Canterbury School Corporation
Donations deductibleCanterbury School Corporation's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori May Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| DOM Cameratta | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Damiani (also filed as Mike Damiani) | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ryan Benson | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Melamet | Head of Upper School | since 2021 |
| Frank Turco | Athletic Director | since 2018 |
| George Pappas | Associate Head of School | since 2019 |
| Julie Peters | Director of Admission | 2022 |
| Nikki Ernst | Head of Lower School | since 2021 |
| Patricia Devost | Clinical Social Worker | 2023 |
| Richard Kirschner | Head of School | since 2018 |
| Ryan Kirschner | Head of School | 2023 |
| Susan Ryan | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kirschner | Head of School | 40 | $352k | $26k | |
| George Pappas | Associate Head of School | 40 | $183k | ||
| Susan Chicone | Assistant Head for Finance | 40 | $160k | ||
| Frank Turco | Athletic Director | 40 | $124k | ||
| Nikki Ernst | Head of Lower School | 40 | $114k | ||
| Sharon Laconi | Head of Middle School | 1 | $102k | ||
| Wendy Crate | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Damiani | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dom Cameratta | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gloria Caesar | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Canterbury School Corporation
- EIN
- 591058089
- Address
- 8141 College Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL, 33919-5109
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Canterbury school is pk3-12, coeducational, college preparatory day school with approximately 650 students. The school is dedicated to academic excellence within a caring and supportive community emphasizing character, leadership and service. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B200 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1964
- Principal officer
- Richard Kirschner (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1966
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLori May
≥7years on the filingsMichael Damiani
≥7years on the filingsRyan Benson
≥3years on the filingsDOM Cameratta
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $32.1m
- Total liabilities
- $13.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $18.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.7m
- Program service revenue
- $27m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $7m
- Employees
- 238
- Volunteers
- 100