The Potomac School

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1907

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

John Kowalik

Phone

7033564100

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

The Potomac School, founded in 1907, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $76.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. The organization ran a surplus of $14.6M, a strong 19% operating margin.

Mission

At The Potomac School, we believe that intellectual development, love of learning, and strength of character are complementary, and equally essential, educational goals. With a firm commitment to our core values and a rigorous academic program, we prepare students to lead lives of purpose, achievement, and generosity of spirit.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $51,787,842 Revenue: $57,070,066

Providing education from kindergarten to the twelfth grade for approximately 1070 students.

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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 (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $15,548,043

Program Service Revenue $57,083,505

Investment Income $3,415,699

Other Revenue $899,526

TOTAL REVENUE $76,946,773

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $5,704,329

Salaries & Benefits $35,283,974

Fundraising Expenses $2,758,906

Program Expenses $51,787,842

Other Expenses $21,325,626

TOTAL EXPENSES $62,313,929

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$76,946,773	$71,544,671	+0.1%
Expenses	$62,313,929	$57,741,727	+0.1%
Net Income	$14,632,844	$13,802,944	+0.1%

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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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

520

Volunteers

1000

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

$1,827,856

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Norma C Ramsey	Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Martin W Sumner	Vice-Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Noha Abdalla	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Christopher D Graham	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mina C Faltas	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Paul F Sheridan Jr	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stefanie A Thomas	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Yousef Al Otaiba	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Randy B Altschuler	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Barbee	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Henry D Berg	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Victoria J Davis MD	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James B Fleming	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nitin Goyal MD	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Won Kim	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kimberly A Kuryea	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Reed W Landry	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Maryanne R Lavan	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Diana Mears	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert D Moser	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Potts	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anu Saxena	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Murphy Starr	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John J Kowalik	Head of School	60.00	Officer	$1,052,889	$313,805	$1,366,694
Dyana Conroy	CFO and Associate Head of School	60.00	Officer	$383,832	$77,330	$461,162
Timothy Jaeger	Associate Head of School	50.00	Highest	$275,867	$131,971	$407,838
Donnette Echols	Head of Lower School	50.00	Highest	$233,165	$26,514	$259,679
John Mathews	Head of Middle School	50.00	Highest	$185,212	$86,103	$271,315
Douglas McLane	Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid	50.00	Highest	$204,762	$64,505	$269,267
Sarah Beck	Asst Head of School for Academics	50.00	Highest	$216,282	$40,714	$256,996

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	$76,946,773	$62,313,929	$302,352,307	$14,632,844
2024	$71,544,671	$57,741,727	$246,436,798	$13,802,944
2023	$60,262,732	$56,336,191	$227,941,058	$3,926,541
2022	$56,983,758	$53,794,709	$221,694,159	$3,189,049
2021	$49,665,882	$48,212,635	$225,192,195	$1,453,247
2020	$52,801,468	$49,390,427	$218,505,222	$3,411,041
2019	$54,388,764	$48,431,981	$194,254,754	$5,956,783
2018	$67,392,011	$46,054,886	$185,135,794	$21,337,125