Educational institution, based on the montessori philosophy, for pre-School - kindergarten.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$157K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 $211K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $79K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
-0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2021▼ -0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.5M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 1973.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $2.6M Management & general 32% · $1.2M Fundraising 0% · $14K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$157,401Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Sweeny-Denham’s $188K as Head of School is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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
Sarah Sweeny-Denham$188,304$167,738$172,651$156,309$157,401$152,250
Amanda Reath$122,020$117,172————
Julie Kaeli$108,458—————
Christine Booth——$107,697———

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

Programs and updates

Educates young children using the Montessori method for preschool through kindergarten.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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At greene towne school, your child builds the skills and self-assurance that lead to a lifetime of learning. In a multi-age learning environment that nurtures the unique personality and individual abilities of each child, greene towne's trained montessori teachers invite children to explore their own talents and to feel a real sense of…

$2.6Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $2.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$514,470
Unitemized GrantFY2023$659,525
Unitemized GrantFY2022$316,330
Unitemized GrantFY2021$303,487
Unitemized GrantFY2020$269,065
Unitemized GrantFY2019$254,766

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Government grantsLn 1e$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 6126
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$269K$269K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$163K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.3M$515K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$348K$288K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$176K$129K$47K
Management feesLn 11a$118K$118K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$118K$34K$69K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$336K$282K$54K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$19K
InterestLn 20$22K$19K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$144K$123K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$40K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$20K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$2.6M$1.2M$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.5M$6.7M−$177K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.7M$6.3M−$564K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$5.0M$1.3M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$4.0M$469K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.9M$3.8M$135K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.8M$121K$2.6M 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 $3,919,515 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $172,268$355,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,740,487$3,518,593
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,025$1,538
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,670$43,579
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,955,450$3,919,515
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $254,766$269,065
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,609,545$2,527,183
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $970,352$988,589
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,834,663$3,784,837
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,787$134,678
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,919,515 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$116,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$355,805
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,518,593$3,518,593
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,538$1,538
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $33,107$33,107
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,472$10,472
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,518,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,117$3,919,515
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,784,837 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $269,065$269,065
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $162,800$162,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,326,010 · Management $514,732$1,840,742
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $288,099 · Management $60,016$348,115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $128,980 · Management $46,546$175,526
IX-11a Management feesManagement $118,306$118,306
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,679$24,679
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,150$28,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $26,222$26,222
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $18,730$18,730
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,480 · Management $69,181 · Fundraising $14,293$117,954
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $20,758$20,758
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $282,418 · Management $54,032$336,450
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,791$18,791
IX-20 InterestPrograms $18,578 · Management $3,278$21,856
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $122,640 · Management $21,642$144,282
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,547 · Management $17,420$56,967
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,839 · Management $33,343$53,182
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,262$2,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,550,709 · Management $1,219,835 · Fundraising $14,293$3,784,837
Part X · Balance sheet $5,148,457 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,520,008$2,751,306
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,583$13,773
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $133,929$124,354
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,118,423$2,259,024
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,775,943$5,148,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $239,140$217,692
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $925,057$1,204,753
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $296,085$297,467
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $490,800$490,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,157,946$2,395,782
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,617,997$2,752,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,617,997$2,752,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,775,943$5,148,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,752,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,919,515
XI-2 Total expenses$3,784,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$134,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,617,997
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,752,675

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