Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School reported $76.7 million in revenue and $73.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.50 went to program services, $9.76 to management and general costs and $3.74 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 85.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $740,888 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 142 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $74MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $77MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.35 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 10.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 85.9% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $740,888 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.00% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 142 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 31.6 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 30 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBuckingham Browne & Nichols School (bb&n) is a prek-12 independent day school in cambridge, massachusetts, enrolling 1,049 students who reside in 95 different towns and cities across the greater boston region. Bb&n is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity. We prepare students to be responsible and open-minded as they engage with the world around them. Our community is unified through four core values: inquiry, through which we promote curiosity and critical thinking to inspire…
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School holds a summer camp for boston area children each summer that provides members of the school and local community with a high quality, affordable option to educate and entertain their children during summer vacation
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAD OF SCHOOL Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $586,440 | $0 | $154,448 | $740,888 |
| COO/CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $441,073 | $0 | $82,799 | $523,872 |
| CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $278,014 | $0 | $78,745 | $356,759 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $290,182 | $0 | $65,537 | $355,719 |
| UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,717 | $0 | $63,507 | $267,224 |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,716 | $0 | $65,648 | $259,364 |
| LOWER SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,565 | $0 | $61,682 | $255,247 |
| DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $191,102 | $0 | $47,347 | $238,449 |
142 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b30 · 28 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5609
- Volunteers Part I, line 6372
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| REBECCA'S CULINARY GROUP Dinning services | $1,694,964 |
| YOUR SPACE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC Construction | $1,016,665 |
| C & W FACILITY SERVICES INC Property management | $722,551 |
| AQUEDUCT TECHNOLOGIES INC Techology services | $361,253 |
| BERKELEY BUILDING COMPANY Construction | $337,664 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Buckingham Browne & Nichols School totaling $529K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Buckingham Browne & Nichols School spent in FY2025, $86.50 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School reported that 86.5% of its $73.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 3.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Buckingham Browne & Nichols School pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Buckingham Browne & Nichols School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $740,888, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Buckingham Browne & Nichols School get its money?
Of $76.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 10.3% came from contributions and grants and 85.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Buckingham Browne & Nichols School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2103751 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631289349302033 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541329349302589 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349309388 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321329349307312 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349307469 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349301959 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2103751: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.