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Miss Hall's School

Pittsfield, MA · EIN 04-2104273 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Miss Hall's School reported $20.4 million in revenue and $23.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.46 went to program services, $12.00 to management and general costs and $2.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 66.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $501,449 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% 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 $23M

For 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 $20M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.5%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.0%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.5%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.20$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
14.3%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
66.7%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$501,449$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.17%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
68
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
22.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
26 of 26100.0%

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 expense
$20M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $6.4M · revenue $14M

Miss Hall's school is an independent boarding and day school, providing education to approximately 205 students in grades 9-12 representing 11 states and 23 countries. Miss Hall's school is committed to fostering excellence in academics, the arts, and athletics within a vibrant, caring and inclusive community, with emphasis on integrity, leadership, diversity, and service as well as on respect for self and others. Miss Hall's school provides its students with a unique opportunity to prepare themselves for the challenges and choices they will face as women and citizens of the world

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$351,223$0$150,226$501,449
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$155,046$0$58,676$213,722
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OP
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$138,570$0$38,840$177,410
DIRECTOR OF FACULTY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,974$0$13,889$150,863

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Miss Hall's School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $506K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$23M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$23M85.5%$44M$501,449
FY2024 ⓘ$24M$22M87.7%$46M$447,530
FY2023 ⓘ$23M$19M78.3%$43M$421,230
FY2022 ⓘ$21M$18M76.7%$37M$314,094
FY2021 ⓘ$21M$18M76.2%$39M$630,062
FY2020 ⓘ$17M$20M77.3%$32M$393,459

Governance 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–1b26 · 26 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 2Yes
  • 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5161
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6212

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
DJ WOOLIVER & SONS
Contractor services
$220,521
ALETA LAW
Investigation services
$219,264
COHEN KINNE VALICENTI COOK
Legal services
$179,729
GOLDEN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
Admission consultant commission
$115,470

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

22 private foundations reported grants to Miss Hall's School totaling $661K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Miss Hall's School's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Miss Hall's School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Miss Hall's School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Miss Hall's School reported that 85.5% of its $23.1 million in expenses went to program services, 12.0% to management and general and 2.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Miss Hall's School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Miss Hall's School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $501,449, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Miss Hall's School get its money?

Of $20.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 14.3% came from contributions and grants and 66.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Miss Hall's School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2104273 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 202640149349300114 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500299349300110 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400529349300025 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330339349300963 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113509349300341 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100889349300650 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-2104273: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.