GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEW YORK Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEW YORK

EIN 13-3051551 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A74Z)

What they do

to PROVIDE PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION, GROWING STUDENTS INTO SOCIALLY and ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE GLOBAL CITIZENS IN A MULTI-LINGUAL, CROSS-CULTURAL SETTING.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.00 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.

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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

74.88%of revenue went to mission work80.0% of expenses · Program services

$93.56spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

18.68%of revenue went to management and office costs20.0% of expenses

$4.24in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

4.6%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 $233,165 for MICHAELA BRAUN RUEDA (BUSINESS MANAGER). 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$13,055,559

Mission workProgram services$9,775,75874.88% of revenue80.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,439,00518.68% of revenue20.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$840,7966.44% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$12,214,76393.56% 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: 80.0% mission · 20.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.56% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.1% mission · 18.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.62% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.4% mission · 19.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.39% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.2% mission · 20.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.01% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 24.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.61% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 20.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.12% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 79.1% mission · 20.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.21% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.1% mission · 20.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.04% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$13,055,559

Expenses$12,214,763

Annual surplus $840,796 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)$9,775,758 · 80.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,439,005 · 20.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$13,055,559

Expenses$12,214,763

Assets$51,838,002

Income$13,345,684

Contributions$601,393

Mission work (program services)$9,775,758

Management and general$2,439,005

Stocks and bonds$1,653,793

Accounting fees$37,069

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

MICHAELA BRAUN RUEDABUSINESS MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $233,165Base $184,246 · Other $48,919

DR SABINE MAIBERGERHEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $172,469Base $143,440 · Other $29,029

ALEXANDER SUERONETWORK ADMINISTRATOR · 40 hrs/week $149,518Base $110,920 · Other $38,598

DR JACQLYNE THORNTONTEACHER · 40 hrs/week $138,157Base $100,254 · Other $37,903

JOHN DIBETTA JRTEACHER · 40 hrs/week $129,096Base $120,566 · Other $8,530

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)

MICHAELA BRAUN RUEDABUSINESS MANAGER

DR SABINE MAIBERGERHEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

ALEXANDER SUERONETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

DR JACQLYNE THORNTONTEACHER

JOHN DIBETTA JRTEACHER

VOLKER MARIA OVELGOENNEHEAD OF SCHOOL

ROMAN WANDLTREASURER

ROLLAND MOKBOARD MEMBER

MATTHIAS REISTERBOARD MEMBER

LUISE MAHLERSECRETARY

KENIA BUSTAMANTEBOARD MEMBER

JENS KORTEBOARD MEMBER

JENNIFER HOFFMANNBOARD MEMBER

INDIRA THOMAS-LIEKEFETTBOARD MEMBER (THRU 9/2024)

DR SABINE CHLOSTABOARD MEMBER

DR RONALD FRANKCHAIR

DR NILS HENNIGBOARD MEMBER

DR KATJA SIMONSPRESIDENT

DR HARALD JARZINADEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL (AS OF 8/2025)

DR FALKO LOHBERGERDEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL (THRU 7/2025)

DIRK ZEMKEBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTOPHER BROWNBOARD MEMBER

CAROLINE BLASERBOARD MEMBER

BRUNI TOPETE RAEDERBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1982
Location: 50 PARTRIDGE RD, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10605-4422
County: Westchester
In care of: OLE JENSEN
Primary officer: OLE JENSEN, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailoffice@gisny.org Phone(914) 948-6513

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A74Z)