Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 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
9 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.
Mandy Fuhriman’s $109K as Assistant Head of School - Inclusion is at the 38th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy Fuhriman | $109,070 | — | — | — | — |
| Jessica Rawlings | $106,292 | — | — | — | — |
| Jennifer Spikner | — | — | — | — | $99,133 |
| Vanessa Williamsen | $17,760 | $1,200 | $900 | $1,500 | $504 |
| Gail Williamsen | $1,200 | $1,200 | $900 | $1,500 | $900 |
| Thom Williamsen | $1,200 | $1,200 | $600 | $1,500 | $900 |
| Brianna Sonkens | $1,200 | $1,200 | $900 | $1,500 | $900 |
| Stephen Sonkens | $900 | $1,200 | $900 | $1,500 | $900 |
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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Offers accredited, inclusive Montessori education fostering cooperative learning and individual growth.
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We are an inclusive private non-profit montessori school with two campuses: elizabeth academy and garfield school. We offer inclusive montessori programs for children from infancy through high school.
Garfield school is committed to providing an authentic inclusive montessori education that emphasizes cooperative learning and nourishes young minds and spirits. Beginning with our intensive early intervention services, which include in-class therapy services and parent education in the toddler and early childhood…
Elizabeth ACADEMY/GARFIELD schools early intervention program serves children from birth to age three. Trained montessori teachers collaborate closely with speech language pathologists as well as occupational and physical therapists to design and implement individualized programs to help each student reach his or her full potential.
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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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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $563K | $847K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $30.3M | $31.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $33.8M | $32.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $9.9M | $8.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $23.9M | $24.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $300 | $300 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.3M | $2.8M | $509K | $1K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $35K | $35K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $84K | $84K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $224K | $224K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $34K | $417 | $34K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $88K | $88K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $837K | $837K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $71K | $60K | $10K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $515K | $499K | $17K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $175K | $97K | $78K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.4M | $4.4M | $1.0M | $1K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $7.8M | $8.2M | −$435K | $20.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2022 | $7.3M | $7.4M | −$89K | $22.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $5.5M | $7.0M | −$1.5M | $22.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $5.9M | $5.4M | $496K | $24.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2018 | $6.6M | $4.2M | $2.3M | $21.3M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,892,482 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,892,482 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,396,163 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $32,558,532 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,379,542 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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