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Roessler-Chadwick Foundation

Also known as Chadwick School & Chadwick Intl

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA · EIN 95-0615438 · 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

Roessler-Chadwick Foundation reported $105.5 million in revenue and $101.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.70 went to program services, $12.42 to management and general costs and $1.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $793,342 (HEAD OF SCHOOL - KOREA). 26 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% 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 $102M

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 $105M

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)
85.7%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.4%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.9%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.40$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
4.6%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
92.5%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$793,342$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.78%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
268
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 22100.0%

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
$44M expenses · 51.0% of program spending · grants $3.2M · revenue $53M

Chadwick international (ci), founded in 2010, is a pk-12 international school fully equipped with an exceptional 500,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that has been built in the songdo international business district in incheon, south korea. During the school year ending june 30, 2025, the school had an enrollment of approximately 1,454 in grades pk-12. Chadwick international achieves its educational mission through highly experienced and dedicated faculty members from around the world. The curriculum at chadwick international is designed to meet the educational standards of the…

$38M expenses · 44.2% of program spending · grants $6.4M · revenue $40M

Chadwick school, founded in 1935, is located in palos verdes peninsula, ca, serving approximately 839 students each year, k-12. Through active participation in a diverse school community, students prepare to contribute meaningfully to their local, national, and global communities. Talented and caring faculty and staff cultivate in each student the joy of learning, self-confidence, well-being, and the individual gifts that each possesses. By living and learning in an atmosphere of integrity and trust, students come to expect the best of themselves and others. Other program services include an…

$1.4M expenses · 1.6% of program spending · grants $1.4M

Capital expenditure appropriations to roessler-Chadwick Foundation group

$2.8M all other programs (line 4d)

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 - KOREA
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$667,055$61,858$64,429$793,342
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$487,977$0$54,227$542,204
VILLAGE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL - KOREA
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$269,259$0$107,238$376,497
CFO/COO-CHADWICK SCHOOL PV CAMPUS
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$287,676$0$79,093$366,769
CFO - RCFG
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$315,169$51,459$366,628
ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL - KOREA
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$218,100$0$96,930$315,030
ATHLETIC DIR. - KOREA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$184,431$0$99,341$283,772
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIR. - KOREA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$256,534$0$25,120$281,654

26 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Roessler-Chadwick Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.8M (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$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$105M$102M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$105M$102M85.7%$48M$793,342
FY2024 ⓘ$104M$100M84.1%$43M$827,998
FY2023 ⓘ$96M$92M84.0%$39M$953,816
FY2022 ⓘ$91M$87M84.8%$35M$784,383
FY2021 ⓘ$85M$83M83.6%$37M$704,874
FY2020 ⓘ$82M$80M85.6%$33M$694,586

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–1b22 · 21 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5505
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6250

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HYUNDAI C&R
Security, cleaning, facility m&r service
$2,107,469
IOS E&C
Property management
$1,070,068
LUNADA CONSULTING & DESIGN INC
Consulting & design
$420,884
SASAKI ASSOCIATES INC
Consulting & design
$395,591

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 30 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Roessler-Chadwick Foundation totaling $50,131 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 Roessler-Chadwick Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Roessler-Chadwick Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Roessler-Chadwick Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Roessler-Chadwick Foundation reported that 85.7% of its $101.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.4% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Roessler-Chadwick Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Roessler-Chadwick Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $793,342, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL - KOREA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Roessler-Chadwick Foundation get its money?

Of $105.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.6% came from contributions and grants and 92.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Roessler-Chadwick Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-0615438 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 202641349349313089 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349307328 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349313218 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202323209349303272 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349308469 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131379349311053 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-0615438: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.