Nonprofit · EIN 11-1976223
DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · DAVIDSON, NC 28036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,700,360 | $13,997,930 | $702,430 | $22,339,591 | $9,583,408 | $12,756,183 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $13,916,750 | $12,497,880 | $1,418,870 | $21,737,164 | $9,973,226 | $11,763,938 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $12,377,473 | $11,400,546 | $976,927 | $19,999,548 | $10,071,318 | $9,928,230 |
| June 30, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $13,298,715 | $9,998,292 | $3,300,423 | $19,189,095 | $10,237,792 | $8,951,303 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $916,820
- Program service revenue
- $13,637,142
- Investment income
- $290,249
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$14,829
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$31,154
- Other revenue
- -$143,851
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $844,923
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $391,924
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,912,769
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,233,893
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $661,411
- Depreciation
- $820,797
- Program services (functional)
- $10,325,099
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,417,468
- Fundraising (functional)
- $255,363
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,737,164
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,339,591
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,583,408
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,756,183
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,109,537
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,307,650
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $448,533
- Gross receipts
- $14,801,972
- Employees
- 177
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith | Head of Upper Scho | 40 | $161,367 | $58,681 |
| Rachel Lennox | CFO Officer | 40 | $192,966 | $7,066 |
| Andrew Bishop | Head of School Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $147,128 | $44,764 |
| Elizabeth McAlister | Head of Lower Scho | 40 | $117,871 | $44,332 |
| Andrew Griffith | Head of Middle Sch | 40 | $110,567 | $13,469 |
| Mark Palmer | Director of Philan | 40 | $107,569 | $486 |
| Megan Allison | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meggan Bushee Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Dodd | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Omar Caldwell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Sass | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Tate | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ella-Marie Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Takila Williams Naylor | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Feld | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike McMahon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Hallman | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Brian Tierney | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mahdi Ajjan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Thompson | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Moore | Former Head of School | 0 | $183,164 | $39,222 |
| Michael Smith | Head of School Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $156,682 | $55,147 |
| Rachel Lennox | CFO Officer | 40 | $198,793 | $7,174 |
| Elizabeth McAlister | Head Lower School | 40 | $110,218 | $30,577 |
| Mark Palmer | Director of Philan | 40 | $103,346 | $1,021 |
| Mahdi Ajjan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Allison | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meggan Bushee Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Dodd | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Omar Caldwell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Sass | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ella-Marie Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Takila Williams Naylor | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Whitney Feld | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ali Nikrooz | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike McMahon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Hallman | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Tierney | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Nelson Tate | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Moore | Head of School Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $246,564 | $55,673 |
| Rachel Lennox | CFO Officer | 40 | $189,883 | $16,507 |
| Wes Wehunt | Head of ECH-8th Gr | 40 | $123,981 | $56,261 |
| Michael Smith | Head of Upper Sch | 40 | $118,838 | $55,920 |
| Mahdi Ajjan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Alexander | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Takila Williams Naylor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Dodd | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie McMurray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meggan Bushee Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Sass | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe McGraw | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ella-Marie Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Nelson Tate | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ali Nikrooz | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike McMahon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Hallman | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Tierney | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Moore | Head of School Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $230,599 | $43,387 |
| Rachel Lennox | CFO Officer | 40 | $183,298 | $10,090 |
| Wes Wehunt | Head of ECH-8th Gr | 40 | $122,759 | $51,420 |
| Michael Smith | Head of Upper Sch | 40 | $117,703 | $49,410 |
| Bob Hallman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Alexander | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Takila Williams Naylor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Higbea | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie McMurray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deanna Lindquist | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kirk Blanchette | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Hamme | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe McGraw | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Holly Paeper | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ali Nikrooz | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Sass | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Nelson Tate | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Tierney | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 750 JETTON ST, DAVIDSON, NC 28036-7104
- In care of
- % DAVI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Andrew Bishop, 750 Jetton Street, Davidson, NC 28036
- Signed the 990
- Melissa Tate, Treasurer
- Phone
- (704) 237-5200
- Website
- www.davidsonday.org
- Return prepared by
- Foard and Company PA
Mission
Davidson Day is a Pre-K through 12th grade college preparatory school located in Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson Day School fosters academic excellence through collaboration, creativity, and character development. Our vision is to be a premier college preparatory organization by offering innovative, personalized learning that unlocks student potential. A Davidson Day School education prepares well-rounded, compassionate leaders to succeed on the global stage.
Program accomplishments
- Instructional - Davidson Day School cultivates academic excellence through collaboration, creativity, and character development. Each student is offered an active, challenging learning environment through our broad array of programs. The school had total enrollment of 518 students from pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade.Expenses $9,661,833 · grants $844,923 · revenue $12,049,048
- Special Programs - Includes the Learning and Enrichment Center and Extended Care Programs.Expenses $441,187 · revenue $521,400
- Auxiliary Services - Includes Cafeteria and Spiritwear.Expenses $222,079 · revenue $217,452
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-1976223
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,339,591
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,801,972
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $14,700,360 | $13,997,930 | $22,339,591 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $13,916,750 | $12,497,880 | $21,737,164 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $12,377,473 | $11,400,546 | $19,999,548 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $13,298,715 | $9,998,292 | $19,189,095 | XML |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 11-1976223).
Questions about DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL is 11-1976223.
- Is DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL 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 DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL 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 DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL 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 DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Andrew Bishop.
- Who are the officers and directors of DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $161,367 (Michael Smith, Head of Upper Scho).
- How much revenue does DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,700,360, expenses of $13,997,930 and total assets of $22,339,591 at year end.
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