Nonprofit · EIN 21-0688891
CHAPIN SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · PRINCETON, NJ 08540
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,169,877 | $7,572,593 | -$402,716 | $15,699,153 | $6,981,016 | $8,718,137 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,502,356 | $8,231,101 | -$728,745 | $16,616,172 | $7,724,189 | $8,891,983 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,394,364 | $9,225,541 | -$1,831,177 | $17,983,689 | $9,208,610 | $8,775,079 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $334,345
- Program service revenue
- $6,744,689
- Investment income
- $4,549
- Net rental income
- $52,390
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$43,691
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$7,320
- Other revenue
- $86,294
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $883,788
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $807,499
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,079,382
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,507,762
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,815
- Occupancy
- $179,115
- Program services (functional)
- $6,030,640
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,383,153
- Fundraising (functional)
- $158,800
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,616,172
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,699,153
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,981,016
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,718,137
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,434,763
- Publicly traded securities
- $65,933
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,223,050
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,495,087
- Gross receipts
- $7,264,579
- Employees
- 94
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1951
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM ENNIST | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $215,000 | $5,375 |
| AMY LYNN MOVIEL | DIRECTOR OF PREK - 8 Officer | 40 | $165,000 | $0 |
| MARK LEDERER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY/OPE Officer | 40 | $139,000 | $13,900 |
| SARAH SLAIMAN | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $110,000 | $29,025 |
| JAMES TRAINOR | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $124,000 | $6,200 |
| CHRISTIANA FOGLIO | BOARD OF TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIROZE RAO | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BAJWA | VICE PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT (EFF. 01/05/ - 06/30/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY IRIZARRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO CHENG | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WILBY | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI NELSON-DESAI | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AJAY CHOUDHRI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| POOJA KOTHARI DATTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER QUINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KARI HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RADWA SAAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYTHILI LAHIRI | ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 45 | $146,568 | $7,375 |
| MARK LEDERER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY/OPERATIONS/CURRICULUM Highest-paid employee | 45 | $131,236 | $22,280 |
| BARBARA PASTERIS | HEAD OF SCHOOL THROUGH 6/30/23 Officer | 50 | $124,088 | $12,200 |
| WILLIAM ENNIST | HEAD OF SCHOOL EFFECTIVE 7/1/23 Officer | 50 | $107,199 | $5,273 |
| MARY DIGGAN | DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS/ENROLLMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $102,595 | $7,688 |
| JAMES TRAINOR | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 45 | $91,104 | $0 |
| CHRISTIANA FOGLIO | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIROZE RAO | ADVISORY TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN OSUNA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEENA SINGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ALFIERI | PA PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BAJWA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY CABOT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MCCLELLAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TED GOLFINOPOULOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KALINA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY IRIZARRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GURRAJ SANGHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE QUINN | CHARTER TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI DESAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO CHENG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WALTERS | CHARTER TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WILBY | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA PASTERIS | HEAD OF SCHOOL THROUGH 6/30/23 Officer | 50 | $199,979 | $24,203 |
| MARK LEDERER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY & C Highest-paid employee | 45 | $125,727 | $21,022 |
| MYTHILI LAHIRI | ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 45 | $140,039 | $3,831 |
| MINNIE DESHPANDE | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE THROUGH 11/30/22 Highest-paid employee | 45 | $103,500 | $7,902 |
| CHRISTIANA FOGLIO | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIROZE RAO | CHARTER TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SQUIRES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHETAN BHARGIRI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ALFIERI | PA PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BAJWA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY CABOT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORA ELDESSOUKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MCCLELLAN | PRESIDENT, CHARTER TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TED GOLFINOPOULOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE QUINN | SECRETARY, CHARTER TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY IRIZARRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GURRAJ SANGHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL KALINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI DESAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO CHENG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WALTERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WILBY | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4101 PRINCETON PIKE, PRINCETON, NJ 08540-4306
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN BRISTOL, 4101 PRINCETON PIKE, PRINCETON, NJ 08540
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN BRISTOL, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (609) 924-2449
- Website
- WWW.CHAPINSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
CHAPIN IS DEDICATED TO THE BELIEF THAT LIFELONG HABITS OF THE MIND AND HEART ARE FORMED IN THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. CHAPIN PROVIDES A RICHLY TEXTURED EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND BUILDS STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. WITHIN A DIVERSE, CARING AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO MEET THE FUTURE WITH SKILL, CONFIDENCE, DETERMINATION AND GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT.
Program accomplishments
- CHAPIN PROVIDES A RICHLY TEXTURED EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND BUILDS STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. WITHIN A DIVERSE, CARING AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO MEET THE FUTURE WITH SKILL, CONFIDENCE, DETERMINATION AND GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT. THROUGH A STEAM CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM, ENRICHED MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS, AND DISCUSSION BASED CLASSES; CHAPIN SHARES A COMMITMENT TO EACH CHILD'S ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL, ETHICAL, CREATIVE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT -- FROM EXPLORERS THROUGH GRADE 8.Expenses $6,030,640 · grants $883,788 · revenue $6,692,299
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
- 21-0688891
- 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
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B240)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,699,153
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,264,579
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,169,877 | $7,572,593 | $15,699,153 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,502,356 | $8,231,101 | $16,616,172 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,394,364 | $9,225,541 | $17,983,689 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $8,411,978 | $8,531,019 | $19,531,579 | IRS |
| 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 21-0688891).
Questions about CHAPIN SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of CHAPIN SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAPIN SCHOOL is 21-0688891.
- Is CHAPIN SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
- Are donations to CHAPIN SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHAPIN 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 CHAPIN 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 CHAPIN 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 CHAPIN SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEVEN BRISTOL.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHAPIN SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $215,000 (WILLIAM ENNIST, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does CHAPIN SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,169,877, expenses of $7,572,593 and total assets of $15,699,153 at year end.
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