Creative Montessori Learning Center FY2020 filing

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Lombard, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 36-3502255Revenue $532K in FY2020

On file with the IRScreativemontessori.com550 S Edgewood Ave, 60148-2822 · Lombard, ILTax-exempt since Aug 1989School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Preschool education and child daycare

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$172K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$10K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$532K
Spent
$502K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$532K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$532K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$749K
FY2025$715K
Expenses
$502K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$697K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$895K
FY2025$800K
Net assets
$87K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$43K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1989.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $438K Management & general 12% · $62K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Administrator
$57,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$52,145Pt VII · Sec A
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A

Arifa Visram’s $75K as Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Arifa Visram$75,175$75,175$60,236$60,183$57,985$52,145
Nayna Pillai$73,500————$57,750
Nayna Purohit—$73,500$10,500———
Soumini Pillai—$47,250$57,500$63,000$15,750$42,000
Shanker Pillai—$35,000—$20,000$55,000$20,000
Raj Pillai$40,000—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides preschool education and childcare for young children.

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1 program · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Teaching children ranging from ages 3 to 6 by utilizing the montessori method of early childhood education. Teachers are certified by the american montessori society

$438Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$532K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Money outPt IX
$502K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Total revenueLn 12$532K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K$86K
Total assetsLn 16$120K$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$57K$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$172K$110K$62K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$79K$79K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$107$107
OccupancyLn 16$127K$127K
TravelLn 17$384$384
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$50K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K$438K$62K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $715K$800K−$85K$43K 990 PDF
FY2024 $749K$895K−$147K$128K 990 PDF
FY2023 $743K$647K$96K$274K 990 PDF
FY2022 $674K$697K−$24K$179K 990 PDF
FY2021 $582K$466K$116K$202K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $532K$502K$30K$87K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,474$71,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $589,589$460,579
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $592,063$532,479
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 $392,479$271,909
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,486$2,261
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $290,939$228,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $684,904$502,489
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,841$29,990
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $532,479 across 10 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$71,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $460,579 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$460,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $460,579 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$532,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $502,489 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,895 · Management $62,000 · Fundraising $0$171,895
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,485 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,485
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,529 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,529
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,281$3,281
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,261$2,261
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,723$16,723
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,724$10,724
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $107$107
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $126,794$126,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $384$384
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,341$20,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,965 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,965
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,228 · Management $62,000 · Fundraising $2,261$502,489
Part X · Balance sheet $96,619 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,479$10,354
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,606$86,265
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $120,085$96,619
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,456$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,456$10,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,629$86,619
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,629$86,619
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $120,085$96,619
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,619 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,479
XI-2 Total expenses$502,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,990
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,629
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$86,619

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