MARIN HORIZON SCHOOL INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MARIN HORIZON SCHOOL INC

EIN 94-2427732 · Education (B24Z)

What they do

THE ORGANIZATION is A MONTESSORI-INSPIRED, NON-PROFIT INDEPENDENT, CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL SERVING CLOSE to 300 CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE FOUNDED IN 1977 BY A VISIONARY GROUP of PARENTS and TEACHERS, THE SCHOOLS MISSION is to CHALLENGE STUDENTS to BE SELF-RELIANT THINKERS and LIFELONG LEARNERS, INSPIRE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, NURTURE STUDENTS NATURAL LOVE of LEARNING, and ENCOURAGE THEM to BE CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE to EACH OTHER, THE COMMUNITY and THE WORLD. THE SCHOOL is GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD of TRUSTEES COMPRISED of PARENTS, FACULTY, ALUMNI, and COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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

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Money made simple

72.79%of revenue went to mission work84.4% of expenses · Program services

2.48%of revenue went to fundraising2.9% of expenses

$86.29spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.01%of revenue went to management and office costs12.8% of expenses

$3.41in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

22.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$16,842,162

Mission workProgram services$12,260,03872.79% of revenue84.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,854,62911.01% of revenue12.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$417,9772.48% of revenue2.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,309,51813.71% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$14,532,64486.29% 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: 84.4% mission · 12.8% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.29% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 15.2% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.46% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.2% mission · 7.3% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.94% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.1% mission · 3.4% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.67% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.3% mission · 3.2% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.37% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 94.1% mission · 3.2% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.14% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.7% mission · 5.9% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.94% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 6.1% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.69% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,842,162

Expenses$14,532,644

Annual surplus $2,309,518 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)$12,260,038 · 84.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,854,629 · 12.8% of expenses

Fundraising$417,977 · 2.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$16,842,162

Expenses$14,532,644

Assets$49,507,150

Income$18,621,721

Contributions$3,717,245

Mission work (program services)$12,260,038

Fundraising$417,977

Management and general$1,854,629

Accounting fees$97,200

Investing fees$54,623

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

BILL PERRINEHEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $429,947Base $301,946 · Other $128,001

DIANA GREENSTONEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $204,531Base $177,000 · Other $27,531

BEN FUSSINERDIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $155,233Base $113,761 · Other $41,472

KATHLEEN HAZELTON-LEECHPRIMARY TEACHER · 40 hrs/week $154,757Base $130,300 · Other $24,457

MARY BISHOPDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $150,824Base $128,986 · Other $21,838

VICTORIA HUERTA-MILLERDIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $133,641Base $117,847 · Other $15,794

JESSE PEARSON7/8TH LANG TEACHER, TRUSTEE · 40 hrs/week $127,738Base $102,804 · Other $24,934

ELIZABETH KEYDIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS · 40 hrs/week $123,362Base $109,692 · Other $13,670

KELLEY GALLARDOPRIMARY TEACHER, TRUSTEE · 40 hrs/week $104,076Base $79,346 · Other $24,730

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 (26)

BILL PERRINEHEAD OF SCHOOL

DIANA GREENSTONEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

BEN FUSSINERDIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL

KATHLEEN HAZELTON-LEECHPRIMARY TEACHER

MARY BISHOPDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

VICTORIA HUERTA-MILLERDIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL

JESSE PEARSON7/8TH LANG TEACHER, TRUSTEE

ELIZABETH KEYDIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

KELLEY GALLARDOPRIMARY TEACHER, TRUSTEE

RYAN STEVERTREASURER

TATEM READTRUSTEE

ROSAMOND POPE-MEYERTRUSTEE

ROHIT AGARWALSECRETARY

TRIGG MCLEODTRUSTEE

PETER BRYANCHAIR

MIRA KIMTRUSTEE

KATHRYN THOMPSONTRUSTEE

LEXY LURIETRUSTEE

KRISTIN LUNNYTRUSTEE

ANDY DAVIESTRUSTEE

JEN COYNEVICE-CHAIR

ELISABETH THURSTON FRASERTRUSTEE

CHARMAINE HOTRUSTEE

BRETT FOLEYTRUSTEE

ASHLEY GOLDSMITH BUTTNERTRUSTEE

ASHLEY MACDONALDTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1977
Location: 305 MONTFORD AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
County: Marin
In care of: DEREK DETTORRE
Primary officer: DEREK DETTORRE, DIR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@marinhorizon.org Phone(415) 388-8408

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B24Z)