The mission of our school is to provide affordable, high quality pre-school education guided by the Montessori teaching principles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 38 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$303K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $600
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.9M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$846K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2003.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $3.0M Management & general 21% · $819K Fundraising 0% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $303K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$174,519Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$128,576Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Latisha Cook’s $175K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Latisha Cook$174,519$149,172$141,320$112,334——
Sarah Walker Left 1120————$162,145—
Ashley Evans$128,576—————
Sarah Walker—————$64,477

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers affordable, high-quality preschool education using Montessori principles.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

At montessori day school of brooklyn (brooklyn montessori LTD), we continued to serve families and children in prospect heights, brooklyn through the 2024-25 school year. We worked with up to 109 two- to five-year-old children daily, in seven classrooms, using our montessori-focused pedagogy to help them grow as independent learners and…

$3.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$600
Grants paid · 6 grants · $698K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$156,924
Unitemized GrantFY2023$170,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$122,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$89,980
Unitemized GrantFY2020$81,178
Unitemized GrantFY2019$77,812

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$819K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$430K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Other assetsLn 15$567K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$948K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$157K$157K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$191K$62K$124K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.5M$240K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$19K$3K$32
Other employee benefitsLn 9$375K$312K$62K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$287K$233K$53K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$190K$190K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$112K$5K$117
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$26K$9K$107
OccupancyLn 16$343K$278K$63K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$15K$3K$75
InsuranceLn 23$48K$39K$9K$188
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$262K$223K$38K$620
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$15K$1K$24
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.0M$819K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.9M$3.8M$99K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$3.9M−$21K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.4M$160K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$3.2M$315K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.9M−$74K$834K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.9M$44K$846K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,916,626 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,499$77,312
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,612,658$3,809,802
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,590$28,007
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,678$1,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,866,425$3,916,626
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $170,200$156,924
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,611,432$2,614,338
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,105,804$1,046,740
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,887,436$3,818,002
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,011$98,624
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,916,626 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$34,906
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,406
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,378
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,312
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,809,802$3,809,802
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,007$28,007
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,505$1,505
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,809,802 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,512$3,916,626
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,818,002 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $156,924$156,924
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,978 · Management $123,957 · Fundraising $4,768$190,703
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,496,154 · Management $240,467 · Fundraising $3,228$1,739,849
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,110 · Management $2,840 · Fundraising $32$21,982
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $312,113 · Management $61,608 · Fundraising $1,138$374,859
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $232,939 · Management $52,876 · Fundraising $1,130$286,945
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,028$3,028
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $190,176$190,176
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $111,914 · Management $5,476 · Fundraising $117$117,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $14,383$14,383
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,523 · Management $9,128 · Fundraising $107$34,758
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $278,287 · Management $63,169 · Fundraising $1,350$342,806
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,375 · Management $3,491 · Fundraising $75$18,941
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,704 · Management $8,786 · Fundraising $188$47,678
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $222,698 · Management $38,448 · Fundraising $620$261,766
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,557 · Management $1,116 · Fundraising $24$15,697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,986,276 · Management $818,949 · Fundraising $12,777$3,818,002
Part X · Balance sheet $3,485,502 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $940,110$1,351,674
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $602,490$430,356
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $52,165$35,392
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,311$33,264
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $948,080$1,068,168
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $749,136$566,648
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,332,292$3,485,502
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $93,083$143,901
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,157,639$1,284,258
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $819,738$607,329
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,070,460$2,035,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,261,832$1,450,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,261,832$1,450,014
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,332,292$3,485,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,450,014 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,916,626
XI-2 Total expenses$3,818,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,261,832
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$89,558
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,450,014

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