Nonprofit · EIN 75-6059993
THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75229
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $16,624,688 | $16,584,855 | $39,833 | $67,864,456 | $4,655,630 | $63,208,826 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $16,279,575 | $15,333,381 | $946,194 | $67,677,650 | $6,305,433 | $61,372,217 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,770,638 | $14,233,951 | $2,536,687 | $65,830,063 | $7,889,148 | $57,940,915 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,227,913
- Program service revenue
- $14,819,806
- Investment income
- $451,148
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $18,948
- Net income from fundraising events
- $106,356
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $19,465
- Other revenue
- $125,821
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $539,288
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $940,889
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,159,021
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,000,760
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,728
- Accounting fees
- $52,900
- Occupancy
- $1,660,967
- Travel
- $8,006
- Depreciation
- $1,533,568
- Program services (functional)
- $13,840,203
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,908,187
- Fundraising (functional)
- $836,465
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $67,677,650
- Total assets, end of year
- $67,864,456
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,655,630
- Net assets, end of year
- $63,208,826
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,839,413
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,380,680
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $42,433,923
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,774,903
- Gross receipts
- $19,291,933
- Employees
- 109
- Volunteers
- 360
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOAN HILL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 60 | $436,049 | $52,484 |
| MARYNELL MURPHY | COO Key employee | 50 | $207,875 | $28,293 |
| CHARLES ANGEL | CFO - RETIRED 02/23/25 Officer | 45 | $171,210 | $9,138 |
| JUDITH MULLENS | ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL - EC Highest-paid employee | 50 | $153,054 | $18,493 |
| STEPHEN E SCOTT | ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL - LS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,050 | $25,280 |
| ELIZABETH SELZER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $105,904 | $41,060 |
| KATHERINE BEDDOW | 4TH GRADE MATH TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,641 | $18,656 |
| LISA FAYE | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,692 | $16,434 |
| MARGARET JOHANSEN HIRSCH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MORTON | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN KENNEDY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CULLUM HELFRICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LILY ALBRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY ANEED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLAUREN FAGADAU BENDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BERAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SCHOELLKOPF BLOOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN BRAINERD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA CESPEDES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GUEDRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE JABBOUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE KNIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHITNEY LEWIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC V LOMBARDI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JAYA T MATHEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MATTHEW D MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHAD PARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BYRON SANDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE NEUHOFF THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN YUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEMBERLY MERRITT | CFO - HIRED 2025 Officer | 45 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOAN HILL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $497,679 | $35,440 |
| MARYNELL MURPHY | COO Key employee | 40 | $193,777 | $25,917 |
| CHARLES ANGEL | CFO Officer | 40 | $155,456 | $8,089 |
| JUDITH MULLENS | ASST. HEAD FOR TEACHING & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,044 | $18,534 |
| STEPHEN E SCOTT | ASST. HEAD FOR TEACHING & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,449 | $14,949 |
| KATHERINE BEDDOW | 4TH GRADE MATH TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,987 | $18,701 |
| ELIZABETH SELZER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,225 | $15,903 |
| FLAUREN FAGADAU BENDER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET JOHANSEN HIRSCH | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN KENNEDY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CULLUM HELFRICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ANSBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GRIMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOWRI SHARMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BERAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SCHOELKOPF BLOOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET FLANAGAN SOLOMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KAROL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC V LOMBARDI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE NEUHOFF THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILY ALBRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYA MATHEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD PARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY LEWIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE JABBOUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GUEDRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY ANEED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SLYVIA CEPEDES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN YUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LAMENSDORF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOAN HILL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $383,745 | $32,221 |
| MARYNELL MURPHY | COO Key employee | 40 | $181,654 | $25,242 |
| CHARLES ANGEL | CFO Officer | 40 | $144,455 | $7,890 |
| JUDITH MULLENS | ASST. HEAD FOR TEACHING & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,901 | $18,675 |
| DWAYNE SPENCER | FACILITIES MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,584 | $13,741 |
| STEPHEN E SCOTT | ASST. HEAD FOR TEACHING & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,332 | $14,791 |
| KATHERINE BEDDOW | 4TH GRADE MATH TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,041 | $20,050 |
| DOUGLAS MACMAHON | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLAUREN FAGADAU BENDER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET JOHANSEN HIRSCH | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON BOVARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDY DAKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAMILTON LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KRAKOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY SUSSMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA WILLIS-WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ANSBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GRIMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNEY GILLIKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOWRI SHARMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BERAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SCHOELLKOPF BLOOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET FLANAGAN SOLOMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC V LOMBARDI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE NEUHOFF THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN KENNEDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN L LAMENSDORF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CULLUM HELFRICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KAROL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LILLY ALBRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAYA MATTHEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MATTHEW MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHAD PARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GIAMBRONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11611 INWOOD RD, DALLAS, TX 75229-3022
- In care of
- % KEMBERLY MERRITT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KEMBERLY MERRITT, 11611 INWOOD ROAD, DALLAS, TX 75229
- Signed the 990
- KEMBERLY MERRITT, CFO
- Phone
- (214) 369-9201
- Website
- WWW.THELAMPLIGHTERSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LANE GORMAN TRUBITT LLC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL CONCENTRATES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE, ENROLLING 456 STUDENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE SCHOOL EMBRACES THE WAY YOUNG CHILDREN ACTUALLY LEARN, HELPS PREPARE THE CHILDREN FOR THE WORLD THEY WILL INHERIT, INTEGRATES SERIOUS EDUCATION INTO ACTIVITIES CHILDREN FIND CAPTIVATING, AND INSPIRES EACH CHILD TOWARD A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND A LOVE OF LEARNING. THROUGH THE FOUNDERS' VISION FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION BASED ON REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUNG LEARNERS AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH MAJOR NONPROFITS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO VISIT AND INTERACT WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, PEROT MUSEUM, AND THE DALLAS ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN, THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL HAS BEEN SHOWCASED AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S INNOVATORS AND ACHIEVERS.Expenses $13,840,203 · grants $539,288 · revenue $14,819,806
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-6059993
- 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
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B240)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $67,864,456
- Income (IRS master file)
- $19,291,933
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $16,624,688 | $16,584,855 | $67,864,456 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $16,279,575 | $15,333,381 | $67,677,650 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $16,770,638 | $14,233,951 | $65,830,063 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $20,667,782 | $13,418,508 | $61,812,607 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 75-6059993).
Questions about THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL is 75-6059993.
- Is THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE LAMPLIGHTER 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 THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names KEMBERLY MERRITT.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $436,049 (JOAN HILL, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,624,688, expenses of $16,584,855 and total assets of $67,864,456 at year end.
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