Nonprofit · EIN 94-2289521
REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94602
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $17,680,104 | $17,644,734 | $35,370 | $31,307,112 | $8,574,432 | $22,732,680 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,917,525 | $16,528,074 | $1,389,451 | $31,856,361 | $9,173,711 | $22,682,650 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $16,468,829 | $14,892,238 | $1,576,591 | $29,652,892 | $8,381,187 | $21,271,705 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $706,012
- of which government grants
- $40,967
- Program service revenue
- $16,492,007
- Investment income
- $554,275
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$73,338
- Other revenue
- -$72,190
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,620,727
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $813,875
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,946,321
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,600,801
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $40,184
- Accounting fees
- $65,935
- Occupancy
- $612,423
- Travel
- $35,574
- Depreciation
- $886,985
- Program services (functional)
- $15,392,631
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,559,739
- Fundraising (functional)
- $692,364
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,856,361
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,307,112
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,574,432
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,732,680
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,455,948
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,623,909
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $108,771
- Gross receipts
- $17,779,991
- Employees
- 136
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1975
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LOESER | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $435,997 | $52,294 |
| DEANN HAYS | CFO/COO Officer | 50 | $247,537 | $40,802 |
| ANTHONY CIFRA | LOWER SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,780 | $24,138 |
| SANJEV DESILVA | DIRECTOR OF EQUITY & BELONGING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,250 | $23,332 |
| ADONICA POWELL | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,535 | $28,049 |
| ROBERT EIFFLER | DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,800 | $28,556 |
| LAURIE RANSOM | DIR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,119 | $22,341 |
| JORDAN KARP | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE WHITEHEAD | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA ESPINOSA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE BEDSWORTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAR BRANDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDI CANTANESE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NITIN GUPTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WILSON HANNAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERNE HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JARED LIEDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| AYANNA BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GEOFF RHIZOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DALBIR SINGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ASHMINDER SINGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MARK SOPP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEBSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LOESER | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $419,228 | $50,167 |
| DEANN HAYS | CFO/COO Officer | 50 | $235,749 | $38,442 |
| KATHERINE STEELE | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,422 | $61,753 |
| KARINA MOMARY | MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,368 | $22,120 |
| ADONICA POWELL | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,242 | $25,815 |
| LAURIE RANSOM | DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,490 | $20,728 |
| MAURICE PIKE | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,532 | $20,451 |
| ISAVANE SAMANNA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN KARP | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE WHITEHEAD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARMIN BAAQEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE BEDSWORTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAR BRANDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDI CANTANESE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA ESPINOSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NITIN GUPTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WILSON HANNAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RENUKA KHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED LIEDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH MCGOWEN-HARE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN NG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF RHIZOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DALBIR SINGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK SODERBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SOPP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEBSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LOESER | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 50 | $403,104 | $66,490 |
| DEANN HAYS | CFO/COO Officer | 50 | $222,999 | $36,144 |
| JOHANNA AESCHLIMAN | LOWER SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,442 | $26,154 |
| KARINA MOMARY | MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,793 | $20,257 |
| ADONICA POWELL | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,642 | $19,686 |
| LAURIE RANSOM | DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,624 | $13,906 |
| IAN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,747 | $10,261 |
| ISAVANE SAMANNA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN KARP | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARMIN BAAQEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE BEDSWORTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAR BRANDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDI CANTANESE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA ESPINOSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RENUKA KHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED LIEDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH MCGOWEN-HARE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN NG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK SODERBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SOPP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE WHITEHEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEBSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3245 SHEFFIELD AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94602-1511
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN LOESER, 3245 SHEFFIELD AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94602
- Signed the 990
- DEANN HAYS, CFO/COO
- Phone
- (510) 534-0800
- Website
- WWW.RDSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOOD & STRONG LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2289521 or by the name REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL.
- 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
REDWOOD DAY INSPIRES STUDENTS TO REACH FOR THEIR NEXT CHALLENGE, EMBRACE DIFFERENCES AND DEVELOP THE INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL COURAGE TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING.
Program accomplishments
- REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT, DIVERSE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL THAT COMBINES CHALLENGING ACADEMICS, DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, AND A KEEN AWARENESS OF CHILDREN'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR INTIMATE LEARNING COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 423 STUDENTS SITS ON 3.5 ACRES IN THE HEART OF OAKLAND AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND NURTURE THEIR STRENGTHS AS INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS WHO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY, AND LEAD HEALTHY, MEANINGFUL LIVES. THROUGH KEEN ATTENTION TO DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND VARIED TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, OUR PROGRAM EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS A WIDE RANGE OF STUDENTS. OUR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IN MYRIAD WAYS, FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE PARENT GUARDIAN ASSOCIATION, VARIOUS COMMITTEES, TO IN-CLASS AND AROUND SCHOOL VOLUNTEERING. REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL IS TRULY A VILLAGE, A STRONG COMMUNITY OF COMMITTED EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES WHO BELIEVE IN THE SCHOOL'S MISSION TO NURTURE EVERY CHILD INTELLECTUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.Expenses $15,392,631 · grants $2,620,727 · revenue $16,493,155
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
- 94-2289521
- 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
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,307,112
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,779,991
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $17,680,104 | $17,644,734 | $31,307,112 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $17,917,525 | $16,528,074 | $31,856,361 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $16,468,829 | $14,892,238 | $29,652,892 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $15,038,373 | $13,657,106 | $29,255,913 | 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 94-2289521).
Questions about REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL is 94-2289521.
- Is REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REDWOOD 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 REDWOOD 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 REDWOOD 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 REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN LOESER.
- Who are the officers and directors of REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $435,997 (JOHN LOESER, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,680,104, expenses of $17,644,734 and total assets of $31,307,112 at year end.
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