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Ransom Everglades School

Miami, FL · EIN 59-0659070 · 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

Ransom Everglades School reported $91.0 million in revenue and $72.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $58.49 went to program services, $38.41 to management and general costs and $3.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 72.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $572,726 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 126 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 70% 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 $72M

Program services$58.49 $42M
Management & general$38.41 $28M
Fundraising$3.10 $2.2M

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 $91M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$14.46 $13M
Program service revenue$72.87 $66M
Investment income$8.47 $7.7M
Other revenue$4.20 $3.8M

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.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	58.5%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	38.4%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.1%	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	14.5%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	72.9%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$572,726	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.79%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	126	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	45.8	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	33 of 33	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 expense

$42M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $8.8M · revenue $65M

During the 2024-25, school year, Ransom Everglades provided students on two campuses access to a rigorous academic program built on discussion-based learning and innovative thinking and enhanced by technologically advanced classrooms. The academic offerings were complemented by a wide-ranging and successful athletics program; a variety of opportunities in the performing and visual arts; and popular summer classes and camps. In addition, all students found frequent opportunities to engage in local or global service through student-run clubs or school-wide initiatives

— expenses · revenue $1.4M

Institution runs a summer school and camp

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	$572,726	$0	$0	$572,726
COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$437,616	$0	$0	$437,616
ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$297,551	$0	$0	$297,551
HEAD OF THE UPPER SCHOOL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$250,127	$0	$0	$250,127
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$222,896	$0	$0	$222,896
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$219,978	$0	$0	$219,978
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$216,438	$0	$0	$216,438
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$191,008	$0	$0	$191,008

126 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ransom Everglades School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (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

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$91M	$72M	58.5%	$276M	$572,726
FY2024 ⓘ	$113M	$67M	61.0%	$246M	$554,208
FY2023 ⓘ	$77M	$61M	59.4%	$191M	$1,031,942
FY2022 ⓘ	$68M	$57M	58.1%	$171M	$665,809
FY2021 ⓘ	$69M	$53M	58.5%	$167M	$594,167
FY2020 ⓘ	$54M	$46M	62.4%	$142M	$575,489

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–1b33 · 33 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 5517
Volunteers Part I, line 6298

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

SAGE DINING SERVICES INC Cafeteria services	$2,740,871
HUB INTERNATIONAL SOUTH FLORIDA LLC Liability and property insurance	$2,669,916
BRYANT SECURITY CORPORATION Guards	$736,997
HUB INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE SERVICES INC Liability and property insurance	$664,611
NATURAL TOUCH LAWN SERVICES LLC Lawn service	$653,347

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 40 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

27 private foundations reported grants to Ransom Everglades School totaling $1.1M 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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Questions people ask

How much of Ransom Everglades School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Ransom Everglades School reported that 58.5% of its $72.3 million in expenses went to program services, 38.4% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Ransom Everglades School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Ransom Everglades School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $572,726, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Ransom Everglades School get its money?

Of $91.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 14.5% came from contributions and grants and 72.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Ransom Everglades School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 59-0659070 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 202523149349304872 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541139349300924 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202302979349300715 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233119349302853 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133169349309003 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130579349301028 · read the filing

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