Nonprofit · EIN 52-0591569
COUNTRY SCHOOL INC
Tax-exempt · EASTON, MD 21601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,907,156 | $8,467,116 | -$559,960 | $23,524,494 | $2,721,552 | $20,802,942 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,651,552 | $8,107,846 | -$456,294 | $23,275,158 | $2,204,280 | $21,070,878 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,982,818 | $7,589,615 | -$606,797 | $24,143,260 | $3,040,950 | $21,102,310 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $595,422
- of which government grants
- $8,500
- Program service revenue
- $6,576,341
- Investment income
- $502,957
- Net rental income
- $56,865
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $268,782
- Net income from fundraising events
- $143,966
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $10,895
- Other revenue
- $232,436
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,386,420
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,068,244
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,929,209
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,864
- Accounting fees
- $69,983
- Occupancy
- $471,221
- Depreciation
- $631,526
- Program services (functional)
- $6,539,050
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,636,525
- Fundraising (functional)
- $291,541
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,275,158
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,524,494
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,721,552
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,802,942
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,423,251
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,345,339
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,889,235
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,913,707
- Gross receipts
- $11,317,535
- Employees
- 103
- Volunteers
- 109
- Year formed
- 1939
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAY PARKER | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 60 | $175,577 | $15,020 |
| JEAN BRUNE | FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 60 | $175,940 | $0 |
| ERIC DEL MONACO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN NONEMAKER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLENDA ARMISTEAD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY TROND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSI BRELSFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN DAVENPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS WALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON RYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAKSHMI VAIDYNATHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIETTE LOWERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WOODY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI RAMSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE ROMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD TILGHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JO ANN ASPARAGUS MURRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAMARI COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERENI MALFA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TALLI OXNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETTA MCDONALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BRUNE | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 60 | $316,802 |
| LAKSHMI VAIDYANATHAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BLENDA ARMISTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TALLI OXNAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SIDNEY TROND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSI BRELSFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN DAVENPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS WALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY CURETON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC DEL MONACO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRIETTE LOWERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE MCMAHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI RAMSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ROMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD TILGHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN NONEMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JO ANN ASPARAGUS MURRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAMARI COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERENI MALFA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BRUNE | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 60 | $307,473 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ENNIST | FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL Former | 60 | $187,761 | $0 |
| KATHERINE DAVIS | HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,638 | $16,125 |
| MABEL WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,010 | $8,556 |
| LAKSHMI VAIDYANATHAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLENDA ARMISTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TALLI OXNAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HOCKMEYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY TROND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSI BRELSFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN DAVENPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS WALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY CURETON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTHY JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIETTE LOWERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERENI MALFA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE MCMAHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI RAMSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE ROMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD TILGHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 716 GOLDSBOROUGH ST, EASTON, MD 21601-3907
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASON BROWN, 716 GOLDSBOROUGH STREET, EASTON, MD 21601
- Signed the 990
- JASON BROWN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (410) 822-1935
- Website
- WWW.COUNTRYSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ACCOUNTING STRATEGIES GROUP LLC
Mission
AS AN INDEPENDENT, COEDUCATIONAL K THROUGH 8 SCHOOL, THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE A CHALLENGING PROGRAM IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WITH SMALL CLASSES, INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, AND OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AS ITS HALLMARKS.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF A PRIVATE CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL WITH GRADES K THROUGH 8., APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENTS BENEFITED.Expenses $6,539,050 · grants $1,386,420 · revenue $6,865,833
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
- 52-0591569
- 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
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,524,494
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,317,535
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,907,156 | $8,467,116 | $23,524,494 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,651,552 | $8,107,846 | $23,275,158 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,982,818 | $7,589,615 | $24,143,260 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,241,713 | $7,253,696 | $24,754,811 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 52-0591569).
Questions about COUNTRY SCHOOL INC
- What is the EIN of COUNTRY SCHOOL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNTRY SCHOOL INC is 52-0591569.
- Is COUNTRY SCHOOL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1940.
- Are donations to COUNTRY SCHOOL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COUNTRY 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 COUNTRY 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 COUNTRY 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 COUNTRY SCHOOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JASON BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUNTRY SCHOOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,577 (JAY PARKER, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does COUNTRY SCHOOL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,907,156, expenses of $8,467,116 and total assets of $23,524,494 at year end.
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