CHILDRENS DAY SCHOOL INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHILDRENS DAY SCHOOL INC

EIN 94-3248631 · Primary & Elementary Schools (B24)

What they do

AT CHILDRENS DAY SCHOOL, WHAT YOU LEARN and WHO YOU BECOME ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT. CDS is A WELCOMING COMMUNITY IN THE BIG CITY, A FARM and GARDEN AMONG URBAN STREETS, AN ADVOCATE for RESPONSIBILITY to OTHERS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT, AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL WITH DOWN-TO-EARTH VALUES, ALWAYS ASKING HOW WE CAN DO THIS BETTER. WE STRIVE for BALANCE SO STUDENTS BECOME BOTH ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL and GROUNDED. THEY LEAVE CDS CONFIDENT, WITH THE HUMILITY to LISTEN and THE RESOLVE to SPEAK UP for WHAT THEY SEE AS RIGHT.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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 leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$96.81spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$12.10of every $100 spent went to management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$3.46in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

11.4%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 $555,881 for MICHELLE WILLE (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.

Money in and money out

Revenue$25,862,026

Expenses$25,036,566

Annual surplus $825,460 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Selected spending reported on the 990

Each amount is compared with total expenses separately. These categories can overlap, so they should not be added together as a pie chart.

Management and general$3,026,521 · 12.1% of expenses

Reported executive compensation (total)$647,168 · 2.6% of expenses

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Revenue$25,862,026

Expenses$25,036,566

Assets$86,524,218

Income$31,628,638

Contributions$2,961,087

Management and general$3,026,521

Executive compensation (total)$647,168

Accounting fees$74,700

Investing fees$67,055

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

MICHELLE WILLEHEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $555,881Base $525,248 · Other $30,633

JEANNE JACOBS-GAFFNEYDIR OF FIN & OPS · 40 hrs/week $277,012Base $246,957 · Other $30,055

KAREN HAYESASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $199,286Base $177,720 · Other $21,566

LINDSAY HERSHENHORNDIR OF CURRICULUM & PRGM INNOVATION · 40 hrs/week $192,924Base $170,501 · Other $22,423

CHRISTOPHER WACHSMITHMIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $187,397Base $170,152 · Other $17,245

AFANDIE WINTERDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY · 40 hrs/week $183,426Base $166,021 · Other $17,405

MARIE KEATINGDIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $182,027Base $165,521 · Other $16,506

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 (29)

MICHELLE WILLEHEAD OF SCHOOL

JEANNE JACOBS-GAFFNEYDIR OF FIN & OPS

KAREN HAYESASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

LINDSAY HERSHENHORNDIR OF CURRICULUM & PRGM INNOVATION

CHRISTOPHER WACHSMITHMIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR

AFANDIE WINTERDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

MARIE KEATINGDIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL

TODD WANDELLBOARD MEMBER

ABBY DAVISSONBOARD MEMBER

TIM LUGOBOARD MEMBER

SUSAN HALEY VARATBOARD MEMBER

PATRICIA KAOBOARD MEMBER

NICOLAS KINGCO-CHAIR

MEGHNA SUBRAMANIANCO-CHAIR

LAURA SIMSBOARD MEMBER

JULES GREENEBOARD MEMBER

JOHN NGUYENBOARD MEMBER

JOE CONNOLLYBOARD MEMBER

JED BORGHEISECRETARY

DIANE LARRABEEBOARD MEMBER

DAVID IBNALEBOARD MEMBER

CYNDI WONGBOARD MEMBER

CAROLYN LAUBAT LARGE MEMBER

BRIAN KREISCHERBOARD MEMBER

BRAD TERRELLBOARD MEMBER

ANGELIQUE HUERTABOARD MEMBER

ANGELA ALVARADOTREASURER

ALKA SINGALVICE CHAIR

ALEX CONRADBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1997
Location: 333 DOLORES STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941101006
County: City and County of San Francisco
In care of: SHELLY LUKE WILLE
Primary officer: SHELLY LUKE WILLE, HEAD OF SCHOOL

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailadmissions@cds-sf.org Phone(415) 861-5432

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HOOD & STRONG LLP
NTEE classification: Primary & Elementary Schools (B24)
IRS tax category: Primary & Elementary Schools