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THE ODYSSEY SCHOOL INC

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE ODYSSEY SCHOOL INC

EIN 52-1870341 · Education (B280)

What they do

THE ODYSSEY SCHOOL is DEDICATED to PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION to CHILDREN FIVE YEARS OLD THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA and OTHER LANGUAGE LEARNING DIFFERENCES. THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED METHODS, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, and DAILY TUTORING, WE CULTIVATE INDEPENDENT and CONFIDENT LEARNERS WHO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, and EMOTIONALLY. ANCHORED BY OUR FOUR PILLARS of KINDNESS, HONESTY, RESPECT, and HARD WORK, THE ODYSSEY SCHOOL CHALLENGES STUDENTS INTELLECTUALLY and FOSTERS SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS. OUR SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT EMPOWERS OUR STUDENTS to REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN HIGH SCHOOL and BEYOND.

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Of every $100 spent, about $74.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

58.95%of revenue went to mission work74.0% of expenses · Program services
5.43%of revenue went to fundraising6.8% of expenses
$79.68spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
15.30%of revenue went to management and office costs19.2% of expenses
$4.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
26.4%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 $273,122 for MARTHA H SWEENEY (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.

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$11,335,338
Mission workProgram services$6,681,63758.95% of revenue74.0% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$1,734,78315.30% of revenue19.2% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$615,6065.43% of revenue6.8% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,303,31220.32% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$9,032,02679.68% 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: 74.0% mission · 19.2% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.68% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 74.5% mission · 20.3% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.07% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 78.2% mission · 17.9% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.18% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 17.7% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.46% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 18.7% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.85% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 78.3% mission · 17.7% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.96% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 17.1% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.60% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 79.2% mission · 17.3% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.51% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,335,338
Expenses$9,032,026
Annual surplus $2,303,312 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)$6,681,637 · 74.0% of expenses
Management and office costs$1,734,783 · 19.2% of expenses
Fundraising$615,606 · 6.8% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$11,335,338
Expenses$9,032,026
Assets$36,723,898
Income$15,580,425
Contributions$2,989,604
Mission work (program services)$6,681,637
Fundraising$615,606
Management and general$1,734,783
Stocks and bonds$11,555,867
Accounting fees$43,680
Investing fees$91,739
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
MARTHA H SWEENEYHEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $273,122Base $247,893 · Other $25,229
MATTHEW COWANASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $129,063Base $111,029 · Other $18,034
LAURIE TERBEEKDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $127,666Base $119,838 · Other $7,828
JEREMY MYERSDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $78,392Base $78,125 · Other $267

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (26)

MARTHA H SWEENEYHEAD OF SCHOOL

MATTHEW COWANASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

LAURIE TERBEEKDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT

JEREMY MYERSDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

WILLIAM I INTNERSECRETARY

BLAKE L HYATTTRUSTEE

WHITNEY R WHITEMANTRUSTEE

VICTORIA A COMPTONTRUSTEE

TIMOTHY A HODGE JRTRUSTEE

TERRI O SMITHTRUSTEE

SUZANNE R RIEDELCHAIR

SCOTT D POTTERVICE CHAIR

PJ ORTHWEINTRUSTEE

PAUL A SPEARGAS CFATRUSTEE

MICHAEL J WEINFIELDTRUSTEE

MATTHEW W HUDSONTREASURER

MATTHEW E FLEMINGTRUSTEE

KEVIN F MCALLISTERTRUSTEE

JOHN D LINEHANTRUSTEE

JAMES F KNOTT JRTRUSTEE

DR YAEL ALLENTRUSTEE

DR SIMONE GIBSONTRUSTEE

CRAWFORD HUBBARDTRUSTEE

COREY K PAIGETRUSTEE

CHERYL S BERNARD-SMITHTRUSTEE

CARTER L WILDETRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1994
Location
3257 BRIDLE RIDGE LN, LUTHERVILLE, MD 21093-3633
County
Baltimore
In care of
% TIM SMITH
Primary officer
MATTHEW HUDSON, TRUSTEE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(410) 580-5551

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
SC&H GROUP INC
NTEE classification
Education (B280)

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