DOGWOOD SCHOOL INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $618K · expenses $567K · assets $460K
- EIN
- 85-3726538
- Address
- PO BOX 8273, RICHMOND, VA 23226-0273
- Website
- www.dogwoodpreschool.org
- NTEE code
- D99 Animal-Related N.E.C. (Animal-Related) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Dogwood School, Inc doing business as Dogwood Preschool is a Virginia corporation located within the County of Henrico, Virginia formed to provide early childhood education to young children. Dogwood Preschool is governed by the Board of Directors, who are persons with interests in creating and operating a stimulating educational environment for children during their early years. We provide quality early childhood education to children which is fundamental to fostering the productive and civic capacity of its citizens. These activities are funded through student tuition payments, charitable donations, and foundation grants. Dogwood Preschool as policy and practice does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender or on the basis of physical and/or mental disability and will make such a governing policy of the corporation. Dogwood Preschool?s goal is to serve the children of residents of the greater Richmond area who are interested in the pr
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Batten | Director Of Preschool | 2021-2024 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
21 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grammer | Director | 2022-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Micheal Innes | Director | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Rice | Vice President | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rev John Rohrs | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Johnson | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lacy Briney | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ginny Jamerson | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joseph Lawson | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lauren Robertson | President | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Frances Wilkinson | Secretary | 2022-2024 | 13 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Saunders Jr | Treasurer | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Saunders (former) | Treasurer | 2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Melissa Kay Tyler (former) | Director | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kari Teagno Hyman (former) | Director | 2020-2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laura Hodge (former) | Director | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Katherine Baskind (former) | President | 2021-2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Lewis (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lolly Hodge (former) | Secretary | 2020-2021 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kay Tyler (former) | Vice President | 2020-2021 | 13 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Douglas Rice (former) | Director | 2020 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Katie Baskind (former) | Director | 2020 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 34 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grammer | Director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Micheal Innes | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paul Rice | Vice President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paul Saunders Jr | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rev John Rohrs | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Johnson | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lacy Briney | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginny Jamerson | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joseph Lawson | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Robertson | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Frances Wilkinson | Secretary | 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Batten | Director Of Preschool | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid · 34 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grammer | Director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Micheal Innes | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paul Rice | Vice President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paul Saunders | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Rohrs | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Johnson | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lacy Briney | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginny Jamerson | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joseph Lawson | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Robertson | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Frances Wilkinson | Secretary | 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Batten | Director Of Preschool | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 27 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Innes | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melissa Kay Tyler | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kari Teagno Hyman | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura Hodge | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Robertson | Vice President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ryan Grammer | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Katherine Baskind | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Frances Wilkinson | Secretary | 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Batten | Director Of Preschool | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $36K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Batten | Director Of Preschool | 40 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| Katherine Baskind | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Lewis | Director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kari Hyman | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lolly Hodge | Secretary | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kay Tyler | Vice President | 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lewis | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Kari Hyman | Vice President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Lolly Hodge | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Douglas Rice | Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Katie Baskind | Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Kay Tyler | Treasurer | 15 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $618,188 | $566,827 | $460,444 | $189,623 | $47,011 | $566,905 | $0 | 34 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $596,800 | $557,303 | $549,904 | $138,262 | $78,447 | $514,539 | $0 | 34 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $473,803 | $402,622 | $487,922 | $98,765 | $50,558 | $423,217 | $0 | 27 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $319,923 | $302,662 | $408,000 | $27,584 | $41,423 | $278,497 | $36,000 | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $34,806 | $24,483 | $234,802 | $10,323 | $20,216 | $14,590 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $58,044 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA TOUR CHARITIES INC | $38,044 | 3 | $9,299 | 2024 | 2022-2024 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| SAUNDERS FAMILY FOUNDATION | $20,000 | 2 | $15,000 | 2022 | 2021-2022 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DOGWOOD SCHOOL INC” | show |
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2024 · Form 990 · $566,827 spent · pay $437,470 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $405,936 | $391,620 | $14,316 | - | 71.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $39,306 | $39,306 | - | - | 6.9% |
| Payroll taxes | $31,534 | $31,534 | - | - | 5.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Cleaning/Janitorial | $15,722 | - | $15,722 | - | 2.8% |
| Occupancy | $15,680 | - | $15,680 | - | 2.8% | |
| All other expenses | $14,260 | - | $11,855 | $2,405 | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Tuition remission | $11,104 | - | $11,104 | - | 2.0% |
| Other (as described) | Credit Card Processing Fees | $9,285 | - | $9,285 | - | 1.6% |
| Fees: accounting | $7,960 | - | $7,960 | - | 1.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $5,960 | - | $5,960 | - | 1.1% | |
| Insurance | $5,948 | - | $5,948 | - | 1.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,912 | - | $3,912 | - | 0.7% | |
| Office expenses | $220 | - | $220 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $566,827 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $557,303 spent · pay $445,161 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $414,267 | $402,440 | $11,827 | - | 74.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $32,483 | $32,483 | - | - | 5.8% |
| Payroll taxes | $30,894 | $30,894 | - | - | 5.5% | |
| All other expenses | $29,529 | - | $20,594 | $8,935 | 5.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Cleaning/Janitorial | $12,512 | - | $12,512 | - | 2.2% |
| Other (as described) | Scholarship | $12,101 | - | $12,101 | - | 2.2% |
| Other (as described) | Tuition remission | $9,072 | - | $9,072 | - | 1.6% |
| Fees: accounting | $7,710 | - | $7,710 | - | 1.4% | |
| Occupancy | $4,500 | - | $4,500 | - | 0.8% | |
| Insurance | $3,243 | - | $3,243 | - | 0.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $766 | - | $766 | - | 0.1% | |
| Office expenses | $226 | - | $226 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $557,303 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $402,622 spent · pay $323,465 · grants $0 · events $1,470
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $299,633 | $297,353 | $2,280 | - | 74.4% | |
| Payroll taxes | $23,832 | $23,832 | - | - | 5.9% | |
| All other expenses | $17,858 | - | $16,033 | $1,825 | 4.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $14,646 | $14,646 | - | - | 3.6% |
| Other (as described) | Repairs and Maintenance | $14,209 | - | $14,209 | - | 3.5% |
| Other (as described) | Tuition remission | $9,769 | - | $9,769 | - | 2.4% |
| Other (as described) | Credit Card Processing Fees | $8,507 | - | $8,507 | - | 2.1% |
| Occupancy | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | 1.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,376 | - | $3,376 | - | 0.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,020 | - | $2,020 | - | 0.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,470 | - | $1,470 | - | 0.4% | |
| Insurance | $1,458 | - | $1,458 | - | 0.4% | |
| Office expenses | $844 | - | $844 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $402,622 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $302,662 spent · pay $240,711 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $183,814 | $181,634 | $2,180 | - | 60.7% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $36,000 | - | $36,000 | - | 11.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $20,897 | $17,267 | $3,630 | - | 6.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Repairs and Maintenance | $19,680 | - | $19,680 | - | 6.5% |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $17,132 | $17,132 | - | - | 5.7% |
| Other (as described) | Credit Card Processing Fees | $6,416 | - | $6,416 | - | 2.1% |
| All other expenses | $5,235 | - | $5,235 | - | 1.7% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $4,385 | - | $4,385 | - | 1.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Tuition remission | $3,602 | - | $3,602 | - | 1.2% |
| Fees: accounting | $2,525 | - | $2,525 | - | 0.8% | |
| Insurance | $1,992 | - | $1,992 | - | 0.7% | |
| Office expenses | $984 | - | $984 | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $302,662 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $24,483 spent · pay $4,652 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $11,955 | 48.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $7,756 | 31.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $4,652 | 19.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $120 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $24,483 | 100% |
State business registration
- The Dogwood School, Inc. VA, Nonstock corporation, Active (Active and In Good Standing), formed 2020-11-02
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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