Bancroft School
Bancroft School reported $18.0 million in revenue and $21.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.42 went to program services, $24.09 to management and general costs and $0.49 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $308,695 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 15% 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 $21MFor 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 $18M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$3.44 $623K
- Program service revenue$89.93 $16M
- Investment income$6.63 $1.2M
Other revenue was negative: −$103K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.1% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.17 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.5% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 90.4% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $308,695 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.47% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.4 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 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 expenseBancroft provides a comprehensive, caring, and creative curricular and extracurricular program that fosters an experience of excellence for each student. Inspired students, a superior faculty, and engaged families thrive in our diverse, safe, and supportive community. We afford students the opportunity to discover their passion in life and to learn to embrace confidently and responsibly the moral and ethical challenges of being life-long learners, teachers of others, and citizens of an increasingly complex global community. Approximately 400 students attend bancroft
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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,760 | $0 | $26,935 | $308,695 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,878 | $0 | $9,334 | $166,212 |
| ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,149 | $0 | $16,955 | $158,104 |
| UPPER SCHOOL DIVISION HEAD Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,425 | $0 | $30,689 | $149,114 |
| DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & BELONG Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,749 | $0 | $13,298 | $140,047 |
| ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCH Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,256 | $0 | $23,234 | $132,490 |
| DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,995 | $0 | $5,494 | $114,489 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bancroft School (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b21 · 21 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5240
- Volunteers Part I, line 640
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Bancroft School totaling $28,051 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 Bancroft School spent in FY2025, $75.42 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Bancroft School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bancroft School reported that 75.4% of its $21.0 million in expenses went to program services, 24.1% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bancroft School pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bancroft School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $308,695, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bancroft School get its money?
Of $18.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.5% came from contributions and grants and 90.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bancroft School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2103861 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 202631349349302348 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349305697 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411359349304551 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349302433 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349301404 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110579349301301 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2103861: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.