Trustees of Phillips Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $207.7 million
- Spending
- $172.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 14.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 45%
- Employees
- 1,238
- Volunteers
- 1,493
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, chief investment officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 42 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 25 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $128.3 million spent. EDUCATION, 1,168 STUDENTS - REGULAR SESSION GRADES 9 - 12: PHILLIPS ACADEMY IS A RESIDENTIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL WHICH SEEKS STUDENTS OF INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL, RACIAL, SOCIOECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS. THE SCHOOL'S RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ENABLES FACULTY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THEIR PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOSTERS EXCELLENCE IN ALL DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION. FACULTY MEMBERS GUIDE STUDENTS IN MASTERING SKILLS, ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND THINKING CRITICALLY, CREATIVELY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE SCHOOL STRIVES TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL NOT ONLY INTELLECTUALLY, BUT ALSO ARTISTICALLY, ATHLETICALLY AND MORALLY, SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD RESPONSIBLE AND FULFILLING LIVES. THE ACADEMY IS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT ONE ANOTHER AND TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE DIFFERENCES OF GENDER, ETHNICITY, CLASS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION. IN ITS PROGRAMS THE SCHOOL SEEKS TO PROMOTE A BALANCE OF LEADERSHIP, COOPERATION AND SERVICE, TOGETHER WITH A DEEPER AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY AND NATURAL WORLD. ANDOVER'S 1778 CONSTITUTION CHARGES THE ACADEMY TO PREPARE "YOUTH FROM EVERY QUARTER" TO ASPIRE EQUALLY TO KNOWLEDGE AND GOODNESS. THIS OBLIGATION CHALLENGES STUDENTS IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT TO SEE BEYOND THEMSELVES AND TO GO BEYOND THE FAMILIAR; TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING WHAT IS FINEST IN THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, FOR OTHERS AND THEMSELVES.
- $4.7 million spent. EDUCATION, 558 STUDENTS, AND 60 ADVANTAGE STUDENTS - SUMMER SESSION: THE SUMMER SESSION OFFERS ITS STUDENTS INTENSIVE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMS. ITS FLAGSHIP ON-CAMPUS PROGRAM, A FIVE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE, IS CHARACTERIZED BY DEMANDING CLASSES, ENGAGING RECREATIONAL AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL EVENTS, AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS WELCOMING DORMITORIES, ALL OF WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS IN GRADES 7 - 12 FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE RESIDENTIAL LIFE. IN KEEPING WITH ONE OF THE ACADEMY'S IDEALS "TO BE A PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH A PUBLIC PURPOSE," SUMMER SESSION STRIVES YEARLY TO USE ITS FINANCIAL AID BUDGET IN ORDER TO OFFER THE EXPERIENCE TO AS MANY QUALIFIED AND DESERVING APPLICANTS AS POSSIBLE. SUMMER SESSION WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS MINDS MATTER, THE EOS FOUNDATION, REACH MEMPHIS, THE WIGHT FOUNDATION, AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY SCHOLARS "FROM EVERY QUARTER" TO SPONSOR FOR THIS SUMMER OPPORTUNITY. FINALLY, SUMMER SESSION SERVES AS THE UMBRELLA FOR THE OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER, BOTH ON-CAMPUS AND VIRTUALLY, MAKING SURE THAT THEY RECEIVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT, HAVE ACCESS TO ACADEMY RESOURCES, AND SHARE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE SUMMER COMMUNITY.
- $930,500 spent. EDUCATION, 108 STUDENTS - MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS (MS) 2: (MS) 2, FOUNDED IN 1977, PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, COLLEGE ACCESS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TO NURTURE THE COMPETENCIES AND SELF-CONFIDENCE OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED AND MOTIVATED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE RELATED FIELDS FOR FIVE WEEKS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE SUMMERS AT PHILLIPS ACADEMY. THE PROGRAM IS FREE TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO AND FROM ANDOVER. STUDENTS APPLY DURING THE FALL OF THEIR 9TH GRADE YEAR AND BEGIN THE PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING SUMMER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE SCHOLARS WITH RIGOROUS COURSEWORK AND OFFERS THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE RELATED FIELDS.
