Boys Latin School of Maryland Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 50 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $27.4 million
- Spending
- $30.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- -1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 235
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $616,831, headmaster
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
Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 50 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 22 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (1)
- $23.0 million spent. OUR FACULTY: BOYS' LATIN IS A SMALL SCHOOL WITH 605 BOYS IN GRADES K-12. OUR FACULTY HAS AN AVERAGE OF 18 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, MORE THAN 78% HOLD ADVANCED DEGREES, AND ALL ARE EXPERTS IN ALL-BOYS EDUCATION. CLASS SIZES ARE SMALL, WITH A STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO OF 7:1. THIS ALLOWS TEACHERS TO GET TO KNOW EACH BOY, LEARNING WHAT DRIVES HIM, WHAT BOOKS HE LOVES, AND WHAT HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE SCHOOL DAY IS. TO ADVANCE OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING A SCHOOL FOR BOYS, OUR FACULTY ATTEND CONFERENCES FOCUSED ON ALL-BOYS EDUCATION, PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS GIVEN BY LEADING AUTHORITIES IN THE FIELDS OF BOYS' EDUCATION AND BRAIN RESEARCH, AND CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL CONFERENCES DEDICATED TO THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS. BOYS' LATIN IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOYS' SCHOOL COALITION (IBSC). IBSC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 300 MEMBER SCHOOLS FROM TWENTY COUNTRIES AND FIVE CONTINENTS, DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS WORLDWIDE. AT BOYS' LATIN, FACULTY ENSURE THAT BOYS ENGAGE FULLY IN THEIR LEARNING BY ENGAGING IN THE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND TEAMWORK THAT WE KNOW CAPTURES THEIR INTEREST AND DRIVES THEIR GROWTH.HISTORY & IDENTITY: FOUNDED IN 1844 BY DR. EVERT MARSH TOPPING, A PRINCETON CLASSICS PROFESSOR, BOYS' LATIN IS THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT, NON-SECTARIAN COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS NOT ONLY IN MARYLAND BUT IN THE MID-ATLANTIC. BOYS' LATIN IS COMMITTED TO BEING A SMALL SCHOOL, SERVING BOYS IN GRADES K-12. AT BOYS' LATIN, EACH STUDENT IS UNIQUELY KNOWN AND VALUED FOR WHO HE IS AND IS ENCOURAGED TO GROW TO BE HIS BEST, MOST AUTHENTIC SELF. THE SCHOOL'S MOTTO, ESSE QUAM VIDERI - "TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM" - EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONE'S INTEGRITY, COURAGE, AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS AND HAS BEEN THE CORE VALUE OF A BOYS' LATIN EDUCATION SINCE 1844. BOYS' LATIN WELCOMES YOUNG MEN FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND EDUCATES THEM IN A SUPPORTIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT. BOYS' LATIN STRIVES TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND PREPARE BOYS FOR THE PLURALISTIC SOCIETY IN WHICH WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.OUR PROGRAMS: THE SCHOOL OFFERS A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT PREPARES YOUNG MEN FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS DESIGNED SO BOYS WILL NOT ONLY MASTER CRITICAL FOUNDATIONAL ACADEMIC SKILLS BUT PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO THINK CRITICALLY, APPROACH COMPLEX ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH A CLEAR PERSPECTIVE, AND BECOME INQUISITIVE LEARNERS. BOYS' LATIN OFFERS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM WITH HONORS CLASSES AND OVER 18 ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) AND POST-AP COLLEGE-LEVEL CLASSES IN THE UPPER SCHOOL. WE FOLLOW A 7-DAY SCHEDULE IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ALLOWS FOR ROTATION OF CORE CLASSES, MORE COURSE OFFERINGS, AND TIME FOR CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM INCLUDES 42 TEAMS THAT COMPETE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITIONS IN SOCCER, FOOTBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, WRESTLING, SQUASH, BASKETBALL, ICE HOCKEY, LACROSSE, GOLF, BASEBALL, TENNIS, AND VOLLEYBALL. AT BOYS' LATIN, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE NEW INTERESTS AND TALENTS. OUR SCHEDULE IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO ALLOW BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, MUSIC, CLUBS, OR SERVICE WITHOUT CONFLICT. OUR ROBUST ARTS PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN THEATER, MUSIC, FINE ARTS, AND DIGITAL ARTS. OUR K-12 ROBOTICS PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO BREAK DOWN A PROBLEM, INNOVATE SOLUTIONS, PERSIST, AND COLLABORATE. MANY STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN ROBOTICS GO ON TO ATTEND TOP ENGINEERING COLLEGES AND ENTER CAREERS IN ENGINEERING, MATH, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. WE ALSO OFFER NUMEROUS CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MODEL UN, MOCK TRIAL, IT'S ACADEMIC, MATH COUNTS, DEBATE CLUB, STUDENT NEWSPAPERS, YEARBOOK, STUDENT COUNCIL, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, WILLIAMS SCHOLARS, CHESS CLUB, BLACK STUDENT UNION, ONE LAKER | ONE LOVE CLUB, JEWISH AWARENESS CLUB, AND CYBERSECURITY. OUR FACILITIES: SINCE 1960 BOYS' LATIN HAS CALLED OUR CAMPUS ON BOTH SIDES OF LAKE AVENUE HOME. OUR SCHOOL HAS GROWN FROM A SINGLE RENTED CLASSROOM IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE TO A BEAUTIFUL SPRAWLING 70+ ACRE CAMPUS WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES. OUR BUILDINGS HOUSE STATE-OF-THE-ART CLASSROOMS, AND EACH DIVISION HAS ITS OWN LIBRARY. A BLACK BOX THEATER PROVIDES SPACE FOR MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, TENNIS COURTS, A BASEBALL FIELD, TWO ASTROTURF FIELDS, AND TWO FULL-SERVICE ATHLETIC FACILITIES PROVIDE THE PERFECT VENUES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES TO PLAY AND COMPETE WITH CHARACTER. IN JANUARY OF 2020, BOYS' LATIN PURCHASED 28 ACRES ADJACENT TO OUR SOUTH CAMPUS, WHICH HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO AN EXPANSIVE RESIDENTIAL LIVING FACILITY. THE FIRST BOARDING STUDENTS JOINED OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FALL OF 2021. IN ADDITION TO THE BOARDING FACILITIES, THE NEW PROPERTY PROVIDES STUDENTS IN ALL DIVISIONS WITH A MYRIAD OF OUTDOOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
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 November 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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