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BUCKLEY SCHOOL

EIN 95-1750023 SHERMAN OAKS, CA

Largest nonprofits in California

Revenue 2023
$47,326,349
Expenses 2023
$47,080,651

Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2000
Street
3900 STANSBURY AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

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 $36,805,172 · Grants $5,200,785 · Revenue $43,375,716

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Alona Hilary Scott

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $1,061,569
    From this org
    $732,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $328,832
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $668,513
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $64,224
    Deferred
    $87,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $241,832
    Filer's total
    $1,061,569
  • Elizabeth M Turchan

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $472,369
    From this org
    $420,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,363
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $395,305
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $14,701
    Deferred
    $26,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,963
    Filer's total
    $472,369
  • Adrienne M Parsons

    HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $249,777
    From this org
    $205,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,791
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,156
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $9,330
    Deferred
    $16,730
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,061
    Filer's total
    $249,777
  • Sherrie Singer

    HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $206,942
    From this org
    $196,998
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,568
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,430
    Deferred
    $9,805
    Nontaxable benefits
    $139
    Filer's total
    $206,942
  • Donald Smith Jr

    HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $228,146
    From this org
    $192,252
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,894
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,084
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $7,668
    Deferred
    $9,744
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,150
    Filer's total
    $228,146
  • Erwin Wong

    DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT

    Total calculated
    $230,248
    From this org
    $209,908
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,340
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,253
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $14,155
    Deferred
    $10,421
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,919
    Filer's total
    $230,248
  • Gregory Sacon

    DIR OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $229,508
    From this org
    $185,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,185
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $7,283
    Deferred
    $15,693
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,347
    Filer's total
    $229,508
  • Michelle Totanes

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $208,482
    From this org
    $197,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,631
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,768
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $8,083
    Deferred
    $10,045
    Nontaxable benefits
    $586
    Filer's total
    $208,482
  • Michael J Petrella

    TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $209,260
    From this org
    $182,463
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,797
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,550
    Bonus
    $22,387
    Other
    $32,526
    Deferred
    $14,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,034
    Filer's total
    $209,260
  • George A Russo

    UPPER SCHOOL DEAN

    Total calculated
    $206,274
    From this org
    $181,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,422
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,820
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $14,032
    Deferred
    $14,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,919
    Filer's total
    $206,274
  • Michelle Wenker Schroth

    FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $181,887
    From this org
    $158,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,791
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $102,873
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $55,223
    Deferred
    $3,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,691
    Filer's total
    $181,887
  • Benjamin Vega

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Shari Rosenthal

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Sadkin

    TREASURER

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

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Chip Sellers

    PARLIAMENTARIAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Alix Merkley

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brian Nussbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Frank Jung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • George Ellis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jackie Goldberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jen Sheffield

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Karen Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $47,326,349
    Expenses
    $47,080,651
    Contributions
    $1,619,008
    Grants paid
    $5,200,785
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $49,490,920
    Expenses
    $45,876,910
    Contributions
    $7,304,437
    Grants paid
    $4,929,812

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,807,271
    Expenses
    $40,029,794
    Assets (EOY)
    $155,779,870
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,463,452
    Expenses
    $37,561,008
    Assets (EOY)
    $161,147,758
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,464,233
    Expenses
    $37,455,066
    Assets (EOY)
    $150,486,394
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,930,821
    Expenses
    $36,224,721
    Assets (EOY)
    $152,492,338
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,404,546
    Expenses
    $35,747,442
    Assets (EOY)
    $150,256,588
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,898,750
    Expenses
    $35,046,221
    Assets (EOY)
    $150,323,888
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $36,092,987
    Expenses
    $32,844,750
    Assets (EOY)
    $144,139,656
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,041,407
    Expenses
    $32,905,588
    Assets (EOY)
    $142,884,388
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $33,626,148
    Expenses
    $31,533,817
    Assets (EOY)
    $116,865,371
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $30,080,263
    Assets (EOY)
    $108,397,705

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.