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MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.5M · expenses $2.8M · assets $647K

EIN
83-0862436
Address
268 W SAUGERTIES RD, SAUGERTIES, NY 12477-3142
Website
middlewayschool.org
NTEE code
B20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

Middle Way School is an independent progressive school with nearly 100 students, ranging from nursery school to seventh grade. As one of the first schools for children inspired by Buddhist wisdom and compassion, Middle Way School is exploring the rich potential of integrating wisdom and compassion with progressive education. Our aspiration is to prepare students to take their places in the modern world with the noble qualities of intelligence, confidence and discipline, with an understanding of interdependence and a fundamental motivation of altruism.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Grace Louis Head of School2021-2024 $92,700$357,990 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Harvey Feldstein Trustee2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Cecile Hohenlohe Board Chair2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Priya Kumari SECRETARY2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Laura Lopez Trustee2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sonam Tenzing Treasurer2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Wilden Trustee2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Burbank (former) SECRETARY2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Emily Chen (former) SECRETARY2021 2 $0 reported 1
Noa Christina Ben-Yehuda (former) HEAD OF SCHO2018 40 $0 reported 1
Cecile Hohenlohoe (former) TRUSTEE2018 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Damian (former) SECRETARY (A2018 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $93K · 37 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Grace Louis Head of School40 $92,700$0$0 $92,7001
Cecile Hohenlohe Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Sonam Tenzing Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Harvey Feldstein Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Lopez Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Wilden Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Priya Kumari SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $93K · 32 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRACE LOUIS HEAD OF SCHO40 $92,700$0$0 $92,7001
MICHAEL BURBANK SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
HARVEY FELDSTEIN TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
CECILE HOHENLOHE BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
PRIYA KUMARI TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA LOPEZ TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
SONAM TENZING TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC WILDEN TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $83K · 31 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRACE LOUIS HEAD OF SCHO40 $83,315$0$0 $83,3151
MICHAEL BURBANK SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
HARVEY FELDSTEIN TRUSTEE3 $0$0$0 $01
CECILE HOHENLOHE BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
PRIYA KUMARI TRUSTEE3 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA LOPEZ TRUSTEE3 $0$0$0 $01
SONAM TENZING TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC WILDEN TRUSTEE3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $89K · 27 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRACE LOUIS HEAD OF SCHO40 $74,414$0$14,861 $89,2751
EMILY CHEN SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
HARVEY FELDSTEIN TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
CECILE HOHENLOHE BOARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
SONAM TENZING TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 8 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NOA CHRISTINA BEN-YEHUDA HEAD OF SCHO40 $0$0$0 $01
CECILE HOHENLOHOE TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
SONAM TENZING TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL DAMIAN SECRETARY (A2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,472,622$2,752,205 $646,684$482,982 $872,251$1,599,507 $92,700376
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,320,582$2,360,869 $1,780,046$1,623,558 $920,008$1,399,700 $84,19832-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,832,352$1,542,472 $1,740,720$1,663,845 $1,025,700$806,128 $90,96631-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,144,791$1,222,411 $1,422,715$1,373,965 $479,344$664,897 $74,41427-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$518,642$326,388 $210,152$192,254 $431,981$86,083 -8-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $4,096,412 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
KHYENTSE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2017, 2019-2024 9$4,069,728 2024$699,000
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RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$25,000 2020$25,000
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TIMELY RAIN Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL” 2023 1$1,000 2023$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL” 2020-2022 3$684 2022$344
