Mountaintop Montessori

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Charlottesvle, VA501(c)(3)Since 1982EIN 52-1242068

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The school educates children of preschool age through the eight grade with the emphasis on the development of the whole child as an inquisitive, responsible and spiritual being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 98 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $809K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $37K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.5M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2025▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$6.3M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.6M
Net assets
$7.6M
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$7.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 1982.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.6M Management & general 14% · $787K Fundraising 4% · $210K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $173K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$172,986Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Colby$172,986$163,564$146,934$129,418$127,637$112,149

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

Programs and updates

Educates children preschool through eighth grade, fostering inquisitive, responsible, and spiritual development.

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1 program service account for $4.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Educational service provided on a nondiscriminatory basis for approximately 250 children using the montessori curriculum.

$4.6Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,055,079
Unitemized GrantFY2023$857,416
Unitemized GrantFY2022$720,473
Unitemized GrantFY2021$582,060
Unitemized GrantFY2020$635,519
Unitemized GrantFY2019$576,072

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$787K
Fundraisingcol D$210K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$3.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M
Other assetsLn 15$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 598
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M$7.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$186K$46K$121K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.2M$337K$125K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$80K$63K$13K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$410K$324K$66K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$206K$163K$33K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$8K$14K$482
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$16K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$71K$14K$4K
InterestLn 20$121K$95K$19K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$112K$88K$18K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$60K$47K$10K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$463K$377K$75K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$102K$73K$28K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.6M$787K$210K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.3M$5.6M$663K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.6M$5.1M$1.5M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$4.6M$959K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$3.9M$668K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.5M$427K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$3.7M$655K$3.3M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,303,323 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $651 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$87,865
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,842
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,707
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,002,087$6,002,087
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125,121$125,121
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$38,757
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,002,738 · Excluded from tax $125,121$6,303,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,639,999 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,055,079$1,055,079
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,500 · Management $120,902 · Fundraising $18,600$186,002
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,215,451 · Management $337,214 · Fundraising $124,561$2,677,226
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $63,436 · Management $12,848 · Fundraising $4,015$80,299
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $323,860 · Management $65,592 · Fundraising $20,497$409,949
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $163,046 · Management $33,022 · Fundraising $10,319$206,387
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,615 · Management $13,542 · Fundraising $482$21,639
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $23,288$23,288
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,186 · Management $3,278 · Fundraising $1,024$20,488
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,923$12,923
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,624 · Management $14,304 · Fundraising $4,470$89,398
IX-20 InterestPrograms $95,457 · Management $19,333 · Fundraising $6,042$120,832
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $88,470 · Management $17,918 · Fundraising $5,599$111,987
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,211 · Management $9,562 · Fundraising $2,988$59,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $377,368 · Management $75,350 · Fundraising $10,264$462,982
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $72,994 · Management $27,559 · Fundraising $1,206$101,759
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,643,297 · Management $786,635 · Fundraising $210,067$5,639,999
Part X · Balance sheet $16,029,506 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $144; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $248,137$256,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,363,736$3,859,985
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,000$6,424
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $821,065$581,368
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,762$36,149
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,039,784$6,019,595
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,672,037$5,269,413
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,198,521$16,029,506
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $316,989$218,376
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,719,031$5,038,013
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $147,645$50,097
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,114,227$3,159,067
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,297,892$8,465,553
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,696,670$7,335,579
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $203,959$228,374
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,900,629$7,563,953
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,198,521$16,029,506
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,563,953 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,303,323
XI-2 Total expenses$5,639,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$663,324
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,900,629
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,563,953

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