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The Girls' Middle School

Palo Alto, CA · EIN 94-3253594 · 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

The Girls' Middle School reported $17.5 million in revenue and $12.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.14 went to program services, $10.89 to management and general costs and $8.97 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 52.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $387,827 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 84% 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 $13M

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 $18M

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)
80.1%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.9%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
9.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.16$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
39.7%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
52.6%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$387,827$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.09%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
228
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
30.313.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
23 of 23100.0%

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
$10M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $2.1M · revenue $9.2M

To develop, support and implement programs and services that educate and enrich a diverse community of Middle School Girls. Total of 185 students were served during the year

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
$355,993$0$31,834$387,827
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$202,149$0$24,389$226,538
PROGRAM AND REGISTRAR/ASSISTANT HOS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$175,317$0$19,674$194,991
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$174,432$0$8,717$183,149
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$140,116$0$15,551$155,667
SEL DIRECTOR GUIDANCE ADVISOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$122,348$0$24,611$146,959
DIR. OF ADMISSION & TUITION ASST.
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$125,445$0$21,100$146,545

22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Girls' Middle School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $849K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$18M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$13M80.1%$32M$387,827
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$12M79.2%$25M$340,207
FY2023 ⓘ$11M$11M78.5%$20M$230,128
FY2022 ⓘ$17M$11M79.7%$19M$256,543
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$9.4M81.3%$13M$200,394
FY2020 ⓘ$9.5M$9.2M80.5%$11M$249,096

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–1b23 · 23 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5108
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6120

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CAW ARCHITECTS INC
Architecture services
$392,233
COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE CO LLC
Capital campaign counselling
$386,704
GLOBAL WORK
Spanish immersion trip 8th graders to pu
$113,520

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to The Girls' Middle School totaling $342K 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 The Girls' Middle 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 The Girls' Middle School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Girls' Middle School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Girls' Middle School reported that 80.1% of its $12.5 million in expenses went to program services, 10.9% to management and general and 9.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Girls' Middle School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Girls' Middle School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $387,827, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Girls' Middle School get its money?

Of $17.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 39.7% came from contributions and grants and 52.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Girls' Middle School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-3253594 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 202601279349302405 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541299349300409 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430619349300528 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341229349300829 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240759349300924 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111319349303271 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-3253594: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.