Nonprofit · EIN 44-0546207
BARSTOW SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $23,902,928 | $26,211,471 | -$2,308,543 | $50,925,407 | $15,163,403 | $35,762,004 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $23,111,667 | $23,366,255 | -$254,588 | $53,327,610 | $15,363,057 | $37,964,553 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $22,751,858 | $21,194,872 | $1,556,986 | $51,938,265 | $14,976,266 | $36,961,999 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,108,427
- Program service revenue
- $20,945,415
- Investment income
- $1,954,417
- Net rental income
- $18,903
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,167,216
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$126,780
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,546
- Other revenue
- -$105,331
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,042,581
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $928,797
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,311,275
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,109,515
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $91,738
- Accounting fees
- $111,684
- Occupancy
- $1,579,951
- Travel
- $205,091
- Depreciation
- $2,335,563
- Program services (functional)
- $16,931,083
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,578,832
- Fundraising (functional)
- $701,556
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $53,327,610
- Total assets, end of year
- $50,925,407
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,163,403
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,762,004
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $33,526,770
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,892,775
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,955,870
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,806,134
- Gross receipts
- $32,802,212
- Employees
- 475
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1884
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE FOSTER | PRESIDENT (UNTIL 6/30/25) Officer | 40 | $486,742 | $40,711 |
| SHARON MCKIBBEN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 40 | $224,164 | $39,656 |
| ELIZABETH BARTOW | COO Officer | 40 | $168,296 | $25,548 |
| THOMAS NIERMANN | SVP OF ACADEMICS (UNTIL 6/30/25) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,731 | $42,174 |
| SCOTT DANIEL | VP OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,227 | $39,806 |
| MINKA RUDMAN | DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,036 | $27,159 |
| DANIEL MCNICKLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUMMER CAMPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,094 | $20,388 |
| SONI PATEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROTHHAAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER VROOMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PRESS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN GARRISON | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GRAVES | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRA MDIVANI | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SRIKALA SUBRAMANIAN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY TOWRISS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (TERM END 01/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GILLE BACON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL BROUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM COWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KULP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SIMPSON | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY WALDECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON BACKSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE FOSTER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $485,048 | $39,398 |
| SHARON MCKIBBEN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer | 40 | $192,867 | $18,318 |
| THOMAS NIERMANN | SVP OF ACADEMICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,177 | $43,067 |
| ELIZABETH BARTOW | DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS OPERATI Officer | 40 | $160,779 | $26,125 |
| SCOTT DANIEL | VP OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,840 | $40,569 |
| DANIEL MCNICKLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUMMER PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,167 | $21,133 |
| SONI PATEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROTHHAAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER VROOMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PRESS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN GARRISON | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GRAVES | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRA MDIVANI | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SRIKALA SUBRAMANIAN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSIDY TOWRISS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GILLE BACON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL BROUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM COWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KULP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY WALDECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE FOSTER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $542,182 | $24,927 |
| CAROLYNE LEHR | VP OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Officer | 40 | $155,653 | $28,421 |
| THOMAS NIERMANN | SVP OF ACADEMICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,621 | $30,278 |
| ELIZABETH BARTOW | DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS OPERATING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,265 | $19,153 |
| SCOTT DANIEL | VP OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,331 | $24,936 |
| JOEL BROUS | BOARD MEMBER & CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROTHHAAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER VROOMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PRESS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KULP | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GRAVES | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRA MDIVANI | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GILLE BACON | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM COWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONI PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROCHELLE STRINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SRIKALA SUBRAMANIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSIDY TOWRISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY WALDECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11511 STATE LINE RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114-5501
- In care of
- % BARS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHARON MCKIBBEN, 11511 STATE LINE RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114
- Signed the 990
- SHARON MCKIBBEN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
- Phone
- (816) 942-3255
- Website
- WWW.BARSTOWSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS A PRIVATE CO-EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHOOL IS TO "PROMOTE SOUND SCHOLARSHIP AND TO GIVE SYMMETRICAL DEVELOPMENT TO MIND, BODY AND CHARACTER."
Program accomplishments
- A. BARSTOW SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SOUND SCHOLARSHIP AND TO GIVE SYMMETRICAL DEVELOPMENT TO MIND, BODY AND CHARACTER. BARSTOW COMBINES RIGOROUS ACADEMICS, INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING AND AN EMPHASIS ON STEAM TO PROVIDE THE BEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE REGION. WE ARE A PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE SCHOOL EDUCATING APPROXIMATELY 775 STUDENTS AND WE GRADUATED 58 SENIORS.IDEA SPACE KC , POWERED BY BARSTOW, IS OUR LEARNING CENTER SERVING STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND AT BARSTOW. OVER 2,000 STUDENTS LEARNED TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS THAT POWER TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE THROUGH OUR STEAM LEARNING EXPERIENCES.INTERNATIONALLY, WE OFFERED 1,100 AND 145 STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOLS MANAGED BY BARSTOW IN CHINA AND GHANA, RESPECTIVELY.Expenses $16,931,083 · grants $2,042,581 · revenue $20,945,415
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
- 44-0546207
- 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
- 1943
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $50,925,407
- Income (IRS master file)
- $32,802,212
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $23,902,928 | $26,211,471 | $50,925,407 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $23,111,667 | $23,366,255 | $53,327,610 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $22,751,858 | $21,194,872 | $51,938,265 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $33,472,747 | $18,016,588 | $52,300,567 | 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 44-0546207).
Questions about BARSTOW SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of BARSTOW SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BARSTOW SCHOOL is 44-0546207.
- Is BARSTOW SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1943.
- Are donations to BARSTOW SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BARSTOW 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 BARSTOW 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 BARSTOW 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 BARSTOW SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHARON MCKIBBEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BARSTOW SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $486,742 (SHANE FOSTER, PRESIDENT (UNTIL 6/30/25)).
- How much revenue does BARSTOW SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,902,928, expenses of $26,211,471 and total assets of $50,925,407 at year end.
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