina Sherrerd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Andrew Snyder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Erika Griffin White

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Brooksley Wylie

    TRUSTEE ERMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Michael Turner

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $1,072,597
    From this org
    $963,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $109,252
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $542,414
    Bonus
    $408,931
    Other
    $12,000
    Deferred
    $18,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $91,102
    Filer's total
    $1,072,597
  • Devin Aronstam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Prashant Bhuyan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Zachary Walker

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $114,987
    From this org
    $104,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,207
    Hours/week
    40
  • Audrey Schnur

    ASST HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $266,447
    From this org
    $253,824
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,623
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,724
    Bonus
    $24,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,623
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $266,447
  • Josephine Burri

    DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $184,879
    From this org
    $162,194
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,685
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,494
    Bonus
    $700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,355
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,330
    Filer's total
    $184,879
  • Kriston Ryan

    HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $202,117
    From this org
    $158,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,994
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,423
    Bonus
    $700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,869
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,125
    Filer's total
    $202,117
  • Chris Lengthorn

    DIRECTOR OF SQUASH

    Total calculated
    $196,775
    From this org
    $184,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,590
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,208
    Bonus
    $78,977
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,750
    Filer's total
    $196,775
  • Shane Kinsella

    ASST HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

    Total calculated
    $203,684
    From this org
    $179,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,780
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,204
    Bonus
    $700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,330
    Filer's total
    $203,684

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
  • 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

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
THE HEADMASTER OF THE SCHOOL IS PROVIDED WITH ON-CAMPUS HOUSING. THE HOUSING IS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND NOT PART OF HIS TAXABLE INCOME.

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
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521259349301367

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