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$4,867,190117 292014–2024 ETHIOPIA EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC; ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE; KENTFIELD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; SAN MIGUEL ACADEMY OF NEWBURGH and 25 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $2,752,205 spent · pay $1,789,761 · grants $456,861 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,557,344$929,477$627,867- 56.6%
Grants to US individuals $456,861$456,861-- 16.6%
Depreciation and depletion $233,425$233,425-- 8.5%
Payroll taxes $129,962$77,566$52,396- 4.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $92,700$55,327$37,373- 3.4%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $61,719$405$61,314- 2.2%
All other expenses $48,863$8,117$26,188$14,558 1.8%
Other (as described)INSTRUCTIONAL $28,285$28,285-- 1.0%
Occupancy $27,711$5,011$22,700- 1.0%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN $22,969$20,741$1,548$680 0.8%
Other (as described)BAD DEBT $18,773$18,773-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $14,000-$14,000- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $13,746$4,715$8,112$919 0.5%
Insurance $12,815-$12,815- 0.5%
Travel $10,020$6,346$3,674- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $9,755-$9,755- 0.4%
Office expenses $6,300$1,742$4,327$231 0.2%
Information technology $4,693$1,504$3,189- 0.2%
Fees: legal $2,264-$2,264- 0.1%
Total$2,752,205100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,360,869 spent · pay $1,574,459 · grants $461,435 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,358,546$1,101,523$252,023$5,000 57.5%
Grants to US individuals $461,435$461,435-- 19.5%
Payroll taxes $123,179$2,995$120,184- 5.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $97,385-$97,385- 4.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,198$68,579$15,619- 3.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM $45,628$39,847$5,781- 1.9%
Depreciation and depletion $35,201$35,201-- 1.5%
All other expenses $31,753$5,894$25,109$750 1.3%
Occupancy $29,810$14,529$15,281- 1.3%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $27,797$21,093$6,704- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $13,000-$13,000- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $12,762$2,254$7,095$3,413 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $11,497$722$10,775- 0.5%
Office expenses $9,435$473$8,962- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $8,536-$8,536- 0.4%
Travel $3,808$918$2,890- 0.2%
Information technology $3,465-$3,465- 0.1%
Fees: legal $2,065$46$2,019- 0.1%
Insurance $1,369-$1,369- 0.1%
Total$2,360,869100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,542,472 spent · pay $1,202,111 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $989,163$874,661$114,502- 64.1%
Payroll taxes $105,152$91,836$13,316- 6.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $90,966$68,686$22,280- 5.9%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $90,894$29,992$60,902- 5.9%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $45,090-$45,090- 2.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM $42,467$36,075$6,392- 2.8%
Depreciation and depletion $33,045$30,124$2,921- 2.1%
Occupancy $27,989$16,436$11,553- 1.8%
All other expenses $21,447$4,255$17,192- 1.4%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $20,032$12,726$7,306- 1.3%
Other employee benefits $16,830-$16,830- 1.1%
Fees: other services $14,039$115$13,924- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $13,000-$13,000- 0.8%
Insurance $8,373$1,940$6,433- 0.5%
Office expenses $7,270$2,167$5,103- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $6,979$254$6,725- 0.5%
Information technology $4,789-$4,789- 0.3%
Travel $2,518$462$2,056- 0.2%
Fees: legal $2,429$2,429-- 0.2%
Total$1,542,472100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,222,411 spent · pay $926,300 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $738,652$660,947$77,705- 60.4%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $80,115$38,301$41,814- 6.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,414$69,772$4,642- 6.1%
Payroll taxes $74,328$66,800$7,528- 6.1%
Other (as described)PROGRAM $40,191$33,129$7,062- 3.3%
Other employee benefits $38,906$34,966$3,940- 3.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $35,387$21,232$14,155- 2.9%
Depreciation and depletion $28,822$25,901$2,921- 2.4%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $19,561$9,188$10,373- 1.6%
Fees: other services $18,573$16,095$2,478- 1.5%
All other expenses $18,457$3,019$15,438- 1.5%
Occupancy $15,459$8,512$6,947- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $12,000-$12,000- 1.0%
Insurance $7,734$6,950$784- 0.6%
Office expenses $7,034$297$6,737- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $5,302$1,878$3,424- 0.4%
Information technology $4,139$1,366$2,773- 0.3%
Fees: legal $3,329-$3,329- 0.3%
Travel $8-$8- 0.0%
Total$1,222,411100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $326,388 spent · pay $196,179 · grants $0 · events $1,376
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $179,028$169,384$9,644- 54.9%
Occupancy $39,930$34,421$5,509- 12.2%
Fees: management $33,326$23,849$9,477- 10.2%
Office expenses $23,786$20,526$3,260- 7.3%
Payroll taxes $17,151$16,293$858- 5.3%
Advertising and promotion $14,811$6,811$8,000- 4.5%
Insurance $6,701$4,883$1,818- 2.1%
Travel $6,652$1,000$5,652- 2.0%
Information technology $1,967$1,770$197- 0.6%
Fees: legal $1,660-$1,660- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,376$1,238$138- 0.4%
Total$326,388100%

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