Nonprofit · EIN 04-2228167
COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $11,952,659 | $11,165,927 | $786,732 | $44,455,156 | $3,197,282 | $41,257,874 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $11,656,790 | $10,690,578 | $966,212 | $40,932,581 | $2,893,358 | $38,039,223 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $18,809,590 | $9,769,358 | $9,040,232 | $37,370,429 | $2,677,300 | $34,693,129 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,704,177
- Program service revenue
- $9,301,078
- Investment income
- $947,404
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$8,568
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,607,811
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $358,345
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,914,406
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,629,113
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $43,943
- Accounting fees
- $41,904
- Occupancy
- $710,754
- Depreciation
- $339,732
- Program services (functional)
- $8,425,045
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,919,582
- Fundraising (functional)
- $821,300
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,932,581
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,455,156
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,197,282
- Net assets, end of year
- $41,257,874
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,376,301
- Publicly traded securities
- $27,079,185
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $23,603,935
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,653,939
- Gross receipts
- $12,232,850
- Employees
- 80
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1957
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BORMAN | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $279,262 | $44,437 |
| MARK GRAZIANO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $147,489 | $34,640 |
| ALISHA ELLIOT | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $165,062 | $13,982 |
| REBECCA JACKMAN | ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $142,746 | $32,160 |
| CAROLINE HEALY | DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $135,594 | $19,511 |
| ADAM HINTERLANG | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $133,799 | $12,521 |
| FREDERICK EWALD | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SANDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON YAMAMOTO | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEYNEP AKSEHIRLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH CUNNANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DOWD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN GREENIDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAX KOHLENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S KRANING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY MERRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA METRAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MURCHISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN ORWANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY PACI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANIQUE PARROTT-GAFFNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA PEDROSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN PUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH SANFORD-HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SHEFFI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT SITKOFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYMONE WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BORMAN | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $272,262 | $40,281 |
| ALISHA ELLIOT | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $165,063 | $22,404 |
| MARK GRAZIANO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $147,489 | $32,696 |
| REBECCA JACKMAN | ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $142,746 | $29,277 |
| CAROLINE HEALY | DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,594 | $18,405 |
| ADAM HINTERLANG | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $133,800 | $11,164 |
| FREDERICK EWALD | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SANDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON YAMAMOTO | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEYNEP AKSEHIRLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH CUNNANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DOWD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FRIED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN GREENIDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN KLUVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX KOHLENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S KRANING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MERRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA METRAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MURCHISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN ORWANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PACI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANIQUE PARROTT-GAFFNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA PEDROSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN PUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH SANFORD-HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SHEFFI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SITKOFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYMONE WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BORMAN | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $269,877 | $28,645 |
| WILLIAM WHARTON | FORMER HEADMASTER Former | 20 | $214,142 | $17,087 |
| ALISHA ELLIOT | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,638 | $17,377 |
| REBECCA JACKMAN | ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,929 | $27,836 |
| ADAM HINTERLANG | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,834 | $5,114 |
| CAROLINE HEALY | DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,215 | $17,199 |
| THERESE HENDRICKS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DOWD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON YAMAMOTO | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK EWALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FRIED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PACI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH PUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYMONE WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEYNEP AKSEHIRLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX KOHLENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH SANFORD-HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH CUNNANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT KRANING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE LOSSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MURCHISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SHEFFI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN ERIC SIMMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANIQUE PARROT-GAFFNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA PEDROSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN ORWANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN KLUVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MERRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SITKOFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 151 COMMONWEALTH AVE, BOSTON, MA 02116-2347
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- FREDERICK EWALD, 151 COMMONWEALTH AVE, BOSTON, MA 02116
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER BORMAN, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (617) 266-7525
- Website
- WWW.COMMSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
Mission
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION - HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12)STUDENT ENROLLMENT = 158Expenses $8,425,045 · grants $1,607,811 · revenue $9,301,078
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
- 04-2228167
- 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
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B250)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,455,156
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,232,850
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $11,952,659 | $11,165,927 | $44,455,156 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $11,656,790 | $10,690,578 | $40,932,581 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $18,809,590 | $9,769,358 | $37,370,429 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $9,735,784 | $10,020,471 | $34,272,727 | 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 04-2228167).
Questions about COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC
- What is the EIN of COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC is 04-2228167.
- Is COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
- Are donations to COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMONWEALTH 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 COMMONWEALTH 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 COMMONWEALTH 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 COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names FREDERICK EWALD.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $279,262 (JENNIFER BORMAN, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,952,659, expenses of $11,165,927 and total assets of $44,455,156 at year end.
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