- PHILLIPS ACADEMY IS A COEDUCATIONAL, BOARDING SCHOOL LOCATED IN ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE AND POST-GRADUATES. THE SCHOOL STRIVES TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL NOT ONLY INTELLECTUALLY, BUT ALSO ARTISTICALLY, ATHLETICALLY AND MORALLY, SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD RESPONSIBLE AND FULFILLING LIVES.
- TOTAL OF ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES $1,620,899. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $558,390. REVENUE $39,000. THE INSTITUTE FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS (IRT) SUPPORTS TALENTED PROSPECTIVE EDUCATORS PREPARING TO JOIN THE NATION'S TEACHING FACULTIES BY RECRUITING OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS COMMITTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION, COUNSELING THEM THROUGH THE GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS, AND ADVOCATING FOR SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR ADVANCED STUDY. IRT GRADUATES HAVE ENJOYED REMARKEABLE SUCCESS SECURING JOBS AS K-12 TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND PRINCIPALS, AS WELL AS PROFESSORS, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, AND LEADERS. SINCE 1990, THE IRT HAS BUILT A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE EAGER TO ENROLL IRT STUDENTS TO DIVERSIFY THEIR GRADUATE STUDENT BODIES AND EXPAND THE PIPELINE OF EDUCATORS TO TEACH, COUNSEL, AND ADMINISTRATE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES. IRT URGES ITS STUDENTS TO EARN THEIR ADVANCED DEGREES AND TEACHING CREDENTIALS BEFORE THEY LAUNCH THEIR EDUCATIONAL CAREERS. ANNUALLY, THE IRT ENROLLS OVER 100 TALENTED STUDENTS WHO ARE MAJORING IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, OR EDUCATION, TO ITS ASSOCIATE PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE SENIORS AND GRADUATES WHO WISH TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, NEARLY EVERY IRT APPLICANT HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO AT LEAST ONE GRADUATE SCHOOL WITHIN THE IRT CONSORTIUM OF 31 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; MOST HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO FOUR OR MORE. APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED PARTIAL TO FULL TUITION WAIVERS AND FULL FELLOWSHIP ASSISTANCESHIP FUNDING FOR UP TO SIX YEARS OF GRADUATE STUDY. TO DATE, THE IRT HAS WORKED WITH OVER 2,900 INTERNS AND ASSOCIATES. OF THAT NUMBER, OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TERMINAL MASTER'S DEGREES AND 451 HAVE EARNED PH.D.S. IRT ALUMNI SERVE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TEACHING RANKS AT OVER 130 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. IN THE COMING DECADES, A NUMBER OF THESE SCHOLARS WILL EMERGE AS EDUCATIONAL LEADERS. ANDOVER BREAD LOAF (ABL), FOUNDED IN 1987, IS BASED ON THE PHILLIPS ACADEMY CAMPUS. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHILLIPS ACADEMY AND THE BREAD LOAF SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, ABL FOCUSES ITS WORK IN COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH POVERTY RATES AND PARTICULARLY URBAN AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. ABL WORKS WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF WRITING AND TO HELP CATALYZE EDUCATIONAL RENEWAL IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS. TWO SUMMER WORKSHOPS ARE AT THE HEART OF ABL. THE ABL WRITING WORKSHOP IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERVING 15-20 TEACHERS PER SUMMER FROM URBAN SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. THE LAWRENCE STUDENT WRITERS WORKSHOP IS A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS, ENROLLING 80-90 LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS EVERY SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO THE WORK DONE WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER, ABL STAFF WORK YEAR-ROUND TO SUPPORT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, OFFERING WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AFTER-SCHOOL EVENTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1988, PALS (PHILLIPS ACADEMY - ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL - LAWRENCE SCHOOLS) IS A NO-COST, ACADEMIC-YEAR AND SUMMER PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LAWRENCE, MA. PALS OFFERS A FIVE-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR APPROXIMATELY 44 RISING SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH ACADEMIC EXPLORATION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY. THE ACADEMIC-YEAR COMPONENT OFFERS INTERESTED GRADUATES OF PALS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 1:1 HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS COUNSELING AND PLACEMENT SUPPORT. ACROSS ITS OFFERINGS, PALS AIMS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WITH MENTORSHIP, ACADEMIC SKILL-DEVELOPMENT, AND HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION SUPPORT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1961.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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