Nonprofit · EIN 27-0160216
THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC
Tax-exempt · PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,545,455 | $8,181,405 | $1,364,050 | $13,041,881 | $6,207,313 | $6,834,568 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,368,664 | $7,936,284 | $432,380 | $11,619,837 | $6,219,294 | $5,400,543 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,800,472 | $7,197,133 | $603,339 | $11,134,213 | $6,391,982 | $4,742,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $246,288
- Program service revenue
- $9,047,358
- Investment income
- $101,375
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,991
- Net income from fundraising events
- $116,521
- Other revenue
- $150,434
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $586,133
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $450,879
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,696,014
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,741,430
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,305
- Accounting fees
- $69,564
- Occupancy
- $795,117
- Depreciation
- $328,894
- Program services (functional)
- $6,895,729
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,194,412
- Fundraising (functional)
- $91,264
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,619,837
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,041,881
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,207,313
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,834,568
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,321,442
- Publicly traded securities
- $494,970
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,834,568
- Gross receipts
- $9,636,333
- Employees
- 78
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR TAMMY FERGUSON | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $282,517 | $10,504 |
| BRITTANY THEIMER | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, ADM Key employee | 40 | $161,964 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PORTZ | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,452 | $24,331 |
| MARIBETH LENZ | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND F Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,189 | $10,504 |
| MARTHA LAMPHERE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT GISONDO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CROWLEY-FARKAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN STOLLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLARKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARTIN D WEISS | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR TAMMY FERGUSON | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $291,258 | $11,715 |
| BRITTANY THEIMER | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, ADM Key employee | 40 | $156,587 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PORTZ | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,013 | $24,509 |
| MARIBETH LENZ | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,890 | $10,635 |
| MARTHA LAMPHERE | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT GISONDO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CROWLEY-FARKAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN STOLLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLARKE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARTIN D WEISS | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR TAMMY FERGUSON | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $162,168 | $38,199 |
| BRITTANY THEIMER | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, ADM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,304 | $9,083 |
| MARTHA LAMPHERE | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY SARTORY LINK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT GISONDO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CROWLEY-FARKAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN STOLLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLARKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARTIN D WEISS | TRUSTEE EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4176 BURNS ROAD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410-4618
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAMMY FERGUSON, 4176 BURNS ROAD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410
- Signed the 990
- TAMMY FERGUSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (561) 627-0740
- Website
- WWW.WEISSSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TEMPLETON & COMPANY LLP
Mission
THE WEISS SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF REFLECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE AND UNIQUE GIFTED LEARNERS. TO MOTIVATE AND STIMULATE LEARNERS THROUGH A DIFFERENTIATED CURRICULUM THAT PROMOTES GLOBAL AWARENESS, LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING; UTILIZING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
Program accomplishments
- GIFTED PROGRAM: THE WEISS SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED GIFTED SERVICES. WE UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF GIFTED CHILDREN, AND PROVIDE A HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES CHALLENGES, BUILDS UPON STRENGTHS, AND UNLEASHES THE POTENTIAL OF EACH YOUNG MIND AND SPIRIT WE SERVE. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT GUIDES AND FOSTERS YOUR CHILD'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL NEEDS. THIS SPECIALLY DESIGNED GIFTED PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM INSPIRES BRIGHT MINDS TO PURSUE LIVES OF CONTINUAL LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT.IN OUR QUEST TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO BE LEARNERS THAT MEET THE DEMANDS OF A HIGHLY TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY, WE HAVE AFFORDED THE CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. A ONE-TO-ONE PROGRAM WITH WIRELESS TABLET PCS FOR ALL FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS IS CURRENTLY IN USE. ALL TEXTBOOKS ARE ONLINE AND WRITTEN WORK IS SYNCHRONIZED FROM THE STUDENTS' LAPTOPS TO THOSE OF THE TEACHERS. STUDENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES USE CLASSROOM COMPUTER STATIONS AS WELL AS CLASSROOM SETS OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS FROM MOBILE LAPTOP CARTS. ALL CLASSROOMS INCLUDING MUSIC, BAND, ART, FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND TAEKWONDO ARE EQUIPPED WITH SMART BOARDS. THE WEISS SCHOOL IS PROUD OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE IT INSTILLS IN ITS STUDENTS, WHILE ALSO BRINGING ABOUT AN APPRECIATION FOR AN ENVIRONMENTALLY GREEN AWARENESS.Expenses $5,860,148 · grants $586,133 · revenue $8,014,121
- AUXILIARY, AFTER CARE AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM: THE FINAL BELL SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF MORE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN LEARNING, FITNESS AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. A DYNAMIC AND MEANINGFUL EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM IS LED BY CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS WITH A PASSION FOR TAKING STUDENTS TO NEW HEIGHTS. CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES BASED ON STUDENTS INTERESTS AND PASSIONS CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, WHICH BEGINS AS THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. BOTH THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM AND THE SUMMER CAMP PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THE SCHOOL'S DAILY CURRICULUM.Expenses $1,035,581 · revenue $1,067,150
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
- 27-0160216
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,041,881
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,636,333
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $9,545,455 | $8,181,405 | $13,041,881 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,368,664 | $7,936,284 | $11,619,837 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,800,472 | $7,197,133 | $11,134,213 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,566,290 | $7,458,665 | $10,996,492 | 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 27-0160216).
Questions about THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC
- What is the EIN of THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC is 27-0160216.
- Is THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS 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 THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS 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 THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS 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 THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TAMMY FERGUSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $282,517 (DR TAMMY FERGUSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does THE WEISS GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOLS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,545,455, expenses of $8,181,405 and total assets of $13,041,881 at year end.
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