Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1979.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990; $395K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Donnellan | $131,747 | $128,495 | $125,550 | $118,972 | $107,075 | $109,674 |
| Barbara O'Dell | $124,213 | $120,669 | $117,165 | $101,212 | $92,171 | $111,380 |
| Monica Zenda | — | — | — | — | — | $83,671 |
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 The Alcott School executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Educates about 600 young children annually in Westchester, NY.
Questions for The Alcott School
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Montessorialcott school provides toddler, pre-school and kindergarten classrooms which follow the montessori method of instruction. Out approach to education is based on the belief that a child learns best within a prepared and social environment which supports and respects each individual's unique development.
Scis, Early Intervention and Evaluation Programs
Scis 9165 program:the scis classes provide special education children the opportunity to attend class in a mainstream classroom, either in the tarrytown public school system or at the alcott school and receive special education services in that classroom.
Little Class
Little class is a self-contained classroom (9100) for full day; (9115) for HALF-DAY.LITTLE class programs provides special education programs to children from ages 3-5 years of age who are not able to learn in a general education classroom environment.
Little Class
Little class is a self-contained classroom (9100) for full day; (9115) for HALF-DAY.LITTLE class programs provides special education programs to children from ages 3-5 years of age who are not able to learn in a general education classroom environment.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 | $5.5M | $5.5M | −$18K | −$27K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 3, 2025 | $5.3M | $5.3M | −$8K | −$11K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $6.9M | $6.6M | $315K | −$1K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 | $6.7M | $6.6M | $83K | −$316K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $5.4M | $5.8M | −$466K | −$399K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 24, 2022 | $6.4M | $6.7M | −$314K | $67K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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