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nonprofit · EIN 04-2103574 · MA

How much does THE FESSENDEN SCHOOL raise and spend?

THE FESSENDEN SCHOOL (MA, EIN 04-2103574) reported $40.7M in revenue and $38.7M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $92.7M in net assets (28.8 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 9,751 of 539,974 e-filers, 1,485 of 57,594 in NTEE B: Education, 370 of 16,913 nonprofits in massachusetts.

REVENUE: $40.7MEXPENSES: $38.7MRESERVES: 28.8 months6 filings

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What stands out

THE FESSENDEN SCHOOL (MA, EIN 04-2103574) reported $40.7M in revenue and $38.7M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $92.7M in net assets (28.8 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 9,751 of 539,974 e-filers, 1,485 of 57,594 in NTEE B: Education, 370 of 16,913 nonprofits in massachusetts. Against NTEE B: Education: months of reserves 28.8 months, above the peer median of 11.8 months; officer compensation share of expenses 2.0%, below the peer median of 4.8%; contributions share of revenue 18.4%, below the peer median of 50.3%; surplus margin 5.1%, below the peer median of 5.2%.

Key figures, tax year 2023

As filed on Form 990; ratios computed by FACTANKER. Peer medians are percentile_cont over the group in the same year. Every filed line links to its record on the entity page.

Measure2023Median, activityMedian, sizeMedian, all
Total revenue$40.7M$199.9k$21.6M$194.7k
Total expenses$38.7M$183.0k$20.9M$178.5k
Total assets$144.9M$845.8k$29.9M$775.3k
Net assets$92.7M$683.8k$17.0M$622.5k
Officer compensation (total per organisation)$782.9k$141.5k$609.0k$113.0k
Program service revenue share80.3%13.2%74.7%13.8%
Contributions share of revenue18.4%50.3%13.8%57.5%
Officer compensation share of expenses2.0%4.8%2.5%6.5%
Months of reserves28.8 months11.8 months9.0 months12.6 months
Surplus margin5.1%5.2%1.8%3.9%

Year by year

6 filings on record.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assetsReservesOfficer comp.Rank
2023$40.7M$38.7M$92.7M28.8 months$782.9k9,751
2022$40.8M$35.1M$86.8M29.7 months$737.8k9,600
2021$33.2M$32.8M$92.2M33.8 months$539.3k6,710
2020$31.3M$32.5M$73.9M27.3 months$686.2k9,299
2019$34.1M$31.6M$73.2M27.8 months$635.2k9,121
2018$36.4M$30.8M$70.2M27.4 months$761.6k8,371

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