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Nonprofit · EIN 72-0259360

METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Tax-exempt · METAIRIE, LA 70005

Financials

$22.9M$23.9M2022$27.5M$25.2M2023$28.9M$26M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$28,882,535$25,963,957$2,918,578$53,965,940$11,830,004$42,135,936
June 30, 2024990$27,501,006$25,181,624$2,319,382$49,965,480$11,734,328$38,231,152
June 30, 2023990$22,883,664$23,879,688-$996,024$47,103,065$12,569,032$34,534,033
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,292,724
of which government grants
$2,893,440
Program service revenue
$23,062,878
Investment income
$1,575,936
Net gain from sales of assets
$447,996
Net income from fundraising events
-$36,312
Net income from sales of inventory
-$12,691
Other revenue
-$49,003

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,874,162
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,021,148
Other salaries and wages
$8,975,273
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$12,393,590
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$21,786
Accounting fees
$32,038
Occupancy
$718,050
Travel
$19,524
Depreciation
$1,103,711
Program services (functional)
$20,205,474
Management and general (functional)
$5,758,483

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$49,965,480
Total assets, end of year
$53,965,940
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,830,004
Net assets, end of year
$42,135,936
Land, buildings and equipment
$32,411,486
Publicly traded securities
$8,940,127
Net assets without donor restrictions
$35,344,991
Net assets with donor restrictions
$6,790,945
Gross receipts
$31,727,531
Employees
438
Volunteers
150
Year formed
1929
State of legal domicile
LA

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
ROBERT HEREFORDHEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$323,000$49,637
BONNIE LAGRAIZECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$122,098$15,564
LORI GORDILLODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$122,828$7,272
MICHAEL MCGUIREATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$113,015$13,022
MIGNON ODEMLOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$121,178$4,682
AUGUSTINE WHYTEUPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$109,326$12,978
GARY LOTZDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$110,000$6,511
REBECCA CURRYMIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$82,261$13,437
AMELIA SHERMANFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$73,072$11,350
ROBYN SCHWARZCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAXTON WHITEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN BLESSEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JONATHAN KATZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TIMOTHY BRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLI ERGENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
14 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DATHEL GEORGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NIHAL GODIWALATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER HEEBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUMA JAINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
YVETTE JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TARA LUPPARELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MALCOLM MEYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MORTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM ROGERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAKE WEINSTOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LATRESHA WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC WHITENERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM WOLFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT HEREFORDHEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$318,000$53,942
BONNIE LAGRAIZECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$117,001$17,054
LORI GORDILLODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$119,178$6,993
MICHAEL MCGUIREATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$111,996$13,152
AUGUSTINE WHYTEUPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$110,000$13,099
MIGNON ODEMLOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$117,568$5,059
PAUL FRANTZMIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$105,367$13,367
GARY LOTZDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$107,310$6,260
GEORGE HUNTERACADEMIC DEAN
Highest-paid employee
40$100,025$12,661
AMELIA SHERMANFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$59,710$10,524
JENNIFER HEEBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBYN SCHWARZCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAXTON WHITEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
YVETTE JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DATHEL GEORGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUMA JAINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN KATZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MALCOLM MEYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MORTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ROGERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE WEINSTOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LATRESHA WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC WHITENERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM WOLFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN BLESSEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TIMOTHY BRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLI ERGENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIHAL GODIWALATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TARA LUPARELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT HEREFORDHEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustee or director, Officer
40$313,000$50,123
BONNIE LAGRAIZECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$115,210$15,179
LORI GORDILLODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$116,282$6,845
MIGNON ODEMLOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$114,737$5,541
MICHAEL MCGUIREATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$108,201$12,000
PAUL FRANTZMIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$103,166$12,147
AUGUSTINE WHYTEUPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Officer
40$99,985$11,666
GARY LOTZDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$104,685$6,128
ELAINE MONTGOMERYFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$31,384$7,264
JENNIFER HEEBECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
ROBYN SCHWARZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PAXTON WHITESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
YVETTE JONESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
GREGORY FEIRNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY FERNANDEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RACHAEL GAMBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DATHEL GEORGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHAMMI GUPTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUMA JAINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JONATHAN KATZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN ZAZOURTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MALCOLM MEYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEIDI MORSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN MORTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BLAIR PRICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JIM ROGERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAKE WEINSTOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LATRESHA WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAR WHITENERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM WOLFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
300 PARK RD, METAIRIE, LA 70005-4142
In care of
% BRENDAN P MINIHAN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BONNIE M LAGRAIZE, 300 PARK RD, METAIRIE, LA 70005
Signed the 990
BONNIE M LAGRAIZE, CFO
Phone
(504) 837-5204
Website
MPCDS.COM
Return prepared by
BOURGEOIS BENNETT LLC

Mission

METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY ENRICHES THE LIVES OF TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE IN A DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING STRENGTH OF INTELLECT AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER WITHIN A COMMUNITY THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CHALLENGING AND SUPPORTIVE. OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO BE (CONT'D SCH. O) FLEXIBLE, TO BE ADAPTABLE, AND TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE WITH HONOR, OPTIMISM, CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE NONSECTARIAN EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH TWELTH GRADE. THE SCHOOL IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE SEPARATE DIVISIONS: A LOWER SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND UPPER SCHOOL. THE LOWER SCHOOL OFFERS PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, WHILE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFERS GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT, AND THE UPPER SCHOOL OFFERS GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE. EACH SCHOOL PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES THAT CATER SPECIFICALLY TO THE AGES OF THE ENROLLED STUDENTS. THE LOWER SCHOOL OFFERS AN AFTER-SCHOOL DAY CARE AS WELL AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK CLINIC AND OTHER ENRICHMENT COURSES. BOTH THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOLS OFFER STUDENTS A WIDE RANGE OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, MUSIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS , AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. A TOTAL OF 743 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 270 OF WHOM RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DIVISION FOR CHILDREN SIX WEEKS UP TO 4 YEARS OF AGE, AND THE TOTAL ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM WERE 124 CHILDREN.
    Expenses $20,205,474 · grants $3,874,162 · revenue $23,050,187

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
72-0259360
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
1937
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B240)
Assets (IRS master file)
$53,965,940
Income (IRS master file)
$31,727,531

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$28,882,535$25,963,957$53,965,940IRS
990June 2024$27,501,006$25,181,624$49,965,480IRS
990June 2023$22,883,664$23,879,688$47,103,065XML
990June 2022$22,060,408$23,128,915$45,232,576IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 72-0259360).

Questions about METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

What is the EIN of METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL is 72-0259360.
Is METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
Are donations to METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY 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 METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY 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 METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY 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 METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BONNIE M LAGRAIZE.
Who are the officers and directors of METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $323,000 (ROBERT HEREFORD, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
How much revenue does METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $28,882,535, expenses of $25,963,957 and total assets of $53,965,940 at year end.

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