To foster an open environment that emphasizes natural learning interests and allows children to set his or her own developmental pace.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$364K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$399K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$364K
FY2024▼ -28%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$364K
Expenses
$399K
FY2024▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$394K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$399K
Net assets
$407K
FY2024▼ -8%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$407K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $291K Management & general 27% · $108K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,800Pt VII · Sec A

Patty Ferrar’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2021
Patty Ferrar$85,800$68,760

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.

See Threshold Montessori School executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Encourages children's natural learning and self-paced development in an open environment.

Questions for Threshold Montessori School

Tap to ask. Threshold Montessori School sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Threshold Montessori School answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $291K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The montessori training method is a unique, open environment that emphasizes natural interests and allows that child to set his or her own developmental pace.

$291Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$364K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Money outPt IX
$399K
Ln 25
Programscol B$291K
Managementcol C$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Total revenueLn 12$364K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$380K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$415K$380K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$442K$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$442K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$164K$164K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$7K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$221$221
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K$291K$108K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $364K$399K−$36K$407K 990 PDF
FY2023 $502K$373K$129K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 $449K$349K$100K$337K 990 PDF
FY2021 $423K$394K$29K$237K 990 PDF
FY2020 $383K$342K$41K$157K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $363,613 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,008$95,524
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $300,839$268,089
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $501,847$363,613
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $278,277$271,734
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,069$127,500
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $373,346$399,234
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $128,501−$35,621
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,613 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$943
VIII-1e Government grants$74,122
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,459
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,524
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $268,089$268,089
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,089 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,234 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $85,800$85,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,861$163,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,989 · Management $15,084$22,073
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,300$6,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $221$221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,918$19,918
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,025$4,025
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,000$28,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,112$1,112
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,861$11,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,096 · Management $3,130$4,226
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,837$51,837
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,195 · Management $108,039 · Fundraising $0$399,234
Part X · Balance sheet $407,089 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $11,463; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $415,099$380,355
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $305$305
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,966$14,966
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,508$407,089
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $441,508$407,089
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,508$407,089
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,508$407,089
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,089 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,613
XI-2 Total expenses$399,234
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,508
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,202
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,089

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.