Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School (EIN 130590970) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1964

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

SHARONAH VOLKOWITZ

Phone

2127496200

Tax Period

2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, founded in 1964, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $83.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue grew 10% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $75.9M left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,791,429

Program Service Revenue $72,683,395

Investment Income $2,284,679

Other Revenue $987,203

TOTAL REVENUE $83,746,706

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $9,028,262

Salaries & Benefits $48,644,512

Fundraising Expenses $1,261,182

Program Expenses $64,871,348

Other Expenses $18,197,295

TOTAL EXPENSES $75,870,069

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$83,746,706	$76,249,849	+0.1%
Expenses	$75,870,069	$71,601,127	+0.1%
Net Income	$7,876,637	$4,648,722	+0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

442

Volunteers

125

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,124,069

Total Directors

Key Employees

$1,180,815

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Dr William Donohue	Head of School	35.0	Officer	$693,729	$24,400	$718,129
Sharonah Volkowitz	Chief Financial Officer	35.0	Officer	$340,651	$65,289	$405,940
Sarah McLean	Grammar School Director	35.0	Key Emp	$248,416	$67,322	$315,738
Scott Wilson	Prep School Director	35.0	Key Emp	$246,643	$63,236	$309,879
Athanassios Hristidis	Dir. of Maint. (through 2/23)	35.0	Highest	$234,792	$69,873	$304,665
Rey Fernandez	Assistant Head of School	35.0	Key Emp	$226,889	$57,240	$284,129
Adam Gerson	Director of Technology	35.0	Highest	$219,013	$58,965	$277,978
VICTOR PUCCIO	PREP SCHOOL DEAN	35.0	Highest	$209,782	$65,705	$275,487
Carrie Salvatore	Director of Admission	35.0	Highest	$239,917	$35,330	$275,247
Paul Baly	Middle School Director	35.0	Key Emp	$237,983	$33,086	$271,069
Patti Cohen	Director of College Counseling	35.0	Highest	$217,936	$37,889	$255,825
Andrew Zaro	Board Chair	6.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Meredith Verona	President	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Marielle Safra	Senior Vice President	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Astrid Sabellerosa	Vice President	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dana Landis Birnbaum	Vice President	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Tahl	Vice President	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Leslee Cowen	Vice President	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Becky Banyasz	Secretary	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Benjamin Pass	Treasurer	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Alexander Knaster	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Danielle Wollman	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Danny Damaghi	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Alan Carver	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Sheeraz Qureshi	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Edward Stern	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ira Schwartz	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Demare	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Moller	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Jones	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Meredith Sotoloff	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sanford Heller	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Hanson	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Susie Davis	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tom Tao	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tracy Maitland	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$83,746,706	$75,870,069	$143,591,804	$7,876,637
2022	$76,249,849	$71,601,127	$131,522,065	$4,648,722
2021	$82,489,526	$69,963,408	$126,207,367	$12,526,118
2020	$76,760,684	$68,894,910	$120,104,849	$7,865,774
2019	$76,306,517	$69,370,486	$107,318,351	$6,936,031
2018	$74,094,195	$68,707,057	$100,508,044	$5,387,138

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School