The Principia Corporation
St Louis, MO · EIN 43-0652667 · Education · Rank 3,648 by total revenue
The principia shall seek to serve the cause of christian science through appropriate channels open to it as an educational institution.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $158,233,307
- Total expenses
- $113,512,077
- Total assets
- $1,286,700,453
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $42,517,940
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $52,673,413
- Employees
- 1,160
- Salary base per employee
- $36,653
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (29)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Blackwell | Chief Executive | Officer | 40 | $436,410 |
| Merry Sorrells | Head of School | Officer | 40 | $352,769 |
| Daniel Norton | College President | Officer | 40 | $352,044 |
| Hans Fredrikson | Chief Investment Officer | Officer | 40 | $323,703 |
| Thomas Nickell | CFO/COO | Officer | 40 | $286,540 |
| Lee Barron | Assistant Secretary/General Counsel | Officer | 40 | $262,187 |
| Donald D Miller | Assistant Secretary/ Assist. CFO | Officer | 40 | $202,880 |
| Edward McCarty | Assist. Secretary/Director of Principal Gifts | Officer | 40 | $182,196 |
| Julie Holser | Assistant Secretary/Controller | Officer | 40 | $173,138 |
| D Stephen DeWindt | VICE CHAIR (thru June 7, 2025) | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| David Walters | Treasurer | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Kristin Jamerson | Board Chair (begin June 8, 2025) | Board, Officer | 10 | None reported |
| Liz Crow | TRUSTEE / EXEC COMM MEMBER-AT-LARGE | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Patricia Sarkisian | Secretary | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Scott L Schneberger | BOARD CHAIR (thru June 7, 2025), TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 10 | None reported |
| Todd Boyman | VICE CHAIR (Begin June 8, 2025) | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Sarah Neale Rand | Chief Advancement, Marketing and Communications Officer | Key employee | 40 | $255,517 |
| Samantha Dry | Principal, Upper School and Middle School | Key employee | 40 | $223,740 |
| Tamara Gavaletz | Director of School Business Ops | Key employee | 40 | $219,449 |
| Joy Fowler | College Chief Operations Officer (thru March 1, 2025) | Key employee | 40 | $193,766 |
| Terry McNabb | Trustee | Board | 5 | $9,000 |
| Ann Austin | Trustee (begin June 2025) | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Chestnut Booth | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Elisabeth Brinton | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Gavin Campbell | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Ian Forber-Pratt | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Inez Maubane Jones | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Lisle S Stigler | Trustee | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Michael Distel | Trustee (through Aug 16, 2024) | Board | 5 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,939,293, which is 6.9% of the $42,517,940 salary base shared by 1,160 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Blackwell | Chief Executive | Officer | 40 | $306,539 | $0 | $129,871 | $436,410 |
| Merry Sorrells | Head of School | Officer | 40 | $282,650 | $0 | $70,119 | $352,769 |
| Daniel Norton | College President | Officer | 40 | $268,483 | $0 | $83,561 | $352,044 |
| Hans Fredrikson | Chief Investment Officer | Officer | 40 | $300,156 | $0 | $23,547 | $323,703 |
| Thomas Nickell | CFO/COO | Officer | 40 | $269,134 | $0 | $17,406 | $286,540 |
| Lee Barron | Assistant Secretary/General Counsel | Officer | 40 | $231,732 | $0 | $30,455 | $262,187 |
| Sarah Neale Rand | Chief Advancement, Marketing and Communications Officer | Key employee | 40 | $196,128 | $0 | $59,389 | $255,517 |
| Jennifer Silver | Chief Human Resources Officer | Highly paid employee | 40 | $155,999 | $0 | $70,935 | $226,934 |
| Samantha Dry | Principal, Upper School and Middle School | Key employee | 40 | $197,152 | $0 | $26,588 | $223,740 |
| Tamara Gavaletz | Director of School Business Ops | Key employee | 40 | $162,182 | $0 | $57,267 | $219,449 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601249349301645 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 43-0652667
- Organization website (as filed): www.principia.edu