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Nonprofit · EIN 34-0737805

OLD TRAIL SCHOOL

Tax-exempt · BATH, OH 44210

Financials

$12M$12.4M2023$12.3M$12.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OLD TRAIL SCHOOL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$12,286,887$12,742,679-$455,792$27,683,838$2,565,041$25,118,797
June 30, 2024990$12,035,881$12,395,369-$359,488$27,037,468$2,679,944$24,357,524
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,277,992
of which government grants
$288,499
Program service revenue
$10,714,482
Investment income
$51,244
Net rental income
$21,175
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,314
Net income from fundraising events
$25,664
Other revenue
$243,169

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,627,405
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$710,637
Other salaries and wages
$5,232,236
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,584,491
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$133,956
Depreciation
$871,691
Program services (functional)
$9,580,011
Management and general (functional)
$2,876,246
Fundraising (functional)
$286,422

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$27,037,468
Total assets, end of year
$27,683,838
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,565,041
Net assets, end of year
$25,118,797
Land, buildings and equipment
$12,214,647
Publicly traded securities
$1,516,796
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,052,074
Net assets with donor restrictions
$12,066,723
Gross receipts
$16,716,613
Employees
116
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1932
State of legal domicile
OH

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SARAH JOHNSTONHEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$274,465$60,448
W JOSEPH VOGELASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$145,437$23,105
MEETA NOSRATICHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$145,399$22,267
HALLIE RITZMANMIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$105,028$19,354
THOMAS H EATON IIIPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
SUSAN MCKENZIEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
HOLLY LITTLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JOHN CAVANAUGHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH ALBRECHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARY BALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CARL BLICKLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHEREEN BOYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHNNY BUCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CARINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK DAVEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN P DEBO JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SUCHARITA GHOSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CINDY HARFOUCHETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RON HARRINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
OLIVIA HOCHSCHWENDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAY HOFNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PRIYA MASEELALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NATHAN MATUSZEWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL MURETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HALEY PRESTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BEVERLY SHAKLEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ADITYA SONITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRIAN STEERETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SARAH JOHNSTONHEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$266,489$63,422
W JOSEPH VOGELASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$145,469$24,857
MEETA NOSRATICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$129,332$23,064
HALLIE RITZMANMIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$102,971$22,557
THOMAS H EATON IIIPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
WILLARD HOLLANDVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
HOLLY LITTLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JOHN CAVANAUGHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
SHEREEN BOYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHNNY BUCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK DAVEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN P DEBO JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PETER FARAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUCHARITA GHOSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CINDY HARFOUCHETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RON HARRINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
OLIVIA HOCHSCHWENDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SONAL JAINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUZANNE KINNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PRIYA MASEELALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NATHAN MATUSZEWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN MCKENZIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HALEY PRESTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AMANDA PRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BEVERLY SHAKLEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ADITYA SONITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN STEERETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2315 IRA RD, BATH, OH 44210-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SARAH JOHNSTON, PO BOX 827, BATH, OH 442100827
Signed the 990
SARAH JOHNSTON, HEAD OF SCHOOL
Phone
(330) 666-1118
Return prepared by
SIKICH LLC

Mission

OLD TRAIL SCHOOL IS A VIBRANT EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. WE DEVELOP INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, INDEPENDENT THINKING STUDENTS WHO EMERGE WITH A PASSION FOR DISCOVERY, CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING. OUR GRADUATES ARE WELL PREPARED TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS WHO ACHIEVE IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND LIFE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • OLD TRAIL SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT, COEDUCATIONAL DAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGE 2 THROUGH GRADE 8 IN BATH, OHIO. AS THE NATION'S ONLY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LOCATED IN A NATIONAL PARK, WE OFFER A TRANSFORMATIVE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE THAT DEVELOPS INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, INDEPENDENT THINKING STUDENTS WHO EMERGE WITH A PASSION FOR DISCOVERY, CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING. OUR GRADUATES LEAVE CAMPUS WELL PREPARED TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS WHO ACHIEVE IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND LIFE. SERVED 430 STUDENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH GRADE EIGHT.
    Expenses $9,580,011 · grants $1,627,405 · revenue $10,910,812

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
34-0737805
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
1932
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B240)
Assets (IRS master file)
$27,683,838
Income (IRS master file)
$16,716,613

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$11,570,687$11,989,963$25,620,041IRS
990June 2022$12,148,304$11,419,106$25,123,722IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about OLD TRAIL SCHOOL

What is the EIN of OLD TRAIL SCHOOL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OLD TRAIL SCHOOL is 34-0737805.
Is OLD TRAIL SCHOOL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1932.
Are donations to OLD TRAIL SCHOOL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OLD TRAIL 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 OLD TRAIL 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 OLD TRAIL 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 OLD TRAIL SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SARAH JOHNSTON.
Who are the officers and directors of OLD TRAIL SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $274,465 (SARAH JOHNSTON, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
How much revenue does OLD TRAIL SCHOOL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,286,887, expenses of $12,742,679 and total assets of $27,683,838 at year end.

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