DEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

DEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC

EIN 04-2104152 · Education (B240)

What they do

DEXTER SOUTHFIELD SCHOOL HELPS BOYS and GIRLS DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUALTALENTS and BUILD AN ETHICAL FOUNDATION for LIFE. STUDENTS LEARN to LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE, SERVE WITH COMPASSION, and LIVE BY THE MOTTO, "OUR BEST TODAY, BETTER TOMORROW."

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

65.01%of revenue went to mission work85.2% of expenses · Program services

4.44%of revenue went to fundraising5.8% of expenses

$76.27spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.81%of revenue went to management and office costs8.9% of expenses

$2.85in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

8.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $686,168 for TODD VINCENT (HEAD OF SCHOOL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$85,040,264

Mission workProgram services$55,288,10765.01% of revenue85.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,792,2176.81% of revenue8.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,777,2484.44% of revenue5.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$20,182,69223.73% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$64,857,57276.27% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 85.2% mission · 8.9% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.27% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 8.9% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.85% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 9.7% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.41% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 10.6% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.38% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 10.9% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.20% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 11.1% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.52% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 10.8% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.72% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 13.4% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.45% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$85,040,264

Expenses$64,857,572

Annual surplus $20,182,692 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$55,288,107 · 85.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,792,217 · 8.9% of expenses

Fundraising$3,777,248 · 5.8% of expenses

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Revenue$85,040,264

Expenses$64,857,572

Assets$184,756,839

Income$161,824,997

Contributions$7,405,500

Mission work (program services)$55,288,107

Fundraising$3,777,248

Management and general$5,792,217

Stocks and bonds$51,819,573

Accounting fees$112,932

Investing fees$172,903

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

TODD VINCENTHEAD OF SCHOOL · 60 hrs/week $686,168Base $627,848 · Other $58,320

STEPHANIE GOVERNALIDIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS · 50 hrs/week $450,135Base $277,302 · Other $172,833

ALEXANDER MELANSONCFO · 50 hrs/week $397,729Base $207,469 · Other $190,260

DANIEL DONATOSR. ASSOCIATE DIR. OF ADMISSIONS · 50 hrs/week $321,071Base $276,612 · Other $44,459

CASEY BOBOASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL · 60 hrs/week $264,404Base $246,476 · Other $17,928

SCOTT DUDDYDIR. OF ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT · 50 hrs/week $237,015Base $194,532 · Other $42,483

CARMEN ALIBERDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE · 50 hrs/week $234,493Base $203,775 · Other $30,718

JOHN BOOTHHEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL · 50 hrs/week $226,962Base $211,542 · Other $15,420

COURTNEY LUONGODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 50 hrs/week $219,432Base $204,180 · Other $15,252

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (32)

TODD VINCENTHEAD OF SCHOOL

STEPHANIE GOVERNALIDIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

ALEXANDER MELANSONCFO

DANIEL DONATOSR. ASSOCIATE DIR. OF ADMISSIONS

CASEY BOBOASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

SCOTT DUDDYDIR. OF ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT

CARMEN ALIBERDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE

JOHN BOOTHHEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

COURTNEY LUONGODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

MICHAEL FORRESTERTRUSTEE

JESSICA SCHMITZTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT

RICHARD ALLENTRUSTEE

ROBERT MCALEERTRUSTEE

RYLAN M HAMILTONTRUSTEE/TREASURER

SCOTT GIESELMANTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT

SEAN KEOHANETRUSTEE

SUSANNAH THAYERTRUSTEE

TERENCE CONNELLTRUSTEE

WALTER DONOVANTRUSTEE

KARA MURPHY-PIERCETRUSTEE

JONATHAN ASHETRUSTEE

JEFFREY MARKLEYTRUSTEE

JASON IMPERATO MDTRUSTEE

IAN O KEEFFETRUSTEE

GLORIA YANGTRUSTEE

FEI WANGTRUSTEE

DENIS CLEARYTRUSTEE

DAN RIOUXTRUSTEE

CATHERINE STANZLERTRUSTEE/CLERK

BRANT C BINDERTRUSTEE

ARI HASEOTESTRUSTEE

ALEXANDER WHITTEMORETRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1941
Location: 20 NEWTON ST, BROOKLINE, MA 02445-7407
County: Norfolk
In care of: % CARLA GATES
Primary officer: ALEXANDER MELANSON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@dextersouthfield.org Phone(617) 522-5544

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B240)

DEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC

DEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC

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