EIN 25-0925088

Valley School of Ligonier

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
74
Year formed
1947
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Valley School provides a balanced and strong program of study for a diverse group of children. To stimulate in each young person lifelong habits of moral behavior, seeking knowledge and understanding, and doing good works for others.
Total revenues
$7,990,841
2023
Total expenses
$9,300,724
2023
Total assets
$35,647,401
2023
Num. employees
74
2023

Program areas at Valley School of Ligonier

Valley School of Ligonier was founded in 1946 by constance prosser mellon and general richard king mellon. Mrs. mellon envisioned Valley as a nurturing community where a diverse group of students build their academic, artistic, and athletic skills and learn to become responsible and compassionate adults. She felt that children learn best in small classes with skilled teachers who know and care about each child. Hoping children would feel at home in nature, she selected the School's 400-acre wood setting.valley School's primary responsibility is to our children. We present a program centered on the concept of the continuous growth of the whole individual. Because of our School's relatively small size, we can recognize individual needs and different rates of growth and maturation, and opportunities for success can exist for each child. We make a deliberate effort to develop the following habits: the ability to think; the self-discipline to work in a careful, imaginative, and independent manner; a willingness to trust and cooperate positively with others; the ability to risk and to adapt to new situations. We want our children to be honest with themselves and with others. We want them to be compassionate human beings.our goals are to build the foundations of academics and life skills necessary for self-confidence, academic success, and thoughtful decision-making. To achieve these goals the teachers must draw continuously upon their imagination, experience, knowledge, and humor. Through their intellectual excitements, culture and sympathetic response to a young person's enthusiasm they can draw out the individual potentialities of the child. The School hopes, moreover, to develop in a child, through a stimulating curriculum, an awareness that learning requires effort and that each of us have some responsibility for his or her own successes and failures.the School's curriculum comprises traditional subjects. Through this academic course work our children strive to learn to read with understanding, reason carefully, and express themselves thoughtfully and clearly, orally and in their writing. The content of the curriculum is designed to lead a student to an appreciation of man's interrelatedness, cultural heritage, creative potential, and the wonders of our natural and technological world. While our emphasis is on academic subjects, we also require participation and accomplishment in the arts, sports, electronic communication, outdoor and off-campus programs. We know that we can achieve these goals only in a School community in which parents and faculty communicate, aim high, are not discouraged by failure, and and share a common purpose: the well being and growth of our childrenvalley serves students from westmoreland, somerset, cambria, fayette, and Indiana counties located in southwestern Pennsylvania. Classes in k-5 average 20 students, and most upper School classes are divided with 13 students per section. During the fiscal year, approximately 200 students were enrolled at Valley School. The curriculum is challenging with hands-on science, technology, library, and world language all beginning in kindergarten. All students participate in music, art, and sports. Valley supports a big brother/sister program and several community service projects, culminating in a leadership program for ninth graders. Younger students travel locally on field trips while older students explore areas more distant. Valley School's campus is remarkable and sits on 400 acres of woodlands.

Who funds Valley School of Ligonier

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Richard King Mellon FoundationTo Increase Financial Aid Available To Families in Need and Complete Essential Facility and Equipment Updates$1,000,000
Valley SCH of Ligonier End FundCharitable - General$786,500
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship FundPennsylvania Eitc Scholarships$433,250
...and 35 more grants received totalling $3,222,000

Personnel at Valley School of Ligonier

NameTitleCompensation
Dr. Jonathan P. StreckerHead of School$202,309
Mary MehalaHead of Finance and Operations
Sara PatersonDirector of Marketing and Communications
Brian MooreDirector of Development
Jennifer FrettsDirector of Human Resources
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Valley School of Ligonier

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,826,556
Program services$3,835,251
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-217,047
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$503,134
Net income from fundraising events$42,947
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$7,990,841

Form 990s for Valley School of Ligonier

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-01-16990View PDF
2022-062023-01-26990View PDF
2021-062022-02-17990View PDF
2020-062021-04-06990View PDF
2019-062020-09-16990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from McCune Foundation
June 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $45,000 from Scott Foundation
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsK-12 schoolsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsAuction fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 616
Ligonier, PA 15658
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
County
Westmoreland County, PA
Website URL
valleyschoolofligonier.org/ 
Phone
(724) 238-6652
Facebook page
valleyschoolofligonier 
IRS details
EIN
25-0925088
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1947
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B24: Elementary School
NAICS code, primary
611110: Elementary and Secondary Schools
Parent/child status
Central organization
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