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Katherine Delmar Burke School

San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156256 · 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

Katherine Delmar Burke School reported $24.2 million in revenue and $25.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.27 went to program services, $15.97 to management and general costs and $5.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 79.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $691,820 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% 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 $25M

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 $24M

Other revenue was negative: −$103K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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)
78.3%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.0%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
5.8%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.45$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
13.3%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
79.1%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$691,820$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.76%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
498
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
26.913.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
25 of 26100.0%

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
$20M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $3.5M · revenue $19M

Educational services for girls and young women in kindergarten through eighth grade. Currently, enrolled in the school, grades kindergarten through eighth, is 400 students

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, 40.00 hrs/week
$634,597$0$57,223$691,820
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$277,713$0$30,323$308,036
ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$241,440$0$38,115$279,555
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$222,115$0$26,072$248,187
DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$196,195$0$19,256$215,451
DIRECTOR OF DEIB
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$169,403$0$22,980$192,383
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$169,523$0$19,197$188,720
DIR OF CURRICULUM AND INNOVATION
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$161,669$0$24,464$186,133

49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Katherine Delmar Burke School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (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$24M$25M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$24M$25M78.3%$56M$691,820
FY2024 ⓘ$23M$24M77.6%$55M$607,443
FY2023 ⓘ$22M$22M77.7%$53M$660,606
FY2022 ⓘ$21M$22M74.5%$52M$660,606
FY2021 ⓘ$21M$21M80.9%$58M$532,788
FY2020 ⓘ$21M$18M79.7%$52M$567,019

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–1b26 · 25 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 11aNo
  • 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 5145
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6200

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
EPICUREAN
Food service
$780,399
GUZMAN CONSTRUCTION
Construction
$715,722
HINES BUILDING MAINT AND OPERATIONS MGMT
Janitorial and maintenance
$686,493
JOFFE EMERGENCY SERVICES
Security and health services
$610,030
DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES
Transportation
$320,994

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

12 private foundations reported grants to Katherine Delmar Burke School totaling $32,920 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 Katherine Delmar Burke 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 Katherine Delmar Burke School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Katherine Delmar Burke School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Katherine Delmar Burke School reported that 78.3% of its $25.1 million in expenses went to program services, 16.0% to management and general and 5.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Katherine Delmar Burke School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Katherine Delmar Burke School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $691,820, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Katherine Delmar Burke School get its money?

Of $24.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 13.3% came from contributions and grants and 79.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Katherine Delmar Burke School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-1156256 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 202601039349301550 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349311050 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349313146 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202322799349300922 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240839349301244 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349307866 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-1156256: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.