Nonprofit · EIN 77-0530703
GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY
Tax-exempt · MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $21,388,688 | $20,872,263 | $516,425 | $62,635,114 | $49,777,625 | $12,857,489 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $20,565,746 | $20,246,418 | $319,328 | $62,962,024 | $50,659,290 | $12,302,734 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $18,875,594 | $18,704,664 | $170,930 | $64,483,624 | $52,547,277 | $11,936,347 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $502,221
- of which government grants
- $264,541
- Program service revenue
- $19,309,081
- Investment income
- $438,986
- Net rental income
- $1,055,290
- Net income from fundraising events
- $91,391
- Other revenue
- $1,138,400
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,279,917
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $418,896
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,033,932
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,198,324
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $90,460
- Accounting fees
- $83,716
- Occupancy
- $4,971,495
- Depreciation
- $987,568
- Program services (functional)
- $18,217,813
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,578,026
- Fundraising (functional)
- $76,424
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $62,962,024
- Total assets, end of year
- $62,635,114
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,777,625
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,857,489
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,483,116
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,857,489
- Gross receipts
- $21,801,421
- Employees
- 202
- Volunteers
- 312
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL NIELSEN | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $188,605 | $14,605 |
| MORENA WAACK | HEAD OF PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,941 | $8,683 |
| GALE ADAMS-DAVIS | HEAD OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,669 | $6,651 |
| JENNY JUNGEBLUT | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $145,391 | $4,907 |
| RAJITH ALGAMA | HEAD OF ACCOUNTING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,003 | $11,369 |
| DESIREE APPADURAI | HEAD OF HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,479 | $5,459 |
| TANJA ZIMMERMANN | HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,543 | $5,301 |
| SHAMALA S HINRICHSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGITTE BINKERT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ZOUHAIR BELKOURA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA GIMBEL | VICE TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL BECKERT | SECRETARY UNTIL 06/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAHAR BARTH-MANZOORI | VICE SECRETARY TILL 06/25, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEERTHI VISHNUDAS | TRUSTEE TILL 06/25, VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLGER IPPACH | TRUSTEE UNTIL 06/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNA NICKLISCH | TRUSTEE UNTIL 06/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ONUR CINAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MATTHIAS GRUNDMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RIMA MUTREJA | TRUSTEE AS OF 06/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUPRIYA SOLBACH | TRUSTEE AS OF 06/25 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATHERIN ROSCHEL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL NIELSEN | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $180,852 | $28,022 |
| MORENA WAACK | HEAD OF PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,749 | $20,392 |
| GALE ADAMS-DAVIS | HEAD OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,623 | $16,956 |
| JENNY JUNGEBLUT | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $136,282 | $12,822 |
| RAJITH ALGAMA | HEAD OF ACCOUNTING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,516 | $23,739 |
| TANJA ZIMMERMANN | HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,437 | $5,577 |
| DESIREE APPADURAI | HEAD OF HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,208 | $5,328 |
| DR HORST GROESSER | PRESIDENT UNTIL 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLGER IPPACH | VP TILL 05/24 THEN TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK VAN DE WIEL | SECRETARY UNTIL 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MOSER | TREASURER UNTIL 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMALA S HINRICHSEN VICE- | SECRETARY TILL 05/24 THEN PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNA NICKLISCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL BECKERT | TRUSTEE UNTIL 05/24 THEN SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATJIA LEE | VICE TREASURER UNTIL 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GISA ROMAHN | TRUSTEE UNTIL 05/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ZOUHAIR BELKOURA | TRUSTEE UNTIL 05/24 THEN TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DYDASCO | TRUSTEE UNTIL 05/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGITTE BINKERT | VICE PRESIDENT AS OF 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA GIMBEL | VICE TREASURER AS OF 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAHAR BARTH-MANZOORI | VICE SECRETARY AS OF 05/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ONUR CINAR | TRUSTEE AS OF 05/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHIAS GRUNDMANN | TRUSTEE AS OF 05/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEERTHI VISHNUDAS | TRUSTEE AS OF 05/24 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERIN ROSCHEL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL NIELSEN | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $173,868 | $24,773 |
| MORENA WAACK | HEAD OF PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,042 | $17,542 |
| RAJITH ALGAMA | HEAD OF ACCOUNTING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,612 | $19,089 |
| JENNY JUNGEBLUT | VICE HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $128,579 | $4,217 |
| TANJA ZIMMERMANN | HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,721 | $407 |
| DAVID GIESEN | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,662 | $15,191 |
| ALISSA ROEDIG | SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,849 | $16,019 |
| DR HORST GROESSER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLGER IPPACH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK VAN DE WIEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MOSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUPRIYA SOLBACH | FORMER VICE PRESIDENT - UNTIL 05/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMALA S HINRICHSEN | VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATJIA LEE | VICE TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL BECKERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ZOUHAIR BELKOURA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DYDASCO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNA NICKLISCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GISA ROMAHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRETT WINGEIER | TRUSTEE - UNTIL 05/2023 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERIN ROSCHEL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 310 EASY ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043-3711
- In care of
- % GERM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHAMALA HINRICHSEN, 310 EASY STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
- Signed the 990
- SHAMALA HINRICHSEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (650) 254-0748
- Website
- WWW.GISSV.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0530703 or by the name GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE SCHOOL HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO ENSURING STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL ACADEMIC POTENTIAL IN A NUTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS CRITICAL AND IMAGINATIVE THINKING, A PASSION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, AND AN APPRECIATION FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE SCHOOL IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, COEDUCATIONAL SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1999 IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, OFFIERING A MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE.MEETING THE STRICT ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (WASC) AS WELL AS THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT, THE SCHOOL IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER DUAL DIPLOMAS UPON GRADUATION, THE GERMAN INTERNATIONAL ARBITUR (DIAP), AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - QUALIFYING GRADUATES FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE BEST AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES.WITH TWO LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SAN FRANCISCO), THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES THE NEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 564 STUDENTS.Expenses $18,217,813 · grants $1,279,917 · revenue $19,309,081
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
- 77-0530703
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $62,635,114
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,801,421
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $21,388,688 | $20,872,263 | $62,635,114 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $20,565,746 | $20,246,418 | $62,962,024 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $18,875,594 | $18,704,664 | $64,483,624 | XML |
| 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 77-0530703).
Questions about GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY
- What is the EIN of GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY is 77-0530703.
- Is GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY 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 GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY 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 GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY 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 GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHAMALA HINRICHSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,605 (MICHAEL NIELSEN, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,388,688, expenses of $20,872,263 and total assets of $62,635,114 at year end.
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