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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2219425

BUXTON SCHOOL INC

Tax-exempt · WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267

Financials

$5.3M$4.8M2022$4M$4.9M2023$5.5M$4.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BUXTON SCHOOL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$5,494,353$4,932,602$561,751$5,725,584$1,103,828$4,621,756
June 30, 2024990$3,964,165$4,921,520-$957,355$6,268,887$1,835,090$4,433,797
June 30, 2023990$5,293,704$4,779,769$513,935$7,076,361$1,829,060$5,247,301
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,950,418
of which government grants
$1,108,462
Program service revenue
$2,949,977
Investment income
$593,958
Net gain from sales of assets
$501,813
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,307,300
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$219,586
Other salaries and wages
$1,579,479
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,363,124
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$23,566
Accounting fees
$36,000
Occupancy
$301,106
Depreciation
$125,560
Program services (functional)
$3,903,713
Management and general (functional)
$835,682
Fundraising (functional)
$193,207

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,268,887
Total assets, end of year
$5,725,584
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,103,828
Net assets, end of year
$4,621,756
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,843,933
Publicly traded securities
$2,552,897
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,013,780
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,607,976
Gross receipts
$8,420,144
Employees
54
Volunteers
13
Year formed
1950
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN KALAPOSCO-HEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$84,340$25,340
JOHN BARRENGOS THRU DECEMBER 2024HEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$84,662$14,266
MARGARITA FUENTES ALVARADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$40,409$10,177
ZOE ROSENBLOOMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$39,113$8,695
JESSICA MEZZACAPPAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
NANCY GLOWAVICE PRESIDENT, CLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
TIM LANTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
JOHN FINCKESECRETARY
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
ARJUN ACHUTHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
C WILLIAM BENNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
SAMMY CHAMINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
JAMES ELLIOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
BRIAN FORDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
JESSICE GRANDSTAFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
BRIAN DAVID JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALLISON LETOURNEUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
BENJAMIN MEZZACAPPA THRU MARCH 2025TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
JON SYLBERTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
SARAH WORKNEHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
REBECCA PLONATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINDA BURLAKCO-HEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$64,069$22,369
JOHN KALAPOSCO-HEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$71,010$15,119
FRANK JOHNSONCO-HEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$54,000$7,246
MARGARITA FUENTES ALVARADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$35,073$6,610
ZOE ROSENBLOOMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
20$12,757$2,406
TOM RUTLEDGEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
BENJAMIN MEZZACAPPAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
NANCY E GLOWA ESQVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
TIMOTHY LANTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
JOSH FINCKESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
SAMMY CHAMINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
JAMES ELLIOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
BRIAN FORDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
DAVID GARDNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
JESSICA MEZZACAPPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
JONATHAN SYLBERTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
ARJUN ACHUTHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
SARAH WORKNEHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
REBECCA PLONATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PETER BECKHEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$85,078$25,230
FRANNY SHUKER-HAINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$46,017$23,181
TOM RUTLEDGEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
NANCY E GLOWA ESQVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
DAVID GARDNERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
ARJUN ACHUTHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
SAMMY CHAMINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
DEAN ATKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
RACHEL NAGLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER TACYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
WILLIAM MORSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
NANCY NEWBERGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
SARAH WORKNEHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
ANDREA CURRIERHONORARY TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
YOLANDA LAWRENCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
REBECCA VITALI-DECOLATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
291 SOUTH ST, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267-2878
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN KALAPOS, 291 SOUTH STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267
Signed the 990
JOHN KALAPOS, ACTING HEAD OF SCHOOL
Phone
(413) 458-3919
Return prepared by
ADELSON & COMPANY PC

Mission

AT BUXTON, WE MEET EACH STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE. WE SHAPE AN EDUCATION TOGETHER, IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION CAN BE LIVED EVERY DAY. HERE, EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ARE AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE INSIDE IT, LEARNING IS PERSONAL AND COLLABORATIVE, AND STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS TO BE ARCHITECTS OF THEIR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY. AT BUXTON, WE MEET EACH STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE. WE SHAPE AN EDUCATION TOGETHER, IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION CAN BE LIVED EVERY DAY. HERE, EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ARE AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE INSIDE IT, LEARNING IS PERSONAL AND COLLABORATIVE, AND STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS TO BE ARCHITECTS OF THEIR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $3,903,713 · grants $1,307,300 · revenue $2,949,977

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2219425
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1961
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B25Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,725,584
Income (IRS master file)
$8,420,144

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$5,494,353$4,932,602$5,725,584IRS
990June 2024$3,964,165$4,921,520$6,268,887IRS
990June 2023$5,293,704$4,779,769$7,076,361XML
990June 2022$4,651,889$4,861,784$7,238,329IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2219425).

Questions about BUXTON SCHOOL INC

What is the EIN of BUXTON SCHOOL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BUXTON SCHOOL INC is 04-2219425.
Is BUXTON SCHOOL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1961.
Are donations to BUXTON SCHOOL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BUXTON SCHOOL INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BUXTON SCHOOL INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BUXTON SCHOOL INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BUXTON SCHOOL INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN KALAPOS.
Who are the officers and directors of BUXTON SCHOOL INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,340 (JOHN KALAPOS, CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL).
How much revenue does BUXTON SCHOOL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,494,353, expenses of $4,932,602 and total assets of $5,725,584 at year end.

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