The Post Oak School
The Post Oak School reported $16.7 million in revenue and $16.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.52 went to program services, $13.35 to management and general costs and $3.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $489,603 (President, Head of School). 7 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 $17MFor 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 $17M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$5.03 $845K
- Program service revenue$93.07 $16M
- Investment income$1.90 $319K
Other revenue was negative: −$51,039. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.3% | 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 | $0.61 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 93.4% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $489,603 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.96% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 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 expenseThe Post Oak School provides a comprehensive Montessori education, based on the principles and practices of Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and accredited by the International Schools of the Southwest (ISAS), to a diverse population of approximately 500 students from infancy to high school. In keeping with Dr. Montessori's ideals, children work in multi-age classrooms with a high level of freedom in choosing their own foundations in language, math, geography, science, music, and other disciplines. The Middle School and High School are located on a second campus in the museum…
The Post Oak School offers an extensive program of parent education. A free series of four classes, repeated throughout the year, offers general information about Montessori education to both prospective parents and interested visitors. The infant-parent program helps parents of toddlers raise happy, confident children. A variety of other classes, lectures, and other presentations during the school year, some free and open to the public and others by reservation, afford a variety of perspectives on the School's primary purpose of raising intelligent, confident, caring, and self-motivated…
Community service is deeply ingrained in the Montessori curriculum, from infancy through adolescence. By the time of Middle School, the entire class spends a half day each week working in small groups at various service agencies around Houston. Elementary students have ongoing relationships with other agencies, whether through regular site visits for volunteer work or by working on projects to benefit needy people in more distant places. Older children routinely learn the benefits and blessing of aiding others in the school's multi-age classrooms. Even the infants, living in a small…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President, Head of School Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $437,870 | $0 | $51,733 | $489,603 |
| CFO Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $220,546 | $0 | $44,335 | $264,881 |
| Adolescent Director Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $164,899 | $0 | $9,873 | $174,772 |
| Controller Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $126,107 | $0 | $15,743 | $141,850 |
| IT Director Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $117,910 | $0 | $15,216 | $133,126 |
| Facilities Director Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $112,031 | $0 | $14,906 | $126,937 |
| Early Childhood Director Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $101,638 | $0 | $15,029 | $116,667 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Post Oak School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $692K (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b14 · 13 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 5152
- Volunteers Part I, line 6125
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Marton Roofing Industries Ltd BC campus roofing project | $258,765 |
| DTK Facility Services Janitorial services | $237,231 |
| D & R Construction and Repair BC and MDC building improvements | $149,535 |
| APS Building Services Inc Plumbing and maintenance | $146,253 |
| Xcess Services Lawn services | $109,023 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to The Post Oak School totaling $51,200 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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Of every $100 The Post Oak School spent in FY2025, $83.52 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Post Oak School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Post Oak School reported that 83.5% of its $16.6 million in expenses went to program services, 13.3% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Post Oak School pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Post Oak School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $489,603, for the role of President, Head of School (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Post Oak School get its money?
Of $16.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.0% came from contributions and grants and 93.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Post Oak School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-1486232 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 202611359349304531 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349309120 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349309134 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349300905 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241329349307849 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121069349301502 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-1486232: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.