Our mission is to support the natural development of children from theages of three to twelve by providing authentic, AMI Montessori learning environments where children have the opportunity to engage in joyful, purposeful, and self-selected work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$209K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$209K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $857K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$300K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$777K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$852K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$737K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$777K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$578K
FY2021$821K
FY2022$791K
FY2023$748K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$896K
Expenses
$852K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$852K
FY2025$870K
Net assets
$737K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$487K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$737K
FY2025$744K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $852K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $209K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School and President
$128,298Pt VII · Sec A
Assthead of School
$81,166Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allyson Creel’s $75K as Head of School 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hawley Hoggard—$128,298$123,755$115,998$134,801$101,117
Allyson Creel$74,764$81,166$76,756$74,548$75,588$62,686

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides Montessori environments for children aged three to twelve to learn through self-directed play.

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1 program · $852K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Currently serving 66 children between the ages of 3 and 9, following the guidelines of the Association Montessori Internationale

$852Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$777K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$753K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533
Money outPt IX
$852K
Ln 25
Programscol B$852K
Owns and owesPt X
$737K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8
Fees for servicesLn 2g$753K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$341
Total revenueLn 12$777K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$857K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K
Other assetsLn 15$205
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K
Net assetsLn 32$737K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$91K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$857K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$89K
Total assetsLn 16$885K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$300K
Net assetsLn 32$779K$737K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$209K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$354K$354K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$61K$61K
TravelLn 17$649$649
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$852K$852K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $896K$870K$26K$744K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $777K$852K−$75K$737K 990 PDF
FY2023 $748K$717K$31K$779K 990 PDF
FY2022 $791K$708K$83K$749K 990 PDF
FY2021 $821K$642K$179K$666K 990 PDF
FY2020 $578K$488K$90K$487K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $777,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$533
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $737,951$752,709
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,962$23,965
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $747,913$777,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $572,724$665,007
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,210$187,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $717,184$852,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,729−$75,218
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $777,207 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$525
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$533
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $752,709$752,709
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,306$24,306
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$341−$341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $776,674 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$777,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $852,425 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $209,463$209,463
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $353,857$353,857
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,759$10,759
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,044$47,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,884$43,884
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,527$14,527
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,636$5,636
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,254$13,254
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,837$2,837
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,448$2,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,825$60,825
IX-17 TravelPrograms $649$649
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,663$3,663
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,054$12,054
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,755$24,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,770$46,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $852,425 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$852,425
Part X · Balance sheet $1,036,898 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,554$90,995
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,182$89,061
X-11 Publicly traded securities$856,637
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $291$205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $884,562$1,036,898
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,882$2,461
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $100,450$97,290
X-25 Other liabilities$200,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,332$299,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $779,230$737,147
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $884,562$1,036,898
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $737,147 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$777,207
XI-2 Total expenses$852,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$779,230
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,135
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$27,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$737,147

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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