Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative FY2023 filing

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Arlington, MA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-2319756Revenue $363K in FY2023

On file with the IRSmettc.org108 Churchill Ave, 02476-7822 · Arlington, MATax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To support adult learners to become excellent educators, versed in the concepts and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori, skillful in the use of Montessori materials and curriculum, and eager to continue their personal growth through professional development and sharing within the community of their peers and instructors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$65K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$363K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$347K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$333K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$363K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$374K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$376K
Expenses
$347K
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$375K
Net assets
$333K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$334K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $249K Management & general 28% · $98K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$41,925Pt VII · Sec A
$25,850Pt VII · Sec A
President
$25,375Pt VII · Sec A
$22,525Pt VII · Sec A
$17,290Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$12,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$8,700Pt VII · Sec A
$7,075Pt VII · Sec A

Robyn Hope Breiman’s $41K as Director is at the 32nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robyn Hope Breiman$40,515$41,925$34,044——
Robyn Breiman———$34,275$29,425
William Maier$23,925$25,375$27,220$18,675$16,625
Elizabeth Hoffman—$25,850$27,094$11,150$3,725
Joel Wilkinson$17,875$22,525$22,881$16,825$12,500
Nancy Schlussel$16,640$17,290$16,254$8,300$3,775
Michael Duffy$4,356$7,075$7,175$13,400$9,750
Seth Johnson$10,500$12,600$13,025$9,400$6,425

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

Programs and updates

Trains adults to become excellent Montessori educators, fostering lifelong learning and community.

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2 programs · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To provide Montessori training leading to Elementary I and II level certification by the American Montessori Society. This is currently offered with a summer program model as an onsite program at Lexington Montessori School.

$210Kprogram expense
02

To provide professional development, including continuing education courses, school consultations and in-service workshops webinars, and other means of sharing the expertise of the faculty of METTC with the larger Montessori community. (Revenue $ included in the $358,300 reported on line 4a)

$39Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$358K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$333K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K
Total assetsLn 16$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$358K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$305K
SavingsLn 2$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$397K
Other assetsLn 15$800
Total assetsLn 16$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$333K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$397K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$318K$333K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$90K$0$90K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$135K$135K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$648$0$648$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K$0$0
TravelLn 17$52K$52K$0$0
InterestLn 20$156$0$156$0
InsuranceLn 23$544$0$544$0
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$24K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$249K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $376K$375K$1K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $363K$347K$16K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $374K$355K$19K$318K 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$272K$62K$298K 990 PDF
FY2020 $186K$157K$29K$237K 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
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Part I · Summary $363,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,200$1,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $373,221$358,300
I-10 Investment income$1,244
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2$2,271
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $374,423$363,065
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $355,071$346,721
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,071$346,721
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,352$16,344
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,065 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$358,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,244
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,271
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $361,815 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,721 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $90,445 · Fundraising $0$90,445
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $135,475 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$135,475
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,459 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,459
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $648 · Fundraising $0$648
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,868 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$51,868
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $156 · Fundraising $0$156
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $544 · Fundraising $0$544
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,240 · Management $5,886 · Fundraising $0$30,126
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,042 · Management $97,679 · Fundraising $0$346,721
Part X · Balance sheet $397,981 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $302,317$305,345
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $90,592$91,836
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,650$800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,559$397,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,042$2,028
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $73,800$63,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,842$65,068
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $317,717$332,913
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $317,717$332,913
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,559$397,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $332,913 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,065
XI-2 Total expenses$346,721
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$317,717
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,148
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$332,913

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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