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The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation

Also known as Barrie School

Silver Spring, MD · EIN 52-1336863 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation reported $13.1 million in revenue and $14.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.65 went to program services, $13.17 to management and general costs and $1.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 82.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $218,066 (PART-YEAR HEAD OF SCHOOL). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

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 May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

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)
85.7%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.2%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.2%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.08$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
16.2%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.8%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
82.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$218,066$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.51%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
78
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.313.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 15100.0%

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
$11M expenses · 85.7% of program spending · revenue $8.6M

Instructional program - students twelve months through grade 5 receive montessori- based instruction. Students grades 6 through 12 receive instruction through a progressive, hands-on, interdisciplanary curriculum. Program expenses and revenue includes optional before & after school supervision and transportation

$1.5M expenses · 12.4% of program spending · revenue $1.9M

Summer camp - an educational camp program including arts and crafts, swimming, archery, and a variety of outdoor activities

$237K expenses · 1.9% of program spending · revenue $299K

Institute for advanced montessori studies - a program for training teachers to become montessori teachers

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
PART-YEAR HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$207,611$0$10,455$218,066
PART-YEAR HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$177,548$0$9,403$186,951
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,849$0$11,058$146,907
EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTRUCTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$117,632$0$10,718$128,350
DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & CAMPUS OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,522$0$10,679$127,201
HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,672$0$4,904$123,576
HEAD OF MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$108,883$0$10,114$118,997

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $544K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$14M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$14M85.7%$7.6M$218,066
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$15M86.5%$8.9M$333,766
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$13M86.8%$12M$309,016
FY2022 ⓘ$19M$11M87.0%$13M$308,734
FY2021 ⓘ$8.5M$9.1M83.3%$4.9M$283,319
FY2020 ⓘ$9.7M$10M85.6%$5.1M$253,038

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–1b15 · 14 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 26Yes
  • 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 5327
  • Volunteers Part I, line 615

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COUGHLIN TRANSPORTATION
Bus services
$447,480
RATIONAL PARTNERS
Strategy consultant
$310,000
JAGUAR TECHNOLOGY LLC
Information technology
$283,610
MIDDLEDORF PROPERTY SERVICES
Landscaping
$248,164

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation totaling $7,292 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 The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation reported that 85.7% of its $14.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $218,066, for the role of PART-YEAR HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation get its money?

Of $13.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 16.2% came from contributions and grants (including 4.8% from government grants) and 82.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Barrie School a Non-Profit Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1336863 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 May 31, 2025, object 202640719349301144 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202510989349300941 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202430979349300513 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202330129349303708 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202143159349305454 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202140199349300804 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1336863: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.