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THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL

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THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL

EIN 95-1750023 · Education (B)

What they do

THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL is A DYNAMIC, NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED to EQUITY and INCLUSION. OUR INNOVATIVE TEACHERS and CHALLENGING PROGRAMS INSPIRE CREATIVITY, COURAGE, and COLLABORATION. BY PROMOTING A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT of MIND, BODY, and CHARACTER, WE ENCOURAGE EACH STUDENT to FIND JOY and MEANING IN LIFE and MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE WORLD.

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Of every $100 spent, about $82.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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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 leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.39%of revenue went to mission work82.6% of expenses · Program services
4.35%of revenue went to fundraising4.8% of expenses
$91.31spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
11.57%of revenue went to management and office costs12.7% of expenses
$3.76in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
7.9%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 $974,709 for ALONA HILARY SCOTT (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$54,188,847
Mission workProgram services$40,852,48075.39% of revenue82.6% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$6,268,54211.57% of revenue12.7% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$2,358,2634.35% of revenue4.8% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,709,5628.69% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$49,479,28591.31% 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: 82.6% mission · 12.7% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.31% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 78.2% mission · 18.6% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.48% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 76.6% mission · 19.9% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.70% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 19.0% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.15% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 77.6% mission · 19.6% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.26% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 77.3% mission · 19.7% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.38% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 18.8% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.05% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 78.5% mission · 18.5% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.08% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$54,188,847
Expenses$49,479,285
Annual surplus $4,709,562 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)$40,852,480 · 82.6% of expenses
Management and office costs$6,268,542 · 12.7% of expenses
Fundraising$2,358,263 · 4.8% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$54,188,847
Expenses$49,479,285
Assets$186,176,584
Income$58,043,361
Contributions$4,258,929
Mission work (program services)$40,852,480
Fundraising$2,358,263
Management and general$6,268,542
Stocks and bonds$24,496,924
Accounting fees$139,773
Investing fees$342,433
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
ALONA HILARY SCOTTHEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $974,709Base $672,824 · Other $301,885
ELIZABETH M TURCHANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $496,064Base $439,184 · Other $56,880
ADRIENNE M PARSONSHEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $263,585Base $214,948 · Other $48,637
TRAVIS FRASERDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $253,745Base $213,227 · Other $40,518
GREGORY SACONDIR OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING · 40 hrs/week $252,179Base $204,450 · Other $47,729
ERWIN WONGDIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT · 40 hrs/week $242,795Base $216,707 · Other $26,088
DONALD SMITH JRHEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $241,651Base $203,009 · Other $38,642
SUSAN SHERMANTEACHER & VARSITY TENNIS COACH · 40 hrs/week $229,721Base $185,240 · Other $44,481
SHERRIE SINGERHEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $227,462Base $216,529 · Other $10,933
MICHELLE TOTANESDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE · 40 hrs/week $223,889Base $212,504 · Other $11,385

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

ALONA HILARY SCOTTHEAD OF SCHOOL

ELIZABETH M TURCHANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

ADRIENNE M PARSONSHEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

TRAVIS FRASERDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

GREGORY SACONDIR OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING

ERWIN WONGDIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT

DONALD SMITH JRHEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

SUSAN SHERMANTEACHER & VARSITY TENNIS COACH

SHERRIE SINGERHEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

MICHELLE TOTANESDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE

KIRSTEN WINIKOFFDIRECTOR

JEN SHEFFIELDDIRECTOR (RESIGNED 02/25/25)

MARK NEHORAYDIRECTOR

MARLEN GRUSSIDIRECTOR

PEGGY PROCTORDIRECTOR

SHARI ROSENTHALVICE CHAIR

THOMAS ALBERINIDIRECTOR

VINCENT TRAVAGLIONESECRETARY

KAREN RICHARDSONDIRECTOR

JOSS HASTINGS-PRICEDIRECTOR

JOSE-MANUEL DECASTROVICE CHAIR

JACKIE GOLDBERGDIRECTOR

GEORGE ELLISDIRECTOR

FRANK JUNGDIRECTOR

DAVID SADKINCHAIR

CHIP SELLERSTREASURER

BRIAN NUSSBAUMDIRECTOR

BENJAMIN VEGADIRECTOR

ANNE-MARIE BALZANODIRECTOR

ALIX MERKLEYDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1954
Location
3900 STANSBURY AVE, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423-4618
County
Los Angeles
In care of
ALONA SCOTT
Primary officer
ALONA SCOTT, HEAD OF SCHOOL

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(818) 783-1610

Filing and classification

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

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