Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-1556815)

Alyssa Schwartz’s $92K as Head of School is at the 26th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Alyssa Schwartz	$92,309	$82,906	$82,531	$53,295	$86,141	$84,670
Chris Bewell	$77,561	$75,237	$68,176	$66,801	$70,338	$68,825
Jessica Goff	$61,031	$64,733	$56,244	$52,854	$57,648	$54,757
Maisah Outlaw	—	—	—	—	$8,015	$12,073

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

Programs and updates

Empowers diverse children through Montessori education, fostering decision-making, self-discipline, and community responsibility.

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2 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School serving children from culturally and economically diverse backgrounds through a rigorous and high-impact Montessori program. Students served are in kindergarten through 6th grade and living in or near St. Paul's east side.

$2.0Mprogram expense

02

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School offers all students a hot lunch every day. The school participates in the national lunch program.

$68Kprogram 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

Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2024$30K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$462

Fees for servicesLn 2g$127

Money outPt IX

$2.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.1M

Managementcol C$369K

Owns and owesPt X

−$180K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$708K

Total assetsLn 16$1.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$127

Investment incomeLn 3$462

Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$708K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$708K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K

Other assetsLn 15$498K

Total assetsLn 16$1.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M

Net assetsLn 32−$180K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 563

VolunteersI 650

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$636K	$708K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$32K	$23K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.7M	$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.1M	$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32	−$347K	−$180K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$252K	$67K	$184K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$874K	$900K	−$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$90K	$75K	$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$79K	$67K	$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$83K	$70K	$12K
Management feesLn 11a	$73K		$73K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$46K		$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$26K	$26K
Office expensesLn 13	$16K		$16K
Information technologyLn 14	$36K	$4K	$32K
OccupancyLn 16	$256K	$256K	$0
TravelLn 17	$147K	$147K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$8K	$8K	$149
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$9K	$9K
InsuranceLn 23	$19K	$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$374K	$374K	$0	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$81K	$81K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.5M	$2.1M	$369K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$3.2M	$3.2M	$23K	−$74K	990 PDF
FY2024	$3.0M	$3.2M	−$162K	−$96K	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.1M	$2.8M	$325K	$66K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.5M	$2.6M	−$79K	−$259K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$2.6M	$2.5M	$167K	−$180K	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.3M	$2.3M	−$16K	−$347K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,639,820 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,267,546$2,639,231

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,934$127

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$462

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,293,480$2,639,820

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,224,038$1,377,436

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,085,258$1,095,791

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,309,296$2,473,227

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,816$166,593

Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $2,639,820 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$2,564,941

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$74,290

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,639,231

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $127 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$127

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $462 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$462

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $589 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,639,820

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,473,227 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,325 · Management $184,264$251,589

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $899,891 · Management −$25,743$874,148

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $74,909 · Management $15,551$90,460

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,639 · Management $12,067$78,706

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,468 · Management $12,065$82,533

IX-11a Management feesManagement $73,253$73,253

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,023$3,023

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,307$46,307

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,777$25,777

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,119$16,119

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,943 · Management $32,034$35,977

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $256,232 · Management $0$256,232

IX-17 TravelPrograms $147,464$147,464

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,093 · Management $149$8,242

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,723$8,723

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,440$19,440

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $374,497 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$374,497

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80,737 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$80,737

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,104,138 · Management $369,089 · Fundraising $0$2,473,227

Part X · Balance sheet $1,580,514 assets, 22 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $635,747$707,923

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $347,885$318,576

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,475$3,810

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,644$29,556

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,503$22,780

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $656,668$497,869

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,715,922$1,580,514

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,705$163,627

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$10,200

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $20,000$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $215,500$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,670,722$1,587,099

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,062,927$1,760,926

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$347,005−$180,412

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,715,922$1,580,514

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$180,412 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,639,820

XI-2 Total expenses$2,473,227

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,593

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$347,005

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$180,412

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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