Nonprofit · EIN 91-1176120
UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $18,649,854 | $18,168,763 | $481,091 | $48,532,370 | $24,044,555 | $24,487,815 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $16,710,719 | $17,256,974 | -$546,255 | $51,142,844 | $28,478,291 | $22,664,553 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $17,558,642 | $16,415,052 | $1,143,590 | $50,730,440 | $28,657,813 | $22,072,627 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,011,109
- Program service revenue
- $17,003,106
- Investment income
- $421,546
- Net rental income
- $24,243
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $55
- Net income from fundraising events
- $156,965
- Other revenue
- $214,093
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,588,162
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $562,109
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,913,220
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,881,411
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,892
- Accounting fees
- $159,537
- Occupancy
- $618,553
- Depreciation
- $656,817
- Program services (functional)
- $14,567,968
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,175,531
- Fundraising (functional)
- $425,264
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $51,142,844
- Total assets, end of year
- $48,532,370
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,044,555
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,487,815
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22,753,318
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,924,700
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,966,818
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,520,997
- Gross receipts
- $19,614,458
- Employees
- 187
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER VARY | HEAD OF SCHOOL Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $312,945 | $27,063 |
| STEPHANIE CISAKOWSKI | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $183,072 | $16,780 |
| PAULA SMITH | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $180,653 | $16,516 |
| KATHERINE MORRISION | DEAN OF COLLEGE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,550 | $17,197 |
| TAMI MILLES | ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,430 | $18,289 |
| KERRIE L HECKO | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,088 | $16,500 |
| SVEN WEBER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,940 | $15,540 |
| ABBY SANDBERG | FACULTY MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,146 | $8,709 |
| DEBORAH BRISSENDEN | ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $106,474 | $8,796 |
| JOE GRUBER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANTHI RAJAGOPALAN | VICE CHAIR 1 Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD BURTON | VICE CHAIR 2 Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVIS BRANNON-CIRONE | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HEADRICK | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SMITH | EMERITUS CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARIUS CAYETANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SEAN HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JILL JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NATHAN JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KRISTEN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JEANNE NGUYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JEFF PELLETIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ERIC SANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KAI SHIH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SARAH DONAHUE | FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BREANNE FORTUN | PARENT GUARDIAN ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA SMITH | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $362,168 | $29,801 |
| JENNIFER VARY | ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $246,300 | $12,372 |
| STEPHANIE CISAKOWSKI | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $218,750 | $19,477 |
| KATHERINE MORRISION | DEAN OF COLLEGE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,158 | $13,884 |
| TAMI MILES | ADMINSTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,234 | $13,722 |
| KERRIE L HECKO | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $148,865 | $13,995 |
| DEBORAH CHICKADEL | FACULTY MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,368 | $4,307 |
| ABBY SANDBERG | FACULTY MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,127 | $4,114 |
| AMY SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRANNON-CIRONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD BURTON | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL KIEFER | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HEADRICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE GRUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS CAYETANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL LARSON IM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VAN KATZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE NGUYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF PELLETIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA SMITH | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $354,248 | $38,408 |
| JENNIFER VARY | ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $240,460 | $19,755 |
| STEPHANIE CISAKOWSKI | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $205,484 | $24,086 |
| KATHERINE MORRISON | DEAN OF COLLEGE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,955 | $19,419 |
| KERRIE L HECKO | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $147,991 | $17,359 |
| TAMI MILES | ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,441 | $16,724 |
| DEBORAH CHICKADEL | FACULTY MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,131 | $8,555 |
| ABBY SANDBERG | FACULTY MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,692 | $8,082 |
| AMY SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD BURTON | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE GRUBER | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRANNON-CIRONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HEADRICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS CAYETANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE NGUYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF PELLETIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANTHI RAJAGOPALAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KAI SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY MALETIS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH DONAHUE | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5062 9TH AVE NE, SEATTLE, WA 98105-3605
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER VARY, 5062 9TH AVE NE, SEATTLE, WA 98105
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER VARY, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (206) 547-8237
- Website
- WWW.UCDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OUNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL (UCDS) DESIGNS A CULTURE OF INQUIRY ESSENTIAL TO MEANINGFUL LEARNING. WE CULTIVATE REFLECTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, SKILLFUL THINKERS WHO IGNITE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ENGAGE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO SHAPE AND SHARE OUR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION MODEL.
Program accomplishments
- INFANT/TODDLER PROGRAM AND PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH 5TH GRADE EDUCATION. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, UCDS ENROLLED 351 STUDENTS. UCDS IS COMMITTED TO SMALL CLASSES WITH A MAXIMUM OF 19 STUDENTS AND AN AVERAGE TEACHER TO STUDENT RATION OF 1:9. UCDS EMPLOYED 46 CLASSROOM TEACHERS, 19 RESIDENT TEACHERS, AND SPANISH, PE, ART, MUSIC, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND LIBRARY SPECIALISTS. THE UCDS FACULTY HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATING CHILDREN. UCDS' CHILDCARE PROGRAM SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 40 CHILDREN/MONTH. IN 2024-25, $1,090,517 WAS SPENT ON THIS PROGRAM.Expenses $12,767,685 · grants $1,415,515 · revenue $15,750,194
- THE UCDS INSTITUTE (FORMERLY - TEACHER EDUCATION CENTER): THE UCDS INSTITUTE CREATES AND CULTIVATES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING TEACHER EXCELLENCE AND ENHANCING EDUCATION AT UCDS AND IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL PREPARES EDUCATORS WITH THE SKILLS AND PRACTICES TO AFFECT LEARNING IN A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS.Expenses $766,678 · grants $29,000 · revenue $221,757
- AFTER SCHOOL CARE (EDP) AND CLUBS AND SUMMER PROGRAM: CHILDREN ATTENDING THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS EXPLORE ALL SORTS OF EXCITING SUBJECT MATTER, BOTH ON-CAMPUS AND DURING PLANNED FIELD TRIPS, WHICH ENCOURAGES THEM TO DISCOVER NEW THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.Expenses $1,033,605 · grants $143,647 · revenue $1,055,398
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
- 91-1176120
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B240)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $48,532,370
- Income (IRS master file)
- $19,614,458
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $18,649,854 | $18,168,763 | $48,532,370 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $16,710,719 | $17,256,974 | $51,142,844 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $17,558,642 | $16,415,052 | $50,730,440 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $15,422,217 | $15,137,574 | $35,789,355 | 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 91-1176120).
Questions about UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL is 91-1176120.
- Is UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 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 UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 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 UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 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 UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER VARY.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $312,945 (JENNIFER VARY, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,649,854, expenses of $18,168,763 and total assets of $48,532,370 at year end.
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