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Cate School

EIN 95-1644630 • 501(c)3 • Carpinteria, CA

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Cate School

Carpinteria, CA • Boarding

305 students

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Through commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service, each member of the cate community contributes to what our founder called "the spirit of this place all compounded of beauty and virtue, quiet study, vigorous play, and hard work."

PO Box 5005Carpinteria, CA 93014

www.cate.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

33rd percentile

0.13x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

67th percentile

0.75x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

53rd percentile

5.4%

Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

38th percentile

$391,366

Higher top officer pay than 38% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

64th percentile

9.2%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

66th percentile

15%

Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets33rd percentile

Using 2023 Form 990 data because the latest 2024 filing does not report standard financial totals.

Assets

Up

$214,391,093

Up $15,387,251 (+7.7%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$21,419,796

Up $5,148,490 (+32%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$192,971,297

Up $10,238,761 (+5.6%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue67th percentileNet Margin53rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$34,602,597

Down $640,235 (-1.8%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$36,696,897

Down $3,043,165 (-7.7%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$2,094,300

Up $2,402,930 (+53%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth64th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300M$200M$100M$0Assets 2010: $118,282,232Liabilities 2010: $15,445,553Net Assets 2010: $102,836,6792010Assets 2011: $133,168,202Liabilities 2011: $17,856,819Net Assets 2011: $115,311,3832011Assets 2012: $130,272,644Liabilities 2012: $17,210,476Net Assets 2012: $113,062,1682012Assets 2013: $135,399,039Liabilities 2013: $16,324,423Net Assets 2013: $119,074,6162013Assets 2014: $147,331,008Liabilities 2014: $15,439,296Net Assets 2014: $131,891,7122014Assets 2015: $151,073,998Liabilities 2015: $14,764,371Net Assets 2015: $136,309,6272015Assets 2016: $150,485,426Liabilities 2016: $14,032,247Net Assets 2016: $136,453,1792016Assets 2017: $161,718,446Liabilities 2017: $12,113,245Net Assets 2017: $149,605,2012017Assets 2018: $170,926,661Liabilities 2018: $12,149,428Net Assets 2018: $158,777,2332018Assets 2019: $179,337,473Liabilities 2019: $12,962,969Net Assets 2019: $166,374,5042019Assets 2020: $189,891,519Liabilities 2020: $19,565,904Net Assets 2020: $170,325,6152020Assets 2021: $218,939,839Liabilities 2021: $12,469,987Net Assets 2021: $206,469,8522021Assets 2022: $199,003,842Liabilities 2022: $16,271,306Net Assets 2022: $182,732,5362022Assets 2023: $214,391,093Liabilities 2023: $21,419,796Net Assets 2023: $192,971,2972023

Latest loaded filing

2023

Assets$214,391,093
Liabilities$21,419,796
Net Assets$192,971,297
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth66th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60M$40M$20M$0-$20MExpenses 2010: $18,316,0252010Expenses 2011: $19,495,5102011Expenses 2012: $20,311,5822012Expenses 2013: $20,667,2482013Revenue 2014: $23,667,898Expenses 2014: $21,964,539Net Income 2014: $1,703,3592014Revenue 2015: $28,159,788Expenses 2015: $23,221,308Net Income 2015: $4,938,4802015Revenue 2016: $21,334,926Expenses 2016: $24,553,918Net Income 2016: -$3,218,9922016Revenue 2017: $27,459,980Expenses 2017: $25,683,558Net Income 2017: $1,776,4222017Revenue 2018: $32,369,501Expenses 2018: $27,732,623Net Income 2018: $4,636,8782018Revenue 2019: $37,047,117Expenses 2019: $28,681,238Net Income 2019: $8,365,8792019Revenue 2020: $33,336,724Expenses 2020: $30,205,088Net Income 2020: $3,131,6362020Revenue 2021: $55,811,152Expenses 2021: $30,551,146Net Income 2021: $25,260,0062021Revenue 2022: $35,242,832Expenses 2022: $39,740,062Net Income 2022: -$4,497,2302022Revenue 2023: $34,602,597Expenses 2023: $36,696,897Net Income 2023: -$2,094,3002023

Latest loaded filing

2023

Revenue$34,602,597
Expenses$36,696,897
Net Income-$2,094,300
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990TFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$214$21.4$193$34.6$36.7$2.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$199$16.3$183$35.2$39.7$4.50
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$219$12.5$206$55.8$30.6$25.3
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$190$19.6$170$33.3$30.2$3.13
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$179$13.0$166$37.0$28.7$8.37
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$171$12.1$159$32.4$27.7$4.64
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$162$12.1$150$27.5$25.7$1.78
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$150$14.0$136$21.3$24.6$3.22
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$151$14.8$136$28.2$23.2$4.94
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$147$15.4$132$23.7$22.0$1.70
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$135$16.3$119$20.7
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$130$17.2$113$20.3
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$133$17.9$115$19.5
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$118$15.4$103$18.3
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
May 12, 2025
Return Version
2023v8.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Operations & maintenance of a private high school. Approximately 280 students enrolled.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cate School
EIN
95-1644630
Phone
8056848409
Address
PO BOX 5005, CARPINTERIA, CA 93014

Signing Officer

Name
Sandi Pierce
Title
Asst Head of School for Financ
Phone
8056848409
Signed
2025-05-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cliftonlarsonallen
Address
29 SOUTH MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107
Preparer
John Toscano
Phone
8605614000
Raw XML Appendix142 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Assets vs current organization

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