Delphi Schools
Delphi Schools reported $18.7 million in revenue and $17.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.39 went to program services, $3.03 to management and general costs and $1.58 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 76.7% of the total. Government grants made up 5.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $208,914 (HEAD OF SCHOOL/SECRE). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor 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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 9.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.1% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 76.7% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $208,914 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.18% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 57.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 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 expenseDelphi Schools inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that has two primary activities in fulfilling its educational mission: the delphian school, a premier day and boarding school, and heron books, a developer and publisher of cutting-edge prek-12 curriculum. Both are located on a spacious and beautiful campus in the willamette valley of oregon, the heartland of the pacific northwest. Delphian school services students of all ages within a prek-12 day and boarding program. As the founding school of a network of schools using the delphi program, delphian provides a model example of how the delphi…
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/SECRE Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $152,618 | $0 | $56,296 | $208,914 |
| HERON DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $125,054 | $0 | $8,359 | $133,413 |
| BUSINESS MANAGER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $96,749 | $0 | $16,024 | $112,773 |
| ASST SECRETARY Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $50,786 | $0 | $23,589 | $74,375 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $6,345 | $0 | $0 | $6,345 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Delphi Schools (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $398K (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 · 12 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 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5136
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SAGE DINING SERVICES Dining/ food | $2,028,512 |
| CEDAR MILL CONSTRUCTION Construction | $941,066 |
| APPLIED SCHOLASTICS Licensing | $265,412 |
| CJ HANSEN INC Plumbing/boiler service | $241,431 |
| WILLET HAUSER COMPANY LLC Construction | $211,598 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Delphi Schools totaling $549 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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Every number above is copied from Delphi Schools's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Delphi Schools, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Delphi Schools's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Delphi Schools reported that 95.4% of its $17.7 million in expenses went to program services, 3.0% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Delphi Schools pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Delphi Schools reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $208,914, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL/SECRE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Delphi Schools get its money?
Of $18.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 9.8% came from contributions and grants (including 5.1% from government grants) and 76.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Delphi Schools a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-0630376 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 August 31, 2025, object 202600149349301970 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202520159349300742 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202430509349301033 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202213489349300046 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202220079349302167 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041749349301429 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-0630376: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.