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Brookstone School

Columbus, GA · EIN 58-6003670 · 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

Brookstone School reported $21.7 million in revenue and $18.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.45 went to program services, $12.70 to management and general costs and $1.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 64.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $319,663 (Head of School). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% 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 $19M

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 $22M

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)
85.4%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.7%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.12$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
13.1%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
64.7%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$319,663$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.69%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
68
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
44.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
22 of 22100.0%

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
$16M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $19M

Private school - Providing quality education and related activities and auxiliary services to approximately 811 students three years of age through twelfth grade

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, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$272,268$0$47,395$319,663
Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$163,571$0$22,594$186,165
Learning Center Director and Assistant Head of School
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$129,691$0$17,541$147,232
Head of Upper School
Key employee, 40 hrs/week
$116,903$0$29,004$145,907
Head of Intermediate School and interim Head of Lower School
Key employee, 40 hrs/week
$99,865$0$35,825$135,690
Athletic Director
Key employee, former, 40 hrs/week
$120,254$0$14,395$134,649
Head of Middle School
Key employee, 40 hrs/week
$89,118$0$33,179$122,297

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brookstone School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (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$22M$19M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$22M$19M85.4%$70M$319,663
FY2024 ⓘ$19M$19M86.3%$68M$262,562
FY2023 ⓘ$16M$19M87.3%$64M$301,003
FY2022 ⓘ$24M$18M86.6%$64M$283,088
FY2021 ⓘ$18M$17M87.1%$67M$289,243
FY2020 ⓘ$17M$17M86.7%$59M$279,772

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–1b22 · 22 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5330
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6325

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
K&S Transportation
Transportation
$109,500

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

15 private foundations reported grants to Brookstone School totaling $1.3M 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 Brookstone 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 Brookstone School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Brookstone School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Brookstone School reported that 85.4% of its $18.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Brookstone School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Brookstone School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $319,663, for the role of Head of School (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Brookstone School get its money?

Of $21.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 13.1% came from contributions and grants and 64.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Brookstone School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-6003670 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 202631349349303848 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349301748 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440459349301889 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300409349301110 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103449349300520 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033189349301643 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-6003670: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.