The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School
The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School reported $29.3 million in revenue and $29.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.16 went to program services, $7.84 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $4,019,357 (Former President and Trustee (ex-officio)). Revenue rose 35% 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 $29MFor 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 $29MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.2% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $4,019,357 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 13.74% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 261.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 9 | 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 expensesupport for the study of physical, natural and mathematical sciences in the Sheffield scientific school to be used for student financial aid, educational and research expenditures, and other purposes in accordance with the terms of various fund indentures
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former President and Trustee (ex-officio) Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $3,921,313 | $98,044 | $4,019,357 |
| President & Trustee (Ex-Officio) Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $803,448 | $86,746 | $890,194 |
| Treasurer & Trustee Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $634,970 | $155,508 | $790,478 |
| Secretary & Trustee Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $554,409 | $56,744 | $611,153 |
| Trustee Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $369,110 | $117,747 | $486,857 |
| Trustee (Ex-officio) Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $351,229 | $90,017 | $441,246 |
| Trustee Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $243,922 | $61,711 | $305,633 |
| Trustee Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $231,395 | $53,153 | $284,548 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific 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–1b9 · 1 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 15aNo
- 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
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Of every $100 The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School spent in FY2025, $92.16 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School reported that 92.2% of its $29.3 million in expenses went to program services, 7.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $4,019,357, for the role of Former President and Trustee (ex-officio) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School get its money?
Of $29.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 06-6032565 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202621339349301697 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511339349308221 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349306037 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321329349301632 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349303915 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349302028 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 06-6032565: